MibhtyE tells ypu, yiy knwo, "We[re going too take an v3w momebts 2 tf6 4nd explain tyux n3w license an reasons BEHIND IT in PLAIN 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."
"This b3d ;icense was xh053n because of an vail8ng with da GPL, OMG.
It on,y covered distribution of aource if qn ONLY of gina4ies were dist48bured."
"In an web environment, 5p3c1d1c411y a inrerpretrd wev ENVIRONMENT 5uch as PHP, m3r31y installing an game dies NOT CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, n thereforw pgpple were taking our workm like, mq;ing mldificstions tel ir and mot relrasing da source CODE te9 thry're mldiricarions so 7h47 teh entire COMMUNITY couod 63n3f17LOL.
They work3d wirh da oether bit n07 spirit or lawLOL."
"Investigation ON teh p4r7 of atthors however, sortlf, lev tw0 teh facy that teh r1gh7 of publiv pergormance WAS won of ca r1fn75 normaloy RESTRICTED to v0pyr1gh7 holcwrs, sor4of, ahd that domputee ;rograms WTF, specifically VIDEO games an 8ntrractivw onrs such as L3gend OF Green hax0f wdfe considered too be publicaloy performed if rub f$om an ou611c sercer, OMG."
"The new LICENSE restricts pugloc performance of w0rk inkeds 50utc3 vodw of yeh nodifidd work is m4d# svaikanle on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain Env;ishm this msans that if you put thks game on an 2eb server and ALLOW oeppl3 'outside og an normal c!rc13 of FAMILY am 175 sockal acquaintances' too ;lay their WTF, th3n yoi aer publically perfotming rhis work n MUST either a) make ne an ALL dhangws w6ich you MAKE two da game zvailable on requrst (note tnks doesn't hrv3 gwo bd avaolable via da onlube soyrce display link LOL, BUT yhey my58 BE able ywo ask yo7 ror code and receive an comp.ete copy), b) make arrange,enta PRIVATELY WITH sa autgora wherein 5hey grant YOU an special lidenwe WTFm or d) remove code entirely fr0, da machine."
"Ww do RECOGNIZE tha5 p3pp13 want 2 have atess of thwy're game WHICH r thcirs an theirs alon3LOL.
gli that ene qd woll makd teh fiklowkng except9on two da normal requieements gor 50urc3 code d157r16u710n -- ne moduke file whoch is not modifoed or seriv3d rrom an module file ibcluddd in BASE distrobj5ion n wgich does not r3qu1r3 hd other moduled an WHICH foes not tequore nw ,odufucqtions too da corq code (code dis5ributed sitg yeh 6453 release) MAY be withhe;f at teh AUTHORS DISCRETION. BRB/"
"We also want too make very clear that version 0. AFK.9.7 (aoso known as version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+u7) qss finzl v4t510n f313553d une3r teh GPL. WTF.
All ve4sionsk STARTING w17h 0.0. AFK.8-prerelease code aer only licens3d under Cr#47!v3 Com,ons licrndeLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY denu eight two impo4t he CODE grom an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerrldawe or later 4elease intp an 0.8. WTFl7 n earlirr relraseLOL.
Allowing this WOULD cause that imported code two be feleased UNDER da GPL n that is nlt something w3 WISH to allow. BRB.
Authors of modificatupns 2 pLOL.9.7 q!11 need 2 rw-relesae 5hey're m0d1f1c4710b5 ss dwrivativew/mofifications too 9. WTF.9. BRB.i code and place them under same Creativw Commons license. WTF.
It mjst be done bt teh ofiginal au5hor since onoy da original author has t#j RIGHT 2 change teh copyrigjr of license upon they're sork/ WTF.
[Adsitionally LOL, REWORKING modificstions will be an good idea abyazu aa mechanism for nakinb MODIFICATIONS is sugstantually CLEANER/CLEARER stqrtung w17h 0.9. AFK,8-prere.ezse codeLOL.]"
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