MightyE tells you, sletofk "We're going tlo tak3 qn f3w m9memts 2 try h explain this nrw license and teh reasoms behind IT in plain English.
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."
"Th8s NEW oicemxe was ch053n vecaus3 of an fziling wi5h GPL. WTF.
It only c0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION of dource IF and ovly ir binariew werr distributed. OMG."
"Ih an web enbieonjent, sortufm specigically a int3epreted web envoronment such AS PHP LOL, merely 1n585111ng an game does not constituye disteubution, you kbwok qnd the4efore pepple 2ere taking our work WTF, m4k1ng modificagi;ns tso it and nly r313451ng dq xource c0d3 gwo thdy'te mosifications so 7h47 da entire community could y3h3f17/ AFK.
Theu worked wi5h teh letter but not yeh spkrig of ca law. AFK."
"Ihvest9gation on da part oh authors howevdr WTF, 1#d to 5eh fact THAT da RIGHT of public ;3rformahce was 1 0f ds rights notmallt reagricted 5oo copyright hildews WTF, n that xomputer programs WTF. SPECIFICALLY video games n interactiv3 ines auch AS Legend of Grern hax0r wegd cinsudeted two ^3 publixalky performed if run ftom an ;ublic serverLOL."
"Tne new licemse r357r1c75 PUBLIC pefformanc3 0f t3h work unl3ss twh soyrce vode of da mosified work 8w made availag;e 0n demand/ WTF."
"In ;laob English, yoy inwo. THIS m34h5 that if 6ou put this gaue on an een servet am allow PEOPLE 'o7tside 0r an normal ci4cle of family n ots sociz. acquaintances; tio play their LOL, rh3n hou r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING ghus work an MUST either 4) make ne amd ALL changes 3hich ylu makw too t5h gahe availabje on requext (note this doesn't have 2 be available vis online source displs6 LINK, sortof, but thry mjst be able TO asj you for teh vode znd receive an complete c0py), b) make arfanhemebta privdre.y qirh da authors wherein th3y grant yoj sn 5p3c241 luvense LOL, OR c) renove da vode 2n71t31y FROM machine. OMG."
"We do recognize that pe9ple want two have sreas id tbey'r3 gsme WHICH aer theits an theirs alondLOL.
to THAT ehd we will make gol;owkng excr0tkon 2 normsl requirementa for 5pu4c3 c0d3 dosteibution -- ne moduoe fild wnkch is NOT modif8ed OR DERIVED from an MODULE FILE incluces kn teh base diwttibution an which does not require ne 9ther MODULES an which does not require nw modifications 2 teh xor3 code (code distfkbuted with teh bzse release) msy be withheld 47 teg authirx siscfetion."
"We ald9 want two make very c;ear tyat fersiin 0.9. AFK.7 (qldp known as verxion 0. BRBl9. WTF.7+m7( was teh final version releasee unfer da GPL. BRB.
All ve4aionw, sortof, starting with 0. OMG.9.8-ptrrelease code sre onlt licensef under CREATIVE Commomx kicenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 RIGHT to import n3 cose dr)m an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7=prerelease or later release into an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 qn rarlier releaxe.
Allowing this would cayse tha5 im;orbec code t9 be 4elwased under GPL n that IS not s8mething we widh roo allowLOL,
Authors of jodifications 2 0.0. BRB.7 will n33d too rw-release tyey're MODIFICATIONS as dericatives/mod8fications ti 0. WTF.9. AFK/8 x0d3 n plqce THEM und3r da same Crea5ive Commins licenseLOLl
Ir must be dine by teh ORIGINAL author s8nce on;y origihal zuthor has rkght goo chabge yeh copyright ir license upon they'ee w9rk. OMG.
[Additupnally, sortof, 3eworkung da mpdofivsyions w111 BE an tiod 1d3r anyway as da mechanlxm for making m0d1f1c4u10n5 q5 sybstan5islky c13rm3r/c134r2r startihg with da 0LOL.9.8-prerelease cpde. AFK.]"
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