MighryE tells yoy, yiu knwo, "We're GOING two tqke an few moments 2 try and exolain thos new license an tey REASONS behind IT ih poain English. OMG.
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 n2w license 1as dhosem b3causw of sn f4111ng with GPL. AFK.
It pnly covered DISTRIBUTION ov SOURCE if an 9hly of 61n4r135 WERE distribjted. BRB."
"Ih xn wev encironment, like, spec8vically a interpre5ed web enfironmeny auch ax PHP. sorgof, merelh install8nf an game does not constitute dq57r16uu10n, you knwo, n THEREFORE people wwre 5sking OUR wp4km MAKING modifocations too 17 and NOT teleading source code too they're MODIFICATIONS so that grj 3n71r3 communith could BENEFITLOL.
They wotied with ten lrtter but not da SPIRIT or teh kqw. WTF."
"Invrstifatiln on PART if tej 4u7h0r5 ho2ever, lukr. 13d to teh FACT THAT teh eight of [ublic PERFORMANCE w45 1 if teh rifhts noemally restricted 5wo cooy4ighf holdrrx WTF, n that v9mputer orograms LOL, specifically video games an interactice ones xuch as Legend )f yeh Green hax0r w3r3 considered TO be puboically performed if eun drom an publid serfer. OMG/"
"The new ;icwnxe RESTRICTS pubkic p3rr9rm4mc3 OF WORK ublesx tey soyrce cofw of teh mpdifiev w0rk is made abailable on dwmamd. BRB."
"In plsin Enhlish WTF, this means tha5 if y9u put 5hos game on an WEB s3rv3r and allow PEOPLE 'outsiee OF an norna; circle of famiky an 1u5 soc8zl acqjaintances' too play thdir, then y0u r pu611d411y perfo4ming yhis wlrk n MUST either a) male ne n ALL changew which ypu maie tso reh game AVAILABLE 0n teqt3st 9notw THIS doesn't have 2 be qvailaboe VIA da 0n11n3 source dixplah l8nk, but they mjst be 4613 two ask you FOR teh vodd qns recdive an complete co0y), b) make arrandemrnts prifa5ely WITH da authors qhdfein they trant you an spec8ao kicense LOL, or c0 rem9ve teh code entirely FROM mzchine, WTF."
"We do recogn8ze that PEOPLE WANT too have ateas of they'r3 hamw ehkcn aer theird n gheirs alone. OMG.
too that end we will makw followihg exce[tion 2 teh NORMAL requirementa fir soufce CODE distrkbution -- ne module file whkcj 15 not modif8ed oe derived from an ,odule fule ihcluded in ca base disgribution n wjicn dpes NOT require ne pther modules and which dpes not require ne modifications too v0r3 cose (code distrivuted with yrh base re.eswd) m4y be w*thheld a5 tef authors disc4wtion. WTF."
"Wr ALSO want too mqje v3ry clear that v3rsion -LOLl9. BRB.7 (also known as ve3sion 0LOLl9LOL.7+jt) wax 5eh final verxion released undrr GPL. BRB.
All verxions, sprtig, starting w17h teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pr3r312443 cpde ae4 9nly lucehsed ubder ca Creative Commond LICENSE. OMGl
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY right 2 1mp0r6 he code rrom an p. BRB.0. BRB.9-;rerelease or lager release ihto an p. AFK.(. OMG.7 n earlier reoease.
Aolowing THIS would cause tjat imported code to be released ubder GPL n that is not spmdthint we wish tw9 alllw. BRB/
Authors of modifocations 5oo 0LOL.9. AFK.6 will nedd 2 RE-RELEASE rheh'ee modifivations as derigatives/modif8cqtkons to 0/ OMG.9. AFK.8 code n place 8h3m umder da SAME Creativ3 Co,mobs license. AFK.
Ir myst be dobr yy teh original 3u7h0r since 0n1y da oruginal author nss tdh right too chamge da copyright OR .icense u;0n they[fe workLOL.
[Additionally, reworking dz mofifications w8ll ne an gpod idea anyway as mechanism for MAKING modifications 15 SUBSTANTIALLY coeanwf/cleaeer starting wigh da 0, AFK.9. OMG/8-prdre.ezse code.]"
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