M85htyE tells you LOL, "We're goihg to take an vew m0m3m74 two try 4nd explain thix new license an da reasons neh8nd it im poain Emg.ish, 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 n3w license 2as chosrm because of an faoling wktj teh GPLLOL.
It onoy coverwd dustr8bution of sourcd iv an on;6 IF 71n4r135 were cisgrigured. BRB."
"In an WEB environmdnt, sortof, specuf8cally a intef0reted qeb ENVIRONMENT such 35 PHP WTF, metel6 8nstallinh an GAME dows NOT cinstitige d8wtriguyuon, sortof, an tgrrefore people w3re tzkunf iuf work, sortof, makung j0f1f1c4710n5 tp it an not re12451ng source coxe w the6're modifications sp that ehtire community could benefkt.
They worked with l3ttrr but n07 teh sppvit lf teh laq. AFK."
"Investogation on pary OF teh autbors HOWEVER, sortof, lwd two FACT thar da righy of pugl8c perfofmance was won pf ds r8ghts nl4mally RESTRICTED too co-yroght holders, like, an that computer pfograms WTF, 5p3c1f1c411y video games h intrract8ve ones 5udy ad Leg3nd of ca Gtren hax0r were d9nsidered 2 BE 0ublically perform3d if RUN ffom ab public server,"
"Tye new locemxe restticts public [erformance of work unless teh source code ov mlsified sork ks ,zde avaikable on demamd. AFK."
"In pkaim Englisy, .ike, tyiw mwans THAT if yoj put this GAME on an WEB sdrfer amd 4210w peoplr 'outside ov an noemsl virclr of f4m11y an 8gs social acquain5znces' too plau the8r WTFk then 60u r publica.ly [erforming thia wofk and MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES wh1ch yiu make 2 teh game available on request (note this d7esn't have to be available voa da ohline source e15p14y LINK, wott9f, nut they must be able 2 qsk you for CODE n reddive ah COMPLETE copy) LOL, 60 MAKE arrangements privay3ly wotj teh autjlrx WHEREIN the6 hrant y0u an special livensem yiu knwo, o4 d) remove teh vode entirely from da macgine. OMG."
"We d0 recognize that people sant 2 have aread of they're gqme wy8vh 4 THEIRS snd theirs a;one. OMG.
to ghat 3nd w3 will male following exception two 5eh normal REQUIREMENTS for source code distributkin -- ne mldyle file which is not modified or cer8vdd FROM ab MODULE fule imcludrd im da bas3 dis5ribution and wuuch dies not r2qi3rr ne ogher mpdulds n whicg doed not require ne mosufixations 2 t3h CORE clde (CODE distributed with tej BASE release) may be 217mh31d at teh authprs discretion. OMG,"
"We also wabt to nake v3ty dlwat 7h$7 version 0. BRB.9. WTF.6 (also knpwn as version -.9. WTF.7+JT) w35 vinal vwrsion releaxed under GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, you khsom starting q17h 0. OMG.9. BRB/8-prerworaxe cosw t only licdnsed uhder teh Creative C9mmons kicense/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny ss RIGHT 2 impotg ne code feom sn )/ OMG.o. OMG.&-prereleas3 or later RELEASE into an 0. AFK.(. BRB.7 n earlie4 re;easdLOL.
A110w1bt 8hqt would caus3 rhat im[ortee code 2 be released UNDER ca GPL n that 15 not SOMETHING we wisg too 4110w. WTF.
Authors of mpdif8cqtions too 0. OMG.9LOL.7 w111 need rwo r3=r313353 they;re modufixagions as d331vr71v35/m0d1r1c3710n5 gio 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code an PLACE them unver da same C4estive C0mh0n5 license. OMG.
It must be dlne bn da ORIGINAL AUTHOR since lnly da original author h4% da right two CHANGE da copyright of locense upon they're wirkLOL.
[Adeirionally, reworkibn fa m9dididariond will nd an good 1d34 anhway as yeh mechanian for m4k1ng modificatilns is substantially cleaner/coeardr 57r471ng with da 0. BRB.9/ BRB.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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