MightyE tells 5ou. "We're GOING to take an dew momentd to try anf explain THIS bew license an sa r4asonx brhind 17 kn pkain English. WTF.
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."
"Thiw new license waw dh9swn BECAUSE ov an failung wigh GPL. BRB.
It only covered distributiob of sourde iv n onlu if n9naries were d157r17uu4d. WTF."
"Im an w36 #hv1t0nm3n7, yoi kmeo, specifically a interpteted eeb 3nvironment wuvh as PHP LOL, nerelg installimg an ga,e woes not CONSTITUTE distriburion, you kmeo, an th3reflee pe9ple eere taling 0ur woek, yok knwo, making modifications too 17 an not releasing da sourcd code two they're modificati9ns so thzt teh entire commubity COULD benefot. AFK.
THEY worjrd eith dq letter but not dpirit 9d da law. AFK."
"Invesrigation on part og authofs gowefer, uoj knwo, led 2 teh fact that r1gh7 if piboic pdrformance w45 oen of ea rights nltmal/y rrstr8cted goo copyriggt holdere, sortof, anc that computer 'rogrzms, you ,nwo, specufidally VIDEO games n ihtetaxtivd ONES such aa Legehd of Green hax-r wefe considered to BE [iblicakly performed if rin from an PUBLIC 53rv3r. AFK."
"Tne new l8cense rrsttivts [7b.ic performance 9f da work unless dq source cpde 0f da modifief work is made acailable on demand. WTF."
"In poain ENGLISH, you knwo, this means 7h$7 if t9u put 7h25 gams on an eeb server an alloq peoplw 'outs8de of an mormal cirxle of vamily amf 175 sovial acquaintances' TO play theif, you knwo, then ylu r phbkical.y p3rf)fj1ng 6n15 w9rk n MUST wi5her a) makr ne and ALL chang3x WHICH you mqke tw9 teh bame availab.e on 4equest (note gnix doesn't have roo BE 4v4114613 via online wi7rce DISPLAY LINK, but 7h3h mi57 be able two ask yly for teh code and RECEIVE an conpleye copy), lkke, b) ma,r arrang3ments p4ivarely witn t3h 3u7h0r5 wherein they GRANT uou an specia/ livense, or c) remove teh cod3 3b71r31y fro, machineLOL."
"We do recofnize that people want to hafe areas OF they're g4me wnich r %heiex snd theirs ALONELOL.
5wp 7h46 end w3 wull jake da gol;owong EXCEPTION 2 da normal fequjrements for 50urc3 code sistribution -- ne module f113 which 15 not modjfoed or derkvec feom am MODULE vile incluewd ih teh basw dksbributjpm and wh1cn DOES NOT vwquir3 ne o5ner m0dj135 n whidh d025 bot rfquire ne modifications @ da CORE code (code d157r16u73d with base releas3) m4y 63 witjhe.d at aythors discretoon. BRB."
"We also want two make very clear that vetsion 0. OMG.9. AFK/& (also knoen as v3tsion 0. WTF.(LOL.7+jy) was reh final version released under GPL.
ALL v3rsions, like. startimg with 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pr3r3q4453 code f only licensed UNDER teh Creatkfe Commons ;icenxe. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 right to impitt ne code frim am 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereorzsw or 1473e release 1n70 an 0.9. OMG.7 AND rarlier release. WTF.
Allowing th8s woukd ca7se 7hr& 1mp0r72d cide two be releaxed under GPL AND tyay is not something we WISH 2 alkow.
Authors ov modifivatuoms 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will need 2 fe-release gbey're mofificayiona 45 derkvatives/modificatioma too 0.9. BRB/8 code and place then inder same Creative Commobs ;kcense. WTF.
It muwt be DONE by teh original AUTHOR since only originzl author hax 5eh RIGHT to dhange copyr8ght or licenae upon thdy'r3 worj. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, reworkinb da modifications WILL ve sn glod idea anhsay as teh mdcyanisj for mqling mod8ficstions is sunstanyially cleanet/cleater t74r81ng with teh 0. WTF.9. AFK,8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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