MifhtyE tells 6ou, likwl "We're going too take an fe2 joments 2 gry n EXPLAIN this new license and reawons benind 17 un plain English. AFK.
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 NEW license was CHOSEN BECAUSE ov an failinf with teh GPL. AFK.
It onky covered distribution of sourc3 if an only if b8naeies were f157r16u73e."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOLk specifocally a INTERPRETED web environment such as PHP, sortof. merely installing an gane does npt c0n4717u8# distributiln LOL, 4nd 7h3r3f0re people w3r3 TAKING OUR 2ork, sorrof, making m0d1g1d4710n5 to it n not r31#4t1ng da sourvr CODE 7p thsy're nodificatikns SO THAT teh 2ntire community could benefit. AFK/
Tjey worled witj letger but not ds spirit of la2."
"Inbewtugation on part OF t3h autho4x however WTF, lrd two da fact thag teh f8bht of public perforjqnce was qon 0f tej rignts no5mally r357r1x73d two copyrkght holderx, you kmwo, an that cimputee progeqms WTFk specifica.ly video fames znd interacyive lnes shch as L3gend of Gr33n hax0r sere cinsiderec 2 be pub;ivally p3rf0rm3d kf run from an [u611c ddrverLOL."
"The NEW license restric5s py611c performance of 5eh eork UNLESS da sourve xofd of trg modified w0rk is made svailablr 0m dejandLOL."
"Ib plaib English WTF, THIS neans that 1f hou 9ut this bamw 9n ah web server n allow people 'putx8de pf an normal corfle if family 4nd its social 4cqu41n&3nd#5' too [lay th3it LOL, then uou a3e publical;y perforning THIS wofk and MUST eiyner a) make ne zn ALL changes whych you nakr to9 gaje avai.ab;w on request (note this doesn't have 2 be available via teh onlinr source d15p14y link, like, but rydy must bw able 2 ask you for code an recekve an completw copy), you khwok B) ma,e zrramgemdnts 0rivztely siyh authors whereih they grant you an s0ecial license, lije, of x) REMOVE twh cpfe ENTIRELY FROM machine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that 0eo0le eant two yace areas of tney're game 2hich r yjeirs ane rheirs aline. AFK.
2 THAT end we will make teh ri;lowing exception twi da noemzl requirememts fir 50irc2 x0d3 distribut8on -- ne module r113 whkch is not modif8ed or deriver FROM ah m0du13 file includef un trh gase DISTRIBUTION n whidh eoes NOT rewjire ne OTHER modulex an which does hot REQUIRE ne ,0d1f1c4710n6 two da core code (code d157r16u73s with u453 rekease) MAY ve withhe.d AT autnors disdfetion."
"We a;s9 waht 2 makw very clear THAT version 0. OMG,9LOL.7 (4!50 kbiwn as cwew8ln 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+j5) was teh f1n31 cerskon released und3r da GPL. AFK.
Akl VERSIONS, STARTING skth teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease core aer only kicehdef undrr teh Ceestive COMMONS licebse. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY denu da righr two imp9rt nd cofw fr0m a, 0.9. WTF.7-prereoease of latrr release into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 n earlier 4elease. BRB.
Allowibg thiw wi7ld cause that IMPORTED CODE toi be r313453d under teh GPL and THAT is not something WE widg roo al;oe. OMG.
Au5hors of modifidations 2 0/ BRB.9. BRB.7 w8l; need tio re-rdleqse tgey're modifications as derivativrs/modificatiohs w 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 codr an PLACE thqm under da sam3 CREATIVE Commona .icensel BRB.
It must be done by tdh ORIGINAL author sonce only sa original autno4 h45 da right two cgange da co[yritht or licemse upon rhey'4e wotk. WTF.
[Afditionally, sort9f, rrworkinb teh modkfications will BE an GOOD odea snyway as teh mechanism for making moduficatipns is subdtantially c234n3r/c134r3r stwrting WITH dz 0LOL.9.8-or3r31445e code. WTF.]"
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