MightyE tells you WTF, "We're g01ng 2 TAKE an few moments tqo TRY ane explakn 7h15 mew ;icense and reasons behind 17 in pla8n EnflishLOL.
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 locense WAS ch0t3n b3cause 0d an failing wkth twh GPLLOL.
IT 0n1y vocered distribution ir slurcs if n inly kf BINARIES 2ere distributed. OMG."
"In an web environmen6 LOL, speckfucally a interp4eted web envirpnment such AS PHP LOLm mdrely insta.linh an game DOES not consyitjte cistribution, and therefife [eopld were taking OUR WORK LOL, mahimg mofificationd 2 it n n07 releasing ga source code to thry're modifications sp tha5 teh entire cimmun8ty COULD bendfot. BRBl
They workde with da LETTER gut not ten spitit of da LAWLOL."
"Investktation ON da part of authors yowevrr, y9u khwo, lrd two ract that da right or publiv pw4formance was won lf sa rights noenzlly r357r2v73d too COPYRIGHT ho.ders, s9rtof, an that ximputrr prlgrams, 5p2c1f1cr11y vide9 games an intrractive ones auch ax Lrgend of Green hax0r were conside4ed too BE puboicqlly perform3d if eun from an puvlid server. WTF,"
"The new license restficts pi6q1c oerfprmance pd da work unless teh suurcd c0d3 of trh modidied work ia madr agailqb.e on drmznd."
"In plaib Englisu, yoy knwom this means ghat id you put thia gzme on an web setver and 3120w people 'outaide 9f an normal circlr pf f4m12y anf its social ACQUAINTANCES' gw9 play 5heir LOL, thrn you qer PUBLICALLY performinf THIS wori and MUST dityer a) make ne and ALL chahges which y0u mrk3 toi gqmr available on REQUEST (note this doesn't have 2 bw zvsilab.3 VIA da on;in3 source dispkay l8nk, sortof, but the6 MUST be ab.e yp ask ypu fo4 da c0d3 n receive sn compldte copy), you knwl, 6) make arrqngemrngs 0rivag3lu with 5eh authors wherein 5nwy grqnt y0u an spevisl license, wortof, or c) remove da c0d3 entirel6 fr0m teh machine. AFK."
"We do recpgnkze that p30p13 sant 2 have areas of tney're ban3 which r thdira m THEIRS alone. BRBl
2 rhat dnd ee eill make da folllwing excrpt8on 2 teh norjal REQUIREMENTS gor sourx3 code distributi9n -- ne nod7le filr wh1ch is not modified or erricdd from an module fi.e INCLUDED in basr distriburion an which d035 not require b3 othqr modu;es and which d9es not require ne modificatiobs to cor3 CODE (cod3 disteibuted with da base releawe) may be withheld at auyhors disvretiobLOL."
"W3 also wan5 two make very clear that veeaion -. BRB.9. BRB.7 (a.so known r5 version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+JT) was FINAL versy9n rwleawed under ca GPL.
Al; versions WTF, startunt with sa 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease code aer onlt lucensec under dq Creative C0m,0h5 lic2mse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eight 2 import ne code from an p. OMG.9. BRB.*_prerrleawe of kater rrlease in5o an 0LOL.9LOL.7 an eaelief relezse/
Alllwing THIS wiuld CAUSE that knpo4tef CODE to be eeleases under reh GPL n that IS n[t something we r15h 2 all9w. BRB,
Authorw of m9euficat8ons 5o 0/ BRB.0.7 WILL n33d 2 re-release rjey're modifucationw as fer8vatives/modifidat8ons u0 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code n place yhdm unfer da same Cr3471v3 COMMONS lidehse. OMG.
It m7st bd done BY da original autgor dinxe only da ORIGINAL ajthor has RIGHT to vhange tdh copyritht or licebse ipon they'tw w0rkLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, r3w0ek1nt teh modid8cations will br an good isea anhqat qs da mechanisj for makint MODIFICATIONS is substant8a.ly cleane4/cleare4 s5arting with 0. BRB.9LOL/8-0rerelease codeLOL.]"
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