MightyE TELLS yoj, sortof, "We're GOING go take an few monenrw 2 trt and explain thid NEW license n tej REASONS 62h1nd ir in plain Engoish. 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."
"Thos nes LICENSE wqs chisen becausw og an failing s17h twh GPLLOL.
It only xovered DISTRIBUTION of source 8f 4bd obly 1f binaries ser3 distrivuredLOL."
"In an weg enco4onment LOL, specifically a in5erp4dted web environmeng such ss PHP, you knwo, mereky installing an game dles not comstigute DISTRIBUTION LOLm and th3eefore pelple were ra.ing oie 2ork, likem making modifkcations two it n npt releasinf source codd too yhey're mldivicarions so thag da en5ire c9mmunity could benwfit. BRB.
Th3y worked sith lettrr but npt yeh s[itit of da lqw, OMG."
"Investigation ib da part of da authors however, lec to facr that right OF pu611c p3rf0rm$nc4 was 1 0f da RIGHTS normallh reatrixted too xopytight h9lders, like, an 7h47 computer PROGRAMS, sortor, SPECIFICALLY video games ab interact8be ones auch as Lwgend OF Grden hax0r were considefee 2 be punlically perfoemed if run from zn [u^11c servee,"
"The new ;idenxe resyricts pub,ic pdrformance of feh wotj unlcss da source code of modified work 15 made availatl3 on demand. OMG."
"In plaim English, sortof, this neand 7h47 if 6ou put THIS g4m3 0n zn web sdrber n allow p30p13 'outside of an normal circle or f4h11y and its wocisl acquaontances' 2 p;sy tjeir, th3n you ae4 publically performing thid WORK n MUST 3kther s) make ne n ALL chznges qh1ch yoj make 5o da game availab.d on rrqjest (NOTE this doesn't HAVE 2 be acailable via da 0nq1n3 source diaplay link, so4tif, but rg3y must 63 able tpo ask you for twy dode an rec3ive an xomoldtr cpph)m b) make arrangemwnts pribately wkth ten 4u7h0r5 WHEREIN theu grant you an special license LOL. lr d) REMOVE da code en71r31y fr0m teh machine. OMG."
"We do e3c-gb1ze that PEOPLE qant two h4c3 4t445 or thry[re ga,e which r theira n theirs 4!0n3l OMG.
t2o yhat end we will MAKE da followlnt dxcwption 1 normal fequirements fo4 s9ufce dode s8atrobution _- ne module file which is not modified or def8ved rrom an mldule file includes in reh base d158r16u61)h n whixf DOES not require ne pther modules n which dles no5 require ne modificatioms 2 teh CORE code (c9de d8stributed with da base eelwasw) m5y BE eithheld at authors discretoon. WTF."
"We aldo WANT too MAKE VERY clear that vrfsion 0l OMG.9LOL.7 (slso known as verskon 0. BRB.9.7+jt) was da r1n41 version re.eased 7ncrr twh GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, you knwo, sgarting wiyh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prwremease code 4 only !1c3n5ed umder teh Creqtive COMMONS liddnse. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny righg 2 import ne code from an 0, AFK.9. BRB.8-[rerelease of lster rwleas3 into ab 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 AND EARLIER release. OMG.
Allowing this would cause 5hzt im0orted code two be released undet GPL AND thay is not 50m3uh1ng we widh ! allowl BRB.
Au7h0r5 0f mpdiducatioms to ). WTF.9. OMG.& will b3ed 5wo re-reoease they're modkfivatuons zs f3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 CODE anf place tnem und3r same Cr3471v2 Commlns licensw. AFK.
It must be done by origibal authot since only teg oroginal a7th9r hqx teh right 70 ch4ng3 ds xopyright or LICENSE upon 5hey'te work/ BRB.
[Additionaoly LOLk teworkinh teg modifixagions will BE an go9d idra anhway as ten mechamiam for mzking modificatiobs ks SUBSTANTIALLY cleaber/clearer wrarting w17j teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8+prrreleace code. AFK.]"
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