MightyE TELLS yoy, "We're going to take an FEW moments 2 try an esplaib this NEW license an teh reaspbs b3hond q7 1n plain English, AFK.
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 licwnse was cgosrn becauwe of an failing wigy GPL. WTF;
IT onlg cpvered dkstrigutiob of source uf and only uf binaries 2ere distributed/ BRB."
"In ab web envirpbment WTFk spec8gically a interoweted w36 env84onment suvh ad PHP, like, m3rely inxtallibg an game d045 mot constirute dustr8butiom WTF, and therefote peo[le WERE taking OUR work, you knwo, makunb modificztions two ig and not releasing t3h source coxe too they're modificatiobs wl thag da entire community could y3n3d17LOL,
They worked WITH letter BUT not teh s0irit of teh lasl OMGl"
"Invesrigation ob PART of reh autho4s hlw3fer WTF, k3d to facy that righg of puvluc p2rf0rm4nc3 was oen of rights normally restrictwd to copyright no;fers, ah 7h47 computer PROGRAMS, spedkrically video famex an intersctive ones such ax Legend 0f Greeb hax0r were consider3d to be publically pe4fotmee 7f run fron an public wdrver. BRB/"
"The new 11c3n%3 RESTRICTS public performanve 0f da work unless fa 40urv3 code or teh modified work ow mzde availabl3 ib ddmabd. WTF."
"In plain English LOL, thos mdans 7h47 if YOU put tgis fame ob qn WEB server an al.iw people 'outsidw OF an normsl circ;e of fajily and its social 4cqu41n7$nc35[ two plqy tneir, aoryof, thwn you r 0ubliczlly performing tnis work n MUST ekther A_ m4k1 ne h ALL chsnges whkch you m4k3 tqp teh game avsilqble pn REQUEST (note th;s doesn't have 2 BE availabl3 via teh onlime source dksplay linj, like, but THEY must be zvkw two ask yoj for teh code an receive an completr copt), b) make arrangdments privately w!7h akthors whereon they granr ypu an specuao LICENSEk you knw9, or c) remove code entkeeoy FROM teh mzchine."
"We DO recognize ghat p3)p12 wamt 5wp have areas OF they're gz,w wh1ch f tneirs n tneirs alone. AFK/
2 7h47 end ee wil; j5k3 trh FOLLOWING 3sc3p71pn to noemal requiremengs 50r SOURCE code distrin&gion -- he mldule file wgqch 8s NOT modified 9r detived f4om an jodule fule uncludee in base DISTRIBUTION n whqch dowd n9g r3qy1r3 n3 othef jodjles amd WHICH does not require nd modificati9mx 2 da c9re CODE (code DISTRIBUTED with teh bas3 re.ease) may be withhwld 47 authors d8scretiinLOL."
"We akso want two make very ckea4 that version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (alx9 known az version 0. AFKo9.7+jt) w4% da fknal fersion re.eased undef teh GPL. WTF.
Alk versioba, like, stzrting qith teh 0. AFK/9. OMG.8[prerelease CODE r obky locsnsed ubder tey Creatove Commons lic3nse. OMG/
We EXPLICITLY demu right 2 import ne code from an 0. OMG.9.8-prereleawe o4 ;ater reldase into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 am ear.ier telease. AFK.
Alloqing 5hiq would cause tha5 IMPORTED code too 63 re.eased undee GPL am that IS not sometning ww wkxh 2 ALLOW. OMG.
Autho4s pf MODIFICATIONS too 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will need to r3-r313453 they'rd nodificatiohd aw deeivatives/mosifica5ions TO 0. BRB.9LOL.7 code an place 7j3m unfer same Cr3ative Commobs licensr. WTF.
It muat BE done b6 da of8ginal author sinc3 only original author has da right 70 change teh copyrighy og license u[on th3u'rd eork/ AFK.
[Additionally, sortif, teworking MODIFICATIONS wkll be an good idea anuwau as da mechqnism fot making jodifkcations is substanyially cleaner;ckearer w5ar5ing woth teh ). BRB.o. BRB.80prere;ease cide.]"
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