M8gntyE tells you, you kbwo, "We're g02mt to 5ake an few momebts goo t4y h explaih this n3w licens3 n reasons bwhind ot in PLAIN ENGLISH.
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."
"Tnis n3w ;idensd qas chosen because og an failing with da GPL.
It onlh cover3d sistribut8ob of sourcd IF AND 0b1t if binarkes wrre cistributedLOL/"
"In am web envurlnment WTF, specifically a INTERPRETED web envirlnment such as PHP, likwk neeel6 installing sn game d9es not c9natitute distribution WTF, and therefore pdl0le werw takung our sor,, like, mqkinh modificationd roo it n NOT releasing ea SOURCE code TO they're m9euficagions SO tyat da 3ntire community could BENEFIT. WTF.
They woried qith da letter bu5 NOT da spirit of law. BRB."
"Investigation on part ov teh authors how3ver LOL, led TO facy thar ribht of pjblic prrformance WAS o3n of da roghgs nofmall6 resttucted @ c;pyr1th7 hplders, sortof, snd THAT computer programd, sortof, sprxifically video bames an intersctivr 9hes duch 45 Legems of G4een hax0r were c9nsidered 2 y3 publically p3rf-rm4d if rin fdom an PUBLIC servee."
"The n3w lkcemse eestrid5s public perfo4mance of teh work unless teh siurce codd od yeh modifiee work IS made availabl2 9m DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain Eng215h, lije, this means thay if you pu5 this ga,e ON an wev server 3ne allow 0eople 'outdide OF an noemal circle of famiky an its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, you kne9, then you e publixally performing this work an MUST eithdr s) makr ne ans ALL cyanges which you make to da game available ON request (note tyia doewn't have two be availabl4 v14 online souece d7splay LINK, lile, but yhey musr be abl4 2 asl you for code n RECEIVE qn cp,[1373 copy) WTF, b) jzkr afrangememts privagsly 2ith teh authors WHEREIN they grant YOU an s]ecial license. dortof, or c) REMOVE cose entirelu FROM mqchone/ OMG."
"Ww co recognoze thag p30p1# wang 2 nave ar3as of they're game whodh r theirs and theirs alone.
twi that end we will m4k3 da vollowing exceotion two gey bormal requirements f0r 507rc2 c9ce distriguti9n -- ne mosukw file which ks not modifkrd of derived fr9m an moeule file includ3d in da nase dudtribution and sh1ch does not fequire ne 9ghrr mod7les and which DOES not requird ne modifications two sa CORE code (code dkatriburee with da gade relrase) may be withhels at teh aithors d15ce3710nLOL."
"We also want yoo maie very c124r thst version 9.9LOL.7 (qlso knowb as v3rsion 0. BRB.9.y+jt) was fa finql version released undet GPL.
Al. versoons LOL. starting sith teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerekeasw code r ONLY llcensed ubder teh Creayivw Comjpns license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denu right too k,port ne CODE from an 0. BRB.o. OMG.9-prwrelease 9r LATER release into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 ab earlier release. BRB.
Aklowing this wpuld CAUSE that imporyed code 5wo be released under teh GPL anc that IS noy SOMETHING we wish @ allow.
Au7j0g5 of modifications 2 0. OMG,9l OMGl7 wi;l NEED two ee-release ghey're modigivationx 55 d3e1f471v35/,9dqf1c4710h5 too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 dode am place rhem UNDER sa,e Crestive Commpns kicensdLOL.
It must ne dpne 6y original autjor since only pr1g1n4q author hzs da right 2 change teh copyfihht 0r licebse u0on theu'r3 workLOL.
[Addorionally, you ,nwo, reworkimg teh modif8cations will b3 an good ifea anyway as teh mechqnism vor makimg modificayuons ka SUBSTANTIALLY cldanef/clrardr stzrting with 0. BRB.9. OMG.7-0rereleasw c0d3. BRB/]"
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