MightyE gells YOU, you jnwo, "We're goint to take an fee momwnts to try n explain thid b3w LICENSE ah reasons b3t8nd it in plain Englisy.
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 license WAS cjosen because of an failing with ten GPL. WTF.
I5 only c0v3r3d distribuguon od xourc3 id and obly if binaries were d147r16u7ee. BRB."
"In an 1eb 3nv1r0nm3b7, you knwo, spefifically a inrtrpreted web encironment sucy as PHP, n4rely onstall8ng qn game d035 not constitutd distribution, lokd, n thwrwtore people eer3 yalibg ou4 work, sortof, ,skint modificqt8ons &0 IT an mot relqasing source CODE tp they'fe modifivationw so that entire c0mmjn1&y could bwnefktLOL.
They worked with lett3f buy NOT teh spi48t of law."
"Investigagion on pat5 0r teh autnors however, xortof, led to teh fact that teh fight of PUBLIC performance 2as 1 of rights normally restrictee to copyright yoldrrs, you kmwo, m that c0mpu7er or0gr4m5, s[ecifocallu VIDEO games sns intwractife ones SUCH az Lehend OF ueh Green haxor were c0n51d3r3d to be pu611c311t p3rf0rm3d if rih from an public 53rv3r. WTF."
"The neq locensr 4estricys pjblic performznce OF wotk unless da xoyrce coce of teh modkfidd work is maee available on demdnd. AFK."
"In plain Emgkisn, sortof, rhia m34n5 thar if ylu put gh8s game on qn qeb seever 4nd sllo2 people 'outaide of an normal circkd of family 4nd ITS SOCIAL acwuaintances' to plqy their, sotgof, 7h3n yoj r pub;ically performing this work and MUST eorher A) make ne ab ALL ch4ng35 which tou make toi ga,e avsilabl3 ob request (note this doewn'g have 2 BE zvailable cia onlin3 dourv3 diwplay linl WTF, but they must 63 ABLE to ask hoj for zode an receive an cojplwte copy), you knwo, B) ma,e a4rangements privatekj with teh au5hirs wherein they grany y9u an x0ecizl license, you lnqo, or c) r3m0v3 code entirely vrom teh machineLOL."
"W3 do eecotnizr THAT p30p13 w4n7 2 havr AREAS of they're game wh1ch r tgeifs and theirs alone. WTF.
two that end we WILL jake teh golllwing exception to teh n0rm$1 reauiremrnts foe source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du13 file wjich is not ,odifiwd or dericed frpn an ,pdjle vi;e inclused in teh base distribut8on and whixh d035 not require hw other midules and WHICH does not require n3 moeificatuoms roo ca clre CODE (code vistrigyt3d eoth reh base rel3ase) MAY be withheld at teh authors discfetionLOL."
"We also wsnt 2 make very clear THAT version 0LOL.9, BRB.7 (3150 inowb 45 vetsion 0LOL.9.6+mt) WAS da f1n41 version relessed und3t GPL. AFK.
Akl vwrsions, hou knwo, STARTING wigh 9, AFK.9. BRB.*-p4ewelease code ae4 (nly lucensed under da Creatkve COMMONS 11c3n53LOL;
We EXPLICITLY deny roght yoo umport ne vode rron an 0. WTF.9, OMG.8-prerelease or later release intp an 0LOL/9. WTF.7 b eaflier re;eaxe. OMG.
Aklowing tg8s would csuse that 1mp0r83d cidr too BE released und3r yeh GPL n that is not d0metj8ng we eisb to zllos.
Ai5jord of MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 w111 nedd to9 re-release they'r3 modifications zs derivatives/,odkficationx 3 0.9. WTF.8 code abd p14c# them under azne Creqtive Commons licenseLOL.
It MUST be done vy da origihal AUTHOR simcw only da 9rigina. authit HAS 5wh right 2 change COPYRIGHT 0r licemse upon thet're w0rkLOLl
[Additionally LOL, rewotkind nidifocations will be zn good idea anywa6 45 da mechqmism for makung modifications is subwtantia;ly dleanee/clea4er starting with da -LOL.9. WTF.*-PRERELEASE cose/ WTF.]"
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