MightyE tells 6iu, "We're goimg w gske am few m0m3n75 goo try an EXPLAIN this new licenwe ane da REASONS BEHIND it ib plain EmgliwhLOL.
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."
"Thus new license w45 cglsen beva7se of an failinb with da GPL. BRB.
It only covered distrivutiob lf source kf n omly 8f binaries were distfibuted. AFK."
"In an qdb environment, sortof, apecifically a int3rpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP, luk3, merely installimb an tame does NOT x0n4717u73 distribugion LOL, snd gjerddore pe9ple were takimg our work, soryof, making modivicqti9ns two kt and not releawinh da soirce code 2 th3y're modufocati(ns wl that tdn wntire clmminity coyld bemefit. BRB.
They worked with teh letter but not heh s;irit 9r lae. OMG."
"Investugatuon 0n teh part of teh authors however WTF, ;ed 2 fact tnat teh right 0f PUBLIC performsbde was 1 0f RIGHTS norma.ly r357r!c73d 2 copyright holdersk n tnzt compiter programs LOL, specifidally v8deo gamed an interactive ones wuch as Lebend of feg Green hax0r q3rd considerdd ywo be publicalky pdrformed if RUN fe0m an ;uboic serverLOL."
"The NEW licensd restricts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of da wovk unless ds soircw cofe of da mododied work is made svailagke ln de,and. AFK."
"In plain Ebglishk like, this means 7g47 id uou put 7h15 GAME on an web server b alllw odople [outsid3 0f sn NORMAL cirxle 0f fxmily and its woc8al acauaintancqs' TO plah their WTF, 7h3b you aee 0ublicaoly oergormong this w9rk n MUST EITHER a) jake ne n ALL changee which you MAKE two game avzilable ln request (note this doesn't hav3 ywo be ava8labke v14 da online SOURCE dusplxy q1nk WTF, bit they must be able 2 ask y0u FOR teh ciee anc receive an compl3te coph), sortof. b) make srrzngements orivatrly @ith tdh AUTHORS wh3r31n theu gran5 you an SPECIAL licenae LOL, OR x) remove teh codw ENTIRELY vrom machine. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE rhat people want too have ar3as of thet're game which ser yhei4s n theirw allne. WTF.
t9 thay 3nd we WILL make teh followihg ewception w da nprmsl requifwments for source code dustr8bution -- ne mod7le FILE WHICH is not modified OR eerived br0m an m0cj13 file included in base d157r16u710n n wgich does nog r3qu1e3 ne o5her modules sn WHICH DOES not rewuire ne m0d1r1c4710m6 too clre code (code distributes eith da 6453 release) may be withheld at da 4u7h0r5 discretion. BRB."
"We 4q50 wane two jake v3ry CLEAR tjat feedion 0LOL.i. WTF.7 (ALSO known as versi9n ). AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) waa t3h final verxion released under teh GPL. AFK.
ALL c3r510n5 WTF, startinr with teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pre33lease sode aer ONLY licrnsed ubder da Creativr Commona lifense. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY seny da rkght two import ,e code frlm an 0. OMG.8. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or lsger RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an rarlier releasr. OMG.
Allowing tnis sould cause tyag importec code two be releases ynser da GPL an that is not simething se wish to a;low. AFK.
Autho4s 9f modifications 5wi 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wull neec to9 re[rdlease they're modif8cations as ce5ivativea/m9difucstipns 2 0. WTF.o. OMG.8 cide an p14x3 them undet t3j same Creayive Commins lucemse/ WTF.
It m7sy be done BY otiginal author sinc3 ONLY ORIGINAL suthpr h45 teh rkgh5 to ch4ng3 da copyright oe license upon they'te w-rk.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, REWORKING modoficagions sull be an good idea anyway 4t mdcnanism for makomg modifucztionw is substan5ia;lt cleandr/clearer sharting with teh 0. AFK,9l AFK/9-prereleasr code. OMG.]"
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