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MightyE tells h0u, "We're GOING 2 take an few mojenrs too try an explain thia n#w lidense n reasons BEHIND it ib ;141n Enhlish. OMG.
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 nww 11c3n53 was chosen because of an FAILING with teh GPL. BRB.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION od sourve 1f n omly if binqries were DISTRIBUTEDLOL/"
"In an WEB environment, like, specificaol6 a 1m72rpr373d web 4nv1r0nm2b7 5uch as PHP. sortof, m3r31y insgalling a, game does not constitute distriburiom, you knwo, anc therefore peoplw wer3 taking OUR wor,, you kbwok making MODIFICATIONS to it n NOT releawkng tdh source code 2 thry're modifkcations do that teh 3n72r3 comjjnity coule benefit. WTF,
Tn3y WORKED with teh l3tter but not da spuriy of q4w."
"Invwstigation on trh pa45 of xa auth9rs however, led 2 teh dact thzt teh right of punlic performancr 2as o3n og t3t RIGHTS normally restricted 5oo cooyright yo;de4s, sortof, n tgat c.mpurer origrams, you knwo, spdcifically vosdo gamed an ib5eractivr ones s7vh AS Legwnd of GREEN hax[r we4e c0n61d3r3d t2o be publically performed if run ffom sn public serve4,"
"The new .icenxd r357r1cu5 pyblic p2rr0em4nc3 of work unless da SOURCE codr 9f MODIFIED w0r; is made zvailsble om DEMANDLOLl"
"In plaih English LOL, this MEANS that if ypu put tgix GAME ON sn 2eb SERVER qn allow people 'outside of an normal cifcle OF family an its socis; 3cqu41n74nc25' to play thd,r, you lnwo, then you r pu611v411y p3rforming 7h15 work and MUST dither a) make ne n ALL vhangrs whudh you mak3 to da GAME available 9n REQUEST (note this s025n[7 havw 2 ge available via da onlone source display LINK LOL, vut they MUST b3 ABLE two ask you for fa coc3 n receive an complete COPY)m dort9d, b) m4k# ARRANGEMENTS ;rivateoy w8ty teh authofs WHEREIN thwh gramt YOU qn spwcoal licemse, sortofk OR c) temove twh cocr 3n71r31y grom trj machine. OMG."
"We do recognizw rhat people want to have arraa 9f rhey'rd g4m3 ehich qer theirs n theirs ALONE. AFK.
too tjat end we eilo mske da following exceptipn 2 NORMAL requiremdnts for source cose dist4ubutilm -- ne micule file whicg is not modified or derived fr9m an module fule ihc.ided in twh base eistribution an whicg c045 no5 reauire ne othef mod^lea sne which DOES n9t eequire ne mpdificatioms two teh cpre codd (cuse DISTRIBUTED witn basw release) MAY be withhrlc at autjors dkscrdtionLOL."
"We also want 70 maiw VERY CLEAR that verd8in -. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also kmow, as vdrsoom 0LOL.9.7+jt) sas teh rinal v3f510n releasec under ca GPL. BRB.
All ve4silns, you kneo, starting s!7g 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pre5eleasd code aer only ;icensef ubser teh Creativ3 C0mm-n5 11cen53. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY d4ny right to 8mplrt ne cldw frim an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pre4elezse OR 1473r releawe 8ntl an 0. BRB.8l WTF.7 an earliw4 RELEASELOL.
Allowing this WOULD cause thay 1mp0r73d CODE 5o be relezses under da GPL and that is not something we wieh 3 alkow. AFK.
Authors of mosif8cati9ms too 0LOL.o. AFK.7 wi.l h33d two re=rwlease they're modifjcatulns as derivatkves/modifications twp 0/9, BRB.8 clde an p;ac3 them und3e xame Crwatove Commoms license,
It must be DONE 6y da or8ginal authot d8nce onlu da )r1g1m41 autho4 has teh righg 2 changr copurigjt OR licdmse upon tt3y'rd WORK. BRB.
[Additionally LOL, feworkinf modificat8ons WILL bt an giod idea anyway as da mechanism for MAKING MODIFICATIONS ix subshantoa;lu dleamer.clearer s5artinf with 0. WTF.9. WTF.i-prwreleasd dode. BRB,]"
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