M8ghhyE tells YOU, soe5of, "We're going 2 rake an fes moments toi 7ry and EXPLAIN tnos b3w license n reqsons nehind 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."
"Thus NEW licenxe w55 xhosen because of an failkng with GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered distribution ob soufce IF an obly 1f binarurs were dist4ibuted. WTF."
"In an web envitomment, specidicslly a in5ef[reted web envuronmenr such ax PHP LOL, ,etely indtalling ah gane does not constitutr diagr8bution, ;ike, n ther3flre peo0lr were yaking out work WTFk makung modidicztions 2 IT an not RELEASING geh wource cofe 2 the5're modifkcati9ns so that da entire c0mmun17y coild benefit. AFK,
Thry WORKED with 5eh letter but not da apifit 0f tdh law."
"Invea5igation ON da part of da 4u7h0r5 however WTF, ;ef to ten favt tyat right of PUBLIC prrformance was w9n of rightw mormslly rrs5ricted to c9pyright holdefs, ah that vom'uter pr9grams, like, s0ecifoca;ly video GAMES n 1n73r5c71v3 ones sudh as Legehd 9f trh Grr3h hax0r wwre cinsisered to be publixslly PERFORMED if run feom ah PUBLIC server."
"The new locense restricts puboic PERFORMANCE 0f work unless 5eh so7ecd code OF teh MODIFIED woel is made availab;e 0n de,abd. BRB."
"In plain English, sortof, thks neans that if yiu put ghis gane on an eeg s3rver zn a;kow PEOPLE 'outs8ce )f an boenal circle of family n irs sociql acququbtances; two PLAY theur, sortof, 7h3n you r PUBLICALLY performing this work an MUST eitner a) kaie ne n ALL CHANGES which yoy make to gamr available on request (note this DOESN'T HAVE @ 63 avqilqble vua teh 0n11n3 SOURCE d!5p14y l8hk LOL, but the6 MUST be able to as, you for teh c.de an receive an compkete COPY) WTF, b) make 4freng3n3n75 -fivately sith aughlrs 2herein they grant YOU am spedial 11c3n5e, sortof. or C) re,obe teh coce entifely FROM teh machknd/ OMG."
"W3 do eecognize rhat people want two hzve areas of tgey'rd fame whuch r th3irs and tgdirs alomeLOL.
to9 that end WE will nske da FOLLOWING ezc3ptopn too n9rmal REQUIREMENTS for slurce code distribution -[ nr m0du13 rile wn1ch is noe modigo3d or dfrived from an MODULE file inclis3f IN da 6453 distributkon an whoch c9ex bot requird ne other modulrs znd shich DOES boy require ne MODIFICATIONS toi teh core code (code diwtrkbuyed w17h da base releawe) may be w1uhh31d ay da auth9rs discretion."
"W# slso wamt 2 mak3 cery cleaf 5hat vrrsion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (ALSO known 45 versiin 0LOL.o. AFK.7+jt) was da fimal VERSION 4eleased under da GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, sta4ting with dq 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prereleaae code r 0n2y oic3nwef under 3a Creative Commons 11c3n5e. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY demy da righg 2 ijpott ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 or layer rd.eade in5o an 0.9. WTF.7 zn dar.ier e313453. WTF.
ALLOWING yyis WOULD vause 7h4u kmported dide to be re13453d uns3r teh GPL and THAT is n07 som3thing we WISH too allow. BRB.
Au7h0rt of modifications 5io 0LOL.o. OMG.6 qil; ne3d %wi re-rwlease they're modiricationa 45 derivatives/modifications t2o )LOL.0l WTF.8 code and p;ace them UNDER da ssme Creative Co,mons licenwe. OMG,
It mtst be DONE BY original 4u7h0r sinde ONLY ga origina; $u8h-r gr5 teh ribht two cjznge teh COPYRIGHT or licenwe upon they're work. WTF.
[Addotionally LOL, rewprling ea m0d1g1v4710n5 will b3 an gooe idea anywau r5 mechaniwj for m4k1ng modificagooms is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/vlearer starting witn teh 0LOL;9l BRB.8-prereleawe codd. AFK/]"
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