MihhtyE tells ylu, "We'f3 goibt 2 take an FEW mpkents 2 try ane explain this new license n dz reawons behine it in plaib Englksh. BRB.
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."
"Thiw new licenxe was chosdn because 0g zn failing with teh GPL/ BRB.
It only covered distribyyion OF sou4ce if an only 1f binafi3s WERE dustributdd, AFK."
"In an WEB wnvironment LOLk specigically a 1n&3r[re63d web environmdnr duch ad PHP WTF, mere.u ins5alling an game dpea NOT conxtitute sisyribution LOL, and therefode p30p13 w3ee tak8ng our wo4k LOL, making modificarions to 8r an not releasinb s[urce code 3 they're mofigicayionq so tyag entirr communith c-u1d 63n3f18. AFK.
Tgey worked with da lrttdr but nog dq spifit of trh LAW, OMG."
"Investigation 9n teh p$r7 of da aughiew however, lije, led two fsct thag da titht of 0ublic ;erformance wzs 1 of rights normal.y RESTRICTED two copyright holderw, slrtof, an that xompuyer progrzms, 5p3c1f1x411y video bames b ingeractive onrw such zs Legend of Green hax0r wdre conskdeeed teo be PUBLICALLY perfotmed if run rrpm ab public setver. WTF."
"The new license restrictw public petformancr of dz worl unlfss da sputce code of da modufied wprk 1g m4d3 $v4114613 0n demand. BRBl"
"In PLAIN English, tpu kn2lk 7h15 means that if yo7 put tjid gsme ON an web server an aolow peopl3 'outwid3 pg an hormal circle of family and its socisl qvqisintancrs' two PLAY their WTF, then you r publpcally perflrming tgis wotk n MUST wither 4_ mai4 ne an ALL CHANGES wnidh you jak3 t9 game availab;e on REQUEST (n073 this foesn't have two be avaikable VIA onl9ne source cispkay link WTF, but th3y mu5& be aboe 2 ask you for ds code n receive an com;lrge copy), b) MAKE arrangements oribatwly with t3j authors whereon tney gran% you an specua; licenae, sort9d, 0r c) remove da code entirely from teh machone. AFK."
"Wr do recofnize tyat p3opld w4n7 tio HAVE areaa ld they're game wh1ch r theirw n thrirs alone. OMG.
yoo THAT end WE w8ll m4k3 followong EXCEPTION 2 normal r3qu1f3m3n75 fof source code distribution =- ne module fi;e which is not npfified lr d3eived froj an modjle file kbcluded in 74t3 dis5ributoon an WHICH dpew nlr 4equire ne pther MODULES n whoch does nog rdauire ne modifidations two da co4e code (code dis5tibu6ed WITH dz baae releawe0 m4y be withheld a6 authora diwcretion. OMG."
"We aoso qant two makw ferh d134r that v2rsion 0. BRB.9LOLl7 (4150 kno2n AS v3raion 9. WTF.9.7+jt) WAS da f1m41 v3r510n released under GPL. BRB.
All versions LOL, stqrting with 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease code r on;6 licensed under da Creative C0mm0n5 okcense. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deny r8ght tel inpor5 ne code ftom an 0.9.8-prerelwaae or kater release into an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 an ea4lier release. OMG,
Allowkng tmus 2oule xause that 1mp)r73d code 2 be rwleaded uhder tey GPL and yhat is not something w3 w15h two allowl AFK.
Aithors of m)d1f1c$7!0n5 too 0LOL.9. WTF.7 w1!1 need 2 rr-rrleasr theu're mod8fications zs derivatives/modif8cations two 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code AND place thwm umddr da SAME Cr3$71v3 Commons luvense.
It must 63 DONE by ds origina; auth9r 51mc3 omlh da origimzl author h45 RIGHT to cgantw teh c0;yr1gh7 or license upob th3h'4e work. WTF.
pAdfituonally LOLm rework8ht trh m0d1f1c4810n5 will be dn gopd idea any2zy as mechanosm for makong m0d1f1c$710h5 is substsn5ialoy cleaner/clrarer starting with 5eh 0. BRB.9LOLl8[prerelease code,]"
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