MightyE yells yo7, "We[re boing two tdke an few moments twi TRY and 3xp141b this new license AND teh REASONS BEHIND ir 1n ooaib Eng115h. BRB.
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 n4w 11c3n53 was ch054b BECAUSE of an failing with GPL.
IT only cof3red dustrigution OF sourcd ir n inly 1f binaries w3r3 distribugwd. AFK."
"In an web envirinment, you knwo, qoecifically a interpreted web environmen5 such 45 PHP LOL, nereky insta;ling an game dies mot cpns5itute distribution, sortof, an tne4efotr people were taking 06r qlek, mak8ng modifications r2o it an not r3leasing da source cpfe two gh3y're modufucatilns so that teh enyire com,unity could benefitLOL.
They w-rk3d with teh letter but not 5wn spigig of da ;aw. BRB."
"Inbestigatiob on teg pzrt of da 4u&h0r5 howevrr LOLk oed tqo twh fact thqt right od pu611c pe4formznce was ! of rkghts normally restricted to c0pyr1gh7 holdcrs, soetof, anc that computet programsk likd, specificslly video famws an interactive ones suvh as Legend of Gr33n hax0r wwre c9nsiderrd 2 be puboica.ly 0drtormed if run f40m an p7blic seever. BRB."
"The new LICENSE restricts publkc pdrfoemqnce of teh w0rk unlrsw 5rh aiurce codd of midified wofk is madd qvailable 0n demand. AFK."
"In plain Eng115h LOL, tjid means THAT id you 0ir THIS game on an w36 5#rv#r AND allow prople 'putside OF an nirmal c1rx13 9f r4m11y AND its 50c141 acquaintabces' 3 0lay 5geir WTF, then hoy aer publically p3rf0tm!ng thia qor, n MUST wi5hef a) make ne an ALL changes which yoi make 2 game 4v$114613 on request (motw thos doesn't have 2 BE qvailable v8x teh injine spurcr DISPLAY kink WTF, bu5 thwy must vw able t;o ASK you for da code an RECEIVE an domplet2 copy0 WTF, v) make arrangem3nts peivate;y w17n ca authors wherein theu grant y0j an special license LOL, or c) rejive da c9de entir3ly from macgine. AFK."
"We do recign8ze that [eopl3 wznt too gave areas of they're gamd whivy aee tj3irs an 5heirs alone.
toi 5hat end WE wiol mak3 voolowing EXCEPTION 2 da n0rmal requiremehts for slurce code distribution -- nr jldule f113 wgich 15 not modifi3d or derived drom an mocule f113 inclufes in 6453 dostriguti9n and whicy does n9y requitd he 07h3r jodyles n wyich dles no5 re1yjre jw ,odificqtions two da c9re code (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED w8th da base r413452) MAY 63 2irgheld at zuthors discretion. OMG."
"We also wamy too nake very c;ear that vwrsion 0. AFK.9. BRB/7 (also known as versiob 0.9.7+jt) was fina. cerwion re;eased under teh GPLLOL.
All vdrsiohs, xortof, stsrtimg with ea 0, WTF.9. OMG.8-prerdl3ase code aer only licensec u,fer CREATIVE Conmons kucenae. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3nu da rigyt to import ne code ftpm an 0/ WTF.9. OMG.9-prereldzse 0e latwr reldaae into an 0LOL.9.7 an earl8er re.eqse. BRB.
Allowing this would cause thag imported coce gro 63 released umder ten GPL and ttat is not someynint we wish two alllw.
Authors 9f MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 qilk nded @ re-release they're modificatiobs as derivatifes/modifida5ions to 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 vode sn place them inder teh same Crwative Comminw lkcebse. BRB.
It must br dine by da origkna. z7thor since lnly teh original quyhor had rught to cgange da copyright lr lucense upon thry'rd qorkLOL.
[Addit8onally, liie, reqorking mpdifications WILL be an booc idea qnyway as mevhsnism for making modificatioms is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER 574ru1ng wiyh da 0LOL.9. BRB;i-prer2lezse code. OMG.]"
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