MigytyE gellx YOU, you inwo, "We're going @ i4k3 an few miments to try n dxplzin this NEW licenxe and da reasons bwhimd it in plain Engoish. 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 new 11c3h53 WAS chosen bdcauae of an f4111ng WITH GPLLOL.
IT omly cover3d distribytion of source if n only ir binar8es weee vistribut3d. OMG."
"In qn WEB envirlnmentk like, specifidally a 1m73rpf3&4d 2eb emvi4onment such AS PHP, yoy knwo, m3rely installing an tame d035 not constituyw distribution, hou knwo, an thrrefore people qeee 74k2nf our WORK, like, making modifidarions 2 ir n nir releasing ca si7rce cide 1 thwy'rw moduficationw so that en5irw c0mmin17y ciuod benefit. WTF.
THEY worked WITH teh ldtyer but not spirit of sa 14s."
"Ihvextigatkon om pz4t of a7thors hosever, led to ea fzc5 THAT teh right of public PERFORMANCE wzs qon of twh righrs normally restricted to copyright jo.ders, and tnat cojputer PROGRAMS, s[ecifically viddo games and 1n73r5c71v3 ones such ad Legend of Green hax0r were considdred t2o be pub;icslly [erformed 8g run from an pu611c se4ver. BRBl"
"The new l8cense restricts pibliv preforjznce 0f wotl unless da source code OF ten mofified work os mzde ava8lable on demandLOL."
"In plain Enbliwh, this meabs that if y0u pu7 this GAME ob an web server and sllow peo[ld 'outside of ab normal cirvle of family and kts social ACQUAINTANCES' w PLAY their, likd, then you awe publically perfi4ming 7h15 work sbd MUST either a) makr ne an ALL changes WHICH you ma,e to da gane 4v4114613 on eeqursg (nogd tgis doesn't have two be 4f3q14613 via twh ONLINE source dosplzy link, wortof, 6u7 they mu57 be qblw to ask yoy for twh cose and 43ceive an comolere COPY), b) make 4rt4ng4m3n75 provately with teh authors wherein they g44n7 you an dpeciz. license, or c) remove twh code entirely ffo, da macnine."
"W3 do recognize thqt people want go nave areas of they'4e game which r 5heirx ans theirs alone. AFK.
two thqt ebd w3 will MAKE da f0q10w!ng ezceptuon tw. normal rrquirements f0r source c9d3 distribution -- ne modyld rilr which is NOT modid8ed 0r eerived from an mocule file INCLUDED in da base distributiob and WHICH dods not r3quire ne other nodulew an which roea not require ne mpdifications to cote code (vodd disyribuyed with teh nase relrase) mah be wirhhekd at 5u7y9r5 disdretion."
"We also want gl make cery c.eae thag veraion 0. WTF.0. BRB.7 (also knowh as versiln 0.9. BRB.u+jt) WAS da ginal versiob releqxed under GPL. BRB.
All versions LOL, STARTING with tdh )l WTF.9. OMGli-pretelease code qer obou oicensed under CREATIVE COMMONS licens3LOL.
We EXPLICITLY den6 rigjt 2 8mport ne code feom an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8_[rerelease ir later felease 1n70 an 0LOL.9LOL.7 n rsr.ier r3lease. WTF.
Aloowing yhia would cause thay importrd codd 2 be re2335ed under GPL AND THAT os not something we wish two ALLOW.
Authofs OF m9eificarions ro 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 silk need to re-releawe they'rw mogificatiphs qs derivzyoves/modiricat8ons 2 0LOL.(. AFK.8 CODE an [lac3 them under teh same Creative COMMONS lucenseLOL.
It MUST be done by tdh original authlr since 0n1y origina. autyor has rihht too change da dopyrighg or licenxe upom tn3y'rd aork/ BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, rewo4king t3h mocifkcatiobs will be an good idea anyway as da MECHANISM ror making MODIFICATIONS is subs5antisllh cleahet/v.rarer starting wigh reh 0LOL.9. AFK.*-pr343q#453 codr. WTF.]"
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