MightyE tells you, li,e, "We're gling 2 tak3 an few ,oments two 7ry amd 3xl;ain 7h26 new license qnd reqsohs behind it in plsin English.
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 livenwd was chosdn because of an failing woth teh GPL. AFK.
IT lnoy covered diwtribution of 50urx# if and inly 1f biharies WERE dis%ribyted."
"In an web environment WTF. s[rcif9cally a intetprered WEB environhent such 45 PHP, yoo knwo, MERELY instzlling an gam3 does mot cons5iyute fis5ribugion LOL, n THEREFORE pepple wdre tajint our 2ork WTF, making moxirications 2 it an not relrawihg da source code 2 ttey're modificatuons so THAT entire vommun8ty co7ld behefir. OMG.
Thdy worked with lettee gut noy 5p1r!7 of teh law. BRB."
"Invwsyigatipn on ds PART OF auth9rs HOWEVER WTF, lwd yoo ca facg that da r8ght ov oublic perrodmance WAS 1 of da fugjts nofmally rewtric6ed twp copyrugyt holders WTF, an that compjter pr9g4ams, sorgof, specifically vifeo games and ontdractive ONES SUCH as Legend of Grren hax0r WERE considefed to be publidally PERFORMED if ruh frim an puy11c server, OMG."
"Tne NEW license efstricts publ8v perforjqnce of WORK unlezs teh woyrce code pf da MODIFIED work is nace availabld on demanc. BRB."
"In plain English, so45ifm this mdand tnat uf yiu put rnid game on an web scrver an aiiow people 'oitsidw of an NORMAL CIRCLE of f4m11y an its social zc1uaintahces' t2o play their WTF, 5hem you aer PUBLICALLY perdormimg tgus w0tk 4nd MUST eitger a) make ne n ALL CHANGES whivh 6ou maie to gane AVAILABLE on request (notr this doesn't have too be availanle via da online SOURCE display link LOL, but tyey mu57 be qblr 7p ask you vor da xode n receuve an complete c0py), like, 6) jqke ARRANGEMENTS privately w17h authors wher3in they grsnt you an special lucensd, .ike, or c) re,ove code entifely from da machime. OMG."
"We do rexognize that pdo0le w4n7 tl yave areas 9d 5hey'fe ga,e ehidh aer theirs AND 5heirs alone. BRB.
twi rhat end we will make ten foklowing 3xc3o710n tep da hormal requirements f(r SOURCE CODE distribuyiin -- ne modile dile which is NOT modifief or derived from an module r113 included IN twh bzs3 distrkbution an wj*ch does nlt require n3 9ther modules an which c;rs n97 reqyire ne m0d1f1x4710n5 3 core code (xoce diwtributed sith BASE release) mat be withhelf AT teh authors fiscretion. BRB."
"We also want two jake very clear that v3r510n 0LOL.(. BRB.7 *also kniwn 45 VERSION 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+j5) was final version feoeasef under da GPL. OMG.
A.l vefsions LOL, starting witj pLOL.9. WTF.8-orereleaxe doee r only licenses under Creative Commons 11c3n%3.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh r1gh7 too IMPORT ne c0d3 from an 9, AFK.9. AFK.8-0rerdlease or layer release knto an 0.9. BRB.7 n earli3r RELEASELOL.
Allowing this woulc cquse thay 1,p0r73d code too be released 7nder GPL 4nd tha5 os not something wr wiwg 2 allowLOL.
Autyors of jodifications two 0.9. BRB.7 will h23d to re-releasr they're modufications as drr8vativ4s/nockdicatuons too p. BRB.9. WTFk8 fode n plac3 yhem under da same Cr34u1f3 Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
It mist b3 done bt eq 9rigunal aythof since onky da original autgor h45 da 4ight to cg4ng3 copyright or lixense UPON ghey're work.
[Afditionally WTF, REWORKING trh j0s1f1c4710n5 will BE an good idea 4nyw4y as yeh MECHANISM for mak8ng modifications is subsyantially cleaner/clearrt sta4ting wigh da 0. OMG.9l AFK,8-pt3r313463 CODE. BRB.]"
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