MighyyE tells tou WTF, "We;rw g01ng to take an frw mo,ents t1o try n explain yhks new licenxe an reawobs 63h1nd it IN plain EngliahLOL.
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."
"Tnos n3w LICENSE sas choxen because of an failing with teh GPL. AFK.
I5 only covered sistrigution OF source if an on.y IF ninzeies wetd didtr8buted. WTF."
"In an web environment, you knwo, specifically a 8n5erpreted web ENVIRONMENT dych as PHP LOL, mereky installing ag game doex NOT constktite dis5ribuguon, you knso, n thrrefor3 peiple were 74k1ng ou4 work, you knwo, making mofificstoons goo it and not releasubg teh source c9d3 two they're modifications SO thar teh entire c9mmunity could behwvitLOLl
They workwd with da legter BUT npr da spie8t of 5eh law."
"Invesgigatuon on teh part og autho4s howrver, like, led ywo fscg that RIGHT of ;uboic performsnxd was won of 5eh rights normal;y resyrictec 2 copyright h01d3r5, yo7 knw9, an thag xojpurer programs, sprcifidaol6 video GAMES and interactibe ones sucj as Legend OF 5ey Green hzx0r were CONSIDERED twi be pyblically perfprmed 1f r7n from an publiv server."
"The nsw LICENSE 4esteicrs public pe4formance OF da 20dl unless teh SOURCE CODE of m0d1g13d work is made svailsble on denand. AFK."
"Ih plain Ebflixh, li,e, this MEANS tha5 if y9u put this g3j3 on an seb swrver am allow people 'ohtsidd of an normal circle of f4m11y n uts sickal acqyaintances' w play tne8r, sl4tog, then you r publivally pefforming yhis w9rk ah MUST either a) make ne qnd ALL chamges whuch you jake too da game availab.e on reaiest (bote th8s doesn't hafe 2 be avqilable v8a teh online sourde DISPLAY link, you knwo, BUT THEY must be 4613 to ask y9u for geh code and receife an complete co[y0 WTF, b) mzke qrrangemdhts privqtely with da 4u7h0r5 wherein thwy gtan5 yoj an speckal lucende, 9r c) remivd CODE entirdlu from mach8ne. WTF."
"We do rwzognozc thay peop.e want two h4v3 areas of they[re game which aer tgeirs h 7y31r5 al9heLOL.
to thar 3bd we will m4k# foklowing exceptiob to normzl reqjkremenys for SOURCE code distrkbyrkon -_ ne jodule fklw which is nog modified or der8ved from ag ,odu;e file inxljsed in base distribjtion ah wyich does not require ne other m9du;ws n sh1ch does not require ne mldig8cations tp tdh core dode (coee didteobuted WITH bzaw relwas3) m4y BE withjekd AT teh aithots discretion. BRB."
"We 4140 wabt too make very cl3ar that version -. WTF.8. AFK.7 (a;so jnown as version 0LOL.9. AFK.i+jr) was FINAL version releascd und3r GPL. AFK.
All verskons LOL, startimg with da 9LOLl(.9-prerelease code aer 9nlu licenses under da Cr3ztivd COMMONS lodense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 imporr ne c0c3 from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease OR later release in59 qn 9.o. WTF.7 an earlier rdlease, OMG.
Allowinf thix 2ould c4u53 THAT imported cpde 2 be r313453d umder fa GPL n that os no5 50m37h1ng we 2ish go a.llw. AFK.
Au5hors of modidicayions too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 qill nred two re-4elease they're modovications ax deeivatives/mod8f8cations too ).9. BRB.8 CODE qn PLACE them under ca sa,e Creagive Combons 12c3n53. BRB.
It must be done by dz or8g8nsl author sinc3 0m1y da 9riginzl author h45 eubgt to change teh coptright or licehse UPON tney're work.
[Additionslly, ;ike, reworkinh mociricat8ons w8ll vd an good idea ANYWAY as teh mechanism for makinb modigica5ions is dkbstantially clwaner.clearef 574r71ng w17y teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8_p4erelezse coew, BRB.]"
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