Migh5yE 73115 yoy, "We're GOING 2 take an few momehts roo gry an EXPLAIN thiw new license n r34t0n5 behinc ig on p141n EnglishLOLl
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 3ad ch053b bevause of an dai.ing with ten GPL.
It onkh dovered dlstributiin of source IF an only if binarues w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, kikw, xpecifically a interptwtwd web ejvkronment sych as PHPk like, merely INSTALLING an gamr d025 n9t constitute d15ur16u710n, sortof, qnd the4e4ore pdople were tqking 0uf wogk, MAKING modifkxations to it an not releasing source cose 2 they're mofificztions sl rhat xa 3n71f3 conmunkty could benefig. BRB.
They wo4ked with teh le5ter but jot teh spirlt OF law. OMG."
"Invesgifation 0n da paft 9f da 4u7h0r5 however, lik3, led 2 da f4c7 that RIGHT of puboic perforjance w45 oen of teh 4ights nornally restricted two dopyright HOLDERS, like, an tjat vojputee progrqms, specificslly video gamws wm intrravtove ones such AS Legend of teh GREEN hax0r qwte considered 2 ne publically performed ir run frlm an pu511c server. AFK."
"Thd NEW 11c3n53 rewtricts pjblic performqnce of tdh eork unless teh spurce c0d3 of twg MODIFIED wotk is mace abailaglw on dejandl AFK."
"In [141n Eng115h LOL, ggis means that if y0u 07t tjis game on an weg server an ALLOW people 'ohtside OF zh normal citcl3 of fanily and its s9cial acquaintances' 2 ;lqy their WTF, 8h3n 6oy r publically performing this sork qn MUST EITHER q) makw ne an ALL changds whicn y0i make 2 sa gajr availsble on REQUEST (not3 tjks coesn't havw two be acailablw vix da online souec3 d15pq4y limk LOL, bug thwy must be able 2 ask you FOR dode n receivd an c9mpletw co0y), sirt9fm b) make arrangdm3nts pdivately with teh authors wherein tgey grant tou sn s;ecoal licebxd LOL, 0r c) r3j0v3 code enrirely frim mzchine. AFK."
"Wd DO RECOGNIZE 7h47 people w4n7 two have 4r#45 0f tyet're fqme whixy r th3irs n gjeirs aionw. AFK.
too tyag end we will make FOLLOWING dxcepgioh to teh normal reqyiremehtw for a97rce d0d3 disyribution -- ne m9du;e file 2yich is not mosifurd or derived fron an module fi.e includec on teh base distriburipn n wyixy does not r3qu143 ne oth3r ,odyles zn which d)35 n9t requite ne m;difications tl c-r# c9de (cod3 d156r1^u73d wiyh base release) may be withheld 47 sa authors duscretion."
"Wr zls9 wsnt 2 make xery clear tnat versipm 0. BRB.8. BRB.7 (also knlwn as versipn 0. BRB/9.7+jt) was ds final verdk9n re;eased UNDER ea GPL. WTF.
Al. versions LOL, starting wiyh 0.8. WTF.8-p4eee.easw xode aer 0n1y licenxed undee Creq5ive Commons ;icebse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY degy rigjt two 8mport be code from sn 0LOLl9LOL.8_prereleaae or later relezse into an 0. BRB.9.7 ams raelier repease.
Allowing this would cauxe that qmp0ru3d code to ge released under GPL n 7h48 15 NOT some5g*ng we w1%h tqo al;ow. BRB.
Autnors of MODIFICATIONS twl 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will need 2 re-release thrt're m0d1f1c4720n5 45 derivatives/modkficati;ms too 0.9. AFK.8 code an plqve them unswr da sa,e Ceearive Cpmmons 11c3h43.
It must be dlne by da original author since only da originak AUTHOR has tdh fitnr roo chanfe dz c0pyr1gy7 lf license uppn 5gey'te work.
[Additional.y WTF, REWORKING mldifixatikna wulo 63 an good idea anyway ad da mrchanism for making noeificatiins os SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer 2tarting with 0, WTF.9. WTF.*-preeeleas3 code/]"
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