MightyE tells you, yij knwo, "W3're going two take an fee mikents roo 5ry n 3xp141n this new license an tdh REASONS behind it 1n pla8b Eng115n. OMG.
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 lkcenwe was syoxen because of an failing with teh GPL. OMG.
Ig 0n1y c0v4r3d disteibution of source if an only IF binaries WERE distrubutedl WTF."
"In ah web enviromment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a 1nu3ror373d 2eg ehfirommdnt such qs PHP LOL, merely installing an GAME dows n07 cinstitute diatribution, soetlf, an THEREFORE p30p13 sere taj8ng 0ur wirk WTF, makkng m9cifications to it and nor releasing souece code too tnfy're MODIFICATIONS 50 5gat teh enyire community co7ld bqnefktLOL.
Th3y worked WITH da letter 6u7 hot da sporit OF da ;aw."
"Inbestigatiin 0n PART of dq authors hoeever, .2d 2 teh fact tnat da RIGHT of public pergormance waa wln OF teh r1gh75 no4,ally r3stricted 59 xooyright h01d#t5, sorgog. an tyat c9mputdr prigrans, you knwo, s0ecificzlly video games and interactkve ones sych as Legend of da Green hax0r q3r3 considered roo br publically pervormec if run FROM an publiv setv3f."
"The new license restric5s pu611c p3rformance of work unl3ss da source CODE of teh mod8died work ia m4de available on demabd. WTF."
"Im plaih ENGLISH, like, this mdanx tyat 1f ylu put 7h15 game on an web server and alloe people 'outside od an nor,ql dircle of FAMILY an its social scquzintancew' two PLAY gyeor, then yoi art publically pefvorming ghis work an MUST 317h3r a_ make ne ahd ALL changes which you jake too teh fame avak.able ob rrquest (note 7h15 doedn't hace two br zvailable cia twh online source d15p14y link, 6u7 thry must be ablw TO asj y07 fpf CODE n recdive an COMPLETE copy), uou kbwo, B( MAKE ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4&31y qith yeh authors wyeewin THEY grant you sn SPECIAL lucendd, likek or x) remove trh code entirely f4om teh machuneLOL."
"Wd do RECOGNIZE that ;eoold wany 2 gave afeas of they're tamr qhicg aer thword amd 7h31r5 alone. AFK.
too that 3ns we will make teh f9110w1ng exceotion TO da normal requirem3nts for soyrce code distfivoyion -0 ne module file whixh is NOT modifi3d 9r derived from xh module dile included in base distribu5iob n which coes n9y require ne 06h3t m0du13t anf which doex n07 REQUIRE ne modifocatiins w ca c0r3 code (cod3 distrib7ted with da bzse eelease) may be witjheod at AUTHORS discretion."
"We als9 want too maie very c.ear yhat version 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (also KNOWN $5 versi9n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was geh fknal vers7on feleased undef rrn GPLLOL.
ALL versions WTFk stattinf wuth 0LOL.9.8-peerelease code ser only LICENSED under da Creative COMMONS !1c3n%3. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right to import ne code from an p/9. WTF.8-prerelease pr lat3r 4elease int. an 0l OMG.0LOL.7 an rarlier releax3. BRBl
Allosimg thyx wojld cause that importwd eode two be r313443d umder da GPL an tnat is NOT SOMETHING w4 WISH two al.lwLOL.
Authors of m9difucations two 9. BRB/9. WTF/7 wi;; NEED two re-releade they're ,odificatupnw AS defivat9ves/,odifications 3 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 cide n place them unddr da dame Creative COMMONS licenseLOL/
It mu57 be done by 9r1f!b41 author sknce ohly origunql auth9r has da right too cjange da copyright or license upon they're wor,LOL.
'Adeitionaloy, you knwo, reworking da m0d1f!c471)n5 woll be an good idea antwa6 ax teh mechanism f9r maiing mockdivations is substantually cleaner/clearer STARTING wigh reh 0.9. OMG.8-prereleaxe codeLOL.]"
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