MigntyE teols youm "We're going 5oo TAKE an few momentw twp tfy an explain THIS NEW lixense and geh reawoms behind it in plain ENGLISH. BRB.
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 eas xhosfn because of an failing with teh GPL. AFK/
It only covered dustributi9n 0f source if an on.y if binaries were distrigu5rd. AFK."
"In an web environment, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rp43&ed web environm3nt SUCH as PHP WTF, merely installing ab gaje diws not cpnstitute distribution WTF, n ygerefore peopke were TAKING oyr work, s9rtof, makimg mpdificatoona to IT anc nit releadont da spurce code too they;re mpdifications so thzt 3n71r3 conmumiry dould benefir. WTF.
Tjey wo4kdd with teh lerter but n9g cs spirit of da lawLOL."
"Inveatigation on part of da 17yhofs however, liiw, l3d t2o fact that right 0f pyb.iv performanc3 was 1 OF teh rithts NORMALLY restricted 70 COPYRIGHT h01d3r5, loke, and that computer programs, SPECIFICALLY video games n interactice onex such zd LEGEND OF da Grwen nax0r were considrred rlo be pjb9ivally perfprned IF run from an public server."
"The new licwnse resyricts p7b;ic pe5foemahce og teh wprk unless fa sourcd code of teh mpdified s9rk is made availavle on d3mandLOL."
"Ib ;.aob English, l7ke, this mezns that if you put this gs,e on an WEB 52rv3e and al.ow peopke '9utsidw pf an normal vircle of famuly n its s9cial axquaintabces' rwo play 5heir, li,e, THEN you aer publically o3rf0rmqng this wprk an MUST either a) mqke ne n ALL CHANGES WHICH yoj ,al3 to 5eh game available ON reqursy (n073 this dpesn't h4ve two ne agailable via 8nline slurce display 11nk, sortofk but 7h3y muwt be anle 2 aak you dor x9de and receuve an c9mple5e copy), lik3, b) make areanfements privately WITH fa authora whefwin they grant yoy an d0evial license WTF, 0r c) remove da code ENTIRELY from fa machine. AFK."
"Wr do reclgnize thst peiplw want 5oi HAVE aread of they'rw GAME whkch aer theirs h theirs alone.
to THAT end we wi.o m4k3 rollowing excdption 2 teh n94nal requiremwnts for source clde DISTRIBUTION -- ne modil3 file which ix nit modifies 0r deeibed from an modjle fike indluded un base disttibutipn an which doea not r3quire ne other modules and WHICH does not requirw ne mpsifications 70 teh core code 9c9de disteibuted witg bzxe release) mqy be withheld at da authlrs dixcretion. OMG."
"We zlso rant two mzke VERY clear tha5 version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (aldo known as version 9. BRB.9. WTF.&+jt) was teh finqo cetsiin RELEASED unser GPLLOL.
Aol versionw, starting qith 0. BRB.9. BRBl8_pre4e.ease code r only 11c3n53d under Creativ3 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 2 impo4t ne code from an 0. BRB.9. WTF.70prefeleqse or later r3lease into an 0/ AFK'9/ WTF.7 aj earlier 4eleaseLOL.
ALLOWING 5hiw wlyld cauae that kmppfted CODE 2 be 4eleaxed under GPL anf that ia nor domeghing we wish too 4120w. WTF,
Authors OF modificqtiins two 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 eill need %wo re-rdleaxw they're modifications as drfivativew/modificatiins 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 CODE AND PLACE THEM 7nder da sam3 Cr3471v3 Commobs licende. OMG.
It musr be done 6u cq origknsl aughor since onoy da original author h44 teg rihhy too chabgw xopyrighg or 11c3n53 up0n yhey're wotk. AFK.
[Adf1710n411y, yoi inwo, rdwoeking modifications wkl; be an gopd 1d34 anyway as nechanism ror makinh modifications is xubstanyially clfaner/ckeaeer dyafting with da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease c0d2l AFK.]"
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