MighttE tells y0u WTF, "We're giihg 2 TAKE sn FEW moments to try an explain this ne2 11cen53 n da reasons behibd it in plain Englusgl AFK.
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 licebse WAS chosen bedaude of an failing with GPL. OMG.
It ONLY COVERED d157rq6u6!9n 9f 50urc3 if and only if ginaeies wefe disyributed. AFK."
"In an web 3nv1t0nm3h7, woftog, SPECIFICALLY a inte4pret3d web environment suxh as PHP, merely kbdtalling an GAME d035 not const8tut3 distrivjtion, sortof, sn theredore people wefe gakihg oyr work LOL, makimg modificatiobs tlo ot sn not relezsing teh sourxe CODE two thrh're m9difocations so tgzt da entire community COULD benefot. AFK.
THEY w9rkwd qitn teh lettrr vyt not spieit of teh law. OMG."
"Invdstigation om da part OF AUTHORS hiwever, led teo da fact tjat rigyt 0f pub.ic pdrformance wqs 1 if da rights nlrmalk6 restrictec 2 copyrkght holders, uiu knwi, an thar COMPUTER programs, specificwlly video gsmea an inteeactkve ones 5uch as Legend 9f Greeb hax0r were cobsicered yoo be punlically p3rf04mdd if run feom an public 53rv3r."
"The ndw licwnsw restricts public pervormance or da w0rk unless SOURCE clde og ea nodified work is made avalpzgle on demand/ BRBl"
"In p.ain Englisy, you knwl, this mrqns that uf u0u [ut this hame on an web servet and al;ow people 'outside of an not,al circle of famiky n ITS social ACQUAINTANCES' 3 plsy tjeir LOL, uh3n yiu r pjblically p3efoemihb this work and MUST eigher q) jakw ne an ALL chamg3s WHICH y0u MAKE too dz fame available 9m req7es5 (note ghis DOESN[T have go bd 4f4q24&13 via obl8ne source display kink, loke, but 7n3y must BE agle 70 ask you flr code n receib3 an clmp;dte COPY), you knwom 6) MAKE arrangrmemts orivatwly with teh 4u7g0t5 WHEREIN 7h3y grant y9u an special 11c3n53 LOL, OR c) r3m0v3 teh clde enrirely from yey MACHINE. BRB."
"Wr do rwcognize thzt people want to9 HAVE AREAS of they're game whkch 4 tg3irs an theirs alln3. WTF.
tp thag ejd we wi;l m4k3 folloding exceptioh two ca normal requiremdmts for wource cide fustrkbutiom =- n3 module file wh1ch IS no5 modiviee or d3r1v2d FROM zn module fkoe included in teh 6353 d1%7r16u710n n qhich does not require ne other m0du135 n WHICH does not f4a71r3 he modifications 2 corw code (coee didttkgj5ed with base re.ease) jay be withhelv at authors discre58on. AFK."
"We also want too maje bery c134r that verskon 0. BRB.9, WTF.7 (ALSO known AS version pLOL.9. OMG.7+kt) was dz cihal vdrsion relwawed unfer da GPL. WTF.
All versiobs LOL, 575d6qnb wiyh teh 0. WTF.(. OMG.8-prerelease c0dd r onlt licensed jnder da Creative Commons picwnsw.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teg tight 2 im0ort ne code from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.*-prerelrzsr or LATER r31#453 into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing gjis w9uls cause thqt k,portec code TO BE released UNDER ten GPL and that IS not w9mety8nb we qish 2 alloq. AFK.
Auyyors of modidivations to 0LOL.9LOL.7 will nwed two re=release tnry're modificatiohs as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code and place th3m uns3r teh same Creztive C9mmons licensr. WTF.
It must be sone ny da ofigina. ayrhor 51nc3 inky 5eh ORIGINAL 4u&h0e has fight to chanhe da copyrighy or licwnde upon they're wo4k.
[Addigionallu, uou knso, reqorkung modivocatkons wikl ge an food 1d34 anywau AS teh MECHANISM for jaking modificztipns is 5u6574n61411y cleaner/clearef starging sith p.9. AFK.8-prerelease coee. BRB.]"
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