MightyE telos YOU, "We're glibg 2 take ab FEW MOMENTS to try n explain this NEW licensc and teh reasons behinf 8y in plain Englism. AFK.
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 license was ch053n becayse of qb failing eirg teh GPL. AFK/
I7 phly covered DISTRIBUTION ov source ir 4nd onky kf binarirs WERE diwtributed. WTF."
"In an 2eb 3nvoronm3ng, sortof, s0evkfically a intwrpreted wen environmeny such as PHP WTF, merely 1b574111ng an game sies not constitutr distribution, m rherevore pe9ple werw taking iur wptk, like, ma,int MODIFICATIONS 2 8r ane NOT rrl3asing source code to 5hey're nocifications so that entore clmnuniyy could venefit. BRB.
They eorked with 'rtter b7t hot 5p1t!7 of teh .aw. BRBl"
"Investigation on fa part OF au5hors hi2everk led two twh FACT 7h48 ca r8ght ig public perfornance WAS oen of r1gh75 n[rmzoly restricted to co0yright hold3rsm l8ke, an that compuyer proframs WTF, wpecifically video famea ah interact8ve pnrs such ss Legend of Gr33b hax0r were considdred 2 ne pub.ixally performrd if run groj an [ubliv serveeLOL."
"Tye new license RESTRICTS pub.id performance of teh WORK unless da 507rc3 code of mldif9ed sork IS mace 4c4!1461# on demandl OMG."
"In plain Eng115h LOL, this ,eqns that if YOU PUT thkw g4m3 on an web s3rver n aloow people '0u751d3 of an normal circle if faji.y an its socixl acquaintances' TO play thwir, you kneo, then ypi r pub.ically perfofming THIS work an MUST eitgeg 4) make ne 4nd ALL xhznges which you makd 2 game availab;e on reqjesg (note ghiq dlesn't have to ve svailable via da online slurce diw;lay link, like, biy they muxt be abow 2 ask yoy for tdh c0d3 an receive am COMPLETE cppy(, like, b) make arrangements privately with teh quthoew wherein thwh grang y0u an special lidehse, or c( removw coee dntirely FROM teh machineLOL."
"We do recogniae thqt p3ople want too HAVE zreas OF they'fe game shich r theird an theirs alone, BRB.
2 that END we wi;l nake geh fo;lowing exce0tioh two ea normal requirements flr SOURCE codf dis5riburion -- ne modulw file shicn is not modified or derivec from an ,odule vkle included in da base distribution ane wh8cy does n9& REQUIRE ne o5her kodules n which does hot erquire ne mpdigications to c0r3 code (code distribuyed with ea base releade( may be wuthheld at teh 4u7g0r5 discretion. AFK."
"We a;so wamt two make v3ry clear yhat cersion 0LOL.9/ AFK.7 (also knowb as version 0, WTF.9.&+JT) WAS teg f1n41 version rwleased unfer ca GPL. AFK.
All versions WTF, startung quth 0l9l BRB.8-prerelease xide 4 only licenswd jne3r teh Cr3481v3 C8mmons kicense. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY eeny teh righ5 tl imporr ne code fr0m an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or lqter releawe obto an 0LOL.9. WTF/& an ea4lier release.
Allowing 5his woyld cause that imported codr to be re;eased under GPL and tjat is not 50j37g1ng we eisy 1 zlllw. AFK.
Aughors od modifications too 0. OMG.9LOL.7 WILL heed 2 re-release theu're mldufications aw derivatives/modifocatiohs 2 [. WTF.9.8 dode AND place thrm undee gwh SAME Creative C0mm0h4 lkcense. WTF.
It jusr be eone by dz origunal a,thor s8nxe only cz ORIGINAL AUTHOR has da rigmt go chanhe COPYRIGHT 0r lovense upon they're work. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworking da modifications will b3 sn gooe 1d3r anyway as teh mechanism f0r msking modifications is substantialkt cleande/ckearee starying with da 0. WTF.9.8-PRERELEASE CODE. BRB.]"
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