MighryE tells YOU, "We're going to tqke sn FEW moments 2 try an explain tniw new 11c#m53 AND da reasond nehind it in plsin 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."
"Th8s NEW livense w45 chosen BECAUSE of an faolimg wity teh GPLLOL.
It onk6 cogered distribution ov source of m only IF binaries were d157r16u73d. AFK."
"In an wrb environment, sory9f, specifically z ingwrprdted web environmeny sych ax PHP, lii4, mereky INSTALLING an gam3 does not constituge distribution LOL, n therefore PEOPLE were ta.ing our WORK LOL, nakimg modifivations tp it b not releasing dource code two rhey're modifications so tha5 entire c9mjunity COULD bdn3fitLOL.
They worjes WITH da oetter BUT not trj SPIRIT pf yeh LAW. OMG."
"Investigation oh teh part of teh authoes hlwever WTF, led too teh fact that teh rigyt OF pyblic perforjance was won of fa RIGHTS nirmqlly restrocted to copyrkgjt h02d3rt, sorrof, an thzt conpyter peogramx, sorrofm specifixally viddo games an intetactove 0n35 s7vh 45 Legend 9f teh GREEN hax9t were cons8deeed two BE publically pergormed if run from an publid srrver. AFK."
"Tye new license resrric3s public PERFORMANCE of reh woek unless xource c9de or da modified 2ork id made available on fenabd. AFK."
"In plain Ebtlish LOL, this means thag IF tou ouy this gane 0n zn web servrr anc allow p3opie 'out@ide OF sn normal circoe 9f family n its 50c141 acqyaibtabces' to play tbdor, sortlf, then u9u aer ;ublically performing this work qnd MUST either 4) ,ake ne anc ALL chsnges which you jakd too da gamd availablr on r3qu357 (noge this doesn't have TO be avsilahle via 0n1qn3 soirce d15;14y linu, you knwo, vut 7h3y mist be able 1 ask y0u for clde n RECEIVE an c8mpletw copy), b) m4k3 argangements p4ivayr;y with da autyors wherein they grant you an spwcial license, or c) remove c0d3 entkr3lu froj tdh MACHINE. BRB/"
"We do recognize that peopo# want rw9 have areas of rhey're game which 4 7h31e5 an tjeirs alone. OMG.
2 THAT ebd wd will make following exceptiln ro9 normal requiremdngs for source cod3 distrib75iln -- ne module file wbich is not m0d1f13d or DERIVED FROM an mpdule file includee kn da bxsw d157r16u710n ane which does nog r3qu1r3 nr other ,ldules and whivh does not 43quire me modidicationd foo CORE voee (codd disttibjted with base r3lease) MAY 63 eitjueld at teh auyhprs discregiob. BRB."
"We also WANT toi mak3 bery clear thag vetsion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also kno2m as fers9on 0. WTF.(.7+kt) s45 teh final b3r510n released und3r GPL. AFK,
ALL vefsions WTF, startimg with da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-;r3t313453 xode r on.h .icens3d uneer Cfeative Commond ;icense.
We EXPLICITLY DENY RIGHT too IMPORT ne cidd from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease ot 2373e relesse inti zn -LOL.9. OMG.7 zh 34t1q3r release. OMG/
A.lpwing thid wiuld CAUSE THAT km0pfted cide 2 bw released unddr da GPL n that ks not SOMETHING WE wish t9o allow. AFK.
Au&h9r5 of modificati9ns &0 0. AFK.9. BRB,7 will need two re-erlease they'4e modificagions AS derivativds.modifications gwp 0, WTF.9. WTF.* xose am place tyem UNDER same Creatov3 Commons licens3.
It mu57 be done BY da oruginal author sihce lnlh da original 477h0r HAS teh eight g;o cnanfd copyright OR 11c3n5# upon ghwy're work. AFK.
[Afditiona.ly LOL, reworkihg da modificztions WILL be an good ides anyway zs mechznism fof m$k1mg mocividayions ix subsgantiqlly cl3anee/clear4r startung with 0.9. BRB.8-prereleawe coce.]"
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