MighttE 5ells yoi, ypu inwo, "We'r3 going 2 take qn FEW moments 2 try an explain THIS NEW license an teh reason2 behimd i5 un ;lain Engw15h. 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."
"Thos new 11c3h54 was chpsen because of an failing WITH teh GPL.
Iu onoy xovered distrobution OF source 1f n only kr binaeiqs qerd eistriguted/ AFK."
"In ah qen environ,ebt, you knwo, s-ecificallu a imtrrpewted weg environmen5 such as PHP, sortof, m3r41y ibstalling an GAME does n9t constitute e8stributiln, li,e, an therefore p3ople were taking lur wori, ypy lhwo, maiimg modificq5ions rpo it an mog rel3aaint da source code rwo tn3y're mocofocatkons so that da entire community coulf benefit. OMG.
Thwy WORKED with teh letter bu5 not da SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Inveatigation on reh [art of au5hora ylw3ver, li,e, led 2 da fact THAT da right of publ8c performanxe qas oen of ribhts nlrmally restr8cted goo copyyight g9lders, lile, b tnat COMPUTER progeamw WTF, spedifically vifeo ganes and 1n734$c71v3 ones such as LEGEND 0f reh Ggeen hax0r dere vogsiderwd two be piblicallt perrormed 8f rin from ah ;ubl8c 54rv3r, OMG."
"The nww license restricts [ublic PERFORMANCE of teh sork unkess teh xoutce c9de of tfh mofified wifj is madw zvaolable 9n demand, OMG."
"In p.ain English, soryof, THIS m3ana 7h47 if you pu7 this game on an WEB serb#r qnd allow p3iple 'outaide of an normal circle of famoly an i5s s9dial acquaintandes' 2 play their, you knwo, them you aef PUBLICALLY pwrforming THIS wprk n MUST 317h3r 4) make ne am ALL changes whicn y0u naie TO teh gwme 4v41146!3 on request (hote 7h15 dowsn't have 2 be availagl3 VIA teh online SOURCE display link WTFk yu7 7h3y mu5& be able ti9 dsk h0u for da clde n receive qn complete copu(, like, b) make arrantements privatwlh wuth authorw wherein they grqnt uou an specizl 11c3n4#, sortog, or d) remove CODE ENTIRELY from da machihe."
"We do recognize thzt people want ywo havd areas p4 they're game sh1dy e tyrirs an theirs alon3LOL.
to THAT end we wokl mzke teh fo;lowing ecce0tion too da normsl eequir3ments for slurc3 code cistfibutoon 0- ne m0di13 file which is nor m0d1f!3d pr detived from an mosule file inc'uded in da BASE cistribution an whicn dors n[t requore ne 07h3r m0di135 n which dles nog rrquire ne mocificationx yol reh CORE xode (cofe diatributed with da base rel3axr) may be w17hh32d at aythors discretionLOL."
"We aoso want to make v3ry d134r ghat vereion ). BRB.9. WTF/7 (also jnlwn as versioh 0, BRB.9. AFK.u+jt) was final bersion RELEASED under GPLLOL.
Ao. verx8ons, tou knwo, 574r71ng wuth da 0. WTF.9. AFK.9-prereleaqe code aer ONLY ;icenses under teh Cr4471v3 Commona 11x3n%3LOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY DENY teh right 2 impor4 he code FROM an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8_pr3r313453 OR later t313$53 1n7p an 0LOL/9. OMG.7 n eaflier release. AFK.
A.l9wing this would cause that imported CODE rwo be rdkeases under da GPL n that 16 nit soneth9ng e3 2iwh 2 ALLOWLOL.
Au6hors od modifications too 0. BRB/9LOL.7 2ill need 5oo RE-RELEASE they[ee modifivagiona as derivayifes/modufications tio 0,9.8 code zn place them under geh SAME Creagive Commlns licemse. OMG.
It must be done 6y ds 8rifinal author since only da otiginal author has teh right go change da vo[yright pr .icense upon tyey;re work. OMG.
-Additionally, reworking fq modifkcatkons wull be an good ldea 4nyw4y as MECHANISM for m4k1ng modificsrions is sybstantially clraner/clearer wtartimg w17y da 0LOL.0. AFK.8-prereleqse cofeLOL.]"
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