MightyE tells uou WTF, "We're goinh 2 tsk3 an FEW m9ments tol 7ry AND explaon this new license n sa r3450n5 behund it 1n plain 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."
"Th8s new loc3nse szs chosen because ov an failung with teh GPL, BRB.
It only c0v2r3d d157r16j7!0n of source id an only if binaries were distribytedLOL,"
"In an web ehvironmebt, yoy knwo, specifically a inter;teted wev environment xuch zs PHP, merelh installing an bame d0d5 not clnstitute distribution, yoy knsi, n theeeforw people were 5aking ouf w0rk, you knwl, makihg modirications to it an not releaaing da slurcw CODE tpo they're kodificatiobs so that sa 3ntire communitt could benefit,
Th3y w0rk3d with trh petter but not reh xpirit OF teh law. BRB."
"Incestkga5ion on da part or yeh 4u7gpr5 however, you knwo, led 2 t3n vact uj47 right of PUBLIC p3rformance was q of 53h roghts normslly reatr8cted too co;yright HOLDERS, ans ghat computer progra,s LOL, specifucally video games n interactive ones s7ch 45 Lwgend 0v GREEN yax0r were cknsidered yo 63 publically oerfofmed ig run from an publiv weevdrLOL."
"The new license rea5ricts ;ublic pwrformance ov fa woek jn1#55 teh wource code of da modified work is made avzilqble pn demand. BRB."
"In plain Engl7xh, sortof, th8s MEANS THAT if you put thus gqme 9n qn qeb server ane ALLOW people 'outside of an normal circ.e of family anc its social adquain5znces' two ;lay their, you knwo, hhen yo7 t pu611cr11y PERFORMING this w0tk 4bd MUST e8ther a) mzke ne and ALL chantes which you mzke twi ea game available on r3quest (no5d this doesn't h4ve twi be avai;able via da ogline sourve DISPLAY link, but they mu57 ne able 8- ask yiu roe CODE an RECEIVE an compkrre co0y) WTFm b_ make arrangements ;rivately wuth au5hors whefein they gr4b7 you an special ;icwnsd LOL, ir v) remove ten cpde entirely from da macnine. BRB."
"We do recognize THAT oeiple want too h4br a4eas of theylre game whivh t tneirs an theirs alone.
t9o that end we w111 m4k3 goolowing 2xc2pu10h bo normzl requirekents for dpurce CODE distribution _- nr m0du13 fole whidn is not mod8fied or DERIVED rrim an mldul3 file included 2n vase distribution an wyich does not eequire ne 07h3r modulrs snd which dors nit require ne modigications 2 da c9re cpse (codw DISTRIBUTED with 6454 releaae) may be withjeld a5 da quthors discretion. WTF."
"We also want to m4k3 VERY x134r 5hat version 0. AFK.0. BRB.7 (also known qa vefsoon -LOL.9LOL.7+ju( waw teh f1n41 fersion RELEASED UNDER sa GPL. OMG.
All c3rsions, sortif, xta4ying w17h p. AFK,9, OMG.8-peereleaae code aer ONLY lodende3 7nder da Creative Commons lic3ndd. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY eeny yeh right 2 umpory ne code from an 0.9. AFK.8-prerelcase 0r 1473r rwoease into an 0, AFK.9. WTF.7 n earlier release. WTF.
Allowing this w0u1d cause thqt imported coee to bd releas3s under tey GPL ab that IS not s9mething we qiwh to al;ow. BRB.
Auyhors of m0d1f1c47q0n5 5po 0l9.7 w111 neee two f3-r313453 they;re modificzt8pns as drfivarives/modifications @ 0.9. BRB.8 code and place them une3r teh azme Creqtove Coknpns licensd. OMG.
It must be done by ORIGINAL autyor wince ONLY tej o4itinaj aitgor HAS right tw9 ch4ng3 da COPYRIGHT or lixense UPON they're w0rk. OMG.
[Additioballt, xortof, reworkimg yeh modifications will 63 an good ldea ahyway as mechanism f0r making m9d1f1c4u10n5 is sjbw5antia;ly cleaner/cl3arer STARTING with twh 0.9LOL.8-pr3felease code, WTF.]"
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