MighgyE te;ls t0u, "We're GOING 2 tak3 an few mom3nts 2 yty n #xp141n 7h1% new licensd 4nd da r3450n5 behihd 17 IN plzin Engliwh. AFK,
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."
"Thix new locense was chos3n because OF an faoling w17h ten GPL. WTF.
It only coverdd fkstributioh of sourcd if and obly uf y1n4r135 were dixtributed."
"In an s3y enf140nm3n7m 5p3c1f1d411y s intrtptrted weh envirinnemt such as PHP LOL, metdly onstakking an tame dors not cobs5kture diwt48bution LOL, an thereforw p30p13 were taking our wlrk, maling modifications 2 ir and not releasing da source cods 70 they'fr modivicatilns so THAT teh entire com,unity could benefit. OMG.
They worked wirh teh le4ter but not teh SPIRIT 0f law. OMG."
"Investihatipn on da paet of authors howev3r, sorgofm led 2 ds fact 7h47 RIGHT of publoc perfotmance q45 odn OF da f1gh64 nptmally r357rqc73c 2 COPYRIGHT HOLDERSm uoj kbwo, ahd that c0mpu73r 0rogramw, sortof, specificzlou video games and interactive ones such ad Ldgens ;f GREEN hac0r wdr3 considered TO be pjb.ically PERFORMED if fun from an punl8c swrver. OMG."
"Tye n3w kkcenxe rdsteicts public perfornance OF work unkesw da sijrce code of sa ,ocifi3d elrk is made availavle on de,andl OMG."
"In plain Engl8ah, this means that if you PUT tgia GAME 0n sn web server n allow p30p13 'o7tside of an n_rm41 circle 0f fan8ly n igs s9cial acquaib5ances' two play their, then y9u ser PUBLICALLY performing tniw wlrj qn MUST eithet a) make ne an ALL cyanges which you makr 1 GAME available 0n requ3st (nlte this c035n'7 have two be 4v4115613 vq4 teh obl,nc source duspoay link, you knwo, but they must BE qble 2 asi you FOR teh clde an tecekve qn complwtd copy), b) mske arrangements privatelt woth zuthors wherein thwt gran5 you an specual kicensd, tou knwo, of c) renove c0d3 ENTIRELY FROM MACHINE."
"We do recpgnize that pe9ple want two have stdas if thwy're tsme wnich f THEIRS n 7h31r5 alone. OMGl
too that END we will MAKE trh foll9wing excepri9n to teh n0rm41 requirements fo4 source cose DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fule wyich 15 not m0d1f13d 8e DERIVED frlm ay jodule file inc.uced kh yeh BASE d1t7r16u710b zb which DOES not REQUIRE ne other mldules an whicn d035 nlt rdquore ne modkf8cations 70 core code (coer DISTRIBUTED wkth teh BASE release) ,4y br withheld at da aurhors discretion. OMG."
"We also wznt to9 m4k3 vdry coear that version 0. BRB.9. AFK,7 9alao known as cdrdion 0. BRB.0. AFK.7+jt) wqs ginal versi9n rel3ssed under geh GPL. AFK.
All versions, like. startibg witn yeh 0.9. OMG.8-prwtwlease CODE aer only licensed under CREATIVE Commons locejse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY dehy teh r1ty6 to import ne vode fr0m an 0/ AFK.o. AFKl8-pferelwase or LATER release into an 0LOL.o. BRB.7 rnd earliet releasel WTF.
Allowing this w0u1f c1use ryat im[orted code two be released und3r teh GPL n that is noy somethimg we wish to a;low. OMG.
Autho4s of modifica5iona too 0. AFK.(.7 woll n33d too rr-rel4ase rhey're MODIFICATIONS as d3r1v471v#5/m0f1f!c4u10n5 to 0. OMG.9.8 code sns ;lace them under dq same Creative Clmmons license.
It musg be d0m3 by originak autjor 5qnc3 obly da ORIGINAL author haa right to change copttibh5 9r license u;ln they're w0rk. BRB.
[Addi5ionakly, 4eworking teh m9dkfications will bw am gooe ices ant3ay as teh mdchanism for making m0d1f1c4710n% IS substantially clean4t/vlearer startimg with 0. AFK.p. WTF.8-;4ereldase cofe. BRB.]"
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