MibgtyE tells yoy, wortog, "Wd[re going too takr am few moments @ try an explain this new license n teh ressons behind it in plaon Emg115h. 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."
"Th8s new license was chosen vecaude [f an g4!12ng with GPL. WTF.
It only cpv343d distributiin OF source if and ONLY if binaries 2ere diateibuted. WTF."
"In an web envifomment. sortof, wpecifucall6 a pntwrpreted qeb envoronment such as PHP, you knwo, m3rely installibg an game dods noy c0n57!7u73 distrinutiln, s9rtof, n therefpre oeople wdre tajing our worl, sort9f, m4i1ng mpdificqtiona glo 8t anc no5 releasing sojrce code two 5hwy[re mlcivicationw si 7h47 entkre community COULD benefit. OMG.
They sorked WITH da ;etter but nog da s[irig of law. AFK."
"Investifatiln on tey part of aytgord yowever, sortof, led 2 da fact that right OF piblic pergormance was qon of rithta normally res5ricted to clptright holdets, s94tof, n that computer ptohrajs WTF, qpecifically viweo games n unyeractive pnes 5uch as Lefend of Green hqx0r WERE CONSIDERED 5o be PUBLICALLY perfirned if RUN vrom zn PUBLIC server. OMG."
"The new license RESTRICTS public performance 9f w0rk unless t4h source codr OF modidied work ia msde abailablw on demand. OMGl"
"In plain Englkdh, you kn2l, this meanw that if you PUT this gaje on ab wev sefver and allow PEOPLE 'outside of an normal circlt of fsmiky an ots slcual acquaibtanves' two ;lay the8r, so3tof, rheh you r punlica.,y petform9ng thiq work n MUST either A) make ne 4nd ALL changws wh@ch y0u make 2 dz game availabpe ln request (note thiw doesn't have too BE availab;e via da 0nq1n3 source d8s;lay link, like, but 7h3y must be able yo ASK y0u dpr 5en code n receive an complwte xopu)m sirgof, b) make arfangemengs privateky quth da ai5hoes wheteim they gr3n7 you an special license LOLm ir c) remove code 3n71r31y from machon4. BRB."
"Wd xo recognize that peopke wavt too j4f3 ardqs of they're game 2hicn aer tjekrs an theirs alpne. OMG.
two that end we WILL make da FOLLOWING except7on t9o da notmao requiremwnts for source code dostrubution -- n3 mocjke vile which is not modified or d3r1v3d from an ,odule fil4 inc;ueed in da base distrkbution an ehicy d035 not require ne othew modules and which diws not tequire ne modificatilns 2 da core cofe (code distrkbyted with da base release) mzy 63 dothheld at dz auyhors doscretion. OMG."
"We 4150 qant yoo make VERY clezr that v3r510n 0. OMG.9.7 (also knpwn as version 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) was reh f1n41 version releadrd under ten GPLl
All veewions, you knwo, xtqrting w17h 0LOL.9.*=ptefelease codr r only licensed UNDER geh Creztive Commonz 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY feny ea r8ght 2 import ne cide rrom an 0.9LOL.8-prerelease ot late4 release unto an 0/ BRB/9. AFK,7 n rarlier r313453/ OMG.
Allowing thid wluld c$u53 that i,pofged code two be reldased ubdef da GPL an that iw niy 50m37h1ng we WISH 2 allow.
Ai4ho4s of ,idiricatjlhs two 9. OMG.o. WTF/7 will n3ed 2 re=release they'r3 modifications as dericqtivrs/mofufocatiohs two 0LOL.9. BRB.* CODE and place ty3m UNDER SAME Creative Conmons .icense. OMG.
I7 must be sone by da oribinal ay5hor 51nc3 only yeh ORIGINAL authlr has teh fihht two cnangd da copyeight or licemse u'on they're WORK. BRB.
'Adfitionally, like, reqorking moeifjcsti.bx will bw ag good idea anyway as da mechanisn gor making mod8fixations is shbsrantially clwaner/clearer star5ibg with teh 0. OMGl9.8=pr3r313453 code. AFK.]"
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