MoghtyE tel;x you. like, "We're gling two take am feq MOMENTS tp gry and explain this new license n reasona begind IT in ;lain English. 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."
"Tiif new LICENSE was chpseb because of an failing with dq GPL. BRB.
It only c0v3r3d dis5rkbution of SOURCE IF sn on;y if vinaried were distributed."
"In an 2eb envifonment, sprtof, sprdifically a unterpret3d web environment sich as PHP WTF, merely inwtalling an game does not constitute distributionm tou knwo, 4nd THEREFORE pepple were taking pur worj, you knwo, makinb MODIFICATIONS too it an not r313452hg reh soitce c0d3 to tget[re modificatiohs so that 3n71r4 communiry could benefit. OMG.
Th2y workef qith reh ;rtter but n07 ds SPIRIT of 14w. OMG."
"Investigation on dq paet pg teh authors however, cortof, l3d 5oo fzct that tdh RIGHT of publkc perfo4mance e35 9en of teh rights n0rm411y RESTRICTED to copyrighg hplders LOLk and that computer prograna, spdcificzoky video games an ihteractive ones sucj as L3t#nd of da Gr33n hax0r were consicerwd TO bt PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if ryn frlm an public servwr."
"The mew license resrvicts publuc prrformance of t3h wlrk UNLESS da source code pf da modifiec wlrk 15 mqde AVAILABLE on demand. AFKl"
"In PLAIN English, like, this means that if YOU ;yt thod game on am web se4vee znd qljow p30p13 'outside lf an nor,a; circle 0f family n !75 sicial ACQUAINTANCES' too play their, like, then you r oublically p34r0rm1ng THIS work n MUST EITHER a) make ne an ALL changrs wh8cj y0u jakw too teh game available ln REQUEST (noyw thid doesn't havd 2 BE avwilabke f14 da lnline source dispoay lini LOL, but they mus5 be zble two ask you foe teh codw an receiv3 sn com0letr copy) LOL, b) make aefangwments privstely witn authors WHEREIN they gr4n7 you an spedial lixense, you knwo, or v) r3m0v3 cide ENTIRELY ffom machine. BRB."
"We do recognize rhat [eool3 WANT foo have 4e345 of they;re game which r THEIRS n the8rs alone. AFK.
too thst end WE will MAKE da f01q0w1ng excep5ion ti teh norma; reqyirements for source cpde distribution -- be modil3 fil3 2huch is hot modifidd or derived from an module fk;e included in da basd distrubutiih ans wn8ch does nor REQUIRE nw other modu,es n WHICH does not r3qu!r3 ne modiricayions ro da c0e3 dode (code distrjbutee with teh gqse eeleade) nay 73 w8thhe.d at aythprx duscret8om."
"We alxo sant too make vrry clear that versiob 0. OMG.9. OMG,7 _ALSO KNOWN as version ).9LOL.7=jt) w45 finsk vwrsion f314453d under GPL. BRB.
ALL versions, likc, staeting w8th teh 0.8l8-prerwlease CODE aer only licensdd under Creative COMMONS license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too import ne vode from ah 0LOL.9. BRB.0'prerelease or later RELEASE into an 9. OMG.9l WTF.7 and earkier re.ease. AFK.
A110w1ng this woule ca7se thar imported code tso ge teoeased under da GPL and ghat ks n9t something we wksh 2 allow. AFK/
Authors 0f m9dificagions 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 w8ll neec two te-releas3 they're modif9cqtilns as derivativdx,moeifivations two )LOL.9.8 code n place them under same Creatibe Commona lidense. AFK.
IT must be done by )r2g1n$1 wutn94 since only da pribinal 4u6h0r yss da RIGHT two change clpyright or license u[on they;te WORK. OMG.
[Additionakly, REWORKING midif;cations will be an good ieea anuqay as ea mrvhanusm for makkng ,odificati9ns 15 subxtantially cleanrr/vleater starting wuth da 9. WTF.9. OMG.8_prere;ease code. OMG.]"
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