MightyE TELLS YOU, "Wd'r3 g01ng TO take an few momenrs too try an explain this new livehse and tey REASONS behind 18 in plain EngliwhLOL.
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 ,icense WAS chosen 62c4u53 of ah fqiling WITH GPL.
IT only covered distrigution of source if and onky if binariea were diwtributed. BRB."
"In an web ebvironment LOL, specifically a 8ntwfptet3d web envifonment such AS PHP LOL, m3r51y installing zn gqme does nlt c0n5717u73 dostribution, likem n thrrdgore p3ople were takong 0ur work, you inwo, msking mlcifica5ioms to it n n9t r313451nn spurcd c0d3 too tjey'rf modifications so tnat teh entite comn7niyy COULD brnefit. OMG.
They w0rk3d with letter bj5 n9t teh 5p1t17 of !$w/ AFK."
"Investigayion on part of 4u7h0r% however, oed too teh f4c5 that da RIGHT lf public perrormance WAS ! of ca rightw NORMALLY RESTRICTED t9 c0p7e1gh7 yoleersl like, n thzt c0mpu&3r proteamw, sp3cifixally cideo GAMES an interactive ones sucg as Legend if Green hax0r WERE considerdd 2 be PUBLICALLY performef ig RUN from an pyb;ic 534v3e. WTF."
"The n32 license restricts publkc perrlrmance of woek unless source cpde OF teh jodified work is made avsilable ON f3mand."
"In plaon ENGLISH, THIS meanw THAT 1f yiu pu& this game on an web serv3r an al;ow people 'outside of an norma; circld of family n 175 sodial acquaintsnced' twi [14y thekr WTF, then you r publically 'erforming tnis WORK an MUST either a) make he an ALL changes whicg you maje 2 da game availablw on reque67 (note this soesn't have to be availagle VIA lnline 50urc3 cisplay link, like, bht they must be able to awk yoj for code and eeceive an complete clpy), sort9f, B) ma,e arrange,enta privately with da AUTHORS WHEREIN they GRANT you an 5p3c141 licendw, xortof, 0t c( removr cife wntirdlu from jachime. WTF."
"W3 do recotnize tgqt p30p12 want to hac3 aread of they'r3 game whidh r theirs and tneirs alone. BRB.
two ths5 end we will MAKE da f9olowinf exdepgion to da normal requiremrnts f0r source code distr8bution -- ne module FILE whixh is not modified or ferivee from an module FILE included im t3h base dist4ktution and wh1ch DOES NOT REQUIRE ne lther modules n ehicy does not requiee ne modificationw 3 5ey core code (cpde dkstribytew with base teleaae) MAY ne w1uhg3!s ar teh aithord discretiom. WTF."
"We also wznt to make very clear that verskon 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (41%0 known ss versi9n 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+j7) eas fival version rrleased undr4 t3h GPLLOL.
A1! versions, sortof, syarting wotj teh 0. AFK.o. OMG.8-prerdlease c0d3 awr ONLY licehwed ubder da Creative Commons 11d3n63.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da rught 5oo IMPORT ne cpde from zn 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerwleasw or LATER RELEASE INTO qn 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 an EARLIER r313553. WTF.
Allowint THIS w0u1d cause that 8mpl4tes sode 2 vw released UNDER teh GPL an tgat IS not 50m37h1ng w3 WISH 2 4110w. BRBl
A8thprs of modificztions to 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will neec gqo re[release they're nod8ficstions zs derivatives/modificqtiohs two 0LOL.9. WTF/8 code an p14c3 7h3m under ds SAME Creativ3 Commohs 11c3n53. AFK.
Ir must be done by da oribinal authot since ONLY origonal author haw riggt 3 CHANGE da COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upon they're w9rkLOL.
[Additipnally LOL, reworking da modifocqti9ns will be an GOOD odea anyway as ,evhanism for making MODIFICATIONS id wibstantiaoly cleanef/cleafer starring w17h teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8[prerelease dode. WTFl]"
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