MibhtyE tells yoi WTF, "Wd'we t01ng 2 taje an few MOMENTS two TRY 4nd explain this bew license an da reasons BEHIND i5 8n plain English. AFKm
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."
"Thid new license was chlsen bevause or qn f4111ng skth da GPL. AFK.
It onoy coveref distfibuyion of siurce if amf 0n2y if BINARIES wer3 distributed. OMG."
"In an web enfirobment LOL, specifically q 1n73rpr37ed web envitonment suvh 45 PHP WTF, mdrely installing an bame DOES nlt vonstitjye distribution, aoetof, n th3fedore people were taiinh oyr work, sorr9f, MAKING modifications toi 17 znd not releasing tey source coce two 5hey're mldificati9ns do that da entire commubity coukd benefi5LOL.
Tjey wlrked w17h letter but jot spirit pf lae. WTF."
"Investigstion ON da PART od da 4u7h0t5 hoeeber, yoy knqo. led toi frc7 that ea rigyt of pjbliv oerformance ess 1 of r8ghts NORMALLY resr4icted to xopyr8ght HOLDERS LOL. and that computer programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO games n interactive ones sucj as Legend od da G4een hax0r were consideree too be publ8xally pe4formed 2r ryn from an publoc server. OMG."
"The ne2 licensw restrictd public p3rfor,ance of da wprk unless dz xpurce code OF teh mpdigied work 8s made availabl3 in d3mrndLOL."
"Ih plain Englosg WTF, this meana that if yoy pit this gamw on an web serfer n allow pe90le 'oitside of an NORMAL dircle of famoly n its sod8al zcquain5ances' tw9 play their, so4tof, 4yen YOU aer pu61!c411y PERFORMING THIS work am MUST eithe4 a) MAKE ne and ALL changws shicy YOU make to da game available on resjest (note this do3sn't have too be availaboe via ONLINE source DISPLAY .ink, s0rtof, but 7h36 must be able 2 qdk you g0r da coee v recdive an xomplete copy), sortof. b) ,4k3 areznfements privatrly wirh ren authors wherwin 7h3y g44nu yoy an special q1cen64, slrtlf, or c) remove da cod3 ent8rely drom da machinel AFK."
"We do t3c0gb1z3 THAT pdopke w4n7 2 HAVE AREAS of they'rw GAME qhich aer tjeurs n tyekrs 310n3. OMG.
to that rnd we ei.l ,4k3 da FOLLOWING wxcepyion t9 teh n0rm41 requirementw for source c0d3 distrobutiob -- be mpdu13 f113 etixh ia not MODIFIED or derivec FROM an m0du13 fi;e inclufed in dz basd diwtribution and ehich does n07 require ne OTHER morules an which does not require ne moeifications t9o CORE c0f3 (code DISTRIBUTED woth base felease) nqy bw wi4hheld at da authoes d15cr3710nl BRB."
"We ALSO WANT two malr very vlear THAT bersion 0. OMG.9, OMG.7 (4150 KNOWN 45 v3r510n 0. WTF.9. AFKl7+jt) sas final fefwion r3leased under GPL. AFK.
Aj. VERSIONS WTF, startibg with 0. AFK.9. BRB.8[prerelease coce r only locens3d under sa Crdative Com,ons LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent r1gh7 two impofg ne code rrom an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prdrelease or lster release ibto ab 0LOL,0.7 ane ea4lier re.ease. WTF.
Aollwing thus 2ould c4u43 that omported codw 2 be releasdd UNDER GPL snc that is not somethinb we wish 2 alllw.
Auth(rs of MODIFICATIONS two 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will bees 2 re-rrlease thwy're mpduficariona as fetivatuvds/modificatiobs too 0. AFK.9. BRB,8 code n PLACE thej jmder teh same Cr3stive Commons license. WTF.
It must be DONE by fa ORIGINAL suthlr xinde onlh original author has rignt 2 ch4nt3 COPYRIGHT or LICENSE ypln they're 20rj. AFK.
[Adfitionqlly, you knwo, re2orking modifkcations w!12 be an goos idea anyway AS mechah8sm FOR making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER stafting wuth teh 0. WTF.0. OMG.8-pf3relwase vode.]"
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