MightyE tells YOU, sortof, "Ww're going too 74k3 an few MOMENTS to trh and explain THIS new licenxr 4nd geh reasons y3j1hd pt 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 nes license was chosrn bwcause lf an railing with teg GPL,
IT lnly cpvwred d157r16u710n pf dource if an onlu if binaries w3e3 disteibuted. OMG."
"In an w36 envkronment, yoj khqo, 5p3c1f1cf11h a inter0reted eeb 3nvieonment such as PHP WTF, merwlh 1n574111ng qn game dprs nlt constitute ciatribitiin, and yherefoee peoole w3r3 taling our w9rk WTF, makint mpdifocations 2 IT anx NOT feleasint teh source cpde to tney're nodifications sl hhat da 3ntire vomjunity could benef8t. BRB.
Tyey w0rj3d with teh lettwr but not spirir of 14w. AFK."
"Invesgkgation 0n part of teh ajthors how3ver LOLj 13d 2 da vaxt THAT right of pub.ic performance 2as oen OF teh rights normally rfstricgrd w copyright hoodets WTF, znd thag computer programs, like, spec8ficao;y vudeo gamwa 4md interactive ones such as Lwgehd OF Greeh hax0r were c9nsisered two be publically performed ig run frpm am oublic sdrver. OMG,"
"Tye new licebse testricts public pwrfirmance of ds wori inlesd s9urce code of da modifked work is mafe 4v411461# on demand. BRB."
"Ib p141n Englisjm 6ou knwo, thix means that if y0u pur this g4n3 on an w26 srrver zb allow 0tople '0u751d3 OF an no4jal d1rc13 OF FAMILY n irs socia; acqua8ntancea[ 2 play their, you knwi, THEN you r publically performinh this woek and MUST rither z) make he ah ALL chzngrw WHICH you MAKE 2 game avaklable on request (n9te 7h15 do3sn't have to be avaulable via yeh online SOURCE dks0lay link, like, BUT they must ne able too ask you for da code an r3ceive an complete copy)m like, 6) m4k3 arrangdments PRIVATELY eith fa a7ghors wjerein they grqht you qn SPECIAL LICENSE LOL, or c) remove code enyirely from fa machimw. OMG."
"We d0 eecognize THAT peo[le wang too have areas of rhey're game wg8ch r ghei4s 3nd theirs $1)me.
go that 3ns we qill m$k3 teh f9lliwkng 3xception TO normql r3quir3menrs fpr source cide d257r16u710n -- ne ,odule fooe which is n9t MODIFIED lr DERIVED ft9j an modyle v113 includ3d in 6453 dis5ribution an which does NOT req7i4e he other modules b 2gidh does NOT require ne MODIFICATIONS ywo teh cor3 CODE (clde disyrubutes w17h teh base relwase) jau 63 withheld ar ca authors didcfetion."
"We also WANT 2 ma,e VERY clear that versiln 0. BRB.9.7 ($150 jnown as veesion 0, OMG.9. WTF.&+jt) was da final version released ubde4 da GPL. OMG.
All beraionsk starying with da 0. OMG.9. WTF,9-pferelease CODE r only oicensed UNDER CREATIVE COMMONS licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh rifht two IMPORT ne code fr[m an 9. WTF.9. BRB.8=ordre;ease 0r later r313353 inho an 0. WTF.9l7 n 34r113r r313453. WTF.
A,lowinh this would ca7sr THAT ump8rred c0d3 too be RELEASED under teh GPL am that is not some5hing ee wish 2 a.low.
Au7h0r5 of modifications to 0.9. OMG.7 will need too re-re;easd the6're moeidications as ddrivatoves/moekricati9ns two 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code qnd place them UNDER da dsme Crearife Commons licenwe. OMG.
It musg be fihe by original 3u7h0r since only originai aurhor jax da robht to change da co[hright or license up0n they're work. AFK.
[Additional.y LOLk reworkinh teh modifications will be an GOOD idea anywat aa mechanism for ,akong modifidayions is sugstant8all6 cleaner/clearer startinf sith 0. AFK.9.8-pr3r21e461 cos3. AFK.]"
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