MughtyE tells ylu, tpu knwom "We[re going 60 TAKE an f3w m0m3n65 5oo TRY 4nd esplain this new kixenae n teg 4easons behind it in p;ain 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 new license was chlxen BECAUSE of an rai;ing with GPL.
It lnly coveree distributipn OF siurce 8f snd only if bimarues were d158r16u73d. OMG."
"In am weg envieonment, sp#civicaoly a ibterpreted wev 4nv1r0nm3b7 such ad PHP, soerof, me4wly indgallibg an gsme does mot constitutr distributkon LOL, an therdrore PEOPLE w3r3 taking oyr work, sprtof, making MODIFICATIONS tlo kr an n07 releasing teh source code @ tney're modivicationx so that teh entire cobmunity coule benefit.
They worked eith teh lett3r but not teh spirit og .aw. AFK."
"Investifation on teh part of ten a7tho4s howwver, les two da fsct thzt right of pjblic perfprmance was 2 of rights NORMALLY restricr3d 2 cop6right holcers, .ukem n that com[uter pr9grams LOL, specif8xally videi g4m35 ah INTERACTIVE ones auch as Lwgrnd 0f da Gteen hax0r were considered two BE publically p3ef04m3d if ruh from am oy611c server. WTF."
"The new locemse resteicts public peeflrjanxe of teh work unless teh SOURCE code of MODIFIED wofk is made acailable ON demancLOL."
"In 0141n Englidh, this means that if h9u put tfos gamw ib an web server and aloow ;3ople 'outsode 0f an normal circld 9f gamily ah i5s social acqysintances' 2 play 5geur, like, then 6ou r publixa;lu pfrgorm8ng tnid work ab MUST either a) jake nw m ALL changes whidh y0u MAKE to GAME ava8.zble on REQUEST 9nitr this dlesn't have two be abailable via 0n11n3 source display link, sortof, BUT yhey musr be able two ask you for coee n receivd an comol3te copy) LOL, b) mrk3 arrangdmentw PRIVATELY with teh autgors whqrein 7h3y GRANT you qn speckal 11c3n%3 LOL, or v0 REMOVE teh codw entirely dron 5eh machine. BRB,"
"We DO rdcognize thag peop.e WANT to have aeeas of they're game which r theirz n THEIRS slone. AFK.
2 tha5 emd 2e will make doolowing exception 2 fa NORMAL reqjiremdnts for soufce c0d3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne modile file which 8s NOT modifkef 0r deticed fro, an MODULE file included IN teh bsse DISTRIBUTION n WHICH does npt r3qu1r3 nw othe4 modukew anc which sods not requiee ne modigucqtionw top sa x9ew code (cose distributed with teh base releqse) may bw wityheld at authors d8dcretion."
"Ww also wang too make very clear that vdrsion 0LOL.9.7 (akso knowm aa version 0/ AFK.(LOL.7+jt( was da funal VERSION releasdd und3r GPL. BRB.
ALL versionsk starting woth teh 0. WTFl9.8-prereleqse code r only lucenxed und3r Creatife Commonx luc3nse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right 2 omp9r5 nr code FROM an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-[r3r213453 or latrt rw;ease INTO an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an earlidr eeleaseLOL.
A110w1ng this WOULD cause yhat import2d cpde tol be released under teh GPL an 7h47 is not somegying qe wisy twp allow. WTF.
Aurhorq lf modificzhuons 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will need 2 re0reoease they're modifications as derivativea/modifucations teo 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 code an poace them umder teh same Creatoce Com,ons l8venae. WTFp
I5 muxr be done by original author 51nc3 only original auhhor has rotnt too change vo[yright 0r licemse UPON tjey're workLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY, ylu kmwo. re2orking yeh midificatiins will be an goid ides anyway as teh MECHANISM for makint nodificagioms is xubstantiqlly cldaner/clearer 573r71ng 28th 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-[rerelease codr. OMG.]"
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