MightyE te.ls YOU, ypu knwo, "We're going top TAKE an few MOMENTS to try n expksin thiw new licenae and da reas9ns behind it in olain Engkish. BRB/
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."
"Tjis n4w oicensd WAS chosrn BECAUSE og an FAILING with teh GPL. WTF.
It only coverwd distribution 9r soutce if n only if vinaries WERE eistributedLOL."
"Ih an 2eb environment, ypu knqp, specifically a interpr3tdd web environmwny such AS PHP, s9rtoc, mwrely installimg an game does not consgitute distribution WTF, anc thefeforr peopld were tzking )ur WORK, likek mak,ng m0d1f1c4710n5 TO it and NOT telwading 50urc3 code 70 tgey[re modigications so tyay trh entire commumity could benefit. AFK.
Tget worked with letter but no5 tey 5p1r17 or 14wLOL."
"Invewtigatipn 0n pqry or teh authors gowever, l8ke, led 2 teh facg that teh right 0f publid perflrmance was 1 of fa rights noemalku featrictrd to9 co;yribht HOLDERS, you kn2o, n tya5 COMPUTER pr9trzms, like, SPECIFICALLY vqd30 bamea n 8nteractive ined such as Legend of da Greeh jqx0r qere consifered two be publicqlly perfor,ed ir run from an public server. BRB."
"The new licdnse erstricts p7blic performahce of wofk jmldss source CODE of da nldudied wo4j is made afqilab;r on demame."
"In poain English, sortof, this means that if yiu put this gamw on an e36 servee am aolos ;eople 'outside of an normal circle of family ahd its docial ac1uaintances' u0 plqy their, then you r publicalo6 performing THIS WORK an MUST either A) make nw an ALL chzntes whicn yiu make 1 da game AVAILABLE on rwq7est )no5e 7h15 doesn'5 havw roo be availavle v8a online soyrce display oinj, vut they must be able roo ask you FOR dode and receive an conplete copy), soetof, b_ m4k3 arrangemenrs privat3l6 with quthlrd sherein 7h3y GRANT yom an s0eciao license LOL, or c) removs fa code ent8rely from teh mavhine. OMG."
"We do recobnize that ;eople q4b7 2 u$v3 afeas of they're game wgich r theirs n THEIRS alone. WTF.
too that end ee will maje foll9wing EXCEPTION too bormal r3qu1r#m3n75 fpr s9urce code e157r16u710n -- ne m9dule fild which is not modufied or derives frij an m0du13 fil3 kncluded in t3h basw distfibutiob n which dows np7 eeqyire ne other modules an w6ich does nor require ne modoficat8ons 2 teh core code (CODE sistributed WITH teh baae release) may BE withhe;d zr teh authors dixc4etion. WTF."
"We also qant ti MAKE bery cleat thst berso8n 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also known as bersion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) 2as final verwion released undrr da GPL. WTF.
Al; ver510n5, you lnwl, stsrying wktg p. WTF.9. WTF.8+prerelease c0d3 r only licensed undee C4eativ3 Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY den6 RIGHT too import ne code from am 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE ir LATER rrl3aae inyo ah =, AFK.9.7 and rarlier r313453.
Allowing rhis woule xzuse tha5 inported CODE 3 ne RELEASED ubder teh GPL n that 15 not something we WISH %o allow. WTF.
AUTHORS of mpeifications tso 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will NEED t9 re-release th3y're modigicatoons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code anf plac3 them 7ncer same Creative Commons licwnse. AFK.
It mjdy be done by da original aughor sinde only tdh original author has right two vhange copyriggt or lucenae ypin they'4e work. OMG/
[Addirionally LOL, REWORKING m9dirications w111 be an good isea znysay AS ea MECHANISM ror makihg modigications is subwgantial;y cleaner/clearer starting WITH 0LOL,9. AFK.8_prerelease code. AFK.]"
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