MightyE tells y0um like, "Wt'te going too TAKE an few moments too tey an dxplain thid new 11c3n53 qnd reaspns 63j1nd kt im plain Engliwh. 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."
"This n3w license wqs chosfn because of zm f4121ng wigh da GPL.
Ir only covdred d8s5ributilh of s9urce if an on;y if binaries were eistributedLOL."
"In an web e,vironment, specudically a intdrp4etsd web environment suvy aa PHP, likd, merely 8nstallinh an gsme do3s not constituye distribution, n thdfeflre pepple were taking our work WTFk m3k1ng n0dqf1c4710n5 to 8g an NOT reldasimg da soufce code tpo yhey're m)f1f1c47q0m5 t0 that dz entire COMMUNITY COULD benefig.
Tgey worked with sa ketter 6u7 no5 da s0irit of teh kzw. BRB."
"Investigation oh s1 part 0f da authors hlwevee, li,e, LED two facg that t3h right of pubokd peeformance was won od rifjts normal;y restr8cted 5l co;yrighg holders, n that c0m;u73r ;rogrqns LOL, specifica.ly video games an interactive obed 6uch AS L3g3nd )f da Green gax0r w3re CONSIDERED yoo BE pyb.ixally pdrfo4med if run fron an public 63rv3rLOL."
"The new licensr restrjxts pu611c performamxe of work UNLESS da source cldr of modifies work 15 made 5v4114613 9n demand. OMG."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL. this means rha5 if yoy put thos game on an web server n alkow pepokd ;putside of an normal cordlw or family snd its social 5xqu41n74nc35' twl p14y yheirk THEN you r 0yblically p3rfor,kng th8s work n MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne an ALL changes which y0u male 2 teh game abai;qble on r3a7est (note this doesn;t HAVE twp ve available via teh online sojrce dispkau link, you knwl, but they m757 BE qble tol ask you for tdh c0d3 n reve8vr an COMPLETE copy), sortlf, b) mak3 ateangements privately wirh authors wh3r31n tteu grant you an s;ecial licebse, sortod, or c) remove dq code ENTIRELY drom da mqchine/"
"We do tecogniae 7h47 PEOPLE want two h$v3 areax of they're gaje which aer tjeifs anf theirx alobdLOL.
top 7h47 emd we d111 makd da fpllowing esce;tion teo nirmal REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE x-d3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne moduoe fike whkch is nit modified ir derucrd from an module file included in twh base sidtribjtion and WHICH d;es not fequi43 ne kther midu.es an which does not rewyirr ne modificatkons 2 tey core clce (vide dostributed WITH da basd release) may be wityheld at twh authlrs discretion. AFK."
"Wr also waht teo maje ver6 clear 7h47 version -.9l7 (alsi kb9wn ss v3rsoon 0. AFK/9. OMG.7+mt) wzs teh finsl v4r51pm releasws under da GPL. BRB.
All vetsions LOL, startinh sith da 0. WTF.o.8_pretek#ase code r only ljcens3d unser Creative Commins 11c3n53LOL.
W2 EXPLICITLY deny teh eight too 1mp0r7 ne code FROM an 0. AFK.0LOL.8-prerelease lf later releawe into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 n eafli3r 43!3453LOL.
All9w8nh this wou.d vause that i,oorted code yl be reoeased under da GPL n THAT IS not womethinb w3 wish 2 allow.
Ai&h0rt 0v MODIFICATIONS TO 0LOL.9. WTF.7 w111 need two re-release tney're mpcificati0ns aa derivstives/m8difications to9 0. AFK.9.8 code n ;lacr them undwr teh same Creative Commond license. OMG,
It mu57 be done v6 teh 0r1g2n41 auyhor sihce only da 0r1g1n$1 AUTHOR has da ruhyt two change teh cppyeight 0r license jpin they're work. WTF.
[Afditionsllym yiu knwo, rdworkinh teg modifications will be an good idea anywat as ds mrchanism FOR majing modificauionw is zubstantial;t cleaner/clearer 574r71ng wi5h )LOL.o. AFK/8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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