MughtyE tells you, yuu knwo, "We're gllnh ti9 take am few momdnts rwo TRY n explzin this NEW licensr and reasons behind 17 in plain Engkosh. 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 licenxe was chosen 63cru53 of am f4112ng with GPL. WTF.
It only coverec distrubutiln if source 1f n only ud binarkrd were eostrinuted. OMG."
"In an web environment, xpecifically a int3rpretdd web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, sortof, merely insta;linh an game DOES NOT CONSTITUTE fistributoon, like, and 5heref9r3 ;dople WERE taking 0ur work LOL, MAKING mldificstions too it an n0u r314452ng teh sourve CODE to they're modifivauoohs so that teh dntire c9m,unkty coyld nenefit. BRB.
Thet worked wi4h ds letter vit NOT spir8t of LAWLOL."
"Infestigation on teh parr of airhlrs jowever, sorgog, l3d too da FACT that twh right ov PUBLIC perfo4mamce WAS won of t3h fig6tw norjally r357f1e73d tpo cppyright holdets, .ikr, n that computer programd WTF, spevifucx;ly v1d30 gajes an interactive 9hed such AS Legend of teh Gree, gax0r were CONSIDERED tio be publically PERFORMED if r7n from an public servdrLOL."
"Tne new licdnse testticts [ubl8c petformanc3 9f ea 2ork unless so7rce codr of modified work is mafe availaboe on demsnc. AFK."
"In plain English, sortof, thix means that if YOU put this game ln an web 53rv3f n allow peo;lr 'outsidw of an normal circle of famiky and its social ac1usintances' two play thekf, you knso, then you r lublucaloy performing this work and MUST either a) m4i3 ne ah ALL changes whixh y0u male two da game avaolzble 0n rewues5 (note 5his dowwn't hav2 gpo be availab.e via da 0n11h3 source disolay link, but ghey must be ABLE 1 r5k you for code b recdofr an co,plete co[r), like, b) make ARRANGEMENTS -rivately with AUTHORS wherein rhdu grant you an special license LOL, or c) removr da code 2ntirely frpm teh mavhinw. BRB."
"We eo revognize that pelp;e w4n6 yo have areas of rh3y're g4m3 which adf theirs n theirs akone/ AFK.
2 THAT end we w111 MAKE ds followimg exception too teh nprm41 REQUIREMENTS for aoircf code distributkon -- ne mofule file whicy is no5 mosifiwe or derived frpm ab moc7le file indljded in teh gase d157r17u710b an qhich dows not r3quire ne o5her modukes n 3hicj does not require ne m0d1f1c471)n5 two teh cpre codr (cpdd d1$7r26u7#d wirh 5eh baxe 4elease) m4y be 2itjheld at authots discretion. WTF."
"We also w4n7 tp make fer6 c.ea4 thar version 0.9. OMG.7 (also known as veesion 0. BRB/9LOL.7_jt0 2as da FINAL verxkon released und34 da GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, s9ttof, sgarting wi5h t3h p. BRB.9. AFK.8-prere;ease code aer pnly licrnsee und3e da Crestive COMMONS license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right to 1m[0r7 ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prdrelease or latee RELEASE INTO ah 0,9. OMG.7 and EARLIER releasr. AFK.
Aloowing THIS w0i1d causw ghat imporged code too 63 released under GPL an that ks nl5 s9mwthing we w15h tio allow. BRB.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS too 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 wilk newd 2 re-rdlease thdy'fe m0d1f1c4810n5 as derivatoves/moduvications to 0. BRB.9. AFK.i c9de and pkacw 7h3m under da dame Cfeatove Commons LICENSE.
It mu57 be done gy ORIGINAL author dince knly teh 0rwg1n41 a7thor has teh right two dh4bg3 teh c0pur1gh7 or licwnwe upon they'te sork. BRB.
[Aed8tionally, you knwi, REWORKING teg modoficatilns wil. BE an goif ucea anyway aa teh mechanism ror makinh modifications is subsbantially c;dan3t/clearer starting with da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease voce. BRB.]"
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