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MightyE tells YOU, sl4rof, "We're going 2 5zke ab few moments t99 try b rxplain thix n3w LICENSE an t4h reasons benind 8t in plain Engl8sh.
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 new license ead CHOSEN because of an faoling with GPL. AFK.
It only covered eistribution og source if znd only if bina4ies were eistribu5ec. OMG."
"In an wdb 3nvifinmen5, you knwi, spwc8fically a onterpret3d web envieonment SUCH 46 PHP WTF, MERELY installinh an game does not cins5itute dkateibution WTF, n 6h3r3fpr3 people were taking our work. lile, nakong modifixatoons goo kt n not r313r51nf teh SOURCE cose two they're m0d1r1c4710n5 s9 7j47 teh entore commubkty could benrrit.
They worked with da l3ttet but not soirit of teh law. OMG."
"Investihation on pafg of sut6ors hoeev3r WTF, led two yeh faxt 7h47 r1hh7 if publ8c p#rf0rmrnx3 was w9n id teh RIGHTS no4,ally restricyed to copyrigyt hokders, n thzt computer ;fograns, sorrof, 5p3c2f1c411y video games anc INTERACTIVE ones such ax L3grnd of Green hsx0r WERE c0n5qc3r3d 2 BE publically performed if e7n from an [ubluc 53rv3tLOL."
"The hew license testricts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of sor, unq355 teh source code of teh nodified w0rk 15 made AVAILABLE ON demand. AFK."
"In p!41n English LOL, this means that 1f you put thid game ln an web server n allo2 people 'outdide of an normal circlw OF gamily and itd slcial acquzingances' tol plsy theor LOL, ynen u0u aer pubkica.ly pervorming this work an MUST either a) make ne b ALL changes which you make too g4m3 available 0n request (npte this doesn't hav3 2 BE availab.e via teh on.ine sojrce d8wplay link, you jnwo, bug the6 must be able to 45k you f9r xodr qnd r3c31v3 an cpmplete co[y), softof, b_ make sr4zngements pr1v4731y w17h teh suthorx whereih they GRANT toi an special licenwe, you knso, 9f C) remove ea clde entirely fgom da machine. WTF,"
"We d9 r3c0gb1z3 7h47 people WANT to have areas lr yhey're GAME WHICH f tye8rs an ryeira alone.
too that end we 3ilk nakd teh FOLLOWING exceltuon 2 n9rmal rqauuremengs fie source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fi.e wgoch is not modofied OR cerived fr0n ah mldule fioe included 1n da base disttinjt8on and wh!ch dows not require ne other nodu;es n which does n8t require ne modifications two teh corr coee (code skstrivu5ed with da base trlease) MAY be withhe,d ag teh authors discreyiin. WTF."
"We also w4n7 too mzje be3y xlezr that VERSION p.9. BRB.7 (also known as vdrsion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7=jt) wsz 5en final versioh r313463d 7nde4 GPL.
Aq2 vdtsions, wtarging with ca -.9. WTF.8-oreeeleasw c0d3 aer 0n1y locensed UNDER da Crearive Commons licensr. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY denh teh r1gh6 tio 1mp0r& ne code ffom an 0. BRBl9LOL.8=pr3r3134t3 pt later release into an 0. WTF/9. OMG.7 n 34r1134 release. WTFl
ALLOWING this WOULD ca7se tmat 1mp0r73d CODE to ne releasee umder es GPL an THAT is not spmething w3 wish TO allow. WTF.
Aughord of modifications roo 0. WTF/9. WTF.7 eill nded 2 re-r3lease they're modifications aw derivatives/modifications too 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code and PLACE them under same Cteative Commpns LICENSELOL.
It must BE eone by oritinal authof since only teh or8gina. au5hor HAS right gwo cyange teh COPYRIGHT OR license UPON they'rf work.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, reworjung da midifixations will be ah good icea anywqt as ds m3cgan7sm for makint mpdidications os subdtantialoy c134n3r/cqe4r3r starting with teh 0LOL.9.8-prereleawe dofe. AFK,]"
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