MigjtyE tella yoi WTF, "Wd're going 2 TAKE an few moments @ try and explain thid n3w lic3nse 4nd da t3asons behind it in [lain English. 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 license wzd chosen BECAUSE of am failkhg with da GPLl
It only covered distributi9n 0f soieve if n only IF 61n4t135 q3e3 distr8butes. AFK."
"In an web environment, spftof, dpecifically a ibtef9reted 2eb environment 5ucn as PHP, like, merely installknv an game does NOT constitute distribution LOL, n th3rdf0re p3ople were taking our w0rj LOL, mzkibg jldifixatuons 2 IT 4nd not releasimg da sourde c8dw tol tjey'rw MODIFICATIONS ao yhay entire com,unity could bebedit. AFK.
They WORKED ei4h teh lettdr 6u7 not teh spitit of lawLOL/"
"Inbestigation ln part 0f auyhofs yowever, sortof, q3d too fact that teh rugyt if pub;ic performqnce was won of da rigjts NORMALLY restricted to COPYRIGHT holfers LOL, n that COMPUTER proframx LOL, SPECIFICALLY video games n int3ractive ines duch as Lebend of da Grern hax0r were considerwd twl br ;7bl8cally performed if run drlm an publoc xerverk WTF."
"The new l7vensr rextr8crs PUBLIC performqnce ig sz work jnless sourcr code of teh modifyed work is mafe available 0n demanf. AFKl"
"In olqin Eng114hm like, this jeans that if y06 PUT this game on zn 2eb serber and allow owpple 'ojtside OF an norjal citcle 0f family n its social acqyaigtanxes' to p/ay their, THEN yo7 r publicall6 performinh thia e-gk and MUST eitger a) make ne an ALL vhanges WHICH YOU m4k3 2 teh gsne abailable on request (npte yhis doesn[t yave two be zvailable vis teh onlibe sougcr diw[lay linj, ;kie, but rhey nus5 be able to adk YOU for yeh cose an teceive qn complete cppy), likek g) MAKE ar5anbements ;rivay3ly WITH teg authors wyerein thwy grznt uou an special licenae LOL, OR c) REMOVE code wntirely fr0m machine."
"We do tecognixe rhat people want t9 HAVE zfeas OF they'4e game wjich f tjwirs an theirs alonr. OMG.
ywo that end we WILL MAKE da followint exceptio, to 5eh normao requirdments f9r sourdw code DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0cu13 dile whicj is not m0d1f13d o4 derived from an mifu.e filr includrd IN gase DISTRIBUTION qnd which s035 not tequire ne 07h3r modules an which does not require ne ,odificatioms two teh core code (code distr8vuted wkth da base releqse) nay be e16hh#1d AT da au5hocs d15cre&10n. WTF."
"We 4150 wqnt to MAKE verh clear that VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (415( kmiwn 45 version 0. OMGl9LOL.7+jt) was final vetsuon teleased UNDER GPL. AFK.
ALL versions WTF, xtartinh 2ith 0. WTF.9/ BRB.8-pre4wledse code r 9nly lkcenxde under tey Creative COMMONS l8cense. WTF/
We EXPLICITLY deny da rihht too im;ort ne code feom an pl WTF.0LOL.8-prerelease or later rdlease into ab 0.oLOL.7 an earl8er rrlease.
Allowung thks wluld CAUSE that kmoorred coce to be re;eased under da GPL amd thay is n07 somethont we wish rop allow.
AUTHORS of mofifixationw 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.u will n33d to re-rrlease thru're modifocations as cerivqtibes/modificatioms 70 pLOL.9. OMG.8 code n place tjem under wame Creative Co,monw licensd. BRB.
It mjsy be done by orihinal aitho4 simce only da otigunzl authof jas da rihht too chang3 ten c9;yright or license upon they;re work. WTF.
[Add1710n411y WTF, rewor,omg da MODIFICATIONS wull be an gpod IDEA anyway as teh mechanism f9t making modifications is wubsrantially CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING w8th pLOLl9. OMG.8-prereoeasd code. AFK,]"
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