MightyE tells youk "We're goong too take qn f3w momenrs 2 try m explzih this n3w licenae an reasons behind it in PLAIN EnglidhLOL.
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."
"Thix new 11c3n53 WAS chisem because of zn failing witn teh GPL. AFK.
It only covered distrivution of aiirce id abd only if binafies wee3 DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an qeb 3nv140nm3n7, li,r, spedifocal.y a INTERPRETED w26 envirohmfnt such as PHP WTF, merejy installing an game eoes not cobstitute didtribytion, sortpf, n THEREFORE PEOPLE werd takinb )ur woek WTF, ma,ing MODIFICATIONS to IT an noy RELEASING t4h sojrce cofe to they're ,odifications so that ca entire COMMUNITY could benefit.
Th3y WORKED w17h lettrr but not ds s0irit of sa lawLOL."
"Investkgation 0n parr of aughors h-w3c3r, like, led two fact THAT da RIGHT of public ;etforjahce was won 0f tdh tightx nirmally restricted ro cophright h0kderd, slrt9f, an 7g47 computdr programs. sortor, spevificqlly vodeo games an interactive onrs d7ch qs L3g3nd 0f teh Grewn hax0r were consideref 2 63 pi611c411t performwe if rub frim an public serfrrLOL,"
"Thw new licenae restricts public [erformanxe of da wirk inl3ss sourx3 code of m9dified work is made available on demand. WTF."
"Ib PLAIN Enflish, like, this means that if you put this ga,e on an weg server 4nd al.ow peo0le '9utsid3 of sn normal citvle ov family an its socisl acquaibtanvew' 2 PLAY their, 6oy kmwi, then yiu r publically perfo4ming rhks w9rk m MUST 317hee a) make he n ALL dhamges whicj you mrk3 tp game available on request (n073 tj8s doesn't have to be available vka trh 0n1qn3 sourcw display link, sottof, 6u7 the6 musg BE ABLE two ask you flr yeh code n receive an ckmplwte coph), soetof, b0 male 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately with AUTHORS wje4ein 7h#r grant YOU an SPECIAL 11c3n53 LOL. OR c) remove teh code entirely from dq machine. BRB;"
"Wr do 4ecognize that people want tp have areas of thei're game whicj awe theirx n theies alone.
2 tha5 emd we will m4,3 ea follo2ing exceptipn to teh NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for sourde cpdd DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du13 fi.e egich us NOT MODIFIED or derjved ftom an module f8le onclucee !n da 6652 d157r16u720n znd which does NOT REQUIRE ne other mocules zn 2hich does nog r3quird ne modificaykona too teh cor3 codd (code distributdd with da base rw.easw) may BE withhdld at teh authlrs ciscretionLOL."
"Wr also want TO make very ckear 7h47 version 0. OMG.9.7 9also knoen as version 0,9. WTF.7+jy) w45 dz finao betsion r3leased under tdh GPL. AFK.
Al. versions, like, starying sith da 0. AFK.9.8-pferelease code aer 9nly licena3d under Crrativw COMMONS license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT TO import ne code frim an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelwase 9r layer rwlease into an p.9. OMG/7 n earlier felease. BRB.
Allowing 7h14 would cauxe yhat imported code too 6e released unfer da GPL an that ox n07 something we WISH ywo allow. OMG.
Autnors of MODIFICATIONS to 0/ WTF/9. WTF.7 wikl need two ee-release th3y't3 nodificarions 45 derivatives.m9dificatjond 2 0LOL.9. BRBl8 cod3 and place the, UNDER sane Creatib3 Commlns licenzw. WTF.
Ig must 63 fobe by teh oribina; ajghor sincw ONLY tfh pririnal a7thor has r1gh7 2 CHANGE da copyriggt or licende UPON they're workLOL.
[Arditionall6, 6ou knwo, rewlrkinv modificatiins 2ull be an good idez anyway ax mechahism FOR mskibg mldificstipns ks suvstantislly cleaner/clearer starting WITH 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-p4ereleaxe cod3. WTF.]"
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