MitgtyE tells you WTF, "We're GOING two 7rk4 an few moments t9o try and explaun yhis new okcense AND trh reasohs behind it in plain Eng.ksh. AFK.
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 licwmsr w45 chosen because lf an failing w85h teh GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y covered fisrrkbution OF slurce if AND only if binarkes wwre DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web envkronment, you knwo, 5p3c1r1c411y a unterpreyed sdb environment such ss PHP, yo7 knwo, merely install8ng an game does not c0n5817u73 distribuyion, hou knwo, zn 7g#ref0r3 pelple wete faking our wotk WTF, making mpdifications &0 it ans not rwlwasint spurce codw tol tgey're modificati9bs so tgat da ENTIRE community could benefit.
The6 w0rj3e w17y da letter BUT nog tdh dpiri5 pf .awLOL."
"Investihation on part of teh authors h0w3v3f, like, led 5wk fact that da right if oublic performance waa 1 of da roghts borma;ly restricted 2 copyrigh5 holders WTF, an thag com0uter prlgeams, slftof, SPECIFICALLY video games am interac5ive ones such as Lefene OF tej Green hax0r were considered to be oublicall6 prreor,ee if run frl, ah pu61qc server. BRB."
"Tne new licenwe RESTRICTS ;7blic pervor,abce of sa wofk unlesa teh sourc3 c8de of da modified work ix m4d4 available on demand."
"In plain Ehglish, like, tjis ,eans tjag id y9u put this game on an WEB serfer n allow PEOPLE '0u751d3 of an noemal circle og family n its socua; 4cwu$1n74nc35' &0 poay theit LOL, then you qer ;ublically p#rd04mqng tjis w0fk n MUST ei5her a) jakr ne n ALL chsnges which ulu MAKE to reh game available on 43qyeet (note thks doesn'5 have e be AVAILABLE via da 0n11n3 50urc3 display link, sortof, bug they must be wble to as, YOU for fa c0c3 an rwceibe an COMPLETE copy) WTFm b) make arrahgemenrs privately WITH teh authors 2herein they gtxnt ypu an special license LOL, or c) remove code entirely from teh mzchind. OMG;"
"We d0 4evognkz3 tgag [3)p13 waht too have areas of they're gaje wjich r theirs n 6g31r5 alohel BRB.
@ that end we wkll make r0110w1ng 3xc3;5ion 2 m0rm41 REQUIREMENTS for source c-d3 distfibution -- ne mpduoe dile which is not MODIFIED or ser8ved frin an moeule file included kn base DISTRIBUTION qn whicy does not eequire ne ither modules an which does not r3qu1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS to core dode (code disrrinuted wuth da vawe te;eas3) may be 2ithhels at AUTHORS discrerioml"
"We ALSO wan4 2 mzke very clear THAT versiob 0.0, BRB.7 (also known as vwesiom 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) waw final VERSION releaxec uncer GPL. AFK.
All versions, y9u kneo, starting woth geh 0.9LOL/8-orerelease code r only 11c3n5#d under da Creative Counons lixenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny rifht 2 km[ort ne cose from an 0. OMG.8. AFK,8-;4eeelease or later release into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 n earl8er RELEASE.
Allowinh this would cajse THAT im[orted code to ne RELEASED under teh GPL and yhat is not SOMETHING 23 wish to allow.
Authorx od mldivicztions too 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will nded 2 4e-eelease they're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS TO 0LOL.9. BRB.8 CODE ahd ;.qce thdm under da same Cteative Commlns lic3nseLOL.
IT myst be d9ne BY teh 9figinal AUTHOR SINCE ONLY original authlr has da r9ght 2 ch4ng2 teh c-pyr1gh7 or license jpom they're work. AFK.
pAdditionally WTF, 4eworking ,of9fica5ionx wull be an GOOD udea 4nyw4y AS da MECHANISM for making moditicati9ns is substahtiallu c.eandr/c.earer sgafting w17h teh 9. WTF.(. AFK.8-orerelw1se c9de.]"
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