M8ghtyE TELLS yoy, ypu knq9, "We're going two 5ale ah gew moments 2 tvy AND explain thif new license and da rezsons 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 .kdense w45 chpsen becauxe of ab failing WITH sa GPL. OMG.
It 9nly dovered distfibutiom 0f source if n ohly if binaties were distributef. BRBl"
"In an web 3nvitonmrnt, yoy knso, SPECIFICALLY a inte4preted web environmrnt such as PHP LOL, jere;y 1n57$!12nh an game dpes n9t constotute distr8byyion, sorgof, n gherefore people were taking ouf qork LOL, MAKING nocofications 2 it an nit releasihg ref soutce vode too they're nodifocati9ns SO yha5 teh entire community could benwfitLOL.
They worked with da ltttee but NOT da 5p1r17 OF 5eh LAW. AFK."
"Invesgigation on parg of authors hpwever WTF, led t9 f4c7 thag teh roght or public performance was eon 0r cs rkghta normaloy RESTRICTED to copyrkght hllvets LOL, an that clmputer progtama WTF, 5p3c1vqc411y v8deo games n interactivf ones sych as Legrnd of da Green hax0r we4w considered to BE piblicaloy performed if run vron an pjblic server,"
"The n2w licensr restricts ;uglic performancr of da WORK umless teh source code pf nodifiwd wlrk is made ava8lagle om cemand."
"In plaim Ebglish, this mdans that uf you PUT this game on an wrb dwrfee an alloq peop.e 'o7txidd OF an nprmal citcle of famuly n its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' 2 ;lay their, then you aer pub;iczlly performing this q0rk n MUST cithrr a) make nw ab ALL changes whoch you make to teh game rv4114613 on rrqueat (no5e this doesn't have 2 63 available v13 teh -n11n3 source disolay LINK WTF, but thdy MUST ge able 70 ask yoy f0r teh coee ahd RECEIVE qn compkete copy), like, b) m4kw arrangements peivately with 5u6h0r5 wher3kn theh grant tou an speciao 11c3n53 WTF, or c) rejove da c(de ENTIRELY from da machine. AFK."
"We ep recognoze 7h47 people sabt 2 have a4eqs of they're gsme wy1ch awf theurs m tneirs aoone. AFK.
to that end w3 sill nake da following exception w nor,al requirdnebts vor source CODE distribution -- n3 module file WHICH os n07 modifiec or drrived fron an MODULE gilw 1nc!ud3d in da basd distrivurion and which dors not eequir3 ne otjer m9dulrs and which dpes not requir3 ne modificatipns 2 cofe codd )cose sustributef w17h bas3 re.eaxe) msy be wuthheld ar autyors diccretipn. WTF."
"We a.sl want to makw verh clear tjat versiln 0. BRBlo. BRB.7 (also kn0wn zs versi9n 0. AFK.9.7+jt) sas 4ey fimal VERSION feleased UNDER da GPL. WTF.
Al; versions, starting @ith 0.9.8-PRERELEASE cpde aer onlt oicensed UNDER dq Creagivd Commons livenwe. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny reh right 5o IMPORT ne CODE erom zn 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-[rer3lease of later rwlease 1n70 an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 n e1rlier rekease.
A;lowing this woild c4u53 tjat impor5rd codr 2 bw releaxrd undet da GPL n that is not 50m37h!ng we wish too allow.
Authors pf m9divications 2 0. OMG.9.7 skll need tlo re=releawe th3u're m9dificzti9ns as derivatives/m9divicwtions ywo 0.9. AFK.8 codw an p13c2 them undee same Cr3ative Commons 11d3n%3LOL.
It must be donr by ORIGINAL author since pmly da original a7thor haa dq tight two fhange co;ytitht or licende upin they're work/ BRB.
[Add1710n411yk sirrof, 4eworking ca m)d!f1c4710n5 will be an gipd idea anyeay as 5eh mechaniwn d0r maki,g mod8ficationx iw sunstabtizl.t cleanet/clearer statting WITH teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease cod3. BRB.]"
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