MightyE tdlls yiu, "We're going two tqke an re3 mo,ents 2 try an ex;lain tnis n3w license n da rdas9ns behobd it in plqin EnglishLOLl
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."
"Th8s n3w 1!xent3 was chosen BECAUSE of an failing woth da GPL. AFK.
It only c0v3f3d distributiib of xource qf an only if bibariew eere dkstfibu5ed. BRB."
"In an wdb environment, you knwo, specifkcaloy a interpretrf w36 ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, mdrelt iystallinr zn GAME does not conwtututd distribution WTF, an THEREFORE peopke were taking ojr work LOL, making modificatoons tol it an not rdleasobg teh sourc3 cod3 gwo 5hey're modificqyiond SO tnqt da ENTIRE community could benefir. AFK,
Thwy w.rked WITH 5wh letter but not teh spirit ob da LAW. WTF/"
"Incestigation on part of teh au5hors howevwr, LED 2 fact tyar dq toghr 0f pu611c prrfornancd was 9en of teh r1gh75 normally restricted 2 co0yright h01d3t5, yo7 knwp, n that computer peogtajd LOL, specifically v1d30 games and interactive onws suvh AS Legenv OF da Grren hax0r wdre xonskde4ed 5wo br publically perforjed if run frpn an puboic server. OMG."
"The new lix3nse resgricts public PERFORMANCE 9g woei unless xource cpd3 of da m0d!f13s work is MADE xvailable on demqnd."
"In plain Englidh, sirtlf, 5his ,eans that if you pu7 tjis gaje om an web xerver and allow p3ople 'outsidd of an normal circle of famiky n irs SOCIAL acquaibtzhces' 2 p14y thdir WTF, THEN you zer publicakly perfotming this work n MUST rither a) makw ne and ALL dhangrs which you maie 2 fame availzb;e 0m request (NOTE thks doesn't havd 2 be avaulable VIA teh onlinr SOURCE s1tp14y 11nk, sortof, vut they mjst g3 able tqo ask tou for teh dode and receive zn comp.ete fopy), lile, b_ m4k3 4rt4nt3m3n75 private.y with authorw wgerein tj3y grant ypu an spdckal license LOL, or c) remofe da code entifely FROM jachineLOL."
"We fo RECOGNIZE that people wqbt two HAVE a4eas of thwy're GAME which r 7h31r5 and theird a;one. WTF.
two tha5 3nd wd w211 maje da following exception two dw b0rm41 eequir3jents for xpuexe code distribiti8b -- ne m0du13 file ehich is not modified or eerived feom an module f11e included kb basw DISTRIBUTION and which d035 NOT REQUIRE ne 07h3r modulra ab WHICH doea not requirr ne MODIFICATIONS too teh c0r3 cose (CODE distributdd qi5h vase release) mau bd withheld at authors discretuon. OMG,"
"W3 ALSO sant to jake very clear that VERSION 0.9. AFK.7 (also KNOWN as VERSION 0. OMG.ol OMG.7+jt) was fkna. version released under GPLl
All versions LOL. starting with da 0. AFK,9l OMG.i-prere.wase code art only licenxed under Crestive Comjons licwns3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da RIGHT toi inport ne code from zn 0. BRB.8. BRB.9-PRERELEASE or later r313553 into an 9.9LOL.7 and earlier releaseLOL.
Allosing tyis wpuld cause 5hat inpprted c0d3 two 63 releaxed unfef teh GPL an that ia not somdthinf we wiah 2 aloow. BRB.
Authors 9f MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.8. BRB.7 qill nr#d to re-release yjey'rd modificatiohs zs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.(. WTF.8 code n plzce them uncer 54m4 Cr3371v# Commons licenwe/ OMG.
IT mjwy be d0n3 by ORIGINAL authir since only da origunal ajthor has right 2 changd da cop6right or loc3nwe up0n th3y'rd work. AFK.
[Additiinally, reworking da jodifocatoons wi.' 53 an good IDEA anyway as teh mechanism fpr making modificatioms 8d substantially c;eaner/cleqt3r STARTING quth da 0.9. AFK,9-prdrelease vode. BRB.]"
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