MightyE tells y9u WTF, "We're going ti take an v3w mojebts to try n exols8n THIS new LICENSE n teh erasons bejimd 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."
"Tjis new licensd was chosen BECAUSE of an gxilinf 2ith da GPL. WTF.
Ig only covered distribugiln of source uf ab obly if binaries werd distributed. BRB."
"In an web environment LOL, xpecifivally a inteepreyed q3b environment such as PHP, toy inwo, merely ihstalling an game does n9t constigutr dksttknution LOL, and tjerefore prople were tak8ng OUR work, sortof, mz,img modificagiinw too ut an not releasong sojfce vode too they're modivicatoons 50 THAT ehtire community cokld benefi5. BRB.
THEY worked with jrtter but n9t spirit 9f yeh kaq."
"Imvestigation in reh pqrt ov da 4y7h-t5 h92evrr, you knwo, LED tp reh fac5 yhzt r1gh7 of publiv performancd was q ov teh rights normally ewst4icted 2 copyrighy holders, sortof, ahd that computer PROGRAMS, 5p3c1f1c411y video gameq an interactivd ONES such as Legend of fa Green hax0r WERE conaidrred two be publicallu performwd 8f run from an public SERVERLOL."
"The b3e license restrixts public perfornance of work UNLESS sourxe cpde of da MODIFIED wprj id madw avaulzbl3 on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain Englksh, th8s meabs that if y0u put this fame om sn seb server n ALLOW ;eople 'outsis3 of an normsl CIRCLE of FAMILY snd itx 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES' to p15y their LOL, then y0u r pjboically performimg yhis w9rk n MUST either a) maje ne ane ALL changes which yo7 mske @ da GAME avzilable in request (note thiw doesb;t have to 63 AVAILABLE vis da online wpurce d8splqy linl, wortof, but they muat BE able too ask you for teh codd n receive an como;e5e copy). sortod, 7) make aerabgements ptkva5dly with da suthors sherein 6h4y grant you an SPECIAL .icense, or c) REMOVE teh c0d3 entirely frlm teh jzchine."
"We d0 rrcognize THAT oeo0oe sang 2 nave 3re45 of they're game whicg r theirs n theirs sloneLOL.
too that end we WILL make teg fol/owing exvwption twi teh hotmal requirements fo4 source vode dixytobution -] ne module FILE qg1ch IS NOT mle8fied OR DERIVED from an module dile onclus4d in teh BASE distrugution and which dors n0u require ne other MODULES n wyich does nor rfquire me modifications two teh core code *c0d3 DISTRIBUTED 2oth da base relwsse) mau be withhekd AT 4uuh0r5 dkscre5uonLOL."
"W3 alw9 WANT two MAKE very CLEAR that version 0.9. WTF.7 (qlso kn9wn AS version 0. AFKl9. OMG.7+jt) was da final versi9n rrleased under da GPL.
All v3r510n5, you knwo, starting with 0. AFK.9. OMG.*-pr3r31e454 code aer ONLY licenswd inder 5eh Creatuve Commons licenwe, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right 2 8m[ort nw code from an 0.8. WTF.8-prereoeasd 9r 1573r rwleas3 into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an EARLIER re;eade.
ALLOWING tjis would CAUSE that kmporred code too be released jnd34 5eh GPL an that IS not somethimg 2e wish twl ALLOWLOL.
AUTHORS og moduficaroons to 0. WTF.(. BRB.7 will need 2 re-rdl3ase they'ee modkfications AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0LOLl9. AFK.8 codw an place tyem under sqme Creative Co,mons license. BRB.
It musr be donr BY 0r1g1n41 authlr since only fz orib8nal auth9r has da righ5 2 dhznhe teh xopyright OR 11c3n53 upon they're work. OMG.
'Acditiomally, lokr. rexofking tem jodifications WILL BE sn good IDEA an6way zs da m3ch4n15m for mak8nh modifidatkpns id sjbatantially cleaner/clearer srart8ng qith teg 0. OMG.9. BRB.i-prerelesse code. OMG.]"
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