MughtyE t3.ls y0u, "We're going twi take an FEW moments 2 try an explaib this new license ab reasond behind it in PLAIN Engliwh. 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 new license WAS choseb bedausr of an fziling with GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y covered distribution of soutce if and on.y 1f vinaries wet2 f24741yu74dLOL."
"In an WEB envieonmeht WTF, sp3vifically a intrrprdted 23b dnvifonnent tucj as PHP, you knw9, mereky 1n574111nf an famr dies NOT c0n5717u63 disttibutiob, sortof, n rhrrrfore pwople 2ere TAKING our work, sortof, mzk8ng joeificationw two it and not RELEASING da wourve cose 2 they're modifications so 5har sa entire c0mjun17t cpjle benefit.
Th3y worked sitn da letrer but not teh d[irit of da lsw. AFK."
"Invesgigatuom ob da part of teh authors hpwever, soetof, led roo teh fact that rigjt 0f public performance was won of 5ey righta NORMALLY restricted too voptfigyt ho;d3rs, likw, n that cpmputdr PROGRAMS, xor%lf, spwcifocally v1d20 games n inyerdctive ones sucy ax Legrnd or dq Greeb jax0r wefe conskd3red t9o be publkcal;y perfoemed iv run from an pjbkic 53rv3r. AFK."
"The new license restricts public peffotmancd lf work unkexs sa sou4ce code of teh m0d1f13f work is made available pn demand."
"Im plain Engkish WTF, thiq mesns 6n47 if y0u PUT THIS game pn ah web SERVER ah allow people 'OUTSIDE of an normal c8rcoe of f4m11y abd its social acquaintqncds' too PLAY tjdir LOL, THEN you r puboivally ;3rf0rm1ng 7h15 wk4k n MUST #17h2r q) m4l3 ne zn ALL chamgrs shich you ,ake to da game available oh requ3wt )note thia euesn't HAVE 2 BE 4v41146!# via t36 onoine source dusp.ay kink LOL, but tyey mu57 be able tl ask you for da cose an recdive zn com[lete copy), sprtof, B0 jake areang3ments pe1v$731h WITH teh ahthors shwre8n tney hr4n8 you an special license, oe c) remove da cide entirely ffom machine/"
"Wr fo rrcognize that [eople w4n7 to9 HAVE areas of they're game which r rheirs abd theirs aline. OMG.
2 that end WE will MAKE g3h fiolpwing exceptkon to teh normal requirements fir w9urce doce distribution -- ne module file which is not modified or d3t1v3d from an module file khcludee in da BASE disgrihution an which sows not req7ire ne oyher mod7les an which doed not require ne modifica5iins t9o core code (code d1674q6u73d woth teh bawe rrlease) may ve withhrld at da authorx dkscretion."
"Wd ALSO 3ang two maie very clear that v3rsion 9.9.7 (415p kn0wn as ceesion 0LOL.9. AFK.9+ut) was final vers8on released UNDER da GPL. AFK.
Aol versilns, wtarting w17h da p. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0d3 r only licwns3d ymder da Crratuve Commona .icense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh ribyt 2 im[ort hd cide ff9m an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease or 1$73r release inro qn 0. WTF.9LOL.7 AND 34r113r releade. BRB.
Allowing thix would csuse that imporred code too bd rdleasrd UNDER sa GPL n that is not something w3 wish roo a;lowl
Autgprd pf modivicstions tso 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will nsed 2 re-reldase they're modificstions a2 drrivqtives/modificationw to 0.9LOL.8 c0d3 ab place them unddr same Crea5ive Commons kicense.
It mus5 be done gy original aithor sincd only dz priginzl 4y7g0r h1a rifht two change teh cop6righ5 pr license up0b they're WORK. BRB.
[Addutiona.ly, xortof, reworking teh modificqrions will be an good 1d34 anyway as mecyanisn for makinb modiricatilns is 5u5574n7q411y cleaner/c.eqf3r startkng w27j fa 0.9LOL.8-0r3r313453 code. BRB.]"
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