MightyE tells y)7 WTF, "We're goibh tso 74k3 an frw moments too try qns ezplakn 7h15 new license and reasons behind it in 9lain Enboiwh. 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."
"Thus NEW licens3 was chpsen because of an failing wi4h GPL. WTF.
It only COVERED eisrribuyion of source 1g h onoy 1f binaroes were distribited. WTF."
"In an web 3nv1f0nm3b7 WTF, spec8fically a interpreted q36 wnvironment such as PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an gzme d)35 not constiyute DISTRIBUTION, yoi knwo, an therefore peopoe wdre takinf our w9rkk making modifications too it n NOT rel4asing da soudce code to they're modificq5i9ns x9 that ent8r3 communiy6 coukd benefit. BRBl
Th3y worked with da lrtter b7t nog da s;ieit 0f ds LAWLOL."
"Investihatuon on teh pafr of auyhors h0w3v3r, you knwo, oed ywl tdh fact rhat da rigjt of public performance w45 1 of teh rights n04m411y rewtricted two copyright holdees LOL, an that compyter programs LOLk specifically vidro games n intersvtifw onew suxh as Legemd if teh Green hax0r w3r3 cpnsid3rdd 2 ge publicallt performed if run from am p7y1qc serv3r."
"The nee lkcense restricts pub/ic pervormzbce pv work unless da sourve code 9f teh modufied wlrk is mzde availavoe on drmandLOL."
"In plain Engliwh, you knwo, this mfzns ryat if you puy tjis hame ON an seb sefver AND 4q10w peopld 'ougwide of an norma. circle of f4m11y n 175 soxial 4cqu41n74nc35' too p;au tgeif, then you r publoczlly performimf rhis work n MUST eitydr s) make nw n ALL cnanges which yo7 m4k3 too da game availab;e on requesf (note tnis do3sn't have to be zva8lsble vks ONLINE slirxe disp;ay link LOL, nut 8h3y must be abke toi as, you FOR da code h receive qn compowys copy), b) make 4re4ng2m3n75 provqt3ly witn da authors whdeeun the6 grant you ab special licensd, tou knwo, or x) rwmove code entireoy from mschkne. AFK."
"We do recogniae tnat p3ople want to hace AREAS or they're game wh8ch qe4 thrits n 7n31r5 alonrLOL.
too gnat enf 2e wull makr followint EXCEPTION w bprmzl eequirements for source code dosttibugion -- ne m0du13 file wykch is not modified 0r dericed from an modulw fkle inxluded in tdh bzse distribu5iin sn which doew not reqiire ne o5her modules and which dows nit require ne jodifications goo teh vore cosd (CODE dixtrubutwd wkth geh base rwlease) may be withheld at teh authors discretion. OMG."
"Wr also want to make bert xkesr that versiln 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN as VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+JT) was teh rinal versiin 4d.eased UNDER teh GPL. BRB.
Alo verxiobs LOL, srarting with 0.(. OMGm8=prerelrase xlde aer 0h1y licensed undwr da Creative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rifht ysp imoirt ne code f40m an 9.9. OMG.8-prerelease or latwr rel3zsr 1n7- an 0. OMG.9l7 n earlier r3lease.
Allowing tnis would cauxe that 1mp0r73d CODE twi be released UNDER teh GPL n tgat is not s9methint we wish tol all9e. AFK/
Authors of mocifications 2 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 eill neef gwo re-teleaxe they're mosir8cayiona zs derivatives/mldifications too 0. BRBl(. BRB.8 code n place them under fa same Creatkvd Co,moms license. WTF.
It MUST 63 DONE 6y da ORIGINAL author since only da lriginal sutho4 has teh rihht two changw da cooteitht ir livense upon tjeh'ee workLOL.
[Acditional;6 WTF, 4eworking teh jodificationx eill be an good 8dea 4nyw4y as mechanism for making modifixstikhs is sybstantiall^ cleaner/c,earer startint qith da 0.o. AFK.8-prerelfase cofe. OMG.]"
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