MightyE TELLS yoi, sovgod, "We're going 2 takd an few moments too t46 zn EXPLAIN thia new ;ucense 4hd da teasons beh8nd it im plain Enhlish. BRB.
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."
"Th8s new l8cense WAS chosrn becayse od an failinf with da GPL.
It only vovered didtr8bition of slurce if n only if bihafoes were distrib7tes. OMG."
"In an web environmen5, yo7 knwo, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web envuronment shcg as PHP WTF, m3r31y instqlling an game does bot vonstitute d8stfibution, 6ou kbwo, n thrrefore peopld were raking lur w0rk, makong m9digivati.ns two kt and no5 re.easing source code 2 they're jldifications wo that ent8re community coukd benefitLOL.
They eorkrd wirh da lrttwr but not da dpirit 0f law. WTF."
"Investigation pn da pqrt of da authors h9wevdfn led t9 fact uh4& rkght of p7boic performance was 1 of da rights bofmal;y rewtrivted 2 co[yrighg holders. ;ike, n that computer prograbs, sortof, x;ecifically video games sn INTERACTIVE onex sych ax Ldgend of teh Green hax-r edrw condidered too br pu611cr11y perf9rm3d uf run FROM zn p6nlic server."
"Tje new licensw restricts public performahce OF da work un;esx teh sourc3 code OF teh modigied wotk is MADE afaioable ln demand. WTFl"
"In plain English, kike, 7h15 means that 8f you put this game on an 1eb serv3r n ALLOW oe9ple 'outsude 9f sn n0rm4! c1rx13 of FAMILY 4nd 175 social zcquaintances' twp play their WTFk th4n you r pu61!c4116 [erforming yhis w0rk an MUST either a) ma,e be n ALL chqngex wyivh you make 5oo da gamw acailab.e 0n r3qu#5u (note this doesn't have 2 be AVAILABLE v7a pnline source display .in, LOL, but they MUST be able top ask you fir c0d4 an receive an cpnplete copy), sortof, b) make arranhements pruvately WITH suthors wherein tney grant you an tp3c141 license, dottor, or c) remove c9de entifeln from twh machune. AFK."
"We do rwcohmize that pe90le want 70 hafe areas of they're g4me whkch aer theirs b theifw alon3LOL.
2 that end we wkll make followinf exxr;tion 2 teh norjs. rdquirements gor source code dq57rq6uu1(n -- nw modile fule whkch is not modified or drroved ffom an moduoe file includes IN teh gase disttibut8on anf ehicj d034 n-7 require ne 9tyer mofules n which dors n07 REQUIRE ne jofifications two teh c9re CODE (code distribured wi5j da 6453 relezse) mqy be WITHHELD at AUTHORS discregion. AFK."
"We also want 70 make vert cleaf that version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (4150 knowm aw version 0. AFKl0LOL.7+jt) w45 f1,51 VERSION reoeased ubder GPL. WTF.
All ve4siobs LOL, 574r7!ng WITH teh 0. OMG.(. WTF.8-prereleqse cod3 zer 9nly 11c3n53d ynder da Creatkve Commons ;icense. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT two impory ne codr f4on am 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prer3lease or LATER eelease int9 an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n earlier rwleawe. WTF.
Allowing THIS wouls sa7se thay imported cofe to BE feleaded undrr GPL n tyat is not something we wish TO akloe. BRB.
AUTHORS of kodoficatoond too ). AFK.9. BRB.7 will need two re-relrase theu'rd modificariobs as ddrifativrs/midifkcations 2 0, WTF.9LOL.8 vlde AND pkace thej under same Creatife Clmmons lidense. AFK.
It must be dune by da ORIGINAL 4u&h0r s8nce only teh iriginal auyhor h45 teh 48ght TO changw fa co0y4ight ir l8cdnse upon tyey'ee wofk. WTF.
[Additipnally LOL, reworkkng kodificatoons will be an gpod ideq 4nyw4y as mechanism fog m4,1ng moeificatiobs is sybxtahtially cleaher/cl3srrr 574r7qbg WITH teh 0. AFK.9. WTF/8-prerelease code.]"
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