MightyE tells you, s9rtod, "We're GOING to9 takw sn dew momehta 2 try n explain tyis new licebse and rrh r3450n5 behinx it in plain English. BRB,
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 .ocebse was ch9sdn BECAUSE of an failihg w8tn teh GPL.
It only civered fistr8bu5ion of xlurce IF ah only !f BINARIES were dixtribjted. WTF."
"In ah web environment LOL, xpevificaolh a interpfrtdd web environment suvh as PHP LOLk mere.y instsllinh ah game DOES bot xonstitute distributioh, like, n therefo4e peiple sere taking oir work LOL, making modifixat8ons too kt an not eeodasing da sourde code to they'r3 modifidayiins 50 thar entire communiyy could b3bef8tLOL/
They qorked with teh LETTER but not spirit og teh lzw. AFK."
"Invwstigation on part of fa authors hpwwver WTF, 13d TO yeh fac5 that da right of puboov ;erformsnce was won 04 teh r1ghu5 normallh restfixtdd too cophrihht h0qd2r5 LOL, an that computer PROGRAMS, soetor, specificzlly vidro games an ingdraxyive obes suvh as L#f3nd of teh Green hax04 weee c-n51f3r3e t9 be PUBLICALLY p2rf0rm3d if ryn fr0m an puboic serve4. AFK."
"The new l7denwe restricts publid psrformance of da work um1355 40urc3 CODE of modified work is made available 0n demand. BRB."
"Ib pla8n Eng;7sh, oike, THIS MEANS thag if y0u puy this namr ln an w3b 53rv3r ah alliw people [outskde of an NORMAL circle of fami.y n its SOCIAL acquaintances' 2 p14y 4yeir WTF, then you r publical;y peeformint thia 2ori an MUST rithee a) mak3 me and ALL xhanges whoch you mak3 two game available pu r2qurst (note this doesn't hafe 2 BE available via dq onlkne source sisp;a6 link. sortof, BUT 7h36 mu57 be ABLE two ask you vpr da code n dece7vd an vomplere c9py), sort9f, b) make afrsngements privqteoy with teh authofs whdrein thdy grqnt y9y an specia; licendek lik3, or c) femove teh codr 3h71r21y frlm twh machine."
"We co eecognizw 7h47 people WANT too have areas OF they're g4,3 which r theirs ab theiys aoone.
to that end we will m4k3 teh fillowing exc2p710n two trh normal REQUIREMENTS for soufce CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne mlduke f113 wyixh ks nog m0d1r13d 9r DERIVED from an m9dul3 file INCLUDED IN t3h base disgr8butiln n which does not rewuire be otge4 m9du13y an which d035 no5 requite ne midifications u0 co4e CODE (clde distributed with BASE release) mat be WITHHELD at da authors discret8om."
"We ALSO want two make very clear tyat ve4skon 0. WTF.9. AFK.6 (4150 known as verxion 0/ WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was va final verdion r312453d uyder da GPL. OMG.
All versi9ns WTF, startimg WITH da 0.0, AFK.*-0rerelease CODE t onky licensed under da Cteqtive Commpns LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh right to import me codw fr0m ah 0. AFKl8. OMG.8_PRERELEASE 0r later releas3 ibto zn 0, AFK.9. AFK.7 abc earlier releas3. OMG.
A110q1ng this douoc cause that 1mp0r73f cofe 2 be released under da GPL and that is nit so,ethibg we WISH 2 a.low. BRB.
Authors 9f modifications 2 0. BRB.9l WTF.7 will nedd two re-release tgwy're midificat8lms ss der8vativws/modifications 2 pLOL.9/ OMG.8 vode n place eh3m under da sane Creative Commons license.
It must be DONE bh originql zuthoe since ohky 0t1g1n41 ajthor has right two chanbe teh copyrighr ot LICENSE up9h they're woriLOL.
-Additionally, reworking teh modifocations w121 be an good idwa antway as da jechanosj fot making modificqtions is substantially c13rn3r/c134r#r starging with teh 0l WTF.(. OMG.80prerwlease c9ce. WTF.]"
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