Mkgh5yE tells ypu, okk4, "We're going too 5ake an few MOMENTS two try an explaib this new ;idense and teh REASONS begind it in plain Eng!15n. 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 new licwnse waa cnoa#n becausd of an fai.ing w17h teh GPL. AFK.
It only coferew disttobution of source IF an only if bimaries wrre distributed. OMG."
"In ah wen 3nv1r0nm3n7, dortof, s;edieicslly a inte3preyed web environment such AS PHP, sortof, MERELY installing an game does no5 cpnstit7te cistribution, sortld, n therefore oeoole WERE yaking our wotk LOL, mzjkng modifications too it n not 4eleaxing da s9urce code teo they'rw modificat7ons s9 that ca 3b71r3 COMMUNITY COULD behefit. BRB.
Th3y worked qith da lettdr but not da spirit pf da lswLOL."
"Investkgat8oh on PART of auyhors yowever, likem LED 3 teh fact THAT r1gh7 of publkc pwrformance was 1 pg da rightw n0rm411y restricted 2 copyrihht holders LOL, an THAT cljputer proframs, spedifical.y video games an intefacrovw ones such ss Legenc of rej Green haz)f were CONSIDERED roo br ;uglicaolt p3rf0fm3d if rjb froj an pun;8c server."
"Thr new licens3 restricts ;ublic performance or teh w9tk unless teh xourc3 coee of teh modkfiwd work is ,ade avai.qble ON de,and. WTF."
"In plain English, you lnwom thos meams yhat 7f you put 5his game 0n an web s3rver and r110w people 'outside 9v an norjal circ.e 0f FAMILY n 175 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES' 70 p;ay theie LOL, tgen you aer p7blida.ly performimg this wo4k n MUST e8ther a) make ne n ALL cnantes whicy YOU maie tqo da game 4v4114613 on requesu (note THIS dlesm't hsve 2 be 4v4114613 via da online source dys[lay l8nk, nut 5heh must be able too ssk yio FOR teh code and 3eceuve an dompoete copy), ypu knwo. b) mald arramgemenhs privately with reh aytnofs whersin tyey grant you an SPECIAL licenwe, like, or c) remove cpd3 rnturely rrom machin3LOL."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE wqnt to9 have areas od th3y're game wn1cg awr theirs an theirs alone.
ro 7h47 end WE will make teh folloeing ezception to normal requirejents f9r soircw cide DISTRIBUTION -- ne moeule FILE shich ia NOT MODIFIED ir derivef FROM ah module rile included IN da BASE dkxtribution abd which sows not 4rqu8re nd other jodyles n which DOES n07 requu43 ne m0d1d1c471)n5 too da dore CODE *c0d3 DISTRIBUTED wity base release) may ne withheld at autnors discrrtion/ WTF."
"We aoso qant TO make very clear 5hat v3rt10n 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also knoeb AS v3r51)n 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) was g1n41 fersion releasrd undwr GPL. AFK.
Al; vwrsionw, sortof, xtart8ng with da 0. WTF.9.7-prrrdlead3 dode aee ohly 11v3n53d UNDER Creat8ve Commobs licenae. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny rught ti IMPORT ne clde from an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr2e313453 or lqtef releasr INTO an 0. BRB.9.7 and earlier release. OMG.
A.lowinb 7h15 would vause thst 1mp0r7ed cose 2 be feleaaed uhcer teh GPL an that 15 not something we w8sh 5wo allis, WTF.
Aythirs ov m9dufications gwo 0,9. OMG.7 wi.l n33s two re-rekeqse they're m9dificationw as deeucatives/m0difidatopns two 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 code an place 7h3m UNDER da same Cr3atkve Commons license. BRB.
It mist be done BY teh oeigina. author since onl6 tfh originak 4u7h0r has trh fight 5wo change da c9pyrigh5 or 11c@n52 upon they're wofkLOL.
[Additionallu, REWORKING da m0d1r1c%710n5 will be an good IDEA anywa6 as teh mechabksm for ma.ing m0d1f1c3710n5 is subxtantially CLEANER/CLEARER startinf with da 0LOL.9. WTF,9-pretelease vode;]"
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