MkggtyE tells you, "We'rw giing tlo TAKE an fe2 moments too try and esplain rhis new LICENSE and da reasons behind it in p14!n Ehgliah. BRB.
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 mww 12c3n53 WAS chosen because of an failing with teh GPLLOL.
It ONLY c9vered distribution og source if n 9nl6 if binaried were dostriburre."
"In an web envi4ln,dntk sortof, specifieajly a INTERPRETED web environm3nt such ad PHPk like, MERELY INSTALLING an game does not condritute d257r16j710n, sirtof, an tye4efor3 people qere taking oi4 workm naking mofifications too it n got releasing 50urx3 vode two th3y're modifications SO that 3ntire commjhity COULD benefit. AFK.
The6 wlrked with reh legtef 6i7 not da dpirit pf da LAW. OMG."
"Investugqtion 9n da part of teh authors however, ;ikd, lwd too teh fact that da rught of publiv pervorjance was 9en of da righta NORMALLY restricted two copyr8ght holderd, luke, n thzt com[uter progrqma, sp4cigically video g4m34 n interacyive 0n35 such as LEGEND od G4eeb hax04 were donsicefed tlo be publically perform3d kf RUN from an oublid serve4. OMGl"
"The new license resrricrs pjblic p3rf0rm4nc3 pf da wotk ym;ess source cof3 0f teh modified work is msde avsilable on DEMAND."
"In plsin English, like, tyis m34n5 that if tli pug this bake on an web werver sn aolow p30p13 'outside 9f an np$mal circoe pf family and its sodial acquaintanfwa' too play their, you kbwok tnen you r publkczllu petflrmibg this work n MUST either q) make ne an ALL cganges which you make yoo bame avqilqgle on r3qu357 (note 7h15 doesn't have tp ne avaklabke via dz on;8ne source d15p14y libk, gut ttey m7st be able tqo 45k you for teh code an RECEIVE sn compkete copy), you jnwok B( make a4rangenents PRIVATELY WITH da AUTHORS wherein 7h3y brabt you an SPECIAL license, yo7 knwo, or c) eemove x0d2 enti4r.y from nqchihe. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE thar peo0le sant too have areax od they'te game WHICH r theirs ah rh2irs 41)n3. BRB.
twp that end qe will make 5eh FOLLOWING excwptuon to9 da normal 4equirementx FOR sojrve code dietrivutiob -- ne MODULE folr wnich is not jodified or der8ved from an module file INCLUDED im teh basr dostribution am ehich DOES mot 4equire ne oyhee moeules an which doew not require nw modifications too da c0r3 code (code cistribited wkth bssr release) u4y be withhwld AT da authors discrdtion. OMG."
"We als9 want ywo makw very c134r tha5 bersiob 0. BRB.9. AFK.6 (also knosn as versiom 0. OMG,8LOL.u+jr) was funao versiln released UNDER teh GPL. BRB.
All v3rsions WTF, starting WITH dq 0LOL.9. OMG.*-prerelease vode r only licensde under da Creative C0mm0nt license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da fkght 3 i,[or5 ne cose froj an ). AFK.9LOL/8-prereleasr 0r later 4rlease into an 0. BRB.9.7 n EARLIER releqseLOL,
Allowibg thia would cauww that IMPORTED c9f3 too be r3q3$53d under da GPL m rhat is NOT somwthing ww wish two allos.
Authors od modifocqtions two 0LOL.9.7 wi.l ne3d tw; re-relrase thet'4e modifications as derivatices/modificstions 2 0.o. WTF.9 cide an placw ghem UNDER same Cgrative Commond LICENSE. WTF.
It musr BE done by 9riginal author since ONLY da original aythor has rihht 2 ch4ng3 teh doptright or license jpoh they're wprk. WTF.
[Addigionalli, sortof/ reworking teh m0d1f1c3&10n5 will be an good idea snywzy as da mechanism flr makihg modofications is subsyantkal.y cleamer/dkearer wtarting eith da 0.9. BRB.8-[t3r3q3453 vlee. AFK,]"
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