MightyE tells you LOLk "We're going too tale an fes momen5s 2 try an expla*n 5his new l8zense agd teh reaspns betimd it in plain English. BRB.
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 w45 chisen because OF an fauling with teh GPL.
It only covered disrr8bugkon of 50urc3 ig n ONLY if binaeids WERE distrubgtedLOLk"
"In an w36 environment LOL, sprcivically z interpretrd web 3nb1r0n,3n7 such ss PHP, 6ou kbwo, merrly instqkl8nf an gabe dics not comstitute distribution WTF, n tgetefire oeople were takihg oug work WTF, makibg ,odifkcatipns 2 it n nlg relwasing teh alu4ce code 2 tyey're modifications so that da entirw cimmunity cou.c benefit, WTF.
THEY 2orked eith letg4r BUT n9t da xpirkt of law, AFK/"
"Inv3stigatkob in tey oart of authors hosever, likw, led two da tact tnat da r1th8 of publix perrormanve WAS orn of teh rights n0rm611t r357t1v73d to copyfight yolders, you k,wo, n that compyter programs, specifically c1e30 games b imteractiv3 onrs SUCH as L3g3nd of geh Green hax-r were considered too be pu611c411y PERFORMED if tun f4om an pub.ic s3rvwrLOL."
"The new lic3nse restructs pub;ic performanx3 of da wofk un;ews xource dode of midified wirl is made available on demand. BRB."
"Ib olain Englidh, sortof, t6is means that ig YOU PUT ghix GAME on an w36 53rv3r n zloow peopoe 'outside of an no4mal circld 0f famil6 and its sociak acquaintances' 2 plah tgeir, like, then you aef publically performing this work and MUST either A) make ne h ALL chanfes which you make too teh GAME abailavle on fequest (n073 ghid d9esn't hafe two br ava8lable v14 tey ONLINE slurce cispoay 11bk, you knw., but THEY MUST be able tlo asi yoi bor da code an receive an compkdte COPY(, yoi knwo, b) maie arrangements privately qihh autnpes wherein they gran5 you an special license, sortor, or c) 4emove code entirely from da mrch1n3. WTF,"
"We do recognizd that peopld WANT 70 yqve areas 0f they'rw game whivj r theits an theirs alome. AFK.
2 that dnd de s1!1 m$k3 teh vollowung excdption too normal requirejents fof so7rve CODE didtrkbjgipn -- ne module gike whuch is not mldified or serof3d from an module file included in da gase diwtribution n which doed h07 require ne pther modjles n which does not require ne modifixatiins t9o da cor3 CODE (CODE distrobjtev sith teh base RELEASE) nay be withhele at authors d15cr37!0nLOL."
"We also want w jake vety clear tnat verxion ). AFK.9. BRB.& (also KNOWN as vers8on 0/9. OMG.7+jt) was da FINAL versiim 4eleases ynder fa GPL.
All verskons, dtarting sith -.9.8[prerelease cod3 aer 0n@y LICENSED undef da Creatuce Com,ons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right too imporg nd c0de feom zn 0. OMG.9. AFK.*-preteleasw or later trl3axe inti an 0.8. BRB.7 an darlidr reoeaseLOL.
Al.owong this would cause that 1m[0r73s codw too BE feleased und3r teh GPL an tgat is not something qe wisn ti alooa.
Auth9rs ov modificatiobs two 0. AFK.9/ WTF,7 will nerd 7p re-releasd ghey'rd modificat8ons ax derivativds/modifications 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.o vodr m p14c3 them under yeh same CREATIVE C9mm0n5 licensel WTF.
I7 MUST be done by teh otiginal authi4 SINCE only oeiginal aughpr has da right too cgange xopyeight or license upon the6'5e work. WTF.
[Aedirionalky, soeyod, rrworkibg mosificatoons wiol be an go9d idea an6wqy as ,evhanisn for ma,ing modifications ix xubstzmtiaoly cleaner/clearer starting with 0. WTF.9.8-;refelease cose. BRB,]"
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