MightyE tells u0u LOL, "We'rd goint 5o TAKE an vew mom3nts TO try 4nd EXPLAIN ghis new license sn eeqslns behind it on olain EnglishLOL.
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 LICENSE was chosrn 63c$u54 pf an failing w8th GPL. WTF.
IT on.y cover3d distribuyion of source if an oml6 1d BINARIES WERE cistribjtedLOL."
"In an web envkronment, like, dpecif9cally a int3rpteted qeb environmehg sucb AS PHP LOL, merely installing an game does not CONSTITUTE disyribution. you ,nw9, anc therevore people 2erd taking 0ur wotj, sortof, makong modiricarions 2 17 anf not releading teh spurce codd too they're modibicatioms si that da ENTIRE conmun8ty c0u1d benefot. OMG.
Tgey WORKED wiyh fa leyter but mot xpirit of lawl AFK."
"Inc3stigation on PART of teh quthors HOWEVER, LED to da fact 7h47 tej right OF publ8c perfotmance was oen of teh rihhts NORMALLY r467r1c73d to c0[y4!gh7 holddrs, loke, and rhat computer pr9gfams. sottof, specifixally VIDEO games snd 1n73r4cy1v3 pnes sjch AS L#gen3 of teh Gr33n gaa0r 2ere cihsidercd two be PUBLICALLY perfirmed of tun frim an PUBLIC serv3r. WTF,"
"The nws licenae restricrs 0u611c PERFORMANCE of work 7n1245 teh 50u4c3 cide of da modifuwd sork is made available om demane/"
"In 0oain English, tgis means thsr IF you put 6h15 famr oh an web sdrver an allpw 0eople 'oitsiee of an normal circle of family an ogw social acquqintancds[ teo p;au their WTF, then yo7 awr publidaloy ;erforming tnks qorl an MUST e8ther 4) make ne an ALL changrs whoch you make t9o game availavle on request (NOTE ygis d035b'7 h4v3 too be AVAILABLE viz teh ONLINE sourxe display 11nk, but the6 muat be able top 45k you f04 da code zhd feceive an cpmplere COPY), l8ke, b) make arrangemenrs privateoy with teh autjors wherwin they GRANT you an special licehse LOL, if c) remove da c0d3 entirely vr[, trh mzdhibe. BRB."
"Ww DO revognize thqt peiple w4n7 too havr ardas of 5j3y're game WHICH r tgeirs n theirs aoone.
two 7h47 end w3 @111 make ds f9llpwing exde[tion 2 da nofnal requirements f9r dource code d157r1^u71)n -- ne mod6le f113 which uw not modified or d3r1v3f f4om an mocule fi;e 8ncluded IN ds bsse distyibution n whoch coes NOT require he other modules n which soes n9t require ne m0d1f1c4720n5 w trh cord code (coer distribyted with baxe re;ease) may be wothhekf at authots discretionLOL."
"We also wamt 2 make vety clear tjat version 0. AFK.9,7 (alsp known aw cersion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) was da final v3f51-n rwleawef umder teh GPL. AFK.
All verdiovs, ylu knwo, starging with teh 0. AFK.9. AFK.8_prereleaxw c0d3 r onlt l8censed 7nder da Cfeatuve Commons licehse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dwny da right TO import je cosf f$om an 0. WTF/o. AFK.8=prdrelease ir later re;rase intp an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n ear;irr r313r53LOL.
Allowong THIS would CAUSE ghat imported code too be eeleas3d under da GPL n that ia not sometjing 3e w8sh tqo ailow.
Ajthors of m0d1fqc4710b5 t9o -. BRB.9. WTF.7 sill NEED t8 RE-RELEASE they're modivica5ions as fefivatives/modificat8ons to 0. BRB.9. OMG.6 cod3 4nd p14c3 &h3m unfer teh dame Ceeatkve Conmons license. WTF.
It must be done by originao AUTHOR sonc2 on.y original author has da right too chahge da c0;yr1gh7 or licenxe upon ghey'ee wofk. AFK.
-Avsiti9nally, lile, reworkinh modifkcationa w111 be an g9od idea anyeah as teh mechanism fi4 making mod8fications ia wubstant8sllt cleanrr/xlearer srarting with 0. OMG.0. BRB/8-pr3release code. AFK.]"
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