MightyE tells YOU, xpttof, "We're going 2 84l3 ah few momwnts 2 TRY an explain this nqw license ahd teg r3550n5 behind it in plain Englush. 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 NEW ;iddnse waw chowen beca7wr OF an failing with teh GPL, WTF.
It only coverrd DISTRIBUTION of soutce ig an on;y if ginzries WERE distributed. BRB."
"In an qeb dnvironment, lkkr, dpecifica;lu a unrerpretdd web envieonment sucj zs PHP, like, MERELY 1n574111ng an vame does nor constotute distributi9n, and thetedore people edre yaking o7f work, yoy knwp, making modifications 70 ot AND m0t releasibg soufce cpde twi they[re MODIFICATIONS so that da wntire cpmmunirt dojld BENEFITLOL.
They worked witj lettef but not ea spifit id da law."
"Inv@syigation on da [agt of da authorx however, you jnwo, led TO teh fact thay da right of public performancw wzs wom of da rights normally restridted too c0pyr1gh7 holders, ;ije, m gyat domputer programx, lkke, specifically video games zn intetactive 0n35 sjch as Lefenc of sa GREEN yzx0e were conwidered 2 be pjblically p#rf0rm3d if run ftom an public werver. WTF."
"The new .icense r3s5ricts public [erformahde pd teh w0rk un1355 da SOURCE dode of da modified WORK is made available ON DEMANDLOL,"
"In plain ENGLISH, like, tgis means yhat if yiu pur 7h15 bame ob sn w4b 43rv2t an qllow people 'oufaiee of an n9rmal cirvle of FAMILY qnd ITS social acquaontances' 2 p;ay tneir, then you r publocal;y perfotming this work and MUST eitner a) MAKE ne n ALL cyznges whicm you maje 2 teh GAME avsilable ON 43q7357 (note ghis doesn't have to be avai.aboe VIA ea )n11m4 aoitce display linkk but tndy myst be ABLE teo 45k YOU for teh c0d3 and recrive an complete copy), you knwl, 6) MAKE arrangements ;rivately with da authors wh3f#1n 7h3y grant you an special licende, ypu knwo, 0r c) twmove teh code ebgirely from da m4ch!n3. BRB."
"We do recognize thag people want to hsve areas ur tgey're game whicg r theirs n tgeirs ALONE.
tqo tnst ens we wilk MAKE da fo;lowing EXCEPTION 2 dz nor,zl reqjirements flr spurce code d8steibuti;n -- ne ,9sule file wh8ch os not nodigied OR derived fron an moeuod file inclused in da base distrib7tion n WHICH DOES not require ne othet modukew an which does not require ne m0d1r1x471-n5 70 twy cpr3 dode (CODE DISTRIBUTED with bsse release) may be si5hheld at teh au5hoys siscretkon. WTF."
"We alsi want 2 MAKE verh c134r 7y47 verskon 0. AFK.o. AFK/7 (4150 known as cersion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+JT) w45 da funal v3r5!)n rwleas3d under dq GPL. WTF.
A1q versions, likek starting with 0.9. BRB.8-prereoeasr c9de r onoy licensed under trh Creative Commonr lixense/
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny 5rh right to import ne code from an 0. BRB.9. OMG/8-prerwlease or .ater rrlease 2n70 zn 0.9. AFK.7 an ez4;ier release. WTF.
Allowing thid would cause that ijport3e code to be teleaaed under GPL n 7h4u is boy sojetjung we WISH 5oo allow.
Authors 0f modificaykons two 0. OMG.9, WTF.7 wilo n33d teo re-release they'f3 modifucations as derivatives/modifications 2 0.9, BRB.8 cpde 4nd place them inder tej aamd CREATIVE Commohs locemse. WTF,
I7 muxt be d9ne by da origjnal sjtnor wihce omoy teh otigina. 4u7h0r has right t9 ch4ng3 da copyrught 0r license upon thdy're WORK. AFK.
[Aeditionallu, ylu knwo, reworkkng teh MODIFICATIONS will be an g00d idea anyway as da mech4m16m f0r making modifkcatiobs IS subs5an5ually cleqner/cldaret stargong with da 0.9LOL.8-pr3r31e453 cpde. BRB.="
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