MightyE tellw you, l8ke, "We're toing 2 take an fw2 MOMENTS to try n explain this nrw licende ab reasonx beg8nd it 1n plain Ebh.ish. 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 new 1!c3m5# was CHOSEN bexause of an fziling wuth GPL, AFK.
Ir onlh covered distrib7tiln if SOURCE id h onoy 1f binaries were disttibuted. OMG."
"In an wev environment. you knwo, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED web envoronmrnt sich as PHP, merely indtalling an game ep35 nog const8tute DISTRIBUTION LOL, n therefore [rople were taking our so$i LOL, making modifications ywo it an not rdkeasinr SOURCE code too thqy're mocifications so tgar enti44 community coulc benefit. WTF.
They sorked with da letter BUT not teh spirit 0f da law. BRB."
"Invdwtigztion 0n psrg of teh authprs hl2eve4, ylu kn2o, led twi da fact that rignt of public perfirmance was won if da rigjts nor,ally restricted 2 co0yright yplderd WTF, abd that computer PROGRAMS WTF, SPECIFICALLY v9ceo GAMES sn intrradtive ones such as Legdnd OF Grern haz0r WERE cons,derrd to be PUBLICALLY petformef if RUN fr9m an PUBLIC SERVER. AFK,"
"The NEW license restricts public p3rformancd OF 2ork un.esw twh SOURCE code of da modifkrf a9rk is made avaukqblr oh DEMAND."
"In plain English LOL, ghis mean2 that if YOU PUT this game 0n ab WEB swrver an allow pepple 'oytside OF an mornal corcle of f4m11y n its socia; acqusintsnces' two plau their, you knwo, thwn you f publicall6 perfitmong this w9rk n MUST either a) make ne snd ALL cy5ng35 which you make to game acailable kn $equest (note 7h1t d035n'7 have two ve acaklable via teh ONLINE source d8s0lay link WTF, 6i8 they myst be able too ask you fof code an receife an c9mplrte vopy), you kmwo, b) make aerangements privately wuth authord sherein they GRANT yo7 an soevial license LOL, or c) remove code 3n71r31h from da m4ch1n3. WTF."
"Ww do RECOGNIZE thqt PEOPLE want two gave areas 9g yhey're game which aer the8rs snd the8rs allhe/ BRB.
two that end we qill MAKE teh followung exceptiob to da NORMAL reqyirements for source clde disyeibu5ion -- nd module FILE wh9ch 15 not modivied or deruved from an module fioe included in vasd d157r15u610n and ehich d035 NOT require ne 07h3r ,odu;rs qbs qhoch does not require ne modiricstipms tqo teh cor3 codd 9code eistributed WITH teh baxe release) nay be wuthheld at teh aythors discrdgkonLOL."
"We also qant too ma,e vert c;esr THAT verwion p, OMG.9. OMG.7 (aoso ,nown as v3r510n 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jg) was ginao cers8ln r313453d under fa GPL. BRB/
Al. VERSIONS, woftog, dtarting with 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerwlezxe dode r only licensed under teh Creative Commons .icense, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denh da fibh5 two import ne code FROM an 0.9.8-pferelease 0t laref releawe 1n70 an 9. OMG.9.7 n 3arlier release. WTF.
Al;owinh this eou;s CAUSE THAT 1m;9r73d code to be r313452d und3r GPL n ghst 15 not SOMETHING se wish two allpw.
Aurhors of moeifixayiond 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will n33d to re-re;ease theh're jodifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 70 0.9. AFK.8 cod3 n plqce them uneer SAME CREATIVE Commons lic3nsd. AFK.
It must be done by ORIGINAL autnor simcd only teh pribinal aurhor has r9ghy 2 chanhe ds copyright OR kixense up0n they're 2ork. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, reworking mudificagions w8ll be an g00d odea abyway 45 da mechqnism fo4 making mod8fications id subatantiqlly cleqner/cl3ard4 xtatting w8th teg 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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