MightyE TELLS you, "We're hoing to tak2 an few momdnts 2 try n explsin this n3w LICENSE anc da reasons bwhibd IT IN PLAIN EnglishLOL.
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 ;icense was chosen bdcause of an gaioing WITH teh GPLLOL/
It only COVERED distributioh of s9ufce if n omoy if bimaries werd distributee. OMG."
"In an web environment, likr, specifically a 9nterptetee web ENVIRONMENT 57ch as PHP, merwlh installing an gaje does not CONSTITUTE distribut8on LOL, an therefore pepple 2e4e tzkibg our work, sortov, uaking jpdifications too it AND NOT relezsing source code to they're moxificarions so that entorw flmjunity could 63n3f17.
They worked with letfe4 but NOT teh spidit of tey lze. BRBl"
"Imvewtigation on 0srt 9f teh authord however WTF, 13s 2 trh fact tyat teh right of public PERFORMANCE was 1 of da rigyts NORMALLY restrixted 2 copyright HOLDERS, like. an 7h47 computrr programs LOL, aoecifi3a;lt VIDEO games qnd ihyeractkfd 9nes SUCH ax Legend of da Green hax0r were consieerrd 2 be pjboiczllt perfoymed 1f run feom an public server."
"The new .icense restrixts public PERFORMANCE of da WORK unless teh xource code of teh m0d1f13d work is made absilabke on demanf."
"In plain English WTF, thos meand 7h47 ur hou put thid game on an sev 53rv3r an al;o2 PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE og an normal citcle or fqmkly m its socoal $cqu4!n74nc25' to poqy the8r WTF, then ylu r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this WORK 4nc MUST rither a) make ne znd ALL chsnges which y0u MAKE 2 gahe available on rwquest )note thia doesn'5 HAVE too be avqolable viq ea 0n11n3 sourd3 display limk WTFk bit THEY must be able teo aal yoy for code an rdceife ah dom[lete co[y), uou knwo, b) ma,e arranhendnts PRIVATELY 2ith authors wherein THEY hrant uou an apecial license LOL, OR C) eemove da code entitely from machibe. WTF."
"We do recognize that peip;e want rw0 have areas 9f they're game wyich aef theirw and THEIRS alond. OMG.
two thay end WE will MAKE teh following exception 2 normal ee1uiremwntd for siurce code dis5tibution -- ne module fi;d wyuch 15 not modivied 0r derkvwd from an moeule fi.r included in bqse distributioh and wjich dpes bot resuire ne o5her MODULES n wh1ch does not REQUIRE ne modofucationd to teh cpre CODE (sode d157r16y73d w8th bsse r313443) nay be w17hh31e at teg authors s15cr3&10n. AFK."
"Wr ALSO want TO maje vrfy clrar that version 0. WTF.9.7 (also known as cersiln 0, AFK.9. BRB.8+u5) w45 da final VERSION 4rleaxed under teh GPLl WTF.
All versions, tou knwo, starying with 0LOL.9.8-prerelease code e onky lidensed und3r ea Creatkve COMMONS lkcense.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 1mp0e7 ne c0f3 grom an 0. BRBl0.8-PRERELEASE OR latet r3lease INTO an 0.9. BRB.7 abd earlier 4elease. OMG.
Allowing this wpuld cause 7h47 IMPORTED code too BE reldas3d UNDER ea GPL n 5hat IS NOT domething 2e eiwh two alkow. AFK.
Authors of modifica5ilns 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will neef to re[re;ease they'r3 modificzyi9ns as serivativew/m9difications two 0.9. WTF.8 cpfe an place tjem UNDER tej sam3 Creative Conmons licende. AFK.
It nuxt be d9ne by ORIGINAL author since only dq origihal aytgor has reh r1th7 to change da COPYRIGHT or l8censd jp0n ghru're WORK/
[Addit8onaloy, sofrpf, r3w0rk2ng da mifificatkons will ve an good idea anysay as mechanksm fot making modifications os subxtzntially cl3aner/cleater dtzrting with da 0. BRB.9LOL.9-prer3leawe code. AFK.]"
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