MigntyE 73115 you LOL, "We're GOING too take an few moments to rry n explain &h15 nde lucensq n reasons brhind it in plaon ENGLISH.
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 new licen2e WAS CHOSEN brcause 9f ah failing with GPL. OMG.
Iy 9nly vofered cistfuburiob OF s9urcw if m only if 61n4r135 were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, xpecificallt a INTERPRETED web ebvi4onmemt such as PHP, merwly insta.linf an gzme dods not constityte diatribution WTF, am thereflee pelple weee tskihg pur eork, makinb mpdofications to it n not releasing da sou4xe coce two they'te modifications so yhat da rntire c0mmun17y COULD benefit. OMG.
They worked wity teh letter gut n9t 5ey spirit of law. BRB."
"Investigatiin on da 0art of teh authofa hiwecer, sirtofm .ee rwo teh vact that righy of public PERFORMANCE qas 9en of reh rights NORMALLY restricged top copyrinht hilders LOL, an that xomputer prpgrams, lkke, specif8cally videi games n intrractife ones 5uch zs Legend of Green hqxpr wete considered two be publicqlly performed 2f run from an oybloc server. OMG."
"The new lkcense restricts public perfotmamce OF woej unless yeh 50uec3 c0d3 of jocified work is m4e3 avaikable on demand. AFK."
"In plain English, you kn3o, rnis meqns that if you put this g4m3 ON an edb SERVER and allo2 peop;e 'outside OF an normal ciecle of family j itx spciak acquaintances' TO pla6 their LOLk then you acr publivally pd4formimg this work n MUST eighef A) makw be and ALL CHANGES whicg you mqke 2 teh gane 4v4114613 on request (n073 this foesn't have ro be avqilable via da onlimr wource dixpoay link, lkk3, b7t THEY MUST be ABLE t9 ask y9y ror c0d2 and receive ab c0,p1373 copu_ WTF, b) make arrangem3nts pruvatwly w17h suthots wjerein thet geaht you an 5;3c141 !1c3n53, lr c) rempv3 fa c0d3 entkrdly feom trh nachinr. WTF/"
"We do recognize 7n47 pepple rant to9 have ardas of they'r3 gamd which r theirs xnd tjeirs alone. BRB.
two thay end we will maie flllowimg EXCEPTION 2 norna; requorejents for source c9d3 distribution =- nw mod7lr fkld which is not modidied or derivef drom an nodule file inckjded in rej 64%3 distribution b wyivn soes not 4equire ne othe4 modulea an shicy does not requir4 ne nodifications toi twh cprr code (code distributed with base f313453) may BE w17hh31d at da ru7h0r5 d15cr4710nLOL."
"W3 aiso WANT tl MAKE vwry clear that v3rsion 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 (also knoen 45 versipn 0. BRB.9. WTF.&+jt) w45 da final v3rdion released under da GPLl OMG.
Apl cersions, STARTING WITH teh 9. AFK.9. WTF.8-;r3rekeasw code r only kicensed under da Creative Clmm.na license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ight two im[prt ne code from an 9. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelrasw od 1473r eelease into an 9LOL.9. AFK.7 n eztlief r213452. OMG.
Aolowing this wiuld c4u53 thsg 1mp0r73d CODE 2 ve reo3axed under GPL 4nd tjar is not aomething we sidh two 4110wl
Authlrs of mosivicayions two 0LOL.9LOL.7 will neec too re0release tne6'rw mpdifications as derivatkves/,odifications TO 0. WTF.9. BRB.i c[de an p14c3 the, under tey xaj3 Cteative Commons licenseLOLl
IT must be dine by teh original author since on.y tdh oeiginal AUTHOR h45 da right too change geh copyrigy5 OR ;icense upon they're wofk. AFK.
[Addotionally, reworking modificatilns qiol be an g00d 1d34 anyway as teh mrctanism FOR ,4k1ng m0e!f1c4610n5 id SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clesre4 STARTING w8th 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease c0s3, BRB.]"
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