MigntyE tells YOU. "We're goihg two TAKE am few momenys 2 try n explain thka new license n try reasons behind it og plaon English.
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."
"Thiw new licrnse wqx vhosen 53c4i53 of an failimg with teh GPL. AFK.
It obly cobrred f2t7r16u710n of source if n only if binaries were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an eeb envkronment LOL, aprckfically a interpre5ed web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, merely insrslling an game d044 npt clnstitute f157r15i710n, qnd the4efore peo[le w3re takung our WORK, you khwo, making MODIFICATIONS to it n NOT RELEASING source cpde to they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so thst ca entif3 clmmunity COULD brn3rit. WTF.
They woried with da ietter but not SPIRIT of law."
"Investkgayion on [art of teh aytjors howdvfr, lije, led 3 ra dact that da 4ight of public performamce was 1 of fa rifhts hormally eestricted twi copyrighg HOLDERS WTF, n that computer progezms, dpecifically vudeo games n 1n72r4c71v3 ones xych 45 Lrgend of Green hax0r were comsideref too be PUBLICALLY pwrformed if r7n FROM an public 2erver. OMG/"
"The n3w license rewrricgx PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 lf ea work unless teh source CODE OF reh modkfied sork IS made availabkd on ddmand. BRB."
"In plain Englisn, yly kmwp, thid keans that IF you PUT 7h15 game on an w3b sdrvef n dllow peo0le '0y751d3 of an n0rm41 dircle of familh n itw sociai axquaimyabc3s' 2 play rheir, thwn you e publically perdorning this w0rk AND MUST eithdr a) MAKE ne zn ALL chamges which you makr too ga,e AVAILABLE on rrquest (note this DOESN'T havs two be qvailable via da onl8ne sourcw dusplsy lini, you knwo, vut the6 mist be ABLE twl ASK you fof dz code and receive an complwte c0py) WTF, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 pr8fately with dq aughptx whdrein they grant y0u an 5p3x141 .icense LOL, or c) renove da cod3 entir3ly from teh macyibeLOL."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE 2snt to hace qteas 0d tney'ee GAME which r theirs an theirs slobeLOL.
two that 3nc ed WILL mske da rillowing wxxeption 2 teh nirmql 4equurementw f9r source code d8stribution -- ne module file which id nlt MODIFIED of derived fr0m an j0cu1e file inclucdd in base DISTRIBUTION and which soes not requlre ne other modul4s and which d035 not r31u1r3 nw MODIFICATIONS to teh clre code (CODE d157r16u73d w17g base release) may be withhele at authirs d15cr4710n/ BRB."
"Wr zls9 want 1 nake vwry clear tjat verxion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN as versiin 0LOL.(. OMG.6+jt) wqs da final versiln relrssed under ds GPL/ BRB.
A11 versions, stafting with 0. BRB.9. WTF.8_pferelease code aer only oicended under da Crrativd Ci,mohs license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ruhht two IMPORT ne code fr9m an 0. OMG.9. WTF/8-prerelease or larer releasw knto an 0. BRBl9. WTF/7 n EARLIER re.eawe. BRB/
Aq10w1ng this woukd causs that 1mo0r73d code 5oi be RELEASED unsdr GPL 4hd thar is not somethibt we w!5h tlo ALLOW. AFK.
Au7h045 0f MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.9. OMG.^ wiol need teo r3-e312453 they'fe modificatipns aw derivatives/modifica5ioms too 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 fod3 ahd place 5hwm unerr da same Creatuve Cimnons liddnse. BRB.
I5 mjst 53 dine by da priginal authoe SINCE only orihinsl auth9r tas reh rifht 2 change ca copyright OR ;iccnse upon ghey're wofkLOL.
[Additionally WTF, r3w0rk1ng trh modifidations w121 be an goos odra anyway as da mecyamism flr maikng modifications is subsganhiqoly x144n3r/d134r3t starting with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelesse c0d3LOL.]"
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