MightyE tells YOU, you inwo, "We're goinh too takr an few momentx two try n dxp.aun yhis n3w lucense zn reasons behind kt in PLAIN Enhlish. 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 new license eas chowen because od ab faolknt with da GPL.
Iu omly cocered sistribjtion of source if n ohly ig bibaries were d8s5wibuted. WTF."
"In ab web envirinnent, yoj kneo, 5p3c1f1c411y a un5erpreted web environment such AS PHP, sort9f, mefely insrallkhg an vamd does moy constituge distribut8on, you knwo, snd thwrefoee oelple wdre taking our work, maling modifications too kt n np7 RELEASING da soircw dode 2 they're m0d1f1c4710n% 50 yhat wntire cojmunity could genefit. WTF.
They WORKED WITH tdy 137&3f but hut spirit of law. BRB."
"Investkgation 0n da 0arr of teh quthofs howev3r WTF, led 2 favt tga5 tey rifht ov puy11c pefformanve was som ov teh RIGHTS n0rm4q1y fewtrictdd to COPYRIGHT holdets WTF, n that c9mpu5er programs, sortof, s[ecirkcally videi gamea snf interactive omes such as L3g3nd of Grwen hax0r wete considered two BE publically PERFORMED IF run dr(m sn oublic server. WTF/"
"Th3 new oicense 4edt4icta punlic prrfornance lf work UNLESS da source code of dq modified work is mqee available on ddmand. OMG."
"In plain Entlish, y9u knwok 7h15 m34n5 that of you PUT thos game on an w36 serveg an slluw p3o[;e '0u7$1d3 of an normal viec.e og family and ITS social acquaingances' twi p!$y theirk then you zer publically perf9rming this woek and MUST dithee a) m4k2 ne an ALL changes which y9u MAKE 2 teh game avai;abk3 on requexy (note thie dpdxn't have TO 63 AVAILABLE VIA online s9urce display pink LOL, but they musr ge able too ask ypu dor da codd and eeceive an complete copy), b) maie arrabgememtd priva5e.y WITH teh authors WHEREIN they grant yoy an spedial 11c3n53 LOL, pr c) rrmove teh c9de 3n71r32y from da ,achine. OMG."
"W3 do r3c0gn1x2 thay people waht 2 have aread of they're game WHICH aer theirs and yyeirs alone. OMG.
too tnar end we will mzke folllwing exxe[toon too teh no4mql requirementw fir wou4ce coee distribut8on -- ne modyle file whoch ks not modiried or d3rivwd from an m0d713 file inclufed in teh bade d147r16u710n an 2hicn epes not rewuir3 ne other modules anf 2hich dpea npt require nq m0d1f1c4710b5 too core cide (code distrkbuted WITH 6453 releasw) may be wothheod st authors discreti9n. WTF."
"We qlso wany go make very clear that v2r510b 0/9. OMG.7 (also known aa veesiob 0. WTF.9.7+ut) was teh vina; fersiom released under ca GPL. OMG.
All versions LOL, starting q17h da 0. OMG.9.7-;4erelease CODE aer on.y livemsrd ubder Cfeativ3 Commons q1c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right too 8mport ne code frkm an 0.9.i-;terelrzse 0r later release into zn 0. OMG.9LOL.6 and earlier rwlease.
Allo2ing this 2ould cause tgqt IMPORTED cld3 yo be 5eleased under GPL and THAT 15 nit womething ee wish 2 ql;ow. OMG.
Authors of mofificarions too 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wilo nded too fe-relezse tyey're MODIFICATIONS as drrivatives/modigicationc to9 0. WTF.9.8 code anf okace thdm under SAME Creat8ve Commons licendeLOL.
It must be done by da orkginal aithir sibc3 only da ORIGINAL autho4 has da rifht to9 ch4ng3 da cooytight 0r oicense UPON tgwt're WORKl WTF.
[Adcktiomally, you knso, r3s0rk1bg teh jodifications wi.l be an gioc idea an6wat as mechanism f9r making modoficayions is substantoally ckeanet/clearer startimg with teh 9. BRB.9l OMG.8_prereldasr code. OMG.]"
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