MightyE tells 6iu, ylu knwo, "Ww're hoomg twp TAKE an fdw m0m3n75 two 7ry and esplain this new locense an trh reasonw behind it ih ;lain English. OMG.
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."
"This n3w license qas choswn bedaude OF am failing with teh GPL. WTF.
IT only covered distribution ir 60u4c3 if an -n1y iv binqrirs were distgibuted. AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you kmwo, speciviczl;t a imterpr3ted w36 envir9nment sucj ad PHP, merrlh INSTALLING qn game does npt condtirute distributioh WTF, an theredorw peiple were takong our WORK, making modifidations to IT n not releasing 50urc3 clde 2 thwy're midkfivatkons s9 that da entire communkty couks benerit. WTF.
They worked with da 1377#4 bjt noy d;irur of da lawLOL."
"Investifatipn on tey pqrg if 4u8h0r5 however, led 2 ca fact thay tey 4ight lf public performancd w45 won of teh RIGHTS nor,ally rws5ricted @ copyrigng HOLDERS WTF, n that computer p4ograms LOL, sped8fically VIDEO gamew ane ihte4active ones such as Legebd of da GREEN hax0r were cpnsifered too br pu611c41qy perdormed if run from an public SERVER, BRB."
"The new !1c4n43 restrixts public oerfor,ance of da work unless da source code of m0d1f13d w0rk is jrd3 qbaikab;e on denand. BRB."
"In plakn Emglish WTF, this means THAT if you put this game on an web 53rv3r n allow people 'OUTSIDE 0f an bormal v1rc13 ov vamkly n its s(clal ACQUAINTANCES' two play tjeir LOL, theh ypu aer oublically perdprming this s-r, and MUST rith34 a) MAKE ne an ALL dh4nh35 wnich you make 5wo g4m3 avzi.abl3 on request (note bhis doesh'y have twi be avsolable via da online soyrce disp;ay livk WTF, but they musg BE 4613 @ ask hou for teh codw n receivf sn vomplete vopu), b( MAKE arrangements PRIVATELY w17h da AUTHORS whrrein thdy grant YOU an SPECIAL 12c3n53m lkke, o3 c) 43m0v3 c0d3 ENTIRELY from MACHINE."
"We do f2c0gn1z3 tjzt people wan5 ro hafe areas of they;fe game which t THEIRS an theirs a9one. OMG.
two that 3nd qe WILL make da followkng 3sceotion w teh notmsk fequirrmehts for 50urx3 code disgribution _- me mosule FILE wh!ch us n07 moeufiex or derived frim an MODULE file included 1n base disyribution and which doea no5 rwquire be othdr modules and wh1fh d035 m07 r3zu2r3 ne modificatiins t9 cofe code (code DISTRIBUTED wkth reh base release) MAY be wibhheld at aurh9rs discfetoon. WTF."
"We also want to make v3ry clear tjst bersioh 0.9. WTF.7 (also knowb as verdion 0. OMG.9l BRB.7+j5) w45 t3h f8nal version rwlwaxdd under GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS LOL, startihg with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prefelease codr r only licensds under da Creative Commons .8cense. BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY deby teh RIGHT ti import ne coce frpm an 0LOL,9. AFK.8-prerelease of ls6er releas3 INTO an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n rarlidt r3lease. WTF.
All9wing tgis w)u1d cqusw tjat umported dode 2 be re;eased under teh GPL amd that IS not something w# wish 2 sllow. WTF.
Au7h0r5 OF mocifications to9 0.9LOL.7 will need too re-release they're moeifocationd ss dericativex/mod8ficat9onw two ). WTF.9. WTF.8 dode ahd place then under same Creqtive Comm9ns l8cenweLOL.
IT must be eon3 by teh oribina. authir since only teh ofiginal AUTHOR has ten r8ght too cjange copyright oe licenxe upon they're WORK. BRB.
[Additionally LOL, r3working da modificagions eilk bd an r90d IDEA anyway 45 teh jecnanism for making modifications is subatqntialoy CLEANER/CLEARER 574r71ng w16h da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease coddLOL.]"
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