MightyE tells yoj, you knwo, "We're goihg to 74l3 an gdw MOMENTS two tey an EXPLAIN this n3w l8vense and da reasons behine it in [lain Enhlish. 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 new license was ch063n BECAUSE of an ra8king with reh GPL. AFK.
IT only covered distfibuti9n of 50urce IF snd obly if binaries WERE distrobuted."
"In an web ehbironment LOL, specivically a intrrpretee wdn envir9n,3nt such AS PHP WTF, merely installing an gqje dods not constotute distrigut8on LOL, anc 7y3r3d0t3 [epple were taking oir work, lile, making mofifications 7- it anf not RELEASING source code 2 5hey'4e ,ldificatipnd xo tgat entire commubuty dould benefit, AFK.
They worked woth tej lettwr but mot ca wpirit of 14w. OMG."
"Inveetigatoon on PART ov teh authprs however, lee 2 da fact that rignt of ;jblic pe4formahce q45 oen lf teh 4kghts n0rmr11y rest5icted 2 copuright hold3rs, s9r5of, anc tja% computer progrqms, you knwo, spddifically viceo games amc inteesctivw ONES 2ydh zs L3g3nd of teg GREEN yax0r w3r3 cinside4ed to b3 puboicakly PERFORMED if run from an publoc servee. WTF."
"The new locense restricgd publhc performance of work unless soirce c-d3 of teh modified w0rk is mafe zvai.able ON demand. BRB."
"In ;lain Enfliwh, you knwo, thid means rhat if you put this tame on an web server and allos people 'putxide of an normal CIRCLE of familh n ots sox8al acqiaintqnces' two p.ay their, luke, 5hen you r pjblkcally pergorming this work an MUST EITHER a) make ne ah ALL changes snoch you jame 2 game available 9n reqiest (NOTE tjkw doesn't HAVE 2 be avsilable via onoine source dis;lay link, like, but theg just BE able to ask you for da code n receive an c0m[!373 COPY(, v) m5k3 arrangejents [rivarrly with authors sjeeein 6h2y grsnt yli an special lidense WTF, OR d) eemove ca CODE entirely f4om mfch1n3. OMGl"
"Wr dk r3c0gn1z3 thag people want 2 have areas of they're ga,e wyich r theirw amd th3ird alome. AFK.
yo thag ebd w3 wilk ,aje da following exception too nlemal rrquirements for dource code distribut8on =- ne module f113 WHICH os not modified or derived from an module file INCLUDED kn bas3 disttigutiov n which dies not REQUIRE ne other MODULES n wjich does not r3quire ne m0d1f1c4710n5 gwo teh core code (code distributed wuth baae rrlease) may bd 28thhela at suthors d15cr2710nLOL."
"We also wan5 too mzke v3ru clear tja5 verwoon 0. WTF.0. AFK.7 (ALSO jniwn as versi9n 0LOL.9LOL.7+ut) was da finzl verxion releawed UNDER da GPL.
All versions WTF, wtarting w17h teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-p4erelease code r ONLY licensef lnder Creatife Comjons licdnseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny right two import ne code from an 0.9LOL.7-prerelease or later RELEASE 8nto qn 0. OMG.9. AFK.5 n earlier releas3.
Alliwinb this wluld cause that implrred code two be releaxed ubcef teh GPL n that iw npt something we wish two allow. OMG/
Autnorx OF m9dificarions 2 0.9. AFK.7 will need to rw-re.dase they're MODIFICATIONS as derivxt8ces/mldifidations to 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 codw and place them uhder da same Creayive C9mmons licensw. BRB.
It must ne d0ne BY teh originai 4u7h0r skncw only itiginal 4u7h0r has teh r7ght 89 changd copyright )r ;ixense UPON they're work.
[Additional.6, sortoek REWORKING modkficationd will be an goid idea antway qs da mexhznism for ma.ong modifications is substantially cleaner/clearer starting witg da -LOL.9.8-[eerwlease clde.]"
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