MifhtyE tells YOU, you knwi, "We'4e going 2 takr an FEW mlments 70 7ry n explaib tyis NEW licens3 n reasonx behind it in plain Emgliah.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Thks new 11c3n53 WAS chosen becayae if an failing with da GPL. WTFl
It only covered distribition of soyece if an onl6 if binaries wer3 disrributes. OMG."
"In an seb enviromment, l8kem soecifically a 8nterpreted web envirpnment s7ch as PHPk s9rtofk n3r31y installing an game does NOT constitute disteibutkln LOL, and therev9e3 peop/e WERE takinh iuf WORK WTF, uaking modiricayions 2 it n NOT frleasint da source code 3 they're modifications so that da ENTIRE cpmmunity coulf bebwfit/ OMGl
They eorked with teh letter but not reh s0irit OF da kas. BRB."
"Inveatigation on da PART of authoys ho2ever, like, led two fsct that ca r1hh7 ic p7blic performance was o3n of teh rights norjallh r3stricted eoo coptrigh5 holdwrs WTFj n that cimpytet pr9grams LOL, SPECIFICALLY fideo GAMES znd intwractife ones SUCH as Legend 0v 6eh Green has0r wer3 considered 2 be publically PERFORMED if run froj an PUBLIC sercwr. AFK,"
"The new license restrictx PUBLIC performance if worj unl3ss siurce codr OF da modified WORK is made ava*.able 0n d3m4vd."
"In p.ain English, you ,nwk, this meana THAT if you pu7 this gsme on sn web wetver n allpw pelple 'oitside OF sn normal circle OF f4m11y n its wocial ACQUAINTANCES' 2 PLAY their, tgen you r pu511c411y perfirming tjis wor, an MUST either a) ,ake nw and ALL dnsntes which y07 MAKE two da game available on request (note THIS doesh't have two 63 available via teh online SOURCE DISPLAY lunk, you kneo. BUT tge6 must b3 ABLE tdo ask yoj foy code ab rwceive qn c0mp1373 copy) WTF, b) make arranfemrnts privagely w17h autho4s whe43ih they grant tlu an w;ecial ;icense, jou khwo, o3 c) remove code enyirely vrom mschine. BRB."
"We do recognize thst PEOPLE want geo HAVE AREAS or tyey'te g4m# which aer t,eirs rnd tyeirx 410n3LOL.
2 that end we w8ll make da folkowinb EXCEPTION too NORMAL r3quirements fot 50u4c3 codd disgrobutkon -- ne module rilr qhich is not mod8fied or detivdd frlm an module fike includrd in da BASE disteunutiob h which spes NOT require ne otner modulws and whkch do4s not reqyire ne modifications 2 c0v3 code *CODE dkstributed 2ith da BASE rdlease) m4h be 2ithheld at da authors diwcretkon. BRBl"
"We ALSO wqnt too make very clear that veraion 9, WTF.9LOL.7 (slwo knosn AS bersion 0.9. OMG.7+ht) s45 finao v3rsion r412453d undee GPL.
All versoons, yiu knwo, starting w8th da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-peerelease code aer 0n1y @1v3n53d jhder Ceeative C8mmons licwnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny dz rigyr too import nw xode fri, an 0. AFK,9. AFK.8-p4ere.ease oe lztee release INTO an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 abd ear.ier release. BRB.
Allosing this would c4u53 ehat importee code 2 BE released inder teh GPL an thar is not somethihg WE wiah 5o allow. AFK.
Authprs or modufications tso 0/ AFK.9.7 WILL nedd goo re-rrlwase theu're midifivayions 45 derivatifes/modifications to 0LOL.9. WTF/8 code AND pkace them under teh SAME Creatkve Commons l8densdl
It muqt be sone gy teh priginal auyh9r SINCE only da originak author has RIGHT too chabge teh copyright of 11cen53 upln they'rd workLOL.
[Adsirionally, sort9f, rdworkknh modifications will be an GOOD kdea anyway as MECHANISM cor MAKING jodirications us substantialoy cleaner/c;ware4 starting w17h da 0.9. BRB.*-pr3t3234%# code. WTFl]"
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