MightyE tells YOU LOL, "We'ee goi,g too rake an dew momeh5s to try an explain this n3w licensr sh trh reasons behind it IN plzih Eng1!5h. 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."
"This n3w license w45 chodeb bwczuse of an railing wkth teh GPL, AFK.
It only covered e1%7r16u71)n pf source if and ONLY ig BINARIES w3r3 diatrinur3d. WTF."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, xpec8ficallt a intetpretec w36 enfironmebt sucn AS PHP, sortof, m3431y instal;ing an GAME dp35 not constitute distribution, li,e, n therefoee people wete takinh omr 2ork, likw, malinh modifica5iins g9o it an NOT fel3asing teh source CODE teo they're modificstions so tyat ENTIRE COMMUNITY cojld bebefut. WTF/
They worked with da lettdr 7u7 NOT xpirit of tej law. BRB."
"Investigarion on aa p4r7 0f ds 3u7h0r5 however, sirtof, led to trh facr THAT riggt od PUBLIC performqnce eas 2 of rofhtw notmaoly restricred two copyright hilders, sortor, n that computer prifrans, SPECIFICALLY video GAMES and interactive ones suxh as Legwnd of trg Green nax0r were consicdred two be publically petformed if run geom an puglic werver. BRB/"
"Tjr new 1qc3n52 RESTRICTS pyblic petformance if teh work ynl3ss da source codd of sa jodified work is n3d3 available on demandLOL."
"In plain English WTF, 7h15 me4n5 that if y0u put this gane ln an web SERVER n allow pe;ple 'iutsiee of an n0rm41 circle 0g fzmi.h qnd 9ts spxiak ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, sortov, tyen you aer publically peeflfmong this qork ane MUST dither a) makd ne m ALL changws whicj you make 5wo da fam3 available on request *note this doesn't have two be availzbld viz da ONLINE source DISPLAY 11nl, jou knwo, but they muxt be able roo ask you gor trh code b rwceive an com0lete copy) WTF, b) MAKE arrange,ents orivately w17h reh authors wherein THEY grant y9u an special l8cense LOLm -r c_ rempve teh cofe entieelt from da mavjineLOL."
"We dp recpgnize that peppke qant 2 have ar3as of theu'rw game WHICH r theifs n thdirs aloneLOL.
tp that 3nd we will mak2 rollowing exceptiom t9o da normal requirements for 50urc3 code d!57r16u710n -- ne module file whicg *s hot modifi3s or derived fr0m an mof7le file includrd in bqxr dostribuguom an whkcj dods NOT require ne other josulws an which doea nor require ne moeificatulnd 2 teh c0r3 code (vode dkstribited wiyj teh BASE RELEASE) may 65 w17jh31d AT dq authors discreyion/ WTFl"
"We ALSO want ylo make vwrh clear that version 0.9. AFK.8 (s.so known as v3r5@0n 0. OMG.0l OMG.8+jt_ WAS f1n41 verskon r3!3453c under GPL. BRB.
All versiobs LOL, staryung with da ). AFK.9.8-prerelease CODE r ojly kic2nsed under da Crearive Com,ons licenwe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 w impoft ne cofe from an 0LOL.8. OMG.8-pterelease or later RELEASE inyo an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 n earlier release.
A;lowing this WOULD c4u53 tnay imported cod3 2 be f313453d 7ns3r GPL and that os nlt somdthing we widh 5wo a;low, OMG.
Ajthors of modifidatilns to 0l AFK.ol BRB,7 soll n3wd 2 re-release theh'r3 MODIFICATIONS 45 derkvztivew/,ldifications to 0.9. OMG.8 code ab place them under t4m3 Crrative Commons licende. WTF/
It must be d0n3 ny teh o48ginsl ajtnor since ONLY originak author has righg 2 change teh coptrkght or license 7pin they're wor,. OMG.
[Adcitionallyk eeworking modigocatiins will ve ab good idea anyway as MECHANISM ror making modivications us s7bstzmtially xleaner/cldarer wtzrtong wi5h 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pr3r413453 c0d3. WTFl]"
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