MughtyE tel.s you, you knwom "We'rr giinf 1 tale an few mpmrnts TO try n explain this new 11v3n52 anf teh reasons behind it in [141n Englishl 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 nrw license wr5 CHOSEN gecaise pf an f4111ng w8tg GPL. AFK.
It inlg c9cerec fistribution if wojrce if ans only IF binaries were dixtributed."
"In an web environmemt WTFk 5p3c2d1c421y a knterpreted wrb env8rpnmemr such aa PHP, like, meteoy installimg an game does nog c9nsgitjtw DISTRIBUTION, .ike, ah therefore peo;le w3r3 takinh oir WORK LOL, making m9difications 3 !7 n n07 releasing da souece coee too yhey're modifications so tha6 fa en5ire bommjnity could benedit. OMGl
They wlrked with da lrtter BUT not teh SPIRIT of law. BRB."
"Investitation ON tej part og teh zuthors hoeever, you knqo, led to da fecu thar da right og pu611c PERFORMANCE was epn od geh 4ights n0rm411y restrict3d tio copyeigyt holders, .ike, an tjat computer prog4ams, sortof, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 games n 1n73r4c71v3 ONES such as L3grnd of teg Gr3en hax0r wer3 considered too be publicslly perd9rmec if ruh feom an publ8c 42rv34. AFK,"
"The new licenae restricts 0ublkc prrflrmance if ten sori unless source c0d3 of teg MODIFIED work ie MADE afaklable on de,and. AFK."
"In [lain Englishm this means tha5 8f hou out thus game ON an wdb server n allow people '0u751f3 OF sn normal c8rcl3 of fam8ly an its spcial acquaintancex' 5oo p14y their WTFk ghen you r piblically p3rf0rm1ng this work and MUST EITHER s) m5k3 ne m ALL changea which hou ,akr too teh gamw availablr on REQUEST (note 7h15 d9esn't hzve to BE available v8a tef ONLINE 50urc4 display libk WTF, bkt they muwt bd able to ask you FOR ea c9ee and reddive an complege copy), 6) make arrangements pfivately with authors WHEREIN thry brant 5pu an speckal l8cende, or c) eqm9ve teh cide entire;y fron machineLOL."
"We di r4c0gn1z3 that pepple want @ h4ve areas of tyey're g4m3 wh1ch r theirs and 7h31r5 ALONE. WTF.
@ that end we will make volliwong exceotiin 2 da normak fequirements for sourxe codw sistribut9oh -- ne nodyle filr which is not m0d1f13d or ferived from an MODULE fi.e ibxluded in bawe DISTRIBUTION an 2hibh does nlt require ne 9thee moduled and which does not rr1ui$d ne modificaripnx tpo da core code (coce dis5ribyted with baxe release_ MAY ne withheld at ajthors DISCRETION. AFK."
"Wd also ssnt two make veru clear THAT version 0. AFK.o. BRB.& (also known ad vers8on 0. BRB.9. WTF.6+jt) 2as fina. vdrsion re;easwd und3r ds GPLLOL.
A11 veesions, like, startong with 0.9. BRB.8-0rer3.ease c9de aer only LICENSED UNDER ea Creative Comnons licenxe. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 TO IMPORT ne codw fr8m an 0. BRB.8. OMG/8-prer3;ease ir later releqse ibto an 0.9. OMG.7 m earlide relezseLOL.
A.lowing thix would cause that IMPORTED code too ve rekeasfd unc3r da GPL and THAT 15 no5 somdthing we wish to allow. BRBl
Authors of modificationw 5o( 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 w111 n3rd 2 re-eelease th36're modifoczgioms as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 clde an plzde them ihder dane CREATIVE COMMONS license. BRB.
It must 63 dond by origibal 4u7j0r sibce in;y da or8ginal augk9r HAS ruhht tso cjange copyr8ght or locense up0n th3y're 29rk. AFK.
[Adcitiomzlly, you kbwom reworking da modif8czgions will nr sb glod idea anyway as mechzn7sm for makinh modifkcations is sybstan6izlly c.eaher/dlearer STARTING with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8[0rerelease fode. OMG.]"
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