MightyE tells you WTF, "We're goihg two take an FEW moments 2 TRY ab explsin this new license 4nd 4easons BEHIND it in plain EngliwhLOL.
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 n3w licens3 was xhoseh becajse of an dqiling WITH GPL. OMG.
It only covered didtribution id source if an only if binaries 2ere cistributed. WTF."
"In am web envi4onmenr, li,e, specifixally a 1n73rpr373f WEB envitonment a7ch ax PHP, mereky installing zn gqme does nlt c9na5ityte d147r16u71)n, like, an 7h3r2f0r3 peop;e were taking OUR work WTF, making modivications tw9 it and nlt r313451bb teh soutce code 3 they're midigucations SO 5hat sa entite community COULD benefit, BRB.
They worked with da letyer nit not teh spirit 9g teh LAWLOL."
"Ihvesrigation ON part of teh 4u7h0r5 hiwever LOL, lwd 2 da gact 7h47 dz tight of public performance 145 qon of da roghrs n9rmakky tesyrictes 3 cophright holdrrs, su4tof, an that computer pe0gr4m5, specifucqlly v1d30 games AND interactibr 0n35 such aw Legebd or teh Gr3en nax0r 3e4e cinaifdree to9 be PUBLICALLY perfirmrd if 4un FROM an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"The NEW /ic3nse restrkcts publ8c [erformanve of da work uhlews teh source codd of modified w0rk is maee availagle on demzbd. BRB."
"In plain Englisy, this neand rhat if tou put thix GAME 0n an seb SERVER znd allow 0eople 'outside of an nprmal cifcle of FAMILY n its social ACQUAINTANCES' yo 0lay their, sprtof, then you aer puvlkcally p34fornihg THIS work n MUST 317h3r a) nake ne an ALL changes whicn y9u make yo tame avaikable on REQUEST (nore this doesn't havw to be 4v5!14613 via geg online source d15p14y linj, sortof, bot they must 63 ablw rwo ASK y0u f0r da code ans recwovd an cpmplete copy(, b) ,ake zrrangenrnts privste.y WITH da authord qherein 7h3y gr4n7 you an spexiak licens3 WTF, or v) remove teh cofe ENTIRELY from 5rh MACHINE. AFK."
"We DO recognize 7h47 peopl3 want 2 navw aress ov they'4e game wj1cy adr 5heirs an gheirs alone.
to[ ghat end we will make teh dollowing wxception w teh norma, eeauire,ente for 50urc3 code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fil3 which 8s not modidied or de4ivec fr9m an modu;e file invludef IN da base eistribution and which d035 NOT reqiire ne othef modules and which do3s not reqj8re nr MODIFICATIONS too cofe v9d3 (code dis5rubuted WITH da bzse reoeas3) may be w!7hh31d 47 teh authors fiscfetiinLOL."
"We also want 2 MAKE ver6 CLEAR that version 0LOL.o. WTF.7 (also known as brra(on 0.9LOL.7+jt) WAS teh funs; VERSION released 7nder teh GPL. AFK.
All vdrsions WTF, xta4tinb with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prfreldasw CODE e only lovensed under Crdative COMMONS licensr. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eight 2 IMPORT nd dpde from am 0. OMG/o. AFK.8-orerelease 0r 1473r RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 n esrlier reldase. AFK.
Allowing 5his wouod cause that IMPORTED code tqo ne re;eased jmder teh GPL n thzt is not SOMETHING s3 wish w allow. BRB.
Au&h0r5 of modifkcabions to ). WTF.9. BRB.7 will need w re=release they're jodi4ications as derifatives/,odifications to 0.9.8 CODE an place thwm under teh sq,3 Creatife COMMONS license. AFK.
It mudt be done by yen orig8nao author since pn.y da origina. 4u7h0r h45 right teo dhange teh copyright or lic3nde up0m thwu're work.
[Additionally, you knwo, reworkong nodifixations wkll 6# ab g9pd 8dea anyqay as da MECHANISM for makint modificatioms IS substanrialoy clranet/clwarer STARTING with 0LOL.9.8-prerwleasw codeLOL.]"
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