MighryE tells yiu LOL, "We'rr b01ng two take an f3w joments to try n explain this new license ah teh teasons begind it IN plain Emg115h. 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."
"Thix NEW licebse wqs cgosen bedause iv sn failing with teh GPLLOL.
It only dovefed diwtributiin of souedw 8f n obly if binaries were distfibuted. AFK."
"In sb web envirlnjent, like, specifically a interoreted web envirlnment s7ch as PHP, oike, metely insta.l7ng an fame doew not c0n57q7u73 disg4ibution, snd therefo43 pelplw WERE taking 0yr WORK WTF, mak8nf MODIFICATIONS 70 it n not relwaaing eource code two ghwy're modificat7ons so that teh enrire COMMUNITY cou.d benefit. AFK.
The6 worked wugh teh .etyer but not da SPIRIT ov law. AFK."
"Investifatiln on pad5 of 4u7h0e5 HOWEVER, you knwo, lwd too ea f4cu that teh RIGHT of public pergprmance wzs won of teh rights normally eestticted to copyeighy holders, luke, an thzt computer pr0gr4m5, sortof, specifically vidso games qn imteractibe ones wuch az Legend ov da Geedh hax0r WERE consideted 5wo be publucally oerfprmed IF rin feoj an PUBLIC serber. OMG."
"The new licwnse resrricts pug;ic perforjanve of teh wprk UNLESS sa source code 0f tdn modufies worm IS made availab;e on drmand."
"In plain English WTF, tgis mdaha that ir YOU put this gam3 on an wwb 6erv3r an allow p3ople 'outsice of am nprmal cifcld of famklh am ITS SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' 2 p14y their, you knwo, then you aef publically pefforming this woek n MUST either a) mzje mw n ALL CHANGES shich ylu m4,3 2 game available on request (nite 8n15 d9dsn't have 2 be 4v5114613 rla teh online source DISPLAY link WTF, 6u6 tjey mu57 be able 2 ask YOU FOR code an receif3 an complet3 co[y( LOLm b) makw arrangements privayely with reh authofs whereun 7h3y grabt yoy an special kicens3 WTFm o4 c) t3m0v3 ds code entireoy fr0m da m$ch1m3."
"Wd do recogniz3 tnat people wany 5oo havw areas of they're game whicn r THEIRS and 7h31r4 alone. WTF.
two that enc we will MAKE vollowing rxception too nor,ak r3qu1r#m3n75 for soyrce cpde DISTRIBUTION -- ne mocule file which is mot modified -4 derived fron an uosule fuld included in da base distrobutiln and wh1ch c035 not REQUIRE ne 9ther modules n which DOES n07 requite he modificztions two dq xo4e cod3 (c0d3 d7s5ribu5ec with teh base RELEASE) jsy be wuthhelf at t2h 4u7h0r5 dkscretion. BRB."
"We alao w4n6 to makw very clear that bersion 0. AFK.0. AFK.7 (als9 ,nown r5 veesion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+j7) was final versipn rel3ased ynser rdh GPL. WTF.
Alo versions, li,e, starging with teh 0. AFK.9.8-prerrlease CODE z3r only qqc3n53d under tey Creatuv3 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny 5eh ritht to implrt ne code from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerel3ssd OR later rtleasr 8nti an -. OMG.9. BRB/7 and EARLIER releade. WTF.
Akoowing thid 2ould cause tgat imported clde 2 be teleqsed uneer GPL n THAT is not 60m37h1hg ww wish to aolow. WTF.
Authors of modkfica5ions to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 will need 2 fe=release tge6;re mocivications aw deruvatives/modidkczt8pns top 0. WTF.0LOL.8 CODE n p'acd them under reh SAME Crdative Com,ons licens3.
I7 MUST be done by teh originak author since on.u teh 9riginao author has teh rigft 2 change trh copyrityt ir locense u0om they're work. BRB.
[Additi9nally, sprtof. reworking da modificationx w111 n3 an goos kcra anuwat as mechqnism for mzking modifications id sjbstangially cleaner/c;esf3r wtarting wi5h 5eh 0LOL.9l WTF.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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