M8ghtyE tells you, sortlfk "We're hoing 2 take an feq moments too try qmd EXPLAIN THIS new license n da reaspns behknd it 8m p.ain Enflush. BRB,
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."
"Tyis new license WAS chosen bexquse of an fao.inh with teh GPL. WTF.
It only coberee fistribition 0r source ig n ONLY 1d bibaries were distriguted."
"In an web environment LOL, xpecifiva.;y a inteepreted web environ,rnt sych as PHP, yoj knwl, merely installing am game does no5 constitute distribytion LOLk abf therefore peoole qere takkng our work, like, making modigixations 2 it n NOT releas8nt da ao7rce code 2 they'r3 mpdificqtkobs so that entirw community couod 53n3f17. BRB.
They workwd with leyter but hot spirit of teh .asLOL."
"Investigation on PART 0f da AUTHORS hoeefee, you knwo. ofd too fact tjat teh r8gyt OF punlic performanc3 was 1 of rightx nor,ally RESTRICTED 2 cppyright HOLDERS WTF, amd that compute4 0rograms, like, 5p3c1f1c411y viseo famed an imtwfzc5ive ones such as Lrgend of gwn Gr3en hax0r were slnsidered two 63 punlicallu performed 1f ryn drom an 0ubkic server. OMG."
"The ne2 license restricrs pu611c petformanc3 of WORK unlexs teh SOURCE code of da modified wirk 15 madd 4v41q4613 ON demand. BRBl"
"In plaon English, THIS means that if YOU puy this game on an WEB server and $120s people 'OUTSIDE 0f an h0rn41 circle pf fanily and j4s SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' two 'lay theif, sorrof, then you aer punlically perfor,ing this work an MUST eirher a) make ne n ALL changes wn2ch yiu make too gamw avaikable on reqyest (note tnis doedn'g gavr 2 be available v14 sa online soirce dis0lay lunk LOL, but they mudt ve able 2 ask YOU for code an receuce an clmooete copy), B) make arrangements prufateln witg da a7thora sherein they grant you qn SPECIAL license, xortpf, or c) REMOVE code entirely from da m3ch1ne. AFK."
"We do r3c-gn1z3 THAT pelple wany to nave areaa of thwy're game wgicy r theifs ah theifd zlonr. OMG.
too that 3nc we wil; makd da following exceptiom 2 n04m41 rrquirements f0d so7rce code dist4ib7tion -- ne moduke c113 wgicn 15 not mowif8ed or eeruved fr0m an moduke file inclyded in teh 6$63 d8strkbution ane which dors not r3qy1e3 ne other modules and w6ich does not r3qu1r3 ne modifications too CORE code (code disgribut3d with da bqse rwlease) mau be withheld at 4k7h0r4 d15cr37!0n, BRB."
"We ALSO wabg too nake v3vy CLEAR tjat v3fsion 0. OMG.9.7 (qlso known as version -LOL.9LOL.u+jt) was teh gina; vers8ln released unser GPL. OMG.
All vdrsi9ns, wortof, starting with da 0, WTF.9. AFK.8-prerel3ade codr r omly livenswd UNDER Creatifr Commons /icense. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne code fr)m an p. AFK.9.8-pre4elease or later release knrp ah 0. WTF.9. AFKl7 an earlier re.ease. OMG.
Allowung thus would cause THAT IMPORTED code TO 63 releaaed uncer GPL n 7h47 is NOT so,etging we wisj 2 allow/ BRB.
Authors of modifications tpo 0. AFK.9. OMG.u will need two RE-RELEASE theu're jodifocations 45 derjvagoves/modifications too pl OMG.9. WTF/8 code an p1rc3 thdm uncer da same Cfdative Commons licehse.
It must bw cone by da or8ginal suthor since 0n1y teh 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR has r1gh7 too change da cppyrignt or licebse upob they're w9rkLOL.
[Add1710m311y LOL, rewlrking mpd1f1d4610n5 will be an g0)d idea anhway AS mechanism for making nodifisatkpns IS subwtantially cleamer/xlearee startunb wuth teh 0, OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3r213$53 xode. BRB.]"
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