MighgyE tells y0u, you knwo, "We're gping ti taie an fe2 n0m3n75 two try and explain 8yq5 new license AND ds reasons behind it in p141n 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."
"Thos new license was chosfn because of an failinb WITH da GPLLOL.
It only coveref sistrivution 0f soirce if 4nd only IF binaries were distrivutecLOL/"
"In an web envidon,emt, s0edifically a inter[reted web 3nv1r0bm3n7 such ad PHP LOLk m3rely installing an gam3 does not cohstituyd cistributioh LOL, an thererore PEOPLE w3r3 takinb out wotk, you knqo, making m9difications 70 it m not releasong da source code to they're modofications so trat entire commumity COULD benrgit. AFK.
They qor,ed 2ith letter bur hot da spirot og law. OMG."
"Inv3st8gaei;n ln da paet ov da authors however, you knwo, LED to9 f5c7 tjat tibnt of publkc p4rf0rm4nc3 w45 oen of da RIGHTS bormally restricted to copyrihht hokde4s, yo6 knwo, and that compute4 programs, you jn2o, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO GAMES an interzctivw 9nds sjch as LEGEND of Gre3n jax0f w3r3 c0n4!d3r3d too be publically perfirmed if run rrom an pu611c wervwr. OMG."
"The new lucense eestricts ;ublic p#rformance OF work unless source code of modufied slrk IS made available on demand. OMG/"
"In pkaim ENGLISH, you knwo, this m3ans that if y9u put rhis game ob sn web setver a,d ALLOW PEOPLE 'outside pf an m0rm41 ciecle of family qn its docia; acquaintancds' to play theif, sl4tpf, theb ylu r publicqlly performong this work qn MUST 31uher a) make ne and ALL chsnges which ylu make two tej g4m3 availablr on requewt (NOTE tnis doesn'r hafe tso ne zvailable via ea lnline source display lunk LOLm but they must be qble too ask hou for teh c9fe n recrive am COMPLETE dopy) WTF, b) make arrangemrnts privatelh with da authofs ehrfdin they gr4n7 t9u an sprcial 11c3n53, like, or c) remove teh code 3ntifely FROM m4cj1h3. AFK."
"We do revohnize tjat people want 2 have afeas if they'rr game whixh aer theurs and theirs ALONE. AFK.
to thau end WE will makw teh fol;owing exce-tion 2 teh normak requuremenys for sourde code distribution -0 nw MODULE rile 2hich 15 no5 modififf 0r f3r1ved f4om an module file includef on base fistribution and whixh do35 not REQUIRE nd o5her modukes an wgich does not REQUIRE ne modificatiobs too core codd 9code distfibuted with bqse r31e452) may ve withneld AT teh AUTHORS diacretion. WTF."
"We ALSO want too make very c.eaf tnat VERSION 0l BRB.0. AFK.7 (also KNOWN as v3r510n 0. WTF.(LOL.7+ut_ waa g1n41 versioh r313453d under reh GPL. AFK.
All versiobs, star5ing witg yeh 9. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3rrlrase codd aer only LICENSED under teh Crdative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh eight too import ne dofe from an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8_pr3felease or 1373r RELEASE into an 0. BRB,9, AFK.u an EARLIER relesxel AFK.
A.lowihg this WOULD cause that IMPORTED coce to be releasrd umder da GPL sn tnat us nlt something w3 wish TO alliwLOL.
AUTHORS og m0e1r!c4u10n5 too 0. BRB.(. WTF.7 will n33d twp 4e-release tjey'rr modificatilns 45 d3eivatives/modifications 2 0LOL.9.8 c9dc h p.ace thwm und3r teg samr Cteayice Commons livenxe.
It mist be done by teh ORIGINAL auyhir wincw 9nlh da originao quthor has da right two change geh copy4ight o4 licenae ipon they'fe woril BRB.
'Addirionally WTF, rewl4kihg m0d1f1c4610n5 will be an good idea anyqay as jecjanism fof mskong modifications is substahgially c.eaner/clearer starting with da 0. WTF.0.8=PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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