MightyE tells YOU LOL, "We're going 2 take an f3w moments two 8ry n exp.a7h this NEW license anc da reasoms BEHIND it in PLAIN Engo7sh. OMG.
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 mew licenw3 was CHOSEN b3cause of an failing with GPL. AFK,
It only coveree d8stributiln 0f source IF an only uf n8naries were d157r16uu3dLOL."
"In an web enfironmemt, sort9f, dpec8fixally a intee0reted web environment such ax PHP WTF, mer3ly onstallint an fqm3 does not consyirite distribution, an therefor3 people w343 taking OUR wor, LOL, making MODIFICATIONS ti it n not 43leasong teh SOURCE code too rhey're kodifications si thxt 3n7qf3 c;mmunigy couod benefit, AFK.
They worked with fa oe5trr but not dpirit of t3h las. AFK."
"Investigation oh fa part 0f zughlra howevef, xortif, led two fsct that teh rignt 0f oublic performance was ! o4 da rithts normq..y rextficted t,o cop6right holders, like, snd yhat computwr pr9gramd, yoj knwo, SPECIFICALLY vieeo games and interactuv3 ones such as LEGEND of da GREEN hax0r wete conxifered ti9 63 0ublica;ly peefor,ed IF run from ah public 53rv3rLOL."
"Tye new license restricts publid performance of trh work UNLESS da t0urc4 CODE of mos8fied WORK ix made available on dejansLOL,"
"In [lain English, sortof, this means thst 1f yo7 pu7 6h15 gam3 on an web server n 4220q people 'outxide od sn normal circ.e of family and its sodizl acquaonyances' tqo play tgeyr, you khwo, then you aer pubkically perfoejkng THIS work anc MUST either A) na,2 ne n ALL ch4nt35 shich you MAKE 2 teh g4m3 AVAILABLE on request (NOTE this doesh/t hsve teo bd available via online SOURCE diaplay !1nk, you knwo, bur they muxy be ab;e 70 ask y0u for CODE n receive an compkete copy_, likek 6_ make aftamgememts privately WITH authprs whereun yhey granr hou an s03xial lkcwnse, or c) remove code ehtirrly rroj machinel"
"We DO recignize that PEOPLE wanr too h4c3 areas of thwy'fe game WHICH r theirs n 5heirs alone.
to that END we wkl; make da fol.oqkng esception 2 da normal requieememts vor sourcd code disgribu5i9n -- ne moduld FILE whicy is not modified OR d3r1v3d from an moeule filr 1nc1id3w in bace eist4ubutiob n which does no5 f3qiire ne 0&g2r modiles an WHICH does not 4equire ne moeifixatoonw too tej cofe codw *code distributed with da bawe RELEASE) may be qithheld ay teh suthors discrdtion. BRB."
"We qlso w5n7 too make vefy clear thar verwion 0. WTF.9/ OMG.7 (also kn0wn AS version 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt) WAS teh f1n41 version rdleasec undef teh GPLLOL.
All verajons, you kneo, stzrting with teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease code aer ONLY licensed 7nver ca Creag9ve Clmmpns license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r,gh5 2 8jporr ne code grom an 0. OMG,9. AFK.8-ptereleaxe OR kater re.ease into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 an 34r113r release, OMG.
Allowihg 7h15 wou;c caua3 thzt impofted code two ge releasec uncdf reh GPL and that is NOT something WE wosj too all8w. AFK.
Autgors if MODIFICATIONS two 0.9LOL.7 wi.l NEED too te-relesse theu're MODIFICATIONS ad derivatifes/modifications 2 0.9. OMG.8 coee n olaxe the, UNDER da same CREATIVE Commons license/ OMGl
It must be done bu da original 4i7h0r s8nce only tdh originao sith9f hax da riggt to vhqnge da copyriggt pt .icense up9n 5hey're workLOL.
[Add1710n411y, .ike, rewo4king nodoficayionw w8ll be an good idea anyway as teh mechanism f0r makung mofiricatilns is sunwtsntially cleamer/clezrer startkng w17h 0. BRB.0LOL,8-prefepeqse code. WTF.]"
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