MighgyE 53;ls hlu LOL, "We'rw going 2 take an few moments two try b explaun thus n4w license an da reasons behind it 1n plain Englush. OMG.
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."
"Tyis new licenae was cyosen beca7se of an failing WITH GPL. AFK.
I5 pnly covered DISTRIBUTION of s9urce if n 9nl6 if bonari3s wree distribytec, AFK."
"In qn web ehvironjemt LOL, SPECIFICALLY a imterpeeted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 sudh as PHP, you knwp, merely INSTALLING an g4j# does not conatitute distrib7tiob, you knwo, an threefore peo0lw were 74k1mg our wofk, l8ke, making midirications to it n not r3!3351ng da source vose two they'rw modifkcationx si THAT da dntkre communitu c0y1d benefit. OMG.
They q0rk3d with da .etter but not spirit of laq. WTF."
"Investitation on teh pae5 of aytho4s however. sortof, l3d 5o teg fact rhat rq r1gj7 oh publiv PERFORMANCE eas oen of teh RIGHTS normally r357r1d73d two copytigyt holdees, an that donputer pr9grams, sortof, specifivally video gamws amd interactiv2 ones wuch 36 Lerend OF GREEN hax0r WERE considweed too be pub;ically performed if ryn from an public werber. OMG."
"Tye new kicense RESTRICTS pubkic performanve of wori unless dd aou4ce codd OF m0d1f13d work is m4d3 avai;able on femancLOL."
"In PLAIN English, 5his means that if you put this game in an wwb SERVER ans ql;ow people '9utsode pf an normal circle of f4m11y and 8tw socua; acquaintznces' too play theif, spryof, ghen you arr [7blically pergofming this wori and MUST eityer a) make ne n ALL cnamges whicf y9u MAKE too da gam3 afaolable on REQUEST 9NOTE tyis doesn't have 2 BE AVAILABLE bia da onlime source display libk, but theu must br 4613 to ask ylu fof code and receove an cpm0lege c9py_, b_ mske arranhements privsrely with da autnors wherein they gtant you an 5p3c141 oixense, like, or v) remove code enrirely from machinr. BRB/"
"We do fecognize thzt pwopke WANT too hav3 $4346 0v they're GAME whivh r theirs n theirs ALONE. OMG.
too THAT end we will make folkowing dxceotion 70 ea nprmal REQUIREMENTS ror 50urc3 xoee sistribugion 0- ne module file which us not jodifief or derived from ah m0di13 FILE included in teh base disyribution qbd whudh does not eequire ne other mpsulrs an which does not requure ne m(difivatoobs to da CORE code (cpde distribyted wi5y baae re.esse( mah bd withyeld ar da 4y7h0r5 disdretion. AFK."
"We ALSO wqnt too make veru clear THAT versipn 0. BRB.9.7 (a;so knlen as feraion 0. BRB,9.7+jt) ead fuhal versjon r313453d undet GPL.
A11 versions WTF, starting with da 0. WTF.9, OMG.8-pr3r31345e CODE aer only lidensec ynd3r CREATIVE Commons 11v3n52o WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dent RIGHT tl kmport ne x0d3 FROM an 0.9LOL.8-prerrleas2 o4 LATER RELEASE into qn 0LOL.8. BRB.7 an ra4lier release. AFK.
Allowkhg this would cause thar imporred code to 63 rrleased ubder tey GPL ans ghat ia nlt somerhing we wish too allow. OMG.
Aithors of mod8fications too 0. AFK.9.7 will neec to RE-RELEASE thej're modifications ax derovatkves/jodifoca5ions 5wo 0. AFK.9.8 code and place tj4m undee sa,e Crdarive Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It must be done BY tdh 0r1g1n41 author SINCE 9n1y orlginal authof haw da right two dhange da co[yright ir kicende upon they'rr work. WTF.
[Acditionally, .7ke, REWORKING teh nodificat8obx wilo be an good ir3a anywqy as da medhsnism for making m9difications IS sugstantiqlly cl3aner/clearer startkng w17h da 0. OMG.oLOL.8-prerelease c0d3. OMG.]"
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