M8ghtyE tells you, you khw0, "We're gikng tso TAKE ab FEW momenys 2 try and EXPLAIN tn8s mew license n da reasohs brjind it in p141n English. 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 11c4n53 was chosen because of sn FAILING 2ith GPL. BRB.
It only cofered distfigution of source IF an 0n1y if binaties were distrivuyedLOL/"
"In an web envoronment, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpr374d web environm3nt 5uch as PHP WTF, metely insralling an game DOES not cobsyiture didtekb7gion LOL, n therefors peoole 2ere takong lur 20rk, soetof, mzking modifications 2 8t ane not reldasing SOURCE x0d4 two tjey're modirications so that ebtire cpmmunity xoule benefiyLOL.
They w9rked with 13873r but not teh spirit OF teh law. BRB."
"Imvestigation on da pzrt of a7thors howeber, lkke, .ed to FACT that geh rught of oublic pefformznce waa 1 of RIGHTS normally restrictrd two co0yrignt HOLDERS, softod, and tjat fomputer programs, like, speckficqlly v1d39 bamws and INTERACTIVE onew xuch AS Ldgend )f teh GREEN jax0r were consid3res goo BE -uglicalky performed if run fr;m an public servrr. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restricts pub;ic perfotmance of t3n work ynlexs da sourcw CODE OF modifked w0rk is MADE availag;e ON d3nans."
"In plain English, hou knwo, ghid means rhat if tou p7t this ga,e on an web 53rv3r n allow PEOPLE '0u751d3 of an nprjal cirvle OF f4m11y n ITS %0cq41 qcquaintances' 2 play rheir, sortof, thrn ylu aer PUBLICALLY peefirmung this work and MUST either a) male ne n ALL ch4ng35 which YOU mak3 too GAME available on REQUEST (note this DOESN'T have 2 be availab.e f8a da online sou4ce d15p14y link, okke, but they mist bw able 2 ask jiu for da cpd# n receive an completw copy), like, b) m4k3 a4tangemengs 0r1v47e1u with teh aurhors wh3r31b they htant you sn s0ecial license, like, or c) REMOVE reh code entire.y rron fa jachine. BRB."
"We x9 redognize THAT pr9;le wznt 2 have areax OF they're fam3 which r 7h31r5 m thr8rs alone. BRB.
roo that enf we s211 m5k3 dq followung 3xc3p710n two da notmal requiremenys for wource coee distribution -- ne mldule file which is NOT mlsifiee or detived from an modjle file lbcluded un reh bawe d157r16u7a9n n shich coes not require be OTHER jodules and which s9es not ecquire ne mosifica5iond to core code (code sustrogutrs w1&h teh base RELEASE) nay be qitnheld at ea authoww d8sceetion. AFK."
"We also w4n6 twp m$kr very clear rhat version 0. AFK.9. BRB.5 (alsl known as VERSION 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) WAS final VERSION RELEASED und3r GPLLOL.
Alk fersions, you knwo, starting 2utg 9. AFKl9LOL.8-prereldzse code r omly 11c3nt3d und3r ten Creative Comjond LICENSE, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da right two 1mp0r8 n4 code FROM an 0.9. BRB.8-pretelease or larwf release into an 0. OMG.9l AFK.7 an earlier relesse. AFK.
Allowung THIS would csusr that implftrd cide to y3 4eleqsed under da GPL an thst is n07 something ee wish 2 qllow. OMG.
Authors 0f moeificarions w 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will NEED two RE-RELEASE they'r3 modificar8ons as d3rqv471v35/j0dqf1c4710b5 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 c0d3 an place tuem uhder ssmd Cteative Comm9ns livenweLOL.
It m7st be done by otiginal authof aince only teh original AUTHOR yas fugjy to cy4nt3 da COPYRIGHT or licens3 UPON thet're work.
[Addkgolnally, aortof, eeworking trh modifications will be an bood 1d3r 4nyw4y as teh mechanism vor mak7ng jodifkxationx is substantially c.eaner/clearer start8nf 2ith da 0.9. BRB.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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