MigjgyE tells yo7, lkke, "We're gpint 2 take an fe2 momentx too rr6 n expkain tgis nes license an reasons behind 8t in plain 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."
"Tyis bew ;icense sas CHOSEN becauxe of an failing with da GPLl OMG.
IT only clveted DISTRIBUTION of source if an only if 62n$r135 ee4e dkstributec. OMG."
"In an web enfironmeny, you inwo, SPECIFICALLY a imtetpeeted web encirommeng such as PHP LOL, m3r31y installing an gzmr does no5 consti5ute disrrovutiobm sirtif, n THEREFORE people weee takung our work, lile, ma,ing modificatuobs tp iy 4nd not relessing teh soutce cpde t2o tn3y're mosifications SO that 3ni2r3 c0mmun17y could BENEFIT. BRB.
THEY 2orked w17h tey letter gut nlt SPIRIT OF teh lqw."
"Investigation on %eh part of da aythirs hoeever LOL, led to fact tgat tdh righ5 og [ublic peffotmance was wob of teh fighys normzllh restticted two vopyrigyt jold3ra WTF, n 7h47 computer probrams LOL, specifically VIDEO tajrs an ibreractive ones sudh as Legdnd 9f Green hax0r eere c0n51d3r3e 2 be publidally p3rg0rm3d kf run fr[j an piblic server. WTF."
"The new license rwxtricts 9unkov prrformance of work UNLESS da souece code pf mpd1f1ed work is made avai.able on demand, BRB."
"In plain Enflidj, likr, this meabs thar if uoj put this game oh an WEB t3rv3r and all9q pepple 'OUTSIDE og an normwl vircle of f4m11y and uts wocial ACQUAINTANCES' 5oo p;ay thdir WTF, them yly aer publixally perfotminf this work AND MUST either a_ jake ne an ALL changes whicj you make 2 ca game abai.able on REQUEST *note 7n15 doesn;t have too be qvailable via ONLINE 50ufc3 s15;14y lobk, sortovm BUT thry mist be ablw too ASK you foe code an r3c21v3 an complete copy), likem b) make 4rr$ng3m3n75 ;rivatdly with teh authorw wherein yhey grant you an speciao license, y9u knso, pr c0 rejove da code entitwly g4o, fa m4cjqn3. AFK."
"Wd fl r3cognize that p3p;13 WANT 1 have areas 9f they[re game which r theirs an theirs ALONE/ OMG.
to that end WE will m3k3 da f011)w1hg exceptioh to sa n0rm41 REQUIREMENTS for source code distributiin -- ne module FILE WHICH is not jodified 9r dericed fr0m an module FILE unciuded in teh nawe DISTRIBUTION and WHICH DOES NOT requite ne othrr modules znd WHICH DOES not rewuire ne m0d1f1c47!0n5 2 c(re codr (dode distributed witj teh gase RELEASE) may be s17hh31d at eef authors discreyiom. BRB."
"We also want ti make VERY dlear THAT fersion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (4150 known as v3rsioh 0. BRB.(. OMG.7+JT) was r1n41 versiln released und3r teh GPL. BRB.
All cetskond LOL, starting with da 0LOL,9. WTF.8-04erelrase codr e ONLY licensed under da CREATIVE Commpns license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY dthy ca right 2 impirt nd code from ab 0. WTF.9,8_prereleaae or later releaxe into an 0. AFK.(. WTF.7 and warlier RELEASELOL.
Allowing tgis would c4ut4 thar i,por5ed coee 2 be r3leased unc3r GPL n that is not 50m37h1ng we w8wn 2 allow. BRB,
AUTHORS pf mofifications 2 0. WTF.9. BRB,7 w111 NEED 2 r3-r31345e rhey're modifocatipms as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS ro 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code an o14c3 them under dq same Creative Cojmonx licensd. WTF.
It MUST be fone by da original aithor since only orifinak author hzs da r1gh7 to ch4ng3 copyribht OR livenxe upin thry're wo4k. AFK.
[Additionally, sotrog, REWORKING teh mldifocations will be qn gooa idea anyway as mevhanism flr making modific1tionw 15 wubstantially cleande/clwarer starting s17h da pLOL.9.8-pr3re13453 cifeLOL.]"
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