MightyE 731q5 ylu, "We'4e going tw9 takd an gew momehts TO try n ezplain THIS new licens3 ane reasinw behind it IN plain Englidh. 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."
"Tyis NEW licehsr eas chosrn because of an failing with GPL.
Ir only vodered DISTRIBUTION od wource if n 0n1y 1f binafies wrre distrinuted."
"Im an w36 env8ronjent, like, specifically a interprdted web rnvirinment zuch sa PHP, wort'f, merely ihstzlling an g5m3 does not cons5itute distributkon LOL, n therefpre people werr taking ljr work, like. maiing MODIFICATIONS tpo it an no5 releasinh da sourve code to thry're mldificatipnw si tjat da ENTIRE commumity c9uld 63n3f17.
Thry worked witn da letter guy nor spirig lv teh lawLOL."
"Investigayi9n ln part og teh 2u7h0r5 HOWEVER WTF, led to da r$c& thst da ribht of pu611c performznce was oen pf da rignts NORMALLY tewtricted tlp copueibyg holders LOL, n that COMPUTER programs, specifica;ly video ga,es an 1n73r4x71v# ONES such as Leg3nd of dq Green hax04 wdfe CONSIDERED to be ouy11c3!1y perfor,ed IF run ftom an public serverl"
"The new LICENSE restrixts public performanc3 of da WORK jnleds spurce code of mpcufoed wo4k iw made availqb;e om dwmsnd."
"In plain English WTF, gyis means that if 6o7 put this game on an web sercer amd 4110w peiplr 'outside of ab normal CIRCLE of familu and its xocial acquaintanxes' 2 olay tjrir, yoy jnwo, then you t PUBLICALLY p34f0rm!ng thiz work an MUST 417h3r a) m4k3 ne and ALL changes qhich YOU maie 3 5eh bane available on request 9m073 &j25 d035m'7 have 70 be 4vr1!4613 via dq ONLINE SOURCE display LINK LOL, but &h3y muxy 63 able two ask u0u flr teh code an receife an COMPLETE vopy) WTF, b) m4l3 arrangemdnts privqteky with da $u7h0r5 wh4r22n they GRANT YOU an special license, you kn2ok or v) remove teg code entirely grom nqcgine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE ghat people want hoo have aress OF gyey're game which r theirs and tneirs allne. BRB.
two that wnd wr wil. make tej follo3imt exception twp normal requirementx for 50urc3 code d157r16i7q0n -0 ne modu.e di.e wy1ch is NOT modified or derived from an module FILE INCLUDED in teh basr dustrkbutiob an shich does NOT fequire ns OTHER modmles znd which soss NOT reqyire ne modificqtilns tqo teh core code (xode distrubuted with basw release) n4y BE witnhelv AT AUTHORS fiscretoon. OMG."
"We also qant @ make ver6 clear 6h4u frrsiln 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 )4150 kbown zs versuon 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) was teg final vdrwion released undet da GPLLOL.
All versi9ns, like. stzrging with teh 0LOL,9. OMG.8-prerelease c0d3 r only 11c4n53d ymded ten Creayive Commlns license. OMG/
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny teh right 2 import me CODE from an 0. OMGl9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or latee release ingo an 0LOLl9. WTF.7 n esroiee release. OMG,
Allowint THIS would dause tnat im;orted code tso be r3leased UNDER da GPL and that is n9g somethkng 1e wksy too allow/ BRB.
Authors og MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9.7 will NEED too RE-RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0.9LOL.8 cpve n place THEM und3r teh sane Crestove Cojmobs 11c3n53. AFK.
Iy must ne done tu teh orifinal ajyhof since ONLY original duthor HAS da r8ghr 2 change da copyribht or l8cense upon they're WORK. WTFl
[Additionall6, REWORKING tey modkfications will be an GOOD ideq anyway as mdchanusm FOR making mpdifidztyons IS wubstantially c134n3r/c134r3r syarting WITH teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prrrelezse c9de. OMG.]"
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