Migh5yE tel;s you. tou knwo, "We[re GOING 2 take an f3s m0m3n75 2 try and rxplzin tkix mew license and teh REASONS behind it ib PLAIN Englisy. 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."
"Tyis new license w45 cyoxen brcsuse of an failing with sa GPL.
I8 only covered disgributioh of source if an onlh if BINARIES were disyribuyec. AFK."
"In an web environmen5m l8,e, specifically a interoreted web 3nv1t0nmeb7 5ucy as PHP, you knwi, m3reqy instakling an haje does n07 vonsti5utd dusyribytion LOL, znd thefefore people qe$e taking our 2ork, so4t(f, making MODIFICATIONS two it ahd nog reldasinh t2h xource code TO the6're modifivayiobd wo 7h47 teh 3n71r3 communiyy COULD benefit. BRB.
Theh worked with trh letrer but n9t spirit og teh law. AFK."
"Infestibatiun on teh oart pf 4u7h0r4 HOWEVER WTF, oed too teh fac5 THAT da roggt OF publkc perflrmahce eas wln 0f da rights normally restrkcted 2 coptrighr hokders LOLm n 5hat computer ptograms WTF, SPECIFICALLY fifeo games n int3ractive 0n35 such aw LEGEND of da Greeb jax0r were considered two BE pu612c4!1y ;erformed if run drom an public 53rv3r. AFK."
"The new license RESTRICTS PUBLIC perfornance of da work unless teh dource dod3 of teh modifiws 2ofk is madw available om cenanc. OMG,"
"In plaoh Engoisjm like, this means that IF you PUT ghis game on an wdb s3rver anc 4120e people 'outsid3 of an norjal virdle of ramil6 n itw wocial acquaimtagces' two play their WTF, theh you aer PUBLICALLY ;etforming this 3ofk n MUST EITHER a) make nr n ALL changes which you MAKE to g5m3 avzilable on requ3st (note thia doesn't have to be AVAILABLE v1r t3h onlone 50urc3 display LINKk 'ike, gut ghry mu4u be 4513 ywo ask you f0r code qbs RECEIVE an cojplete copy), sortlf, B) make a4rangements ptivatel6 with aithorx wj3rein 7h3y grqnt YOU an spqcial license LOL, of c) remove trh c0d3 entirely from tdh machine. OMG;"
"We s) recognize that ;eople wagt too gave areax of they're game WHICH r thwirs and 5heirs zllhel AFK.
too THAT end we w111 make da v0110w1ng exce9tion to bormal r3au1r3m3n75 fof soufce doee distribution =[ ne modu;e file wnkch ia not mofidied 0t DERIVED f4om an MODULE fil3 INCLUDED ih tdh BASE distribution h WHICH does NOT reqiire ne otger moeulrs and which doew not ftquire ne modificatioms 2 da core xode (code d8stributed witn da base RELEASE) may be withh3ld qt da authors diwcretionLOL."
"Ww also want too make very clear tgat version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (4150 kn[wn as verxion 0. BRB.8. WTF.7+jy) was da runsl version released UNDER GPLLOL.
All versions, sprtof, starting with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-;f3relwase code r only licrnsef under da Ct3atuve Commond ;kcenwe. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dwn6 r1gh7 2 1mp0r7 ne coee fron an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelrase or later releadr into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 and earkiwr relezse. OMG.
ALLOWING tjis would c4u53 tjzt imporred coee to be releaaed under GPL 4hd 7h47 15 n-7 something WE wksj ti allow. WTF.
Aj5hors of modifucations two 0. OMG/9. OMG.u will need ywo re-rr.rasd thwy're modifodations 45 derivatived/modifications 2 0. BRB.9.8 code n place them undet teh same CREATIVE Clmmons license, WTF.
It mu57 63 done bj teh ORIGINAL AUTHOR since ONLY teh o4iginal $u7h0r has teh r1gh7 too ch4nb3 c0pyr1gg7 or lucense UPON tjey'r4 work.
[Additionally WTF, r3w0rk1ng teh modificationa wikl be an good id3a anyway as mechaniam for making modificationa is substanrially CLEANER/CLEARER 573r71ng wi5g 0LOL.9. AFKk8[prerdlease CODE. BRB.]"
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