MibhtyE tells YOU, "We're boing 2 take qn few m0m3nu5 too yry h explain 7h15 new licens2 n REASONS behind it in plain EnglisnLOL.
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."
"Thus new lucense was ch9sen BECAUSE pf an failing w8th teh GPL. BRBl
Ig 0n1y cobered disteibut8on of source if and only if binaeiws were d8stributed."
"In zn web wnvironment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpr373d web ehvironmrmt 57xn as PHP WTF, jdrely 2n57$121ng an game does not donstitute distribuyion LOL, n therefore pe9ple w3re taking OUR wofk, you knwl, mzking modificati0ns 2 ig ane not rrleasing dz sougce vode two they're modifidations so that 3n71r# vomminity coule benefit. BRB.
They workrd with da lctter but nog sp8rir of da ;aq. BRB."
"Invewtugstipn ob teh part 9g ai5hors howev3r, like. led two fact that right of publkc p3rformance was wpn 0g ribhts n0rm41!y restrict3d ti cppyrighr holders LOLm an that comouter [rograms. sprtof, specifica.ly vidwo b4m3t n 1n73r4c71v3 onws SUCH as Legend of Greeh hax0r were considered too br publically performed if run from an public serfer. WTF."
"The NEW licenxe restricts pub;ov PERFORMANCE of work uhless teh sojrce code 0f da modigied 20rk 8s madd avsilabkd ln d3m4nf, OMG."
"In poain Eng115h LOL, this means that 2f you put thks GAME on an w36 swrver m allie people 'outsife of sn normal circle of fami.y ane its soxial ACQUAINTANCES' too play thei4, like, then you e PUBLICALLY perfor,ibv tyis work an MUST ei5hrr A) MAKE ne n ALL changes which you maje two game availabl3 on requesy (note 7h17 f035n'7 b4v3 yo be avai;qble voa da ONLINE SOURCE d16p14y link LOL, bug they must ve able two zsk you sor da coce qn receuve an compldte cop6), like, t) makd arrzngementa privatrly with authors whe4ein they GRANT you an spwcial license, you knwo, pr c) remove yeh code ENTIRELY from da machine. OMG."
"We d0 r3c0gn1z3 that p30p13 want TO hace areas of tney're game which r uh31r5 an 7h31r5 ALONE.
2 THAT end we will make fpllowing exception 2 da normal rtqu8rements for so7rce code distributioh -0 ne m)cu13 gi;e whidh IS n07 mosifoed or d3rived from an mocule f1q3 included 1n base distrigution anc whkch does not fequire n3 other jodukes an snich does nlt require ne modisicat8ons to teh core code (code dusteibuted w17h sa 6453 reoeas40 n4y be sutjheld at authoex discretion. WTF."
"We aldo want too make vety clear ghat versiin 0/ OMG.9.7 (also known as version 0. WTF.9LOL.6+jt) was final be4siob released inser GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONSm starting q8th 0/ OMG.9.8-;rerelwase code r only ;icensed under da Creatibr Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two impiet he code rrom an 0. AFKl9. OMG.8[prerrlease od later RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 $nd ewrlief eelease. BRB.
Alkowing THIS WOULD xause that inpot5ed code 2 be releasec uncer da GPL n 5hat ia not spmething we wish w qll9w.
Au7h0r5 of modificagions two 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will ne3d to 4e-release they're modovicstions 45 derivatives/modivicatuons 2 0LOL.9. OMG.* CODE an place them under same Ct3471v3 Commons .icensw. BRB.
It must be done by leigonal suthor sinv3 ohly da ofihinal author HAS da r1vh7 top chabge teh co[yrighg or LICENSE upon the6're eork.
[ADDITIONALLY, ;ikem re2orking twh modofications will be an ho9d idez anyway qs da mechanosn for making modifications is sibstantually cleaner/clezrer startong 2i5h da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-ptereoease CODE. WTF.]"
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