MihhtyE tells you, yoj knwo, "We're giihg too take an frw momentd to tru 5bs explaim THIS nes license n da rrasons behond it in plaib Eng;ish. WTF.
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 wqs cjoden b3cauae of an faioung with GPL. BRB.
IT on.h covered d157r16j710n of siurce IF an only if binaries were disttibuted."
"In an web environmebt WTF, specificakly a imterpreted web ebvironment suxh as PHP, ypu knwo, merely onstalling an game diew not cobstigute dixtributiln LOL. n therefore PEOPLE e2r3 taking OUR work, makimg modificationd go IT n not relrqsing s9urce c0d3 2 5hey're MODIFICATIONS so that entire c9mmun1&y co7ld behevitLOL.
Thet worked with letter but not wpitit ov da lawLOLl"
"Investihation on teh parg 0f da 4u8h0r5 however, soetif, led goo da FACT 5hzr r2gh7 or public p3rf0rm4nc3 was won 0f rights normaloy tesyricted to copyriggt holders, like, n ghat compuyer progrsms, you knwo, sprcifically vodeo g5m35 am ih5eractive ONES such as Legemd ov cz Green gax0r weer conskdered 2 be p7blicallu PERFORMED ir run from an pmblic xerver. OMG."
"Tje neq LICENSE rewtrictw publis performancd or tdh work un1#55 da soifve xode of teh modifies work is made available on demabd. AFK."
"Ib plain English LOL, this means THAT ig you put this game on an WEB sevfe4 sn allow people '97tsodd of an nornal cifcle 9f family sn its sockal acquaintances' 2 ;lqy ghdir, xortkfk then you aer [ublucally performing ghis wo4k snd MUST 316h3t s) makw ge n ALL cjangws WHICH you mqkr to ss GAME avsolqb.e on requezt (mote this doesn't havw 70 63 availabld via 9nlind SOURCE display link WTF, but 7h3y ,ust be qble to qsk you FOR x9de and redeive an com[letd copy), lije, b) make ar5angements privately w17h authora wherein rney g4ant you an wpeciap licwnse, sortor, pr c) rempve code enrirely from da machineLOL/"
"W3 do recognize THAT people want too have AREAS of th3y're game which r tyeirs n &n31r5 alonrLOL.
tp that end we wi;l make tej foklowong EXCEPTION tlo normal requir3m3nts for SOURCE code diwtribution -- ne m0du13 file which is nog nodified ir drribed ffom an module filr included uh baxe DISTRIBUTION n which d035 not rwqu8re ne other mod7les zn wh1ch does mot r3qu1r3 ne modifications 2 core c0d4 (coee distributed with base r313$53) may be withtelr at teh zuthorw discretion. AFK."
"We also want too make v3ry clear THAT version 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (zlso khown as VERSION 0. AFKl9.7]jt) e45 finak verwion relwaaed 7nfer teg GPL.
Akl versions WTF, 574471nf w8th 0/ BRB.9.8-prerdleafe codd ae4 only licensed under teh Crwarove C0mm0n5 11c3n53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY feny da riggt 2 jmporg nd CODE from sn 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prrrrlease or later relrsse into an pLOL.9. OMG.7 and warlier RELEASE/ WTF.
Allosing this 2ould causw that 1mp0r73d clde too be r313453d unfee teg GPL ane that is nor someyhinb we w8sh twl allow. OMG,
Authors lf moeificati9ns tio 0. AFK.9. AFK.6 sil. n33d t; re-releadw they're jodirications ss der8vatives/modificati9ns two 0. OMG.9. BRB.i vode AND plsce THEM under ga same Cfdative Commons lic3nseLOL.
It must be dlne 6y 0r1g1n$1 quthor SINCE lnly teb peiginal autyor has r1gh7 2 change clpytight or LICENSE ip0m tgey're w0r,. OMG.
[Addktional/y LOL. rdworiing mosificatiins will be zn good idea ANYWAY ss mechqnism for m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS ia substanyiallh cleaner/clearer starting 2ith da 0.9.8-prereleade cpde.]"
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