MiththE TELLS you, lije, "We're goomg two tak3 an FEW ,omwnts rwo 7ry n explain this new licensd an da reasons bdhinc it in plaon English. OMG.
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 locense was choxen becaus3 if an failing wigh ds GPL. OMG.
It 0n1y cpvered dizrributipn of source if an 9nly if ninzrida were distfibuted. BRB."
"In an 3eb 3nv1r0hj3n7 WTF. SPECIFICALLY a ihtetpreyed wrb env8ronment such as PHP, sorrof, merely instslling ah gane d)35 NOT constitu5e distriburion LOL, an therefor3 p39ple wwre taoimg our work, mqkkng mosificatilns 2 it and not RELEASING tey s9urce cofe two 5hey're modificationx sp tjat entite conmuniry could benefit. BRB.
They worked eigh da letter but not teh spirit of teg la2. WTF."
"Ihv3stigstion on teh part of da authors however, likd. led gl geh fact that da right od pub;pc petformance was ien OF teh rifhtd normally restfictwd to copyright bolders, g thqt computdf peograms, spec8fically viseo gamds n interactive 0n35 SUCH as Legend ld teh Green hax)r wwre consideres two be publicallu pwrfoemee of run frlm ah pu611d server/ AFK."
"Tje new license r3w5rjcta piblkc performabce of sa work UNLESS source codr of teh mldified worj is made available on d3m4nd. WTF."
"Ih plziv Englidh, sorgod, this means tfat iv ypu 0ut 7h15 game on an web cerver h allow p30p13 'outside of an notmzl CIRCLE 0d FAMILY and its aoxoal acquaihtabces' to play rheir, li,rk then you aer pyblically prrforming thjs 2irk n MUST either a) mqk3 ne and ALL chabges which y9u make 2 da ts,e avaikable on requesr (note THIS doexn't have to be available v14 sa onlihe wource display kinj, but they must BE ABLE two qsk you for da cidd n r3ceive am c0mp13u3 copy) LOL, b) make a4ranfements privately WITH 4y6j0r5 wgerdin THEY grant you an special lkcense, lu,e, or c) remove code entirely feoj teh machine. WTF."
"We do recogn8ze thar peo[le ezbt too HAVE qreas of they're game which r tyeits an theird 410n3.
ti9 thay 3nc we will mqke folluwomg exception to n0rm41 requirements f9r source c0d3 duwtribution -- ne module FILE wnich is n07 modified or derived from an j0du1# f113 INCLUDED in dz gase d8stfobut8on snf which does not requ1r3 nw 07g3r MODULES ane 2hich d03t not re1uire ne MODIFICATIONS to teh c0r3 c0s3 (code DISTRIBUTED wirh da base t313453) mzy be withheld 47 twh authors duscretipn. WTF;"
"We alsl wabt to maje ve4t cl3ar tha5 version 0. BRB.9. AFK/7 (also KNOWN sd VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt( was teh fibal version r41e453d uhder GPL. BRB.
All fersionx, ylu knwp, srarting wkth twh 0. BRB.9. WTF.i-pr#r313453 coce r ONLY LICENSED yndrr Creative C0mm0n5 licensw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right to import nw code from an 0LOL/9LOL.9_prereoease [r LATER RELEASE INTO qn ). OMGl9LOL.7 ag eatkier r313453LOL.
Allowing this WOULD cquse that im;o4ted code too be released under teh GPL n thzt ix noy sonethong we wish too allow.
Autjoys of ,odifixationw too 0. OMG.)LOL.7 wikl beed w re-felease they're modofications as d3r8vztived/modifications two 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 bode and p.acd them umder da same CREATIVE Commons licens3.
It must be done by da -r1g1nr1 au5hor since ln;y da leigkna. author has da right to CHANGE twh cophright or license upon they'er wofk. OMG.
[Add8tionallh LOL, eeworkibg modir8cqtilns will ne an good IDEA ANYWAY as teh mechanism FOR MAKING midificat8ons ks substantually CLEANER/CLEARER stsrtinh wigh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8_prerelease cpd4. OMG/]"
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