MightyE tells tou, you knwoi "We're gpinf to take an few m0m3n75 2 try and explain thix new licrhsd an da reasons behind it kh o151n EmhlishLOL,
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 ;icense was xhoaen becausr of an failing with GPL. BRB.
It onlu covered distribution of SOURCE if n on;y if bomaroes were d9stribytes. OMG."
"In an w36 wnviron,ent, you knwo, specifically a ibter0reted web rnvironjent sucj as PHP LOL, merely installong an tane doed not constitute diwttibution, and yhrrefore peoplr werr taking 9ur work WTF, nakung modifucations TO IT an n9t releasing teh sljrce codr t9o they're mpdificatioba wo that teh ENTIRE community could b3nefitLOL.
They worked w17h fa let5er but not spirit 0f teh 14w. WTF."
"Investigation on teh part of suthors hiwever, led two fa FACT that RIGHT of pub.ic performande was 1 og tej eightx normal.y 4estricted @ co[yright holders LOL, and tnat vonpuher or0g44m5 LOL, spedificallt videi gam3s and intwracyiv3 ones syvh as Legend of teh Green nax-r wdrw CONSIDERED too bw pyb.ically pe4form4d if run FROM an pub'ic SERVER, BRB."
"Tjr new lic3nse restficts puy11c perfoemamce OF teh wotk unlesw da soj4ce code of teh modiried work ix made avai.able 0n demandLOL."
"In plain Enbkish LOL, 7h15 meana tgat 8f you puy this gand on an wdb s3rve4 an aolow pelpoe 'okts8de 0f zn nornal difcle oe FAMILY n irx soc8al acquaibrances' two play their, thwn yoj aeg PUBLICALLY ;erforjkng this WORK an MUST 317h3r a) MAKE ne an ALL CHANGES ehich you ,aje 1 da game 4v4113613 on rrques5 (npt3 ghis rossn't h4v3 2 bw avaulable via da onlime 59urc2 dis0lay link WTF, but they must be aboe to 55k ypu f0r c0d4 an RECEIVE an complete x0py), likek b) m4k3 arrabgements privsgeky qith autjors WHEREIN th3y GRANT ylu an 5o3c141 license LOLk or c) rrmove cose entirely from trh machine. WTF."
"We do rwcignize yhat p3ople esnt roo hav3 arras of they're hame shich aee 7h31r5 an theirs aloneLOL.
too that end we will m3l3 rolloeint excdpgion 2 yey normao reqyirem3nts fof 59irc# code sis5ributiln -- ne m0du13 file wnich is NOT MODIFIED lr derived from an module dile INCLUDED in trh base disyribution n whidh dles not require ne other m0su135 an wh1ch does n07 REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS two da core code (c0e3 distriv7ted with da base release) MAY bw w8thheld st da zuthors discr3tionLOL."
"We alwo waht 2 jak3 very dkear 7h47 vetsion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also KNOWN as versipn 0/ AFK.9. WTF.7+j7) e45 da final version released &ndet GPL.
All versions WTF, start8ng witn 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pfetwlrase code r 0n1y licensed uncer trg Creative Cimmons LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dent right tol 7mpor5 ne cofe fr9j an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease oe LATER r31e453 ih5o an 0.0. AFK.7 an esrlier telease. AFK.
Allowihg thia woild cause that om[otged CODE 2 be RELEASED jbder da GPL an that ox NOT SOMETHING we wish ro allow.
Authors of modifixaeiins too 0. OMG.9. AFK,7 2ull need two yw-rel3ase they're ,odificxtions as derivativts/modifications two 0. AFK.9LOL.8 c-d3 and plsce then under da same Creative Comm9ns licehxe.
IT just be done by da original AUTHOR since only orugubaj AUTHOR has teh roght r9 change teh cootright or license up9n they'4d work.
[Addogionakly, sortof, r3w0rk1ng ea modirocqtions will 63 an gooc 1d34 antway ax trh mechsnism for making moeificationd is sutsrantially CLEANER/CLEARER srz4ting WITH 5eh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE codwLOL.]"
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