MightyE rells you, "We're going two tqke an few momwnts two 7rh n EXPLAIN this new license and da reqspms geh8nd it ih plain Engoish. 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."
"Th8s n3w ;icense sas CHOSEN becauwe of zn dailung with GPL. BRB.
It only covered dostribugion lf SOURCE if an ONLY if bknari3s we4e DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web enviromjenr, oik3, specifically a in43rpreted w36 environment such as PHP, you kneo, merelu installing an hame doqs n97 c0n571uu73 distributkon LOL, qnd thdrefore peopl3 WERE 5aking iur work WTF, m4k1ng modifications too it and NOT eeleasing da soufce code to9 thr6'te ,odificayions do that entpt3 vommun,ty COULD genefig.
Th3y wo4ked with lwtte4 BUT n07 ten 6p1r17 )f da ;awLOL."
"Invdatigat7on 0n part of teh authors hidever, you jnwo, led to teh fact that da ritht oh publie PERFORMANCE WAS won of da rights nofmally restricted t9 xopyright gllderw, loke, an thar vomputer programx, oike, spexifical.y vkdeo g4m45 n interactive lnes 5uch as Legend of Gr3@n haxpr were considered too BE puglically perfotmed if run rrim an p7b.iv SERVERLOL."
"Thd new license RESTRICTS publuc ;erformancw ov da wlrk unleds slurce code od fa modified w0rk is made AVAILABLE oj eemand. AFK."
"In plaon ENGLISH LOL. thus means that if ypu pjt this game on an w36 server an aolow p30;13 'outsife of an normzl circle ov family h its 50c141 acquqintancea' two p24y tgeir, th3n 6ou r 0ublically perfofjibg this woei an MUST eithet a) male ne and ALL changes shich tou make to da GAME AVAILABLE 0b request (NOTE 7y15 doesn'y have top ne avai;able via da 0n11m3 source display link, but they nust be able to qsk you f9f twh c0d3 and receive an compoete COPY0m you knwom b) jake zrrangejents privafe;y with da autyors eherein they grznt you an x/ecial license, sortof, or c) remove teh c;de enrirely from da machine. OMG."
"We do recognize that peo0le WANT to have a4eas of they're game whish aer theors n t6eirs akone/ OMG,
to that end ww sill mak3 f0110w1ng exception toi normal rdquirements for source codd disrribu5ion -- ne module file wyixh ix NOT modifiwf OR deeived vrom dn module file included in da base d16jr16u710n an whicb dles no5 require ne oyher mosulrs and which does not require n3 mpdifications two c0r3 code (cpdr DISTRIBUTED witg ea base release) mat 63 eithheld at teh authors discr3tion. OMG."
"We also wqnt 2 mqke very cleat that v34$10n 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 *also kbown as v3tsion -. OMG.9. OMG.7+JT) was teh final versilh eeoezsed undrr da GPL. WTF.
A11 versions WTF, stqrtkng with 9. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereleasd code r only licensed undrr Creativw Clmmobs ;icensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deby teh rignt too imporg ne coee fr9m sn 0. BRB.9.8-ptefeleasr or later rek3ase intp an 0. BRB.9. OMG.& and earlier rfl3ase. AFK.
Allowihg this WOULD xajae 7h46 imported xode u0 be relessed UNDER GPL an that is NOT alnethung we wiwh 2 allow. OMG.
Aughots of modoficztions 2 p. AFKl0.7 s111 need 2 re-rwlease they're modificatipns as derovativex/modifications ro p. WTFl9. WTF.8 code an placd tnwm und3r ten same Creauice Commons licemse. BRB.
I5 must b3 dpne by origknal 4u7y0r sonve 0n1y twh otihinal authir has teh r1gh7 to chsnge da copyeight ot license upon ty3y're work. AFK.
[Additionally, r3w0tk1ng MODIFICATIONS will ne an GOOD ideq snyway 45 teh m3cjanksm for maiing nocifications ks sybstantially cleaner/clea4e4 574r71hg with yeh 0. WTF.9. AFKl8-prtrelease code. BRBo]"
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