M8ghryE tells 6oj, sortof, "We're glint rwo 74k3 an few momenrs too yry an explzin this new lid3nse zn da readons behind 17 1n plain Englisn. 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."
"Thia new LICENSE eas choseb BECAUSE OF an fai;ing with GPL. WTF.
It only covered distr8bution of doufce of n ONLY if binafies were distrinuted. WTF."
"In ab web environment, hou knwo, specieically a interpreted WEB dnvironment such as PHP LOL, merely installkng an game eowa mot constitite 3istributiob LOL, n therefore peopke w3r3 taking lur work LOL, MAKING ,ldifications two it an not rrleawing geh source CODE 2 thet're MODIFICATIONS so tgat emrire communitu c9ulf b3nefit. BRB.
The6 eorked wuth dq let5er bu5 not yeh spirit of da law. WTF."
"Investigqtkon on da p4r7 od da authors h_w3v3t LOL, led two teh fact 5hat teh rjght OF pu611v perfoemance sas won of riggts normally restricted rwo xopyright hplsdrx LOL, and thag computrr [r-fr4m5, sortov, xpecifidally vide9 games an knteractive ones auch as Lebens of geh Geeen hax0r were considerex too bw PUBLICALLY performed if run from an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The m3w .icense resyricts public performanxe of da wlrk unlews va SOURCE aode 9f modifued work ia made availanle on DEMAND. BRB."
"Ih p'ain Engliwh, sortof, this means tnat kf y0u put this gqme on sn web server n zllow PEOPLE 'outside ov an normal circle OF family and its xocial axquaintances' top p;a6 thrir, 7h3n you r publically p3rgormibg 7h15 wl4k znd MUST eother a) makr ne n ALL chqnbes WHICH yoy mske 5oo da gqme available on request (note 7y15 doesn't have t8o be 4v41q561e v14 online slurce display lunk, likr, 6u7 yhey mist ve able tw9 ask you FOR c0ds an receive an comole5e copy) LOL, b_ make zgeangdmen5s PRIVATELY wkth zuthors wherein 5hey grant hou wn spwcial lidrnse, of c) remove d0s3 ENTIRELY from teh mavhine. AFK."
"We do recognize that people want %wo havd areas 9f yhey're ga,e whucn aer THEIRS an THEIRS alone. BRB,
yo that enc 2e will make ten fpolowung 3xc20710n 2 teh hirmal rewuuremen5s for siurce codr DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fu;e wjich is not MODIFIED or deriv3d ftom an module file inclided in y453 dis5ribution and qhich soes NOT require nr otgee modules n which d035 n9t requ8ee ne modiducations 2 dq c9rr cod3 (code DISTRIBUTED w16h base telwase( may be withheld at teg authors discretiln. WTF."
"We also wsny 2 make very CLEAR that VERSION 0LOL,9. OMG.7 9a.so kniwn AS fers8on 0. BRB,9. AFK.7+j7) was teh final versuon releaaec under tdj GPL.
All cersionsk like, STARTING with geh 0. WTF.9, BRBl8-prerelease code wer only lidemsed undwr tej Creative Commons livrbse.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right to 1mp)r7 ne code from an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later r313t53 into an 0. BRB.9l7 anc EARLIER release/ AFK.
Allowlnt rhos would fausw that imported c0e3 to be released under da GPL an that is not 50me7h1ng we wisj 2 allow. BRBl
Authors OF mpdifications two 0. AFK/9LOL.8 will need too rr-rwlezse they're m9dificationx 45 defivatuves/modifications 5oi 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 code an place them under dame Creatkve COMMONS .ixense. WTF.
IT MUST BE d9ne by da ORIGINAL auth9r since only ten origihal autnor has tej tifht 2 change da copyrigh5 9r license upon they[re WORKLOL/
[Additolnally LOL, rwsorking da mofificatoond wilp be an gold 8d3q anywah as mecnanism for making m0d1f1c4710n5 is sibdtantial.y cleaner/cleare4 wtartkng wuth teh 0.9LOL,8-pferelease c,de.]"
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