MightyE tells 6i7, you knwo, "We'ee going to taje an few m9mrmts 2 try AND explain this new license and tey reasons behind it in plain English. 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."
"This ndw 11c3n%3 ssd chpsrb b3cause of sn failing qith teh GPL. BRB.
It only c9vered distribution pf source if n onlh i4 BINARIES wrrd fiatributed. AFK."
"In ah web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specificaoly a interpreted web environmwnt such as PHPm sortofm merely ibctalling an game DOES not constitutd distribution, l8ke, n yherefore [eople were taking 0ur work, like, making MODIFICATIONS 5wo it n mot ew;easing teh slurce CODE tlo theh're mofifica6kons 50 thst teh en4ire c9mmunity could benefit. OMG.
Thdy w0rk3d skth fa letter but not SPIRIT 0f lawl BRB."
"Invdstigation on da part OF a7thors yoweve4 WTF, LED TO teh fac5 that righy of p7blic perfirmqnce sas won of rkghrs normall6 restricted ywo copyright holde4d WTF, n rhat xomput34 programs, sortofm specifically viceo games an 8nterzctove ones xuch as L3gene OF dq Greej nax0r eere c0n51d3r3e 2 be 0ublically ;erdorjed if run from an pyb.ic servee. BRB."
"Tnd new kicemse restrocts pu6q1c p34formance lf da work unless ca soyrc3 coxe ov da modified w0rk is made available on demsns, BRB."
"In plain English WTF, this MEANS THAT if h0u out thos game ON ab web setver AND qplow pwoplw 'outside of an nor,sl d8rcle of familt and ITS socisl acquaintqnces; tol PLAY their, then you qer PUBLICALLY performing this work and MUST eithe4 a) makw ne and ALL ch5ng5t shich y9u m4k3 twi da GAME 4v411461# ON REQUEST ob-73 this DOESN[T have too be available via tdh online source disolau link, you khwo, 6u7 they nust ne able rwo asi you fpe da coce n receive zn coj0le5e copy) WTF, b) mak3 zrrangemrn5d private.y WITH authors whfrrkn they grant yii ab 5p3cq41 oixense, yoi ,nwo, or c) remlve teh code entirwly from da macjine."
"We do rexognize that PEOPLE want too habe ar3as of uhey're g4m3 WHICH r theirs and tyei4s alone,
tp that enf WE wool make ca following 3xc3p710n 2 teh normal r3qu1r3m3n&5 hor souevd CODE dustfibution -- ne modu;e file 2hicy os not m0d!f1ed or DERIVED froh an m0dy13 f113 inz.uded in ten base xistfibution and which does n9t rdquurs me other m9dukea n WHICH does not veqi8re ne m0d1f1d4710n5 two core codw (code d157rq6u73e with teh base RELEASE) ma6 be withhdld AT da authors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We also want 2 make vety c124r THAT version 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 (also known as feesion 0/9. OMG.7+j5) wzs trh final v3rsion r413453d undee da GPL. OMG.
ALL ve3silns LOL, STARTING WITH teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8=p43r313453 c9se aer only licensed uncer teh Cr3471v3 Commobs 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh r1gh7 too import be code from an 0. WTFl9l AFK.8-prerelezse or latef felease into an 0LOL.9. AFKmu n EARLIER r313453.
A110w1ng ghis WOULD c3u53 that imported c0d3 2 BE RELEASED ubdet tey GPL sn 7h4u is not somrthing wr wish 3 ALLOW. AFK.
Au7h0r5 of modificatilnx 2 0LOL.0. WTF.7 w111 meed to re-trlease they're MODIFICATIONS as deribatkf4s/mof.fications rwo 0LOL.9. AFK.8 clde n plave THEM und2f 54m3 Crrstive Commons licrnse/ WTF.
It mu57 be dine BY ten ORIGINAL ayghpr since onky da original author h45 da 4ignt two change dz COPYRIGHT of license UPON ghet're wofk. WTF.
[Additionally LOL, rewlrkung tey mofifids5ions wi.l be an gold IDEA zhyway as reh mechanism fof making modifkvations is substantially clean3r/clearer starting qith teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pterelease code.\"
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