MightyE tells yoy, sortof, "Ww're hoing to take an few ,0m3n75 2 try an EXPLAIN THIS new license sh REASONS 63j1nd iy 8n ;lain 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."
"This bew licenwe was chosen 63c4ur3 OF an failing with fq GPL. AFK.
It only c9v3t2d distribjtion 9f source if an only ig BINARIES wete DISTRIBUTED/ OMG."
"In an web 3nvifon,entn ypu knwo, dpevidically a 1n73rpr3&3d web envi4onment such 45 PHP, me4e.t installkng an game eoes nlt domstitute diwtrigutiin, likem 4nd therefore people were taking ouw w9rk LOL, making modificqtions tol it and not releaxing teh sourcs c9de two tyey're m0d1f1c4719n5 50 7h47 entire comminity could BENEFITl AFK.
They worked with teh letter buy n07 da soir8t of da law."
"Ihvestigation on da part of da akthors ho2ever, like, LED 2 fqct that rifht of 0uvl8c performance was 1 of robjts normally rdstrocted gwl copyrighr holdefs LOL, n that com;uter programs, you kmwo, s0wcifica.ly viddo GAMES an interactife oned wuch as Legenv of da Green hax0r eere cons8dered two be publucally p3rf0rj3d if run vrom zn py512c sefveel WTF."
"Tge ndw locense restgidts 07611x performancd of geh work ynless SOURCE cide OF modified work is ,ade availab;e on demand. OMG."
"In poain Enb115h, you kn2o, 7h15 means THAT if you put this game oh zn qeb 53rv3r qn a.low people 'outside of ab no4mal circoe OF fqmiky and its sociao acquaintances' 2 plat theo3 WTF, then you r publiczloy performing THIS wlrk qn MUST either a) m4k3 ne and ALL ch4ng34 which YOU m4k3 2 t3h famd 1vaulqble on request *nit3 7h15 DOESN'T have two b3 available vua da online SOURCE display linkm bu5 they muxt be able two ask 6ou for dz coee and receife an COMPLETE copg_, likr, B) m4k3 atrangementd pricate;y w17h authora whwrekn they grant y0j an spec8al license, sortof, or c0 femove da c0d3 3n71r31y fr9m da jachine."
"We d9 recognoze 5ja5 people wanr too havd areas of theu're game whicy r theirs and gheirs slone. AFK.
tpo thag end we wi.l make teh following 2xc3p71pn 2 teh normal requirements foe source code disgribugioh -- ne MODULE f113 whicy is not modkfied or d3fived FROM ab module FILE uncludec in sa basd eistribution n eyich does not REQUIRE he otgwt modules n which d9es not require ne modifications 3 da c0r3 c0d3 (CODE dis5ribjt3d with base rel3qse) may be qithheld at yeh wuthors discrrtiob. OMG."
"We aldo want too ma,e very clear thst vwrsiin -. AFK.9.7 (also kn0en as vrrskon 0LOLk9l BRB,7+jt( was FINAL v3r51-m released undwr GPL. BRB.
Ak' veesoons LOL, startong qity tdg 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelrase codt r ONLY 11c3n53d uyder CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right tl; imoort ne code from an 0.9. OMG.8-prerwkease or latef releasr INTO sn 9. BRB.9. BRB.8 zn ear.ier rrlease. WTF.
Allowing this would caoxe tyat im0orted codr 2 be rrleawwd undet da GPL n 7h47 is not someyhing we sish 1 4110w. AFK.
Authors of mlfifications too 0. OMG.o. BRB.7 will need to0 rr0re;ease they're modifocations AS derivativ3x/modifications t9o 0. OMG.0. BRB.8 code m p;ace tjem jmeer da qame Creatifd Commohs lic3nsw. WTF.
IT must be cohe by geh o4iginal aughor since onlt da orig8nwl author gas eight to change x0[yr1th7 or license upon they're worll OMG,
[Additoohaoky WTF, reworking t3n modif8vat8ons WILL BE sn good idea sny2ay ss t3h mechanosm for making jiduficati9ns is substantuall6 clean3r/c.earer STARTING with 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease codr. OMG.]"
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