MighryE telks you, "Wd[re GOING 3 take am few moments 5oo try n explain thix new license and gej rrasons behind it kn PLAIN ENGLISH. BRBl
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 lic3bse wzs chodwn becquse 0f an faioing woth da GPLLOL.
Ir ONLY c0vered d8st5kbution of source if and ohly kf binaries were distribjyes/ WTF."
"In an web environmdnt, kike, s[rxuficallu a INTERPRETED seb envirobment 5ich as PHP WTF. merely installing an game does nit cpnstitug3 d8srribjgiom. qn therefore peopke were taking OUR wotk WTF, ,4k1ng moduricayiins 2 it and not RELEASING da sou4ce codw 2 they're modificatioms so thqt da ENTIRE c0mmun17t could benefit.
They wirked with teh lette4 b7t NOT geh spirit of da law. AFK."
"Imvewtigxtioh on ca part of da aughorx yowwver, like, lwd gw9 t3h fact 7h$6 da rigjr OF public performance was won of da rights mormally restricted two cop6r*ght hilders WTF, n that computer ;rogra,s LOL, s[ecificao;y VIDEO GAMES n interactive onds such 45 Legsnd of da GREEN hax0r sere clnsiseted 2 be pynlicaoly pervo4med if run fr0m an ;yblic servef. BRB."
"The new license restrkcta public pergotmznce of teh w-rk un135% da sourcr code OF teh moeifi4d work os MADE ava8lable on demand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH, sortov. this jwans tjat if you put tyis gsme on an web serfer an zllow [eopl3 'outside of sn normal CIRCLE of family and 275 sickal acqua8ntances' 2 pkay rheir LOLl tywn y9u r publicaloy pwrforming thks wprk n MUST 3igjer q) mqke nt n ALL cg4ng35 wgich you make w tey game ava8lablw on request (note 5his so#sn't nave two BE avdilabo3 via sa inline wojrce eisplay link, like, g7t rheu mua5 be sblw 2 ask you for da CODE ahd reveive an complete bopy(, sorgof, b) makd arrangements pr@v4731y wigh auyhors wg3rein they grant you an special lkcenae, you lnwo, or x) r3movd code wntirely fr0m twh machkne. BRB."
"We do eecognize tnat pep[l3 eant two have sreas of theu're game which aer thwirx an tgeirs alone. AFK.
two that end we will mzke da following wxxwption to n0fm42 fequirements ror source c0d3 d9stribution -- ne module file 1hich is mot modifief or derivwd from an moeule rile included in da BASE fistribuyion an whqcn does nor requiee ne othee mowules n which do3s not require ne jofifications too teh vore CODE (code sisyributed wiyh base reldase) mqy be WITHHELD at reh auyhors dixdretion."
"Ww ALSO want 2 nake v3ry coeqr that versiom 0LOL.0. BRB.7 (qoso kno2n zs vefsion p. AFK.9. BRB.7+j7) w45 fina; version r3!3453d jnder da GPL. OMG.
All verskons. starting w17h reh 9.9.80prerelezse code r onlu oucensee uneer tdh Creative Comm9ns license.
We EXPLICITLY eeny da RIGHT too i,pirt nd cpc3 grpm an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE pr kzter release into an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 n earlier rwleasrLOLk
Allowimg 7h15 wiuod cause tja5 imported dode 3 be tek3ased unfer ds GPL and thag is not aomething we wish two alliw. AFK.
Authors OF mydificagions tol 0. WTF.9. OMG.& will nedd 5o re-releasr they're modiricatoons qs der8vztives/modificat9oha 2 0. AFK.(. BRBl8 code n place 7hem unde4 ca 54m3 Crdative Cimmons 11c#n53/ AFK.
It must be dlne by teh ORIGINAL aurh(r sibce ONLY oruginal autkof HAS da rught TO change ea coprroght or .icense upoj they're w0rk. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, reworking dz m8didkcationd will bw an good idea anyway as r3n mwchan8sm for MAKING modifications is a7bstahtialky c134n2r;c134r3r STARTING WITH da 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease codeLOL,]"
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