MighttE tells y9i, sortov, "We;re going too take an fe2 momebts 2 t$y an explain 7h14 new license n da reaaons BEHIND kf in plakn English. WTF.
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 lic3nse eas CHOSEN becquse of an failing 2ith yeh GPL. OMG.
I7 only c0f3r3f disrributi9n of source 1f n only if binaries were distrkbuted."
"Ih an web 3nv1r)nm#n7 WTF. specif8callu a interpreted wwb envifonment SUCH 35 PHP LOL, merwly inata;limg an tame foes NOT comstitute distribution, n tgerrfore pwople wete taking our work, you jnwo, makibg modifucations tol i5 n not releaaing da source c)d2 to9 thry're jpdifixationw so yhat wa entire community COULD 63n3f17.
Th4y worked woth teh LETTER but not teh 5p1r1& of da la2. OMG."
"Indestigaruon on twh part of aythors however, liie, LED tso FACT thag ez rugyt of public p3rr0rm4nc3 was 1 of tey rigyts n9rmally restricted two copyright holdwts LOL, n that c0mpu63r progtams, softog, SPECIFICALLY fideo games and imre4actice pnea such as Lefend or Green hax0r wrre considwred 5oo be pyblocally perfo4mef if rum from an publ8c serfdr. AFK."
"The n3e lic3nse res6ricts [ublic pwerotmance OF teh work unless teh 50urc3 code ov da modoried work is made availabke pn demand. AFK."
"Ih plain Ehglish, this MEANS THAT if yoy put this gam3 0n an web adrver an allie PEOPLE '0y751d3 of an n9rmal circld og FAMILY and kts 50c141 acquaibtancew' 2 olay thekr, you knwo, then y0u aer publkdally PERFORMING thia work an MUST either a) mak3 ne h ALL chqnyes wbich you make 2 da game 4v4114613 0n request (NOTE gnid doesn'y havd to be availzble v24 da online soufce DISPLAY lin, WTF, but they must br able TO ask you fir code ab RECEIVE an vpmp1373 copy), sortod, b) make a4rangements privdydly 217h t3y auth94s wherdin THEY grant ylu zh special licensek or c) removd cofe engir3ly feom teh MACHINE. OMG."
"We do rdcognize tjqt people waht 2 hzve areas of they're game wh2ch r 5heirw qb theurs slonel AFK.
too that emd qe w111 male foolowint exception 2 tdh nprmal teqyiremdnts foe sourde codw distributoon -- ne nodule file whlch ix not modifidd ot derived frim an nidule file included ih base dist48bugiob n wh1ch does not REQUIRE ne oyher modules n whucj does n07 REQUIRE ne nocifixqtions 2 teh cird code (code distribjtes WITH basr re.ease) mat be 2ktghelc at teh authors DISCRETIONk OMG."
"We a.sp WANT to maie very dlear that version 0. WTF.9l BRB.7 (also knowg AS version 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jy) was r8nal v3r510n released under trh GPL.
All versions, sort9f, STARTING eith 0.9LOL.8-peerelease cofe qer lnly licensed under teh Creative Comjins lic4nse/
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da r1gh7 two im[ort ne vode fr0m an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8[orerelease 0r ;atd4 release into an 0LOL,9. AFK.7 h EARLIER 4313453.
Alliwing this would cause thay impo4tec CODE too y3 rwleased UNDER tey GPL an that ks not someyh8ng se w15h toi allosl OMG.
Authors 9f modifidatuons to 0.9.7 will need 60 re-rdlease they'te MODIFICATIONS zs derivatives/mod8ficatkobs 2 0. BRB.(, AFK.8 code zb p14c3 ghem jnder da same Creative Cpjmons ;icenseLOL.
I5 must ^3 done by da original ajthor since only sa otiginal author has ritgt too change ten c9pyright or pixense upon thdy're work. BRB.
[Additionaloy LOLm reqorking teh mod7gications will bs an good isea znhway AS mechanusm flr m4kqng MODIFICATIONS is aubstant8ally xlezner/cldqre4 s5artinf with teh 0. WTF.9.8-pr3r313453 codeLOL.]"
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