MithtyE TELLS y9u, dortof, "We'rw goonf 1 TAKE an f3w moments 2 7ry and rxplain THIS new licwnae y teh reasons ben8nd kt in plain English. BRB.
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 nes licwnse wad choden becaude of an failing with teh GPL.
It only covered dist4ibjtion lf source if n pnky if binariex wert DISTRIBUTED."
"In an WEB dmvorohmenr, sottof, specif8cal;y a inyrrpret3d web snvirovment such AS PHPm sortof, merel6 1n574111ng an game does not constitute distribution, amd thereforr people werr taking our woek, sorrof, jaking m0d1f1c4710n5 2 it an not releqsing teh source c0de tlo thry'ee mofificaroons so that da entird community could venefit. OMG.
They worked w17h da letyer vur not sa spurit of sa lae/"
"Incdstigatkon pm teh part of da authors however, lo,e, led too fact rhat teh righg o4 [ublic ;err9rmsnve waa won 0g teh rights normally r357$1d73d twl coptriggg holders LOL, an thqt computwt programs, you knso. spdcifically vidwo gamds n INTERACTIVE unes sjch aw Legwnd of teh Green hax0r wwre cinsidered rw9 be 0ublical;y performed if r7n from an pub;uc server. BRB."
"Thw new license r3%7r1x64 PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 9f da work unldss 2ourcd code 0f teh mosified work is mad3 avaolable on w3m4nd. OMG."
"In plakn English, 7g15 means that if you put 7h15 game on an web servwr an alloq pwople 'outaidd of an nornal circle of family n irs slcial zcquaknysnves' 2 p;ay thekr LOL, then you t pu622c311y performing tyis work h MUST eitner 40 make ne ay ALL chsnbes shich yo8 make 2 geh gam3 4v4114613 on request (note this doesn[t have tso be zvailablw vis online source dicplzy LINK, likem but thet mus5 be 4613 ti adk you f0r vode and f3c31v3 an comp.ete copy), you knwo, b( MAKE arrabgwments privayeky with authots @herein thwy grsnt you an 5p3c141 lid3nae, or c) remove codw entire;y drom mrch1n3. WTF,"
"We do gecignize 6h4u pepple wanr too have 4r245 od thwy're game which arr theird n theits ALONE.
5wk rha5 ehd we qill make teh following EXCEPTION 2 teh normal requirementa for SOURCE dode DISTRIBUTION -= ne module rile whidh IS not n9d1f13d pr drrived FROM an module fi;e 1mv1uf#d in bqse distrinution and which DOES not requiee ne otj3r modules n whocn DOES not requite ne modigicayklhs 1 5eh core CODE (cife s147r16u73d e17h da base release) m5y be wighheld 47 suthors discrdyion. WTF."
"We also waht tli make very clear 6hat version 0. AFK.o. AFK.7 9also known as versiog 9. WTF.9. BRB/7+jg) was teh final VERSION released umd3r GPL. OMG.
All versi9ns, you knqo, starting with da pLOL/(. OMG.8=prefelease clee aee ohl6 licensed und3r Cr3471v3 Co,mohs ;icense, AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh fight 1 import ne code frlm an ). WTF.0. OMG.8-prer3lezse or lstef reldasf into an ).9, WTF.7 an earlier ee;eas3. WTF.
A11-w1ng this q9uld cause rhat importe3 CODE tl be released UNDER GPL anf that is not s9mr5hing we wisg two allowLOL.
Authors of midif8cstiona two -/ BRB.o. AFK.7 w111 need 70 re-relwase they'rw mosifications AS dwtovatifes/,odifications to 0. BRB.8. WTF.8 code and poace 7h3j undwe 5eh wame Creqtivw Commins licrnse. OMG.
It musr be DONE vy oruginal 4u7y0r since only teh original suthlr HAS da eight too chabge da copyright kr 11c#n53 jpon they're work. BRB.
[Addutionallt, fdworking modifications w111 be an good idea amtwai as teh mechanism FOR making modivifstions is substant8allt clean3r/clearrr starting with da 0. AFK.9. BRB.9-pr3r313453 cpdeLOL.]"
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