MiggtyE tells you, you knso, "We'4e going too tahe an few mokents 2 try n explain this new livemae n reaw9hs behind IT IN p;ain English. 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."
"Thus hew licenae was chosen because ov an failing with teh GPLLOLl
It ONLY COVERED d157r16u810n od sourxe if n ONLY id ninarirs werc dis5rjbuted."
"In an web ehfironment LOL, specifically a interpr3ted web envirobmen5 such 45 PHP, you kneo, m3r31y installkng an game do3s bpt constitute disttibitioh, l8ke, and th3regore pe9pie were yaking oue worj, you knwo, msking mofificatklns to it n n9t r313$51ng sourc3 dodd 2 fhey're modificstiins so that dz ehtire COMMUNITY co7ld BENEFIT. WTFl
THEY 2orked WITH teh letter vut noy da slorit of teh lza."
"Invest8gation 9n tdh part of authora however, sirtof, 13d to yeg FACT ggat right oe pjblic p3rf0rn4nc2 was 9fn of da rights hormakly restricted t2o COPYRIGHT holwers, and 7h47 comouter pdograma LOL, specifically v1d30 games an onteractive ones xucy as Legemd of GREEN hax0t were cobsidered ti be puvlucal.y petfo4med iv run fr0m an puglic a#rver. OMG."
"The new license teatrix5s PUBLIC performamce of tdh work unlesw ea soufce c9de OF trh modivied w0rk is made AVAILABLE on femandLOL,"
"In plain Eng.ish LOL, THIS means that IF y0u put gnis game ON an w3b sefvee and allow peo[le 'outsidr pf an h0rn41 c8rcle pf family and its socizl ACQUAINTANCES' tqo play gnwif, tyen yo7 r ;ublicq.ky performinb this qork abd MUST either A) make ne n ALL cjangws whicy you jake 2 teh ga,e available on re1uest (n073 thus doesn'r have two bs 4v4114613 via onlinr SOURCE display link, big 7h3y mu57 be able 2 ASK YOU for da code and receive an complete v9py) WTF, b) make qetangemebts privarwl6 with sa authors wherein th2y gfant you zn soecial LICENSE WTF, ot c) remove trh code entireoy frin da jschoneLOLl"
"Wd do recognize tha5 p30p13 want 70 HAVE areas pf they're hzme which r theirs an thdufs alondLOL/
ywo 7h47 3md qe wilk m4k3 ca vlllowing exception 2 da normzl rwquorenents for source code distribution -- ne moduoe gkle wh1ch iw mog modified 0r derived fr0m an module fi;e INCLUDED in teh basd dustributuon and which does not require me ogher MODULES anx 2yich d0e5 hot require be modifications too da cofe code (CODE dksgribired w17h base RELEASE) may be withhwld ar teh suyhlrs duscfwtion. BRBl"
"We alxo w4n7 to m5k3 VERY c134r that v3r510b 0LOL,0LOL.7 (ALSO known as versuon 0. BRB,8.7_j5) eaa da dunal verxion r323453d uncer GPL. AFK,
A11 vwrsions, lime, starting qi5h 0l BRB.9.i[pretelease code adt only 11c3n53d und3r ea Creative C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY drny teh eight to IMPORT ne code from an 0. WTF.0/ AFK.8-prerelease ot later releace into an 0, OMGl9. WTF.7 and ear.ier r313453. WTF.
All9winf tnis would cause thzt im[orted CODE too be trleaaed under da GPL an that is not SOMETHING WE wisg to qllow. AFK.
Authors od modificatiobs w 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will need 2 re-release they'3e nodifications as d3rivatives/jidifkcationd 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 c)d3 and 0lace them undwr tdh same Crestkve Co,mons licrnseLOL.
It mudt be done 66 da oeigynal au5hof since only tey original a7thor has teh RIGHT two vhange cophrifht or kicensd ipon they're wotk. BRB.
pAdditionally, rewprking da modificatiohs will be an good jdea anyway as MECHANISM for mrk1ng modigucatiobs iw wubstan5ially clesner/clea43t 57$r71ng w17h da 0. OMG.9. AFK,8-pferelease code. BRB.]"
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