MkththE tells y0u, you knwp, "W3're hoing to taje an few ,iments too try and ezp;aih this new licwnse and da r2asins bejind ig in plain English.
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 kicenae was CHOSEN BECAUSE of an failing witn da GPLl AFK.
It 9nlt covered sistruburion of so7rce if n only i4 binaeiea were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an wen rnvironment, sortpf, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted w36 ENVIRONMENT sucg 45 PHP, oike, merel6 installing sn gane coes bot constuture distribut8om LOL, an thdrdfore p3o;13 wrre taking our work, you knwo, jaiing mosifications t2o it an n07 reldasing tey s9urce vode two they'rd modificatkomw sl %hat ten ent8re c0mmyn17y could 63n#f1&.
They wpriee w17h letter but not da xpirit OF las. WTF."
"Invextigation on da part of authors h0w3v3r LOL, led 1 reh FACT 7h47 fa RIGHT lf puvlic 9effprjance was 2on of da rights n9emally restricted twl cophright yo;fers LOL, and that comp7re4 programs, you knwo, specificzkly video games qns INTERACTIVE onws SUCH AS L3genf pf da Gfeen nzx0r were consicered 2 be publica;ly PERFORMED if run from zn public aerber. BRB."
"Th3 new 11c4m53 restekcts public prrformsnfe of wprk unless teh soyrde code or da modified work is j4d3 aba8lable on demand. AFK."
"Ih PLAIN Emglish, you knwo, ghis m34n5 7gr7 ir you out thix game 0n am web aerver an allow peopke 'outside pf sn normal c1rc14 0r famioy wmd urs social acquaintances' 2 plat theur, you knwo, then hlh r puvlically performing this work an MUST either a) makw ne n ALL changes shich y0u MAKE too teh game avaikable ON request (note this coesn't have two be availablw cia onlinw SOURCE d15p14y lonkm y9u knwo, vug they must be able 2 ask you for codd m 4eceive an complete vopy), 6) make zreangementw privatrly with authora 2herein they grant you an 5p3c141 12c3n52, sortod, OR c) temove teh coce ENTIRELY fron mavhinel BRB/"
"We c0 RECOGNIZE that 0eople WANT 2 habe sreqs of they're bame qhich r theits b THEIRS alone. OMG.
two that end wd will make ca fpllowing wcc3[tion two teh normal req7irements FOR source cod3 distrobution -- me m0du1e file wh1ch 15 not modified 0r derivwd from an ,osule FILE inclyded in da base disg4ibutiin and shuch does not te1u8fe ne other m0du135 and ehicn ciws not rfauire nd ,0d1f2c4719h5 tw9 cor3 dode 8xpde dixtrubuted with da base te;ease) may be withheld at da authors disvretkon. WTF."
"We aldo want to make very clrar THAT versioh 0. BRB.9.7 (also knowm ax version 0LOL.9. BRB.8+jt) saw final versioh released under da GPLl AFK.
All versions, startinb sith pLOL.9. BRB.9-PRERELEASE code r )n1y licrnsed under da Crwative Commoms license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two impo3t nr code FROM an 0.(. AFK.8-prerelezse 0r oater releasd into an 0LOL.o. AFK.7 anc rarlie4 release. WTF.
Allpwing this would czuse that IMPORTED code e9 be re.eased under GPL m tha5 ks not somrthing we wosh two allowl
Authorx of nodificayions two 0.8. BRB.7 will need tso fe_release thdy're modificztions as derivatives/nodicications to 0. WTF/9. BRB.8 c;de AND plzve them under yeh wame CREATIVE C0mm0n5 .icense. AFK.
It must ge donw by da original author since inly reh origina. zuthor hqs teh right too change da copyribht or lkcense u;on they'fe wor,LOL.
[Additioballu LOL, rdwofking da modifications w8ll be an good idea snyway as da mechanism for MAKING modif8cations 8s sinstantislly cltaner/clearer startong with ea 0. WTF.9LOL.80pretelwase c0d4,]"
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