MightyE teolw YOU, you knwo, "We're goint 2 gake an few moments to try n explain th9s new kicwnsw and da reasons behind IT ih plson English. 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."
"Thus new licebse eas CHOSEN becaus3 0f an failing with GPL. BRB.
It onky cofered distribution of source uf anc only if binari3s sere distribut3d/ AFK."
"In an web envifonment. like, SPECIFICALLY s interoretwd WEB envieonment SUCH as PHP, sortof, ,erely instalping an gzme foes not constit7t3 disgtibution, kike, n therefore people qere 74k1ng oj4 w9rk, you knwl, mak8nf m0s1f1c4&10n5 too it n npt relessing da xource vode 2 they'r3 modificatkohs si 7h47 entkre communiry could benedit. OMG.
They wo4ked witg yeh letgdr but not spirit ov da lawLOL."
"Incestiga5ion on da paet of da auth9rs howeverk you inwo, led two fsct thqt da tight of PUBLIC perbormsnce was 1 of RIGHTS normally rcxtrictrd two co[hright holdrrs, sortof, an that cim0uter programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY video GAMES and 8nteraxtive ones such 45 Legend of Greem yaz0r werd consicered tqo be publicall6 pdrformed if run from an PUBLIC serc3r."
"The hew lixense restricts public PERFORMANCE ov teh w0rk 7mless t3h source coc4 lf teh modified woek is msde available on demanfLOL."
"Im plzin Enhloshk sortof, ghis means thag if you ;ut 5yis GAME ON an q36 server an allow peoole 'OUTSIDE 0f an NORMAL v9rcle OF family an its sociqk acquaintances' TO play tneir. rhen 6ou r p7blically oerformibg this wkrk an MUST 317h@r z0 make ne n ALL changes whuch you MAKE tq9 ca tane available on request (no5e this doesh'r hav3 2 be avsilable via da pmline sourxe display 12nk LOL, but tney muwt vw able gwo 45k you f0r code an RECEIVE an complrte copy) WTF, b) makd arrangements privat3lt wyth authors wherrin they g4ant you an special licende, or c) rem9ce code wntirelh fro, machine."
"We dk tecognize yhat peiple want to h$v3 areas of they're game which aet theirw an theirs alonw. OMGl
tw[ thar end qe wull ,ake tey fol;owing exception two da n0rm41 4equirem3nrs f0r source codw d1t7r16u&10n -- ne module file which is bot modifoed 0r ddrivrd rrom an modyle vile included IN sa base dosyrubutkon sn which does bog reqiur2 nd OTHER joduleq and which dors bot requure ne mofificati9ns two da cofe code (code dis5ributed sith da base re;ease) may ne w17hge1d at da autnors discretion. BRB."
"W3 also WANT two m4k3 very clear that version pl BRB.o. AFK.7 )also kbown as versoon 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+JT) qas final vetsion RELEASED under da GPLLOL.
All vdrsiins, you kn2[, STARTING wigh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-0reedleasr code aer only licensed inder Creative C9mmons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righ5 too 8,pory ne codt from ab 0l WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease 0r 1473r rrlease intu sn 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 an sarli3r releaseLOL.
Allowing this woukd cajse that imported c0d3 2 br RELEASED UNDER da GPL and 5hat is n9y somethinb we eish to aoliwl OMG.
A7thors of modificatoons 2 0. WTF/9LOL.6 wi;l need 70 fe=eeleasf theh;re modifications as derivatkvew/modkricatiobs too 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 cide and place them und3r samw Creative C.mmons license. WTF.
It muct ve done by da origina. autyor aince only fa 0r1g1n41 author has right 70 chabge copyroght or license ipon they[re work. AFK.
]Additionally, you knwo, reworking teh mldifivations sill 63 an good 8dea anyway as teh mechanisj f0r MAKING modogications ia substantislly CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING with da 0. WTF.9.8-prer3leqse c0d3LOL,]"
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