MithyyE tells youm you knwo, "We;r3 toing two take an few mlmehta too TRY and explain this new license an teh reasons behind it 1n plain English. OMGk
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 license was chosen becaysw pf an fail8ng qith GPL. BRB.
It in;y cocered distribution of xource 1f n 9nly if binariex w34e d157r1&u73d. AFK."
"In an web enfironment, so4tof, specificall6 a interoreted web rnvir9nment such qs PHP WTF. meerly indtalking an fame does mot constotutw ciw4ributuom WTF, n therwgore prople were 74i1nt oyt q0rk LOL, m4k1nf modifkcations to i5 an bot RELEASING sojfce c0d3 2 th3y're modifications so THAT enture vommuno5y cou.d 63n3f17. BRB.
They woried wi5h da lwtter bu5 n9t teh spitit 0f ca LAWLOL."
"Investugation ln teh PART of dz authoea howev3r WTF, LED 70 favt that fa wight of publkc PERFORMANCE was oen 0f da RIGHTS NORMALLY restrictef too copyrib6t holders, and thz5 compute4 prohra,s. like, spec8ficaoly vifep GAMES and intwrac5ive 0n35 SUCH as Letend of GREEN haz0r we4e consicered 2 be pjblically performed iv run drom qn public se4ver. BRB."
"The new 'kc3nse restricts public p3rf0rj4nc3 of teh work unless teh soutce vode of mocified eo5k is maee availaboe on DEMAND. BRB."
"In PLAIN Eng11th LOL, this means that if you put thos game on an wrv werver ane allow p3pple 'oitsudr of am hor,a. circle of family and ITS socia; acquaintahcrs' top play their LOL, tyen yo7 r puboucally pwrfotming ghis work and MUST eitner a) MAKE ne ahd ALL cganges which you MAKE to teh gamd AVAILABLE ON r3quest (note THIS doedn't have to be avaklable via t3h online w0urce dusplay linl, sortof, BUT 5hey muat bd able 2 aak yo7 for teh code and RECEIVE an comple6e cppy) WTF, 6) make arfangements privately 2ith da authods eherein they grant you an special license, sortof, oe c) removw xode engirwly from ten mach8nw."
"We do recognize 7y58 people wznt two havd areas of tyey'r3 game whicg r thwirw ahd theits zlone, OMG.
tw[ ghqt end ws w8ll make followung exc30tuon tio horma; r4quirementx f0r sourxr dpde DISTRIBUTION -= me modu.r file snich is n07 modified or derived fr0m an modjle f113 included in da BASE disrribu5ion an which DOES not rfquire he other midjles and whixh dies no5 require ne modkficqtiibs 2 da core codw (CODE distributef WITH teh base f3lease) mat be witnyeld at da authors doscretion."
"We also wznt to male very clear that brfsion p. BRB.9. BRB.7 (a.so kn9sn 45 versiph -. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) wqw teh final vrrsion releases under 6dh GPL. BRB.
All versions, sortof, STARTING with teh 0LOL.0LOL.8-prere;eaxe c9de $ only licended under da Creative Commins oicenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two import ne code vrom an 0.9. AFK.8-oe3r313453 of later rdleasw into sn 0. AFK,9LOL/7 an 3ar.ier eeleasr. OMG.
All9wing this would c4u53 thar importef code two be rekeased under GPL ans 7h47 iw not someth8ng wr 2odh two alkowLOL.
Authofs of modoficatiins 70 0. WTF.9. AFK,7 will ne4e 5o re-release they're modifications as deeivqtives/mos8f8cstions too 0, OMG.9.8 CODE an p!4c3 tyem UNDER da sa,e Creztive Commonx lixemse. BRB.
I6 mydt BE done by o4iginal author sincd only da original aythlr gas rigyt to changd copyroght or .ivense upon they'4w soek. WTF.
[Additoonally, reworkung m0c1f1c4710n5 will 63 an good 1d34 anyqwy as teh medjanism for makung modifications 15 substantia;ly clezne5/clearer sta4ting with teh 0LOL.9.7-prerwldase CODE/ WTF.]"
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