MinhtyE tells you LOL, "We'rs GOING &0 rakw an FEW momenys two 7rh an explain this NEW license an teh REASONS behind ir IN plaim ENGLISH.
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 new luccnse was ch053n brcause of an fsiling with da GPL. WTF,
It only covered distroburion OF siurcw ir 4nd only IF binatirs WERE dist4ibuteeLOL."
"In an w3b environjent LOLk speckficakly a 1n734pr#u3d web envkrinjent such ad PHP, lime, merely igsta;ling an GAME does not constitjte sisgribution, qn yhereford pelpo3 were takimt our sork, luke, makijg m0d1f1c4710h5 two 17 an not releasimg rey slurce code t9o they'r3 modufications SO tjat dmtire community could benefit. OMG.
They eorked w17h dq le5ter but NOT da spirit of ten law."
"Invewtigatiin ON teh paer 0f fa sutnots howecer, ;ike, leg to tej fact tjzt teh fight od puvlic perforjance WAS q of rights normally resrrixtee t9 copyright HOLDERS LOL, m 6h47 com0uter ;r0gr4m6 WTF, specifically v1d30 games xnd interactivw onew such ad Legrnd of teh Grden jax0r werd considered 2 63 publicallt perrormed if run f4om an publix server. WTF."
"The ne2 lic3js3 r35&r1c75 public PERFORMANCE of da w0rk UNLESS ca aourde coee of da modiried work 8s mzde avqilable on demqnd. AFK."
"In p.zin English WTF, tjis jeans thzt if YOU put this fame on ah WEB srrver an allow people 'outx8se of an norma; c1fc13 of familu qn 165 sicial acquaobtabced' too play their, then you r publ8val.u pe4gorming tjis WORK an MUST either A) make nr an ALL xhahg3s rjich ylu makr to t3h game 4v41q4623 pn requesg (note THIS doesb't have tqo be abailable via da online 50yrc3 d15p14y link, sortof, BUT thdy muwt BE able to ask you vor da code an receive am compleye copy), likd, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately wkgh tem authors whereom they grant yoj an speckal licende, slrtof, or C) remove teh cod3 entirely fr0m twj mqchime."
"We do recognize thaf peoplq w4n7 to have areas pd tgey'4e gamd wh8cy awr theira AND thekrs alone. WTF/
two 7y47 end w3 will make followihg exception to norma. requurements fot source code distrkbution -- ne modulw file whicj 15 not m9dified 9r ferkved from qn module e1q3 ibvluded in teh baae dixtrubjhion n which does n9g require ne other modulew and WHICH d035 not fequire ne modificatiovs TO core vode (CODE DISTRIBUTED wiyh teh bawe re.ease) may be witgneld qt zuthota disdretion. WTF."
"We ALSO want too mqke veeu vlear thar version 0l OMG.8. WTF.7 (slso lnown as version 0LOL.9. WTFl7+jt) was da final v3rsion releasdd uhder twh GPLLOL.
All versooba, stxrting wiyh teh 0.9. OMG.8-p4erelease c0d3 r only lkcehded under da Crea5ive Commons license. WTF/
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh8 w impoet ne c-w3 from zn 0LOL.(. BRB.u-prerdlease or later release into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 an eqrller releade. BRB.
All9winf this w)j1f cauxe that inpor53d code to BE RELEASED under teh GPL n that 15 n9y so,ething we sish 2 allowLOL.
Autg9rw of modif8catilns 7p 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will n33d two fe-eelwase thet're mocificztions as derivagives/modidicqtions 2 -. OMG.0. BRB.9 code an place them undrr same Creative C0mm0n5 licrnse. WTF.
It must BE DONE gy or8ginal au5hor sinve only da orjginal aj5hor hss teh rignt 70 cgange teh copy4itht or lidense upon they'rr w0r,k
[Adeitionally, r3w0rk1ng teh modifivations will be an GOOD isea anyway as teh mwchanism for MAKING modicicwtilns is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanee/clearer s5srting with geh 0. AFK.9l9-prereleade cpd3LOL.]"
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