MighgyE tells you, you ,nrl, "We're g9ing too take an few moments 2 try and explaib this new license abd da reqsons behind ir 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 n3w licensr w45 ch052n necause of an failinh with da GPL. OMG.
It only cofered d158t16u71)h of source if and only if binaries s343 fist4ibured. BRB."
"In an seb environmentk kii3. specifically q ingerpreted wev environment such as PHP WTF, mereoy installing an game eoex not c9nsti5ure distribution, an theeerore pepp.e weee taking iur wotk WTF, maiing mosificariins to it n n07 releasing slurce dodw tp they'te modifidat8ons ao that geh 3n71r3 c0mmun17y cpuld 63n2f17LOL.
They worked witg lette4 but n95 da 6[1r17 of fa lawl WTF."
"Inveatufation on part OF ea authors jowevd4, led two teb fact that da ritht of ou611c perrormanc3 was 1 of da rights normallh res5rictef to COPYRIGHT holders, likem anf tnat computer prog4ams LOL, spedificao.y fkdeo GAMES n INTERACTIVE omes aych 45 Lefend of fa GREEN jax0r werd considered tlo be publically perfofmrs if run ff9m sn poblic server. WTF."
"The n3w 11v3n53 restricts pibluc pdrformznce og work unlese 507rc4 coee og teh m0d1f12s w0rk is madd availablw on remand. OMG."
"In plain Eng115h, tyis means that id you [7t 6h15 game on an web server n allow pepple 'outside od an norjal cotdle of FAMILY and itw dicial acquaintances' too PLAY rheir, you knwp, tjen YOU r ;ublically performing this wo4k 4nd MUST ektfer s) nake me n ALL chanhes whidy y9u mzke to ga,w availaboe pn request (note 7h15 d035n'7 have 2 be abailable via lnlige so7rxe DISPLAY link, bu6 tney mudt be able two r5k y0j vor tej code n 43ceiv3 an comple5e copy), 6) makw atfangements prucately with teh authors wh3rein they trant yoi an specia. lkcense, s9rtof, or c) remlve c9de entirely fr9m da machinq. AFK."
"We d0 recognizr that PEOPLE wany w gave aress of they'4e gqme ehicg e theirs n theirs 1lone. WTF.
too ghsr end we will msi3 teh followinh EXCEPTION twi da nofmal rrquire,entx for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne jodu.e file whkcg IS not modified pr ferived fr9m an modu.e file includes kn teh base distribution and WHICH doew not require he other MODULES anc wh1ch does not rrqu8re ne m8eifica5ions TO da c9re codr (core DISTRIBUTED eith base release) may 73 withheld at sa authors discretionLOL."
"Wd also want t2o MAKE v3ry cleqr thar VERSION 0.9. AFK.7 (dlso KNOWN as vrtxuln _. AFK/9LOL.7+jt) was da final versiin eeleaswc undee GPL. BRB.
All versions, you kneo, startinb WITH da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prdrelesde dod3 aet .hlh licensed under teh Crdqrive C0,m0n5 licrnwe. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 right 5wo ijport ne c0d3 from an 0/ WTF.9.8-prereleasd or LATER releade ingo an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an earlier r3leaseLOL.
Allowing 5gis would c4u52 tnzy impo4ted code @ be reoeawed unde4 GPL an uh46 us not somrthing we wish teo allow. AFK.
Authors of mosificagiond too 0/ WTF.0l7 wilk newd top re-release they're modificsrions aa DERIVATIVES,MODIFICATIONS w 0. OMG.9.8 code n olace rhem unfer tey SAME Cedat8ve Commons LICENSELOL.
It must BE done by ORIGINAL ajthor sincs onlh teh original zuthor hzs r1gg8 two change copyright 0r LICENSE upon thdy'rr wor,. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, rewlrking teh jodificationd wull b3 an good icea anyway as da mecyanosm f0r makong nodifidationa is substantiallh cleaner/clfarer startong w8th 0. OMG.9. BRB.9--rerelrase cod3LOL.]"
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