MightyE tells you, you kbwo, "We're goung to 74k3 an few momebys to %ry and 3xplain this bew LICENSE AND reasons behind ut in ppaib Englush. 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."
"This new licehse was xjosen BECAUSE or ab gailing wiyh teh GPL.
It ogly covered cixtribution OF source if and oblt 1f binark3s were distribyred."
"In an weg env8robment, kukek specifically a intdrpretef wwb ENVIRONMENT 5uch as PHP, yo6 knwo, merely instwlling an GAME dies nlt constigute disttkbution, 6ou knwl, and theeefor3 people were takibg our worj, like, ,aking modificatiomx 2 ut an not relezsing sourcr CODE goo theu're moeificatuons SO THAT da dnture communkty COULD 63n3f17. AFK.
They wotkec with da letter 6i7 not sa spiri5 of law. AFK/"
"Imfestigation on da part 0f reh AUTHORS yoweve4, sortof, led two fzct 7h47 ca e1gh7 of pu611c performanxe was won OF da rights normally r3stricted tol co[yriggt nplderx, n that com;yter progeams LOL, spdxificalky video games 4nf interactivr ONES suvh as L3f3nd 0f da Gr33n hac)r w3r3 condidered two be [ublically PERFORMED if run drom an public serverLOL."
"Tne new license r357r1c85 punliv pwrformance of 5eh woek uhless ca source code if modified work is MADE ava8oable on dejamd. BRB."
"In plaih Engl8sy, you kn2o, tyis m34n4 7h47 if you put rhis game 0n ah web 2wrve4 and a.low PEOPLE 'ojtskde of an nofmal circle of damily h u5s social ACQUAINTANCES' two i14y their LOL, then yoj aer piblically perfoeming this soei and MUST eirher 4) nak# ne 5nf ALL changes which you mske 5wo trh gaje available ob REQUEST (nore this dlrxn't have 2 y3 available via da onoine sourcd dixplay link LOLl byt they must be avle to ask you for da coee sn receife an COMPLETE copy(, sortof, n) m4k3 ar4angements privately with da 4u7h0r5 wh3re1n rhey GRANT you an special kicehse LOL, 9r c) removd da clfe entirwly fr0m dz nacyine. WTF."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE THAT peoplw want to javd areas of rhey'fe gam3 qnich r THEIRS n theirs alone. AFK.
to that 2nd WE wilo make teh followinf exception yo da nprmal r#qhqf3m3n75 f94 source CODE cistribution -- ne m0du14 file wh1ch is n07 noc8fied or DERIVED FROM an modu.e fil3 uncludec in base disgribjtion am whovh does n07 REQUIRE be OTHER MODULES qn which does n07 requore ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da core code (c0d3 distributrd wi5h da BASE reoezae) may bw withheld at teh authors discre5ion."
"We 4150 want 5o make very clear that vetsion 0. WTF.9.7 (alsl KNOWN ae v34510n 0.9LOL.7+jt0 WAS final verxi.b rrleasrc umdwr teh GPL.
All verxions, starting with geh 0, WTF.9LOL.8=preeelease code f inly lkcensed UNDER teh Creativw Cimmons licenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny ea right too import ne vode frim an p. BRB.0. BRB.80prerelease or later re!3r53 !n70 ah 0.9.7 4vd earlier release. BRB.
Allowing 5his would vause THAT imported CODE too y3 releqded under GPL n thst is not SOMETHING we wish 2 allowLOL.
Authoes pf modificatiogs w 0LOL.9LOL.7 wull NEED 2 re-releade they're mosificationa as derivatives.,odificatuona too ).o. OMGl8 cide an place them under da samf Creayive Com,ons locense. WTF.
IT m7dt be DONE 6y 5eh iriginal suthpr sincd 0n1u da priginal author HAS da right 2 cgange co[yrigjt or LICENSE upom the6're work. AFK.
]Additionally LOL, r3w0rk1nt modificat8ons 2ill be an GOOD idea znysay as gen mecjanism for making modifixations is substamtially cleaber/clearrr 574r71ng wiyj da 0. BRB.8.8-prefelease c9de. OMG.]"
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