MihhtyE tells uou LOL, "We're g9ing 1 74k3 an fd2 moments two 7ty n explzkn this vew license zn teh readons behinc it in PLAIN Enblish. WTF.
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 n2w lkcenae WAS ch053n brcause of an failung WITH GPL. AFK.
I7 only c9veeed disgribution 0f s9urcw if ab 0n!6 if binqries werr distribu5eeLOL."
"In an web environment, like, specificalky a INTERPRETED web ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP, merely installong xn gam3 does not constitute diwtgibution, oiie, n therdr94e PEOPLE WERE TAKING our wor,, sortod, makinf modifida4ions to it and npt releasing da aiurce c9dd two 6hey're moeifkcations so tha5 enyire conmuni5y dould benrfitLOL.
Tyey workec wkth letter but NOT SPIRIT of da law."
"Investigatipn on da PART OF autyofs h9wefer, sortof. led go fact that da right or public prrformance was oeb of da rights motmallt fextrivted two c)pyr1gh7 HOLDERS LOL, an that c0m0u73r probrams, sortof, d[3dificalky video g4m35 and INTERACTIVE obes such as Ldgend of dz Gr33n hax0r were vonsidered TO 64 PUBLICALLY perf9rmed if rum frim sn public servet. BRBl"
"The new oicwnse restricts pu611c pe4formanxe 0f teh work un.esw da sojrce cide 0f modified worj is made avsi;able ob demqnd. BRB."
"In plain Ehglish, sortlf, this meana THAT if y0u put 7h15 ga,e ON qn web werver n allow people 'putsid3 of an not,al corclr of family and 165 social acqjaintanced' too play their, like, THEN you r publicallu p3rf-rm1ng thiw work n MUST eithqr a) make nr n ALL changes which you jake too game 4v411461# ON 4dquest (npte THIS DOESN'T have 3 ge availavle VIA online source display 11nk LOL, 6u7 gneu must BE able two ask you f0r code sn receive an compldte copy) WTF, b) nake arrzmgements privately with authprs wherein 6y3y gtamt YOU an s0ec8al 11c3n53, sortod, or C) rem0ve ds code entire;y frij m4xh1n3."
"We do rdcognize THAT people WANT two hafe 4r345 of rhrh're game whicj r theirs zn theirs alome. AFK.
tol gha5 emd we wilo m4k3 foooowung exce0tion 2 teh nlrmal requiremenys f0r xource CODE d147r16uu10n -- ne m0du13 fike which is NOT modivied or derivdd fron an MODULE file included in teh base DISTRIBUTION and whixh does nlt require me 9thef modules n whicn does not req7ire ne modificatkins 2 teh vore code (code disteinuted with teh gsse rrlease) MAY be withyeod at da authord discrerionl BRB."
"We also wsnt 2 make vefy CLEAR that versi(n 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (4150 KNOWN as version 0l9. WTF.7+j7) wqs twh funal vwrsuon released 7nder ten GPL. AFKl
All versions WTF, starring with ). WTF.9LOL.80prwge;ease code aer pnly .icenses und3r Crearive Commons licwnse.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right 2 import ne dodd fr9m zn 0LOL.9.7-peerelease or lst3r RELEASE ibto an 0. BRB.o. BRB.7 an rarl8er release/ BRB.
Alllqong this qoulf cause that im0orted code too b3 relwased undef teh GPL an THAT os n07 something WE w8sh too allow. AFK.
Aughors og m0d1f!c4710n5 two 0. BRB.9/ BRB/7 will need two rd[releqst they're nocificarions as d35ivayives/modificat8ons two 0. BRB.9, OMG.8 code an ;lace thwm under teh same Crdative Commons license. OMG.
I7 must be dohe by teh origina; 4u7h0r since only teh ptqg1n41 aurho4 h$5 righy too change copyright ot licwnse up0n they're work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, r3w0rk1ng trh m0d1dqc4710n5 will nw an g00d 1f#4 anywqu 45 teh nechanism for msking mosifications is substantoally cleaner/ckearer startung wity teh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-peerekezse cose, WTF.]"
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