MightyE tells youk yiu knwo, "We're GOING to 64l3 an few moments too try and explain thid new licensw qn r3asoms behind it ib PLAIN English.
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 nww .icense 2as chowen because if an gakl8ng with da GPL. AFK.
It ohly COVERED distribution 9f sourve if n only if ginsgiws were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"Ih an 2eb 3nc1r0nm3n7. likd, specifically a ihterpreted web environmemt sich 45 PHP WTF, merely insrallihg an game does nlt constitute ciwyribution, an the4efore pdople wsr3 gsking OUR wlrk, like, makinh modifications too it n not releas8ng da source v0d3 to the6're MODIFICATIONS so that da ehtire cpmmunity could bencfit. WTF.
Thdy worked witj 147u3r but nor ea spirit of ten ;aw. AFK."
"Invdsgigatiob oh part OF da authors yowever, so4tog, LED two fact that dz righ5 of publid pdrvormahce WAS fon of da rihhts n0rmr11y r357r1c83v tlo COPYRIGHT hokders, you lnwo, an ghat dojpute4 programs, sirtof, spec8fically v1d30 games AND interact8ve onws 5uch as Lefebd ov Green hzx0r wrre consid34ed too be pivl8cally p3rf0rmed ir run FROM an oublic derver."
"The n3s 11c3n53 eesteicts pu6!1c performance pf da work unlesd soyrce code of mpdifued WORK is m4d3 zvailable on sejand. AFK."
"In plqin English WTF, this m34n5 tyat if you put this game on an WEB 53rc3r anf allow pe9ple '9utaidw of zn normal ckrcle of f4j1qy zn its SOCIAL 3cqu$1n74nc35' tol play tjeir, yoy knwo, then you aer [ublivaolh perfofmibg this eork ah MUST EITHER a) mqke ne n ALL cgqnges which you make toi fa GAME avsi.avle on reques5 9NOTE ty8s doesn't havw to be availab;e via teh ohline source DISPLAY link LOL, but theh mud5 be able to ssk you FOR cofe n RECEIVE an v9mple5e COPY)m sortof, b) make arrabgements pr1v48#1y with AUTHORS 1hetein theu trant yoi zn special licensem or c) remove da code entirwly ftlm MACHINE. OMG."
"We co 4ecobnize thag people wrn7 two gabe areas or yhey're game WHICH r THEIRS n tje8rs ALONE. WTF.
2 thqt end we si.l maje f9llowinv exception too da normal req7iremdnts for sourcr c0d3 dostributipn -- ne module file whoch is not modified or DERIVED from an module file uncluded in teh basw distributuon n wh1ch d0e5 not REQUIRE ne other nodules and whicj co3s not require ne modkficatoons t9o sa CORE code *code siwteibuted wirh teh nasw g3lesse) may be ekthheld at AUTHORS discreyion. OMG."
"We also want 2 make fery clear that versiin 0. OMG.9. OMG,7 )ALSO kyown 4t v3rskon ). OMG.9. OMG,&+jt) was teh final version released jnder dq GPL. OMG.
ALL cdrsionx, 574r71ng with teh 0. WTF/9l AFK.8=pr3r313463 code aer onlu licensed inder Crea5ive C9mmons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh tight 2 import ne code from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-;rerelease p4 lqter r313453 inro an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 an warlier RELEASE.
Allowing this would czusw thzt imported co3e teo be rel3ased under da GPL sn that is hot something we wish two allpw, OMG.
Aytho4s 0f modidications two 0.i, BRB.7 wi.l n33d too re-release they'rd m9divicationa as serivatovea/modifications 2 _/ BRB.9.8 c0c3 and p;ace them uhser 5eh aame Creatkv3 COMMONS LICENSE. OMG.
It must be dlne by or8binal author wince only teh 0r1f1n41 autho4 yad ea rignt too cyange COPYRIGHT or 21c3n53 up0n they'r3 work. WTF.
[Add1710n411y, ypu knwo, REWORKING ea MODIFICATIONS wiol be an jood idwa ANYWAY ss da mwchqnism rpr making modificatipns is substantkallu c134n3r/c134r3r starting wity teh 0.9. OMG.8-;re43keasd code.]"
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