MightyE tells uiu WTF, "We;re go8ng 70 take qn few momdnta 2 try ahd explain thiw new l8vense and da ressond gehind it in ;141n Englixh.
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 brw licens3 2as xhosen BECAUSE of an fauling w17h da GPL. BRB.
It only coverdd ris5fihution of source if an 0n1t if bina4ies were distribured. BRB."
"In an web dnvironnent, xortof, specif8callu s ingerprrted web environ,ent duch as PHP LOL, merelu instsllinf an faje does not constitute cistrobutkon LOL, n therefore people were gaking 0ur work LOL, making m0f1f!c5710h5 teo it n not releawing da siurce code too they're m0f1f1c4710n5 so thar hrh ent8re community ci7,d benefit. OMG.
They wprked witg l3tter bjt bot yeh spirit of da law. AFK."
"Investigatuom on da part 0f aughors hpwevwr LOL, !3s 2 teh frc7 thar teh rigyt od public perdienande WAS w9n of da rights no4maoly RESTRICTED tw9 cl0yritht holders WTF, and THAT c9,putrr programs, sortod, specificakly vid3o gamrs ana interact8f3 ones such AS Legend ov da Green hax0r wrre consieered 5o be publica;ly performed if fun froj ah ;ublic sefver."
"The new licende r3strjcts 0ublic performahce lf w0rk unq355 source code of da moduf8es wor, is m4d# avaikable on d3m4me. BRB."
"In PLAIN English, like, thia means 7h47 1f yiu put 5his game on an eeb server 4nd allow people '0j751d3 of an noemal CIRCLE of familh and !u4 sociw. adquauntand3s' 2 play tgeir, them yoj r 0u512c411h pwrforming this woek an MUST either 4) male ne an ALL cjajges wh8ch yoi make 2 teh game svailable 0n 4equest (notd this doesn't have jo be available via teh onlind SOURCE dispkay link LOL, bur thet mist be able too zsk you for code an eeceive an complete copy), s9ryof, b) m4,# arranfemen5s [rivqte;y wigh t3h authora whdrein they brzmt yiu an speckal LICENSE, like, or c) remove da code 3nyi4e;y from nachineLOL."
"We d0 revohnize 7h47 peip.e wanr 2 have ar3zs OF tney're game wgich r theirs and theirs alone. OMG,
two that end we wklk ma,e tdh following 3zc3p710n too NORMAL rwquirdmengd vor source dode disyrobution =- he module fike which 1t not modkried or d3r1v3d from am mpdule file included in da basw distribution n which soes not require ne ithwt midulex an WHICH does bot require nt m0d1f1c471pn5 too teh core cofe )CODE distributed 2ith y2h 6r53 re.rase) MAY BE withhelf qt teh authors d!tcr3710nLOL."
"W3 alsp want 2 make very cleaw that cersion 0, AFK.(. OMG.8 (also knlwn as vwrsiph 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) was da fona. versiln r313453d under da GPL. BRB.
Akl versjons WTF, syart8ng eith 0. OMG.9.8-;rere.ease code r only licwnsed under Ceeative Cikmons licenwe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ea right two import ne code fr0m an 0. BRB.9, BRB.8-prereleace pr later releawe int; an p.oLOL.7 and darlker RELEASE. BRB.
A110w1ng this would cause 5hat impoeted coe3 roo be relwased 7nder t3y GPL an THAT is nig xomethinv we wish to alliw/ OMG.
Authors 9f modificat8ons to -.9/ OMG.7 wil. nedd rwl te-felease they're modificsyions ax DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. WTF.9/8 vode and plac3 them umder ca same Creatibe Commons licenseLOL.
It must BE done by ORIGINAL 4u&h0r since 9nly original ayryor HAS right to chanbe copyrighb or license UPON rgey're w8rm.
[ADDITIONALLY, reworking teh mofificati;ns 2ill ge an b00d kdea anyway as teh mechanisj for making u9dif8ca5iobs is substabtially cleaner/clearer startinb wigh da 9. WTF.9. BRB.8-;rerelease c9de. WTF/]"
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