MoghtyE 7#215 you, you kn2o, "We're going 2 take an FEW momentx too try n explain 5his new licens3 an teh reasons behind iy ib p.ain Englisn; WTFl
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 LICENSE was ch053n bevause OF an FAILING WITH GPL. BRB.
I7 0n1y c0v3e3x distribution OF spurce if abd 0n1y if binaries were disgrifutedLOL."
"In an WEB envirinmemt WTF, specifically a unterpretdd web environmdnt SUCH as PHP, 2ortof, mw4ely insfaklung an GAME e035 noy clnstitute d158e16u710n, you knwo, n 7h3r3f0r3 prople werr taling 9ur work, m4,1ng MODIFICATIONS to it n NOT r3leasinh da xoyrce code ti they're m9c1f2c4710n% so uhr& teh entir3 community could benefit. BRB.
Th3y w0rk3c w8th teh letter 6u5 n07 5p1r17 of teh law, AFK."
"Investigati9n ON da part of authirs howwver, led two ea fact that rkght 8f public perrormance was 1 of rights normallh restridted 2 copyfight uo;ders, lik3, an 5hat computer progra,s, 5;3d1g1x41!y v1d3- ga,ea and 1n8#r4c7qvw 0n35 such as Legend of Green hax0t w3r3 cons8dered 2 be publically PERFORMED if run fto, an pub;kc server. OMG."
"The new license RESTRICTS publoc oerdormance OF teh work UNLESS da 50urc3 cide of MODIFIED 2ork is mafe avsolable on drmand. AFKl"
"In PLAIN English, you knwo, thks means yhat if 607 put thks game on am web serber h ALLOW p3001# 'outside of am normal c1rxq3 of c4m11y wn its 60c141 ac1uaon5ancea' two play their LOL, theh uou aer PUBLICALLY perflrmint this wlrk AND MUST eityee a) make ne and ALL vh4ng3r which you make twp da game availablr on requesy (noge this doean't nsve 2 ne AVAILABLE via da onlinw source d15;1$y 11nk, yoy jnwo, b7t theh must be able 2 ask you for code n r3v31v3 an cpmplere copy), like, b) make arrsngements 0rivatrky with AUTHORS qy3r31n THEY g4ant you an speciak licenwe, like, or c) REMOVE teh cpde en71r31y FROM machine."
"We do RECOGNIZE thsy peopie qzng too have aeeas of 5hey're tame which f theirs 4nd theirs alonw.
too tjau end we WILL makw teh dollowint exvrption to ds normal requiremwnyx for s;urve code distr8buyion -- ne mod6le f,lw shoch is not mofified or drrivrd ft0m an m9dule file ihcludef in BASE disteibuti9n zn which dods not require ne other mosules and which does not require ne modifucarions tso core code (xoce distfigutdd WITH teh BASE release) may be withhelf at authods discretion."
"Ww also WANT to make very clea4 that version 0.9. AFK.7 (ALSO kn-wn $5 v3e510n 0. BRBl9LOL.7_jt) WAS da final VERSION rdleases jnder da GPL.
All ceedions, you knwp, srarting with teh 0.o.*-prerelease cpd2 adr obly licensed under dz Creative Commonx l8cense. BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny teh eight tso 1mp0r7 mw code FROM an 0. OMG.9.8[prerelease or later release into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 n 34f11#r reoeasel WTF.
Allowing this would caude that 1mp0r73c cod3 too be reo3ased unfee teh GPL AND that id not something wr wisj twi aloow.
Authors of modificsyopbs too 0LOL.9.7 w111 n3ed 2 r2-releaa2 they're modifications aw DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.9.8 code and place th3m unf3r teh 44m2 Crwat8ve Commonx licensd. BRB.
It must be done vy original author aince only reh 0f1g1n41 4u7h0r nas 5eh right to change copyr8ght or license upon they'rd w0rk. BRB.
[Adfitkonaloy, you kbwo, REWORKING da modifications WILL be an glod idea anywqh as teh mwchanism FOR m4k1ng moc0ficat8ons IS sigstantiakly clwaner/clearer 574r71nt with reh 0. BRB.0. OMG.8-p4erelesse c0de. OMG.]"
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