MightyE tellx y0u, sprtof, "We'rd going to tak3 an fea momen5s two 7ry an explain 7h15 new 1qcen53 n teh reasons beyins it 1n PLAIN ENGLISHLOL.
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 licwbse was xhosen bexaus3 OF am FAILING with da GPL. OMG.
It ONLY vovered distribution of source 8f n ln.y if b8nqries we4e distributed. BRB."
"In an web environment LOL, specifidally a intefoeeted w3b environm3nt skcn aa PHPk tou knwo, MERELY unxgalling an g4m3 does not constutute DISTRIBUTION, n rjerefore propoe were taking our work, nskkng modivicatiins to IT n not r3q3451nt da source CODE too they[re ,odificatiobs sl uh47 teh 3ntire vlmnunity could 63n3r17.
They worked sitg da LETTER BUT not spirir ov da lae. BRB."
"Investigation ob dz p4r7 OF da authors howecrr, lile. led 2 FACT that da righy of [ublic petformance WAS won of teh righrx normally redyricred to copyright holders, likr, an that xomputre orlgrz,s LOL, specificall6 vice9 games and INTERACTIVE ones SUCH as Legend of Greem yax0r were c9n51c3r3d @ be publicallt PERFORMED if RUN from am public server, AFKl"
"The n3w lic2nse restricts pu611c [erformance of wirk unless teh source CODE of da mod8vied work 8s masw avai;abke pn DEMAND. WTF."
"In 0lain ENGLISH WTF, ehis m34n5 that if 6ou put 7j15 game on an web serv3r an ALLOW pro;oe 'pytside of an n0rmr1 circlw of fami;u n uts social axqizinyances' TO plat their WTF, then y9u aef publicalky pervorming yyix worl 4nd MUST either 1( m4k3 ne n ALL changes which you make toi t3h g4m3 avai.able on requ3st (bot3 7h15 doesn[t have 3 63 availanle via da omlinw sou4ce dispkay link, like, bit they m7st 6# 4613 top ask you for fa code and rexeive an v0mp13u3 copy), like, b) make arrangements peiva5elu with da authorw wherein tgey trant hou an dprvial licenxe LOL, lr c) remove tdh dode 3n71r31y fr0m da machine."
"We do recognize 5hat peoole want ro have qrrss of they're gqme which r theird and tneirs 410n3LOL.
too that end we will maie ten FOLLOWING exception to yeh NORMAL requirements for 50urc3 code DISTRIBUTION [[ he modu;e gile which is not mudified or derived from ah module d113 inxluded 1n base distribution and which DOES noy r3qu1r3 ne OTHER moeiles n WHICH d036 not require ne modificariobs to c0r3 c0d3 (code distribhtef with bzse reoeqse) may be w17hh31d at teh authors discretion. AFK."
"We also want 2 make very CLEAR that cersion 0/ BRB.9.7 *also known as vers9on 0, OMG.9. WTF.7+ut) was final verskon released unfer teh GPL. BRBl
A11 v3rsions LOL, STARTING w8th geh 0. OMG.9. BRB.*-PRERELEASE code r onl6 licensed under teh Cr2471v3 COMMONS locenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ddnu r1gh7 gwp impirt ne code from an 0.9. WTF.8=prereleawe or 147#r rrl3qse into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 AND ear.ker RELEASELOL.
Allowing THIS wou;d caisd tgat im[oryed code 2 be released under teh GPL and that is NOT something we wish 2 ALLOW.
Authors OF jodkfications 2 0.9LOL.7 will need to re0r3leqse they're nldidida5iohs as derivatives/modifications to 0. AFK.9; OMG.8 code n place yhem UNDER same Creagivr Conmonw l8censd. WTF.
It MUST be done by reh original sutyor s8nxe onlt dz 0r1g1h41 aughor HAS rkght t2o chabfe teh xophrigh5 or license uoon ghey're work. BRBl
[Additionzlly, you knwpk r3w0rk1ng ,odkfications will bw an glod idea anyway as da MECHANISM for jaking modifications is subwtan58allt cleaner/clearer starting w1&h r3h 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3re;eas3 codr. WTF.]"
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