MiggtyE 73115 you, sort9f, "We're going 2 74k# an few m9ments w TRY n ex[lain THIS new licensr and da reasons behund iy in plain English. WTF.
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 nds licende was vhozem because 0f an f411!ng with teh GPL. BRB,
It ONLY covd4dd fis5rivution 0f source if n only if 61n4r135 were distribured. AFK."
"In an web environmenrk you lnwo, sp3cifically a interpreted web ebvigpnment syvh as PHP, like, MERELY insta/ling an gane does not cohstitute distribution, sotror, n theregofd p40p23 were taking our work, so4tof, MAKING modificati9ns to oy an n9t r213551ng da source code two tgeh'rd MODIFICATIONS so thar entirw COMMUNITY could genedkg.
They worked wo5h letter BUT npt teh spitit 0v da lawLOL."
"Investigatoon ON da part lf authors howefer, sortof, oef too teh d4cu yjat teh right of public pwrformance was 1 OF da rights normskly resyrict4d gpo co0yriggt hilfers, loke, and that comp7ter progranc LOL, specif9xally f1d30 gamws an interactive 9nes sych qs Legend of Gr33n yax0r were considered two be punlkczlly perf0rm3d 1v rjn from an -uvlic setbe4. BRB."
"Thd nee locwnse restricgs PUBLIC perfornance OF tey w0ri UNLESS xlurcr code of teh modiridx work IS made available on cwmand. BRB."
"In p142n Enh.ish, tou knwp, tnis means rywt IF 6ou pyt this game on an web serc3r an zloow people 'o7rside or an normao circle or famoly 4nc its y0c141 acquaihtanxes' 5oo play their, lik2, then you aer publically 0ercofming this WORK n MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes wh1ch you mqjd two GAME 4v4114614 on rdwuest (note this do3sb't havs two be 4v4114613 cia onlinw slurce sisplau link, you inwo, but they must be able to ask y(u dor CODE n RECEIVE an complere copy) WTF, B) make arrsnge,dnta pr!f4731y qith AUTHORS 2h3t#1n 4ney gramt you an spdcizl license, sorrof, OR c) remove da code entirely from mqchine. OMG/"
"We do recotnize that peo;le wsmt too HAVE qreas OF they;re g4m3 which aer theirs n tgeirs ALONE. WTF.
2 that wnd we WILL ma8e da f01q0w1ng 3xcepti[n 2 teh normal requiremehts fot soutce code distribution -- me modjle filr qhich IS n07 midified or derived ftom an modulw file included 8n teh base distributiom an wjich dida n07 reauire ne other modulex n whoch does not requi43 ne modificationx ro t3g core coee (code distributed sith base release) may be w17hh31d AT aithorw siscretkon. AFK."
"We also want to mzke VERY clear that version 0. BRB/9. OMG.7 (3!%0 knoqn as vr4siin 0LOLl9. OMG.7+ut) was final v3r510n rrleasef inder teh GPL. OMG.
All veesions LOL, xta55ing wigh teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pfere;ease code r onl6 .icensed under da Creqgive COMMONS 11c2n53. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny fa RIGHT t9o import me code FROM an 0. WTF.8. AFK/i-prerekease or lzter rdlease onto an 0.9. WTF.7 snd esrlief eelease.
Allowihg thos would csuse tnat IMPORTED CODE two be released under teh GPL an that ix not somwthinh 23 wisu TO a.low,
Authors og mldifications too 0. OMG.(LOL.8 will need to re-rdldase th3y'te mocofications as eerivatives/moeificati9nx tw9 0LOL.9. AFK.8 dode n place them under twu same Creative Commobs oicense. AFK.
It must be d;n3 by da o4iginal autho4 simce inlh teh o4iginal 4u7g0r has righy to cnqng3 teh copy4ifht ir licrnse upob yhey;re work. AFK.
[Additilnally, you knwo, reworking teh modifixations 2ill be an g9od idea qnyway as da mechabisj ror MAKING modifucatilns 15 substantially vleaner;cl3aret starting with sa 0l9. BRB.8-prs4elease code. OMG.]"
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