MighguE tells yp7. "We're goinv to tqke an few m0m3n7% too TRY an explain this n3w licenae n reasona beyind it IN [lsin 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 n4e 11c3b5d 2aw chosen because of an failing WITH GPLLOL.
I7 0n1y c0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION lf source IF rnd lnly if binsries wete DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an wec evvitobment, specifkcally a ibrerpret3d w36 3nvifonmebt such qs PHP, sortof, mete.y onsgalkimb an game soex not constitute distrkbution, h9u khwo, an THEREFORE peo[le wdre TAKING ou4 woek, likw, making nocifications to qu and n07 reieas8ng source code too theh're m0e1f1c3710n5 so that entire communuty COULD benefitLOL.
THEY wotked with teh .etter bit NOT 5p1417 of lawLOLo"
"Inveatihation on da [art of da autgors howeve4. led to9 f4c7 that right OF public performance was won of titnts NORMALLY restricted two cppyright hokddrs, sortof, and that c0mpu7er proframs, y9u knwo, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO hames and inyeractivw ones such ad L3g3nd 0f Green hax0r were consieer3d two be publicaloy pdrformee if RUN frpm qn publpc server."
"The new license resgricts public performahce lf ca w0rk ynless 50urc3 code of mpdofied w0ri 8s MADE available on demand. OMGl"
"In p.zin Enblish LOL, thks m3rn5 that 1g you put this game on an WEB swfcer an alkow peo[oe 'pugsife 9f zn normal citcle of damily n iys slvial ACQUAINTANCES' 3 0lsy their, you knw9, then you r pjblically performimg thia work amd MUST EITHER a- MAKE ne an ALL chanhes which you make twl game avaolable 0m requwst (no4e this DOESN'T yave TO be zvailable via teh online sojrce displzy ;ink, bu5 they must be able 70 ASK y9u for code n receive an xomplete copy). b) m4,3 arrsngements privately WITH da zuthors wg3r31n they grant gou an special license, hou knwo, or c) remove code 3n71r3!y frim reh mqchine. WTF."
"We di recognize tjat peopld wsnt yo nave areas or they;re tame WHICH aer the*ra an theirs alonr. OMG.
2 that end wd wik. MAKE teh followonb exveption to teh n9tjal r3qu1r3m3n76 for source CODE disfribution -- ne n0du13 fole wgich is not jodifi3d OR detived from am nodu;e file 2nc1ud3d in basw d157f16j81pb and wgich doex not r3quire be otjef moduk3w and ehicg does NOT reqyire ne modificatiins 2 da core code (codd distfibuted with g3h base release) may be withyeld qt teh authore DISCRETION. OMG."
"We aldo want 2 jake VERY c.ear that vers8on 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also known as versipn 0. WTF.9.7+jt) eas da f1n41 version released under GPL. BRB.
Alo VERSIONS, sortofm starting with teh )LOL.9. OMG.8-pt3re.ease code aer only licemsdw under Creative Commobw license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righr 70 IMPORT ne c9de frim an 0LOL.(. BRB.8-oreeeleas3 or 1463r telease into an 0.9. OMG.8 and earli35 release.
Allowing thia wouoc c4i53 tjat imported code too be RELEASED under da GPL an yhdt os not sonething we wish goo aliow. AFK.
Authorx of modigicationx too =/ BRB.9, OMG.7 will nedd 2 re-releasw tjey'fe modidocatu9ns AS derivatives/modivications to 0LOLl9. BRB.8 CODE and place rhem under same CREATIVE Commona license. OMG.
It must be done gy dz oritinal 4u7h9r 51nc3 only sa original atthor has ea righy to change da xopyright o4 license upom they're work. WTF,
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworking da m0d1f1c4710n5 will be zn good icea anyway as teh mexhanism d9r mqking modificqtionx id subdtantially coeanwr/clearer starging wigh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8_prerrlwase v9de.]"
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