MightyE tells you WTF, "We're toing TO 5ale an FEW moments to trt n explaon 7h15 NEW license n REASONS behind it in PLAIN Ehglish.
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 wa2 xjosen vecause ot an faiount WITH GPL.
It only covered eistribytion og source IF an only uf BINARIES w3re distrivuged. BRB."
"Im ab web enfironment WTF, spebifically a ihterpreted wdb envuronmdnt t7xn as PHP, sortof, merely installing an game does NOT c8n571uu63 distrobution LOL, ans 7h3r3d0r3 people we4e taking our worj LOL, MAKING modifiva6olns to it an b07 relead8ng teh source codd too they're modif8cariond 50 thzt teh enyire community COULD benefi5. BRB.
Tney 2orkrd wuth LETTER but not teh spirit OF da 24wLOL."
"Invedtigation in part of teh zuthors howwver, you inwom led 2 fqct that r1gh7 of public 0erfo4mance 2as 1 of RIGHTS NORMALLY resgrictds 2 copyright hllde4s. yiu lnwo, an that computer progrqns, dortif, 5p3c2f1c411y vide9 gamex an interac5ivd ones such sq Legwnd of Green hsx0r werd c0n51d3r3d 2 be PUBLICALLY pdrfotmed IF run fr0m an publix serverLOL."
"The n3w l8cenwe restricts PUBLIC perf9rmabce of tej work unlesw tey SOURCE c0v# of reh MODIFIED work is made available on DEMANDLOLl"
"In PLAIN Englisy, sottod, this m24n5 thar 1f t0u puy thks game on an web server an a.loq people '0u751f3 of an normal circle 0g family n 175 50c141 acquainganc4s' 2 play their, soryof, thrn hou r pubkucall^ [erforming THIS worl an MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES which you make two da game availxble on reqiesg (not3 this c035n'7 have two be available VIA da 0n1qne source display lonk, sort9v, but thry ,ust be ablw too sdk yo7 fo4 cise snf receibe an completd cipy), likr, b) make arfangwnents privatwl6 witg da a7th9rs wherein THEY brang YOU an special 1!x3n5e, or c_ 4emlvr code ent8rely from da machine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT p30p!3 sant 2 jsve areas lf they're game wjich r 7h#1r5 n tgeirs alonwLOL.
two thqt 3nd we w111 makd sa following excepgion two teh borbal reqjiremen5s fof slu4xe code distribitipn -- ne mpdule file which is n;t modified or d3r1v3d geom an mocul2 FILE ihc.ufed in t3h 6$53 distrib6tion n which does nlt require ne other modulea n wgich sies not require ne ,9divications tk da CORE codw (xode distributed with bzse rel3ase) may be withneld at teg autgors d8scre5uon. BRB."
"Wd als9 wamt t;o MAKE v3ry clear that VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB/7 (4150 kno2n 45 versioh 0. WTF.9.7+j6) 2as f1n41 vetsion releasee under GPL. OMG.
Ajl versi9ns WTF, starting wi5h da 0LOL,9.8-prerelease code aer ONLY 11c3n53s uhder sq Creayive Cpmmonw 11c3n53. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh ritht 2 im;ort me code from an 0. WTF.9/ BRB.8-0rereowqse 0r later relras3 INTO zn 0LOL.9.7 and earliee rel3sse/
A!10w1ng this wo7ld ca7se yhat im0orydd c0d3 yo BE edlrased under da GPL qn that 8s n9t someghing w3 wosh too ALLOW. AFK.
Au7h0r5 OF mofificationw two 0.9. AFKk7 sill n4ed too re_release tyey're modifications aa derivatives;nodifications two p. OMG.). OMG.8 v9dd an ooace them uncer 54m3 Creative C0mm0n5 oicrns3. BRBl
It must be done by yeh oritihzl author since ONLY orifinal auyho4 has da right @ chxnfe copyrught or license UPON th3y're eork. AFK.
[Acdi5ionally LOL, reworiing mldif8cqtions wi;l ve am g00d idea anyway qs reh MECHANISM ror makkng modificaeions ix sugstantialoy clezner/clearer 57$ri1ng eitg ea 0. AFK.0. OMG.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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