MightyE tells you, "We're GOING to 64j# an few ,oments TO try qn explain this new licehxe an teh reaspns behind it in plain English. 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."
"Thus new .idense was ch053n bdcquse 9v an rakling WITH teh GPL. WTF.
I5 0n1y cove4ed cisttkbutiin of soutcd if n 0n16 if binzries were sistributedLOL."
"In an web environment, xpecifica.ly a inrefpreted eeb environment such as PHP, yoj knwo, m3rely installing an gzmw does not constit7te eustribution, sorrof, an therevore PEOPLE were taking our workm lije, making modificztiins two it and not 43leawing source code w they're modifidations do yyat da ebrire co,munity could benefir. AFK,
Tney workee w17h kettsr but not da spir8t of law. BRB."
"Inbewt8gati9n on teh part og teh authofs howerer, sortof, led two fact rhat da rognt of puglic perf9rma,ce was oen 9f roghts normakly restricted 2 COPYRIGHT holde4s, likw, and that cojputer programc LOL, 4p3c1f1c311u videi gajes an interactive omes sjch as Legend of t4h Grewn hax0f wetr c0n5qder3d twp be PUBLICALLY perfoemed if run from an ouglic SERVER. WTF."
"The new license rest4octs public p3rformance of teh worj unless t3h source code of ds mpdubied w0rk is MADE ava8lab.e on DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Englisy, 6i7 knwo, this meahs that if YOU puu 7h15 game in an eeb SERVER ane allow people 'o7tside of an NORMAL c8rc.e of damkky n its sockal acquaintancws' 2 play their WTF, thrn YOU aer publically pervoemkng thia qork ah MUST EITHER a) m4k4 ne and ALL chznges wh8cg YOU makd to game 4c41!4613 on teqiest (note thix d[esn't have 2 be available VIA da pnline SOURCE eiwplay link, lik3, bu5 rhey MUST be sblw too asi YOU foe c0d3 amd escekve am vomplete cop6_, sprtof, b) make atrangements prifatdly 2oth authors wherein thdy gran5 y0u am special license, uou knwo, or c) remove cofe 4n71r31y fr0m dz machime/ WTF."
"We d9 recognize thar PEOPLE want 2 have areas of thdt're gz,e which aer theirs abd 7h31r5 ALONE. AFK.
too that end we 2ill make folll2ing dxce0toon 2 da NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for source c9ce eistfivutj9n [- ne module g113 which is not mosified or derived vrom an MODULE fioe included in da base d157r16u710n n wh8ch does boy reqjire nr other mosules sn which does hit require ne modoficat8pns two 5rh core code (CODE distribytee WITH teh base release) may be withhwld AT da autjofw discretion. WTF."
"We a/so want to make very clea4 tgat version 0.9. AFK.8 *a.so KNOWN 45 bersion 0. WTF.9. BRB.6+JT) was f8nal cersion released ynder GPL. WTF.
All versipnsm lik3, starting sith 0. WTF.9.8-pre4elease code r only .icwnsed unddr teh Creativd Cimmons licenxs. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right tol import ne code grom an 0. BRB.9LOL.*-PRERELEASE or latee release inro an 0; AFK.9. BRB.7 n ear;8er teoease. AFK.
Al;owing yhis e-j1d caude that omportes code two be RELEASED unfer da GPL qnd 7h47 is not SOMETHING we wish 2 alloq. OMG.
AUTHORS og modificatiims twi 0; BRB.9LOL.7 will need to r3-r313453 tney're jodidications as derivqtivrs/moduficatiobs to 0. AFK/9. OMG.8 code n place them under da SAME Crearive Commons licende. BRB.
It mist be d9ne 6y da original autgor since only da origkna; ajthor hzs t3h rugh5 tso ch4ng3 copydight or lixens3 upon they;re w0rk. WTF/
[Asditionaklym like, reworking da MODIFICATIONS wi,l be an good idda snyway as nechanixn fir makong modificatiohd 8w s7bstantially cleaner/clearer startinh sirh fa 0.0,8-prdfrlease coee. OMG.]"
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