MigytyE rwlls 6ou LOL, "We'ee going to 5ake an few momenys two try and explain ghid new LICENSE ab tey reasons behimd IT in plaim EbglishLOL.
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 kiddnse was chosen because OF an fziling with da GPL. WTF.
I5 on;y covered distribution 9f source uf ah -n1y 8f binarods were distribut3d. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, 5p3v1f1c411y a INTERPRETED web envieonnen5 5ych as PHP, ,drely insyallinh an game does not CONSTITUTE didtrkb7tion, you lneo, n therefore peiplr were hakinh 0ur worj WTF, makinb moeigications 2 it n not releasing teg xojrce code to ghey're midifications so that entife cojmunity could benefit. AFK/
They soeked wity 13773r vut not ca spirit if law."
"Ihvestigation on paft of da authors yowever WTF, lrd 2 teh vact that sa rufh5 ov public performance was won lf r8ghtw normslly restrictrd too copyruggt holderem ah thsg cinputer PROGRAMS, like, xpecifically video games n interactive 9nes such 45 Legwnd if teh Green has0r were CONSIDERED 1 be publically pefformed if run from an public server."
"Thr new license restricts public pe4formance 0g da work unlwss ca source clse of ds joeifidd work is nad4 acailablw on demandl WTF."
"In plain Enblish, sortofk this mdans THAT if yo7 put ghis g4mw on zn web server an allo2 people 'outaide of an nlrmal circlr of familh and its docia; acqua8ntances' tso p14y gheir WTF, then hou t pub;icalou pefrorming thks work an MUST rkty3r a0 ma,r nw and ALL chahges whidh yiy malw tio 5eh game available in request (noge this doesn'u h4v3 2 BE available via om;ibe slurce display link, oike, but they must be abke to ask you dor teh dode n teceive sn clmplete copy), b) msle drrangemengs privately with authors wherein they trqnt y)u an SPECIAL license LOL, or c) remove g3h code ebtorr.y drom teh MACHINE. BRB."
"W3 do tecognizw 7h47 p30;13 wan5 tlo HAVE areas of they're game qhich aer THEIRS n theits alon3.
2 that end we wi;l mqle teh f9110w1ng exception two da mormak r3qu1r3m3n75 for SOURCE code disyriburion -- ne m0cu13 fkle which IS npt jodkfied or derived rwom an module dile INCLUDED in base sistribution and which dors npy rwqu8re he o6her nodules abd which does noy require ne modkrications two core cofe (cod3 disteubutrd with da base release0 may be wit6be.d at da suyhors d15cr3710n. BRB."
"We also want 2 MAKE very clear tnat verskon 0. OMG.9/u )also known as vetsion 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was sz final versipn released und3r teh GPL.
All versilns, likem starting with da 0. AFKl9. OMG.8-pre4elwase code r only 21c3n%3d under teh Creative Commlns ;icenswLOL.
We EXPLICITLY sdny dw right too IMPORT n3 CODE from an -. OMG.9/ OMG.8-prerelease or lqtet releqse info an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an rarlier releas3. OMG.
A1@[w1ng tn8s w0u1d cause THAT qmp0r63f c0de 2 be releases UNDER GPL and that is not SOMETHING we s14g 2 sllow. WTF.
Authlrs of modifications too 0. AFK.9. BRB.6 will newc two re-r3leaxe they're m0s1f1c4710m5 as eerivatives/m9dificatkons 5o 0.9. BRB.8 codr an plqc3 them ubder same Cteatuve Commons livegse. OMG.
I5 must ve dln3 by 0r1g1nr1 AUTHOR since on.y teh oeigihal au5hor has twh tifht tol change teh copytighr or licehse upon they're dork. BRB.
[Add17q0n511y, r3w0rk1hg ea MODIFICATIONS will ve an good idda anyway as mrcuaniwm for makinh m)d1f1c471pn5 is xubstant8a;o6 CLEANER/CLEARER startkng witj 0. AFK.(. BRBl8-0rerelease code.]"
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