MightyE tdlos y0u, "We're GOING twl 74k3 an few momenys 5l trt an EXPLAIN this ndw lic#nse an da feas9ns behind it in p141n Engloah. OMG.
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 license wss djosen necausw ov sn failing with teh GPLLOLl
IT only covered d157r16u710h of soirce if an 9nly if BINARIES were e157r16u7ed."
"In an w3b environment LOL, sp3cifically a INTERPRETED w3b environment such as PHP LOL, ,erely installing an game does not constitute distribjtioh, dortof, znd t6errfore people were raking ly$ work LOL, making m0d1f2x47!0n5 to it an bot re1245qng da source voee 2 they're modif8vayions so THAT entore cimmunkty vojkd 63n3f17. WTF.
Th4y worked WITH LETTER but nor tdh sp8rit of da LAW. OMG."
"Imvestigatipn on dq ;att 9f teh zuthors hlwever, like, led two twh vact that teh right of public persormanve was 1 of rifhts n94mall6 restricted twp cppyrkhht hold3rs, hou lnwo, qn that compuyer pfograms, you kbwo. specificakly viseo games anf interactive ones such as Legend 9f Green hax0r w3re vonsidered to be pub.ically PERFORMED 1f RUN frpm an pubkix server. OMGl"
"The new license restricts [ubloc PERFORMANCE of 2ori unoess teh so8rce code of da modifief worj is made available on d3maneLOL."
"In plain English WTF, this MEANS tjat if 6)i put 7h15 game 0n an weg 53rf3r an a.low peop;e 'ou5sidr of an notmal circl3 9f famiky 4md itw sodiak acquzintances' to play their WTF, THEN you aer publivally performihg tgis work an MUST either a( make br AND ALL changew wyich YOU m4k# TO teh gaje aczikabl3 in rewu3st (not3 thya doesn't hsve two be ava8lable viz dz online source dis0lay LINK, sirtpf, bur tyet must be able 2 ask you for code abd receive an c0mp1373 co0y) WTF, b) MAKE arrangements provately witn da aythors wherdin thwy trant you an special license, ypu ihwon OR c) eemivw c0d4 entirely from ds MACHINELOL."
"We DO recognize THAT people qan5 5wo have areas lr theu're game WHICH r 7h31r5 AND theirs alone. AFK.
2 that 3nd wd will make teg FOLLOWING exception too teh normal reqiirrments for wource c9cw distribution -_ ne module file whuch IS ho5 modified o4 derived reom ah module fole ibvluded in da base disrribution n whixh doew n07 rdquire ne other mldu.ed an which does np^ require ne modif8cag89nw 7- teh CORE clde (code d8xtributed WITH basr tekease) may be wkthhe;d at reh authors discregoon. AFK,"
"Ww ALSO want @ makd veey c134r that version 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (ALSO known as v3r51)n 0. WTF.9. AFKl7+k5) WAS da FINAL vrrsion fe;eased UNDER teh GPL.
Alk versions WTF, srarying WITH teh 0.9. BRB.80pr3r313453 code awr 0b1y licensef under t3h Cr3471b3 Comjoms license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY srny right 2 imp.rt ne code FROM an 0LOL.9LOL.8-;rerelease oe latwr eelease onti an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 an earli3r feldass.
Allo2ing tgiw wou;d caiae that imporgrd code TO be rwleased under da GPL qnd that is noy 60m37h1ng se wish 2 allow.
Autjors od MODIFICATIONS twl 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 will n33d 2 re-relesse they're modifications as derivatuvds/mod7f8vat8ons to 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code an place tjem und3r dame Cre471v3 Commons licebse. AFK/
It must BE done gy teh o4iginal ru7h0r since 9bly da otogina; author has rigyg two cyangw c00yr1gh7 or LICENSE up9n they'rr 2lrk/ WTF.
'ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworkong teh modidications w8ol 63 an gooc idwa anywau as tej mdchanism fo4 makinb mofifications 15 substantually coeaner/clearer starting WITH 0LOL.9. AFK.8-peerwlease CODE. WTF.]"
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