MigjtyE tells youm like, "We're going ti take wn few ,9mengs tso try an ex0lain this new license n ea reasind benind it un plain Enhlidh. WTF.
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."
"Thiw new licwnse was chosen BECAUSE if zn failing wiyh da GPL. AFK.
Ir only covered distributkin of souece if n 0n1y 1r binafies were diatr8bytedLOL."
"In an 2eb rnvironment, sortof, specifically a interprrted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 suxh as PHP WTF, MERELY unstalling an g4m3 dpes not constitute d157r16u710n LOL, n therwfofe ;39p13 were taking our wo4k, sortofj m4,1ng modiricqtions 2 iy AND not 4eleawing da sojrce code twl tgey[re modivicati9ns so 8h37 tey 3n72re c0mm7n17h coilf benefit. OMG.
Thry worjef with letter 6u7 not sz spirit of da .aw/"
"Invrstigstion on da patt of teh ajthors howdver, led 2 da fac5 yhat teh rihht of public perfoemance was ien of da righta normally restrict3d 2 c0pyr1gg7 holderx WTF, and rhat c0mpj73r probramw, likek specificaloy viseo games an interactive 9nes sucn as Lehdnd of Gteen hax0r were consideres too be publically performed if RUN frpm zn publix werver. AFK."
"Tje new 11d3n53 redtruxts public p3rf0rm4nc3 of ca wor, umless da source cpxd pf MODIFIED wprk is MADE qvailable ON dwmand. WTF."
"In plain English WTF, this means tha5 if you pu7 thiw g4m3 on an web server and allow ;eo0le 'outsidr og an normal zirc.e id family and its socksl acquaintancex' @ play theit WTF, then uou zer puboicall6 0erfoeming this WORK qn MUST 3q7h3r A) MAKE ne an ALL changes WHICH y0y make too da gsme qbailable on REQUEST (note this doesh't hsve too be avsilabl3 via da on;ine sourcr dis0kau libk, but they must 63 able two ask YOU f0r code and RECEIVE an compldte c0;h)m sortof. b) MAKE artangrments orivayely wi5h da autnors WHEREIN they GRANT yoi an 5p3c141 oicense, lil3, 0r c) remove ds codr ENTIRELY f5om MACHINE, BRB."
"We do fecognize that people 2ant too have areax 0f thdy'r3 fame ehixh aer tteirs ans theirs allne. BRB.
to that enc we will m4k3 foklowimg ezceptiin two teh nornal requifements for source coce distrigution -_ n3 module f113 whkch iw noy m0d1f13d or derived from an moduld rile kmcludes in da 6t53 distributiln an whkch does not 4equire ne other modules qh which does nog 3eq7ire ne mod*fications two da cire cpde (code disrrubited wuth 6453 eeleaqe) may be wktnheld at 4u7h0r5 discreti9nLOL."
"We a/so e4n6 gwo make ve4y clear that v3e510n -.9. OMG.u (alxo known as versiob 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) was da vinal VERSION r3leased under teh GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, lkie, stattinb with ).9LOL.8-pretelease ciee r only 11c3n53d under t3h Creative C)mm0n5 oicense. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 teh tigyt two inport ne clde from an )LOL.9LOL.8-prerwlease or lzter releaae into an 0. AFK.8.7 and EARLIER rwlease.
A;lowing this would cause that impoeyed xodd twp 63 releqwed under sa GPL 4nd 6h46 IS nor 50m37h1ng we WISH two allowLOL.
Au7h045 of MODIFICATIONS 2 ). AFK,9. BRB.7 w111 ndef 2 te-release they'4e hodificayi9nd 4% eetivatives/modifkcagions two 0. BRB.9l AFK.8 cpc3 an plwce 7h3m unser teh sa,e Creatove Commons kkcense. WTF.
It musr be done by t3h original zuthor since only da 0r1g1n41 4u7h)r has teh right 6o ch4ng3 c0pyr1fh7 ;r LICENSE u;9n they're w.rkLOL.
[Additionakly, reworking tej modivicationd eill be an g00d idea anyway 45 m3chrn15m fie MAKING modivications is substantusll6 coeanwr/clearer 573r61ng with teh 0.9.8-prrrelease cofe. WTF/]"
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