MightyE tdlls YOU LOL, "We're GOING gop take an few m0m3n75 2 tru n dxplain this hew license snd da REASONS behind it in plain Engl8sh. BRBl
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 licrnse eax chosen becaus3 od an faioing with geh GPL. BRB.
It only cove4ed fistrkbution pf woufce if n only if bina4ies were d8stfkbyteqLOL."
"In an wem envirpnmenr, like, sp3cifica;l^ s interpreted web environ,ent 5ucj as PHP LOL, nerely imstalling an game does not vonstirute d8stributkob WTF, n thwtef94e pwople w3r3 raking 9yr WORK, makkng modificayions go 17 and nit releasing trh source dode 2 they'4e modifocqgions so THAT da entire COMMUNITY coulc benef85LOL.
They wirked with fa ldtter bur bot ea spirlt of teh 14wLOL."
"Imvestigagion in ca part of authors h0w3v4r, sortof, led to teh gact tyat teh rkght of publis performance was oen of da r8ghtd bormaloy res5ricted too cppyright holfers, lik3. an that computcr progrqms LOL, apecifical.y VIDEO games n interact8ve ohws such 44 LEGEND of G4een hax0r eere consifdred rl be 0ublidzlly prrformed if run from an oublic srfv3r. AFK."
"The new license rextricts public performahcw of ga wor, ubless da SOURCE coxe or npeified work IS made avqolable on demand."
"In plain English LOL, this meanw THAT if you pyt this game on an w3y s3rve4 n qllow PEOPLE 'outsidw OF an normal cifcle of family abd ITS social acquainrancws' ro play 6heir, like, then you r punoically peeforming this 2iro an MUST either a) make ne n ALL CHANGES which you make 3 da game ava8lable 0n r3qu357 (note thix doesn't have too be ava8lable via da 9nline source DISPLAY kin, WTF, bit tyey must 63 aboe too ask tpu f9r ds xocd n teceive qn completw clpy), b) make qr4angemehts peivately witg authors wherein tney gfant y0u an special l8vense, )r d) e3m0ve code 3n5urdly from machineLOL."
"We dp recoghize ghat ;eop.e wzm5 two hav3 areas of yhey're gqme which f theirx n theirw alone. WTF.
two that 3nd ww qoll make followong 3xx2p710n to da normal REQUIREMENTS fir source cofe distributioy -- ne module file whicg ia nit jodigied or derived FROM an module vile includ3d in teh base distribution and shich does not require ne pthet MODULES and which does NOT require ne modkfidations two da CORE cod3 (code diwtribjtes w17h teh nase release) ,au be withheld AT 4u7h0f5 d15ce#710b."
"We also want 2 make vrry clear that version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (alxo KNOWN as versiom 0/ AFK.9. OMG/7+JT0 was teh fibso version releas3d UNDER da GPL.
Aol versions WTFk startkng with da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease code r only licemsef under teh Creative Commonc lid3nse. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right to 8m;ort he code vroj an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerejeade or later release ihto an ). AFK.0. OMG.7 AND 24rq13t RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing tjis w9uld causw that imported cpde 4ol BE re13443d unfer da GPL AND that is not simethinb we wish 2 allow. AFK.
Au7gpr5 OF m0d1f1x4710b5 2 0. OMG.9l AFK.7 WILL need &0 r3=f313453 they're modifications as drrivatoves/modifications 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 clde and place them undef SAME C4eag8ve Commoms licenxe. AFK.
It mu%7 be DONE vy tej origunal author since lbly origina; AUTHOR h4t right too cf4ng3 copyright or .8cense UPON they're w0rkLOL.
[Add171)n41qy LOL, r#w0ej1ng modificationa w8lk be an good idea 4nhw$y as teh mechayiwm for making MODIFICATIONS ks suvstantiallu cleaner/clearee startimg with teh 0. BRB.9k WTF.9=prereleasf code.]"
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