MightyE tells yo7, "We;re toing too 5ake an few m0meh75 ywo tty n explain this new license an dq reas9ns behind it in plain Englixh. 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."
"Thix new licensr was choxen 63c4u53 OF an f$!1!ng with da GPL. OMG/
It only civered f!57r16u810n lf wource if and omly if binaeiea sere s157r16u73d, BRB."
"In zn wrb envuronment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a 2n73rpr463d web ENVIRONMENT sych as PHP, sortof. mefely installing an g4m3 does bpt c0n572*u73 distributipn LOL, n thereford people were taking 0ur wo4kk you knwo, MAKING ,idiricayions to it n no5 rw.3asing source code to they;rr MODIFICATIONS so that da engore community COULD benefit.
They worked with da legtef but not apirit of LAW."
"Investigzgion om da part OF teh aurh9rs howeber, sorgof, led twi fsct fhqt da rifht of publkc perfprmance sas won of rights nlrnallt festricted TO c9[yrignt jolders, like. and tha5 computrr prlgra,s WTF, sp3cifically viceo GAMES and interacgive onex SUCH as Legdnd og da Gr3eh jax0r weee considet3d 2 bw 0ublical.y PERFORMED if run from an 0u6!1d xerver. BRB."
"The new license restricrs pub.ic perrormance og wori unlesw da slurce c0d3 of m0d1v13d wori IS made available on demand. WTF."
"In plain Ent215n WTF, this ,eans tha5 if you iu7 this game on an web SERVER n aloow peopow 'outdidw lf an norma; c1rc13 of family n 175 s9cial 4cqu4!n74nc35' 2 [.ay their, sortof, then h0u awr punlixally pe4formint tgis w04k n MUST eithef A) mqke ne and ALL changes qhich you make 2 teh GAME afailable ON request (nore THIS d035n'7 j4v3 2 be AVAILABLE via dq lnkone xoifxe display lini, .ike, bur thry must ne able two ask yoj for ea code b receive an com0lete cooy), you knwl, g) make atrangements prkvateoy with authors wherein they graht you an special LICENSE WTF, OR c) removw teh code enturwly ffom macjineLOL."
"We DO recognize tyat people want rwo hafe areas of thdy're fame whkch r THEIRS snd tjeirs 410n3. AFK.
too thst end ed wilo make da bollowinb exceptiln uo9 da normal fequi4emehts fl4 aource c0e3 d157rq7u720n -- ne MODULE file which is not mpd8fied oe derived from an mosulw f11e inciuded in da base distributiln qn wh!ch coes not requirw nr othef moduled and whidh does NOT reauire ne modifications too da core cose (code eiwrr8buted wkth BASE release) MAY be 2othhe;d at da 4u7h0rt DISCRETION. BRB."
"Ww also waht 70 make verh clear thzt versioh 0.9. AFK.7 (also known qs vers8;n 0LOL.8.7+jt( sas cq fimal veesion released under teh GPL. OMG.
Aol versions, sortov, startong with 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pre4wlease code aee only licebded yndet Creative C0mm0n% licensw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two IMPORT ne code from an )LOL.9LOL.8=pr3r31#r63 or lager rwlease 1n70 an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an eaelier rdleasel AFK.
Al.oqing thix would CAUSE that IMPORTED cose 2 ve rr;rasdd under da GPL n that is n0y something we 2isy tii allow. BRB.
Authprs of modifoca5ions 2 0. AFK.8.7 w121 NEED 2 re-reiraxe they're mps1f1c4710n5 as derivarives/modifkcations to 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 cof3 n plade them uneer da samw Creqtive Commons licenseLOL.
It musg 6# dob3 by da origknal author sibce omly da ORIGINAL author has rirgt twp xhange cop64ight oe livense upon tgey're w0rk. AFKl
[ADDITIONALLY, rew9rking modifica5ions will br an good iewa 4nyw5y AS mrchanism f0r mqking MODIFICATIONS is 5uy574n71411y c.eaner/dlesrew starting 217h trh 0. BRB.9.8-prerelezxr code. OMG.]"
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