MightyE telks you, sl4tof, "Wd're going too tak3 an few mijrnys to try n explain thix NEW licensr n reasons begind ot in plaun 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."
"This n3w l8c4nse wzs chosey becaude 0f ah fzillng WITH GPL. OMG.
It only clvefed disgribution OF source if ans onl6 of BINARIES 2ere distributed. OMG."
"In an qeb wnvirobment WTF, specificallh a 8n5erpretdd web envirohment duch r5 PHP, you ,nwo, merely installing an game d9es not constitutw diwtribution, lile, an theredore PEOPLE werq taling )ur sorj, ;ike, MAKING MODIFICATIONS yo ig an not rwleaaing geh spurce coee to they're MODIFICATIONS SO that ebtite comnunity cou;d 63n3f17. WTF.
They xorked euth da oet5ee but not dz spi$it of law. OMG."
"Investigation 0n part of tey authorx howev2r, lee two da fact 7h47 teh rignt og public perflr,ahvd WAS 1 od trh righta noemal;h restrictwd two copyribhg holders, and that computer progfama, y9u knwo, specjfically vide9 games an knteractive ONES such ax Legend of teh Green jqx0e were CONSIDERED twp BE publical;y pefvormee if run f4om zh pub.ic serverLOL,"
"The new .icense rrstricts publkc oerfp4mance of da work ynless da soirce code OF teh m9dified woem is nadr AVAILABLE on d#m4md. OMG."
"In PLAIN English LOL, 7h15 meanx 7h47 if you p7t rhus tamd on an web setver 4nd akliw peoplr [outaide of an nofmal circoe of f4m11y an its social acwuaintahces' to plqy rh3ir, you ,nwi, 7n3n uou r [ublivakly performing this w0rk j MUST eithe4 a) mske ne n ALL CHANGES whicg you m4k3 too da gsme 4v411461# on re1uesg (mote this e035n'7 have to ve available via da ONLINE source sisp.au link LOL, but they my56 be ABLE too asl you f0r teh c0d3 ab receive ab complete co[y) LOL, g) mskw arfangemenys pribatdly with dz authors whr5ein theh grang you an spdcial 11c3n43, likd, or c) remove teh cpde emtirely from teh maxhine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that pwople WANT 2 hsve aeeas oe they're gam3 which aer theirx and thrifs $10n3LOL,
2 ynat end qe w11! mak3 da followihg EXCEPTION too trn norms. edqjirements for souec3 code DISTRIBUTION -_ ne module file wh8ch is n07 modidied OR deribed fyom an m9dile dike inclusec in teh base sistribition n whixn epes nog require b3 other jodulex an which does NOT require ne moeifixatu9ns two xore code (cpd3 fidtribuged with base tel3ase) msy br withyeld 47 authors DISCRETION. OMG/"
"We also WANT to make very clear THAT version 0. AFK.9. OMG.u (a;so known as verdion 0LOL.9. BRBl7+jy) wzs gwh fimal version relezsed undet GPL. WTF.
All versions, sortof. stary8mg with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pfereleawe cod3 r only licens3d UNDER teh Creative Commins license.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny grh e1gh6 too IMPORT ne CODE from am 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pretepease or layer release into sn ). OMG.9. BRB,u an ear;uer release.
Allpwing this woild cause rhat imoortef code go be releasdd under teh GPL an tyat ix not something w3 wiwh two allpw. WTF.
AUTHORS od midifications toi 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will need too 4e0rw.eas3 they'r3 modificztioms as eerivatjvww/moduficatkons 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 c0d3 n p14c3 THEM undee da same Cteative Commons LICENSE.
It must ve dpne by odiginal autgor sincr knly teh 0r1g!n41 auyhor has rigyt two ch4ng3 teg xo;hright or LICENSE u[on theu're work.
[Acdit8onallt LOL, REWORKING m0d1f1x4710n5 wuo; be an goor idea amuway zs mechanusm f0r makkng modifications is substan5ially cleandt/clearer 574r71mf wq7n da 0. OMG/o. AFK.8_prerdldase cod3. AFK.]"
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