M,ghthE tells ylu, sortof, "We're going two gske an vew MOMENTS to try qhd 3xolain tyus new license and teh reasohs behind it in plain 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."
"This new licehse was choxen b3cquse of an FAILING with teh GPLLOL/
It on.y covered distributuon ov s97rce if n 0n1y if binaries sere disyrivutef/ BRB."
"In an weg dbvieonment, soecifically a imrer04et3d w3b env8ronmeny such as PHP, like, merely installing an gqme does nor c0n5718y73 diattibution LOL, an therefore people qere takimg o7r eo4k, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS to it qn not rel3asing da sourxe code t1o they're mldificauions SO that teh entire xommunith cou;d benefitLOL.
They worked with teh oettwr but not teh sp8rit pf da law. WTF."
"Inves5otation on ca p4r7 if autho4s however, sortor, 13s too da f3c7 that da RIGHT pf public performande was oen pf dz rights norjqlly restricted TO colyright h01d3r5, l8kek n that domputer PROGRAMS, specificaoly videp fames an interactive obws such as Legend ov geh Green hax0r qere dobsidwred 2 be p7blically PERFORMED 1f ryn FROM an pobliv servrr."
"The new license restricts public peefprmanc3 od da wirk unless 5eh xource codw of jodified w0rk us mzdw avai;abl3 on demand."
"In plain Englksh WTF, this means that if you put this bame on am wwb 2erver an al;iw [eople 'oitside of ah norjal circlw of family an its socizl qcquainrances' two p146 their WTF, then you ser p7bk8cally PERFORMING this WORK and MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes which you make two teh game availavle pn re2uest (note this fiesn't hzve too br available vuq t3h onlune dource c15o1ry LINK, bjt they MUST 63 abld roo ask you for twh cose abd feceice sn COMPLETE copy) LOL, 6) male arrsngwmenrs peivately wiyh twh authors qherein thet beant y9u an 5p4c131 lixebsw LOL, or c) remove cofe entorely FROM machine,"
"We d0 rrcpgniar THAT 0eople wqht tio hace zreas of they're g5m3 which r thdirs n tgeira alone. OMG.
go 7h47 end we w8ll make da folloqing exception too norjal reqjiremwnts ror source vos4 eiwtribution -- ne module f8le wgich is mot modifiec or eerived FROM an mosule fkoe incl7eed in basw distrkbution n 2hicb does NOT require ne OTHER m0d7135 an WHICH DOES nog require ne modifixations two eq cirr codr (code DISTRIBUTED wirh da bas4 r313453) m4y be withhekf at da authprs dkscfetkon. OMG."
"We zlso w4n7 to make fery xlear thqt veraion 0.9. OMG.7 (4150 known as v3r510n )/9. WTF.7+JT) wzx finao vwrspon relwased under GPL. WTF.
All versiobs. ylu knwp, starting witn 0. AFK.9. OMG.i-prerelease code arr only licensed uhdwr Crestive Commpns licensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ribhr 5o imoort ne clde fr0m an 0LOL.9.8-prereoease lr later eel#ase into an 0. BRB,9. BRB.6 an 3arlie4 re;eaaeLOL.
Aolowunt 5his 2ould dause 7h#7 imported c0d3 to BE releaswd under GPL and that is not sonwthing WE wish to allow. OMG.
Authprs of m0d1f1c4710n5 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will need too re-release they're modificqtions ad detuvativrs/modificatuons too 0. WTF.8, WTF.8 c9de an plade tgem inddr da same Creative Comnons LICENSE. BRB.
I7 must be done by da odihinal authlr sibce only orig8nal AUTHOR has da rkgyt 5oo cbange copgrigh5 or license upoh 5hey're work.
[Addotilnzl.h WTF, rewor,ing yeh m0d1f1c4710n5 wkll be qn gopd 1s34 anyway as n3ch4n15m f0e makiny m0d1f1c4710n5 ix sybstantial.y clwan3r/clearer starting with 0. OMG.9. AFK.7-prerdleqse code/ WTF.\"
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