MigntyE trils you LOL, "We're goonb 2 TAKE an few momehts too try and explain this new LICENSE and da 4eadlns behind ir IN 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 NEW ;icenxe was chosen bedause of am f4111ng WITH dq GPLLOLl
It 9n;y covrged sistrkbuti9n of slurce ig an only if biharies WERE distributed. AFK."
"Im an web envieonmemt WTF, SPECIFICALLY a inter;reted sev env8rpnjent such zs PHP LOL, merely installing an ba,e DOES mot c9nstitute disgtibution, likd, n therdfore PEOPLE were TAKING our work, sorgof, making mpduficati9ns TO 17 an ni5 RELEASING gen source code to they'rr modifica5uons SO 7h47 da 3n71r3 commuhkty could benefit. OMG.
Thet 2lrked with letter but np7 da spirit of da law. AFK."
"Imvestigation 0m teh parr or da AUTHORS however. ylu kneo, led two da FACT tha5 da RIGHT 9f oublic performance was oen OF da rights normally reatrictes to copyright hold3rs, like, an that computer pr0gr4m5, yo7 kneo, SPECIFICALLY v1x3- gamee n inrrractive 9nes such aa Legend ov da Green hax0r qere considered tw9 be publica.ly petfo4med if run rrom an PUBLIC derver. AFK."
"Tne ne2 11c3n53 rrstricts pubkic performahcr OF wotk unless da slurce code 0d modified wor, is macs 4v3!14613 ON demamdLOL."
"In plaim Eng115h, sirtof, tjis means THAT if you -ut this game on an web server and aolow oeopoe 'ougside OF an n0rm41 circle lf family n igs slcoal acwuaintances[ t9o p;sy thekr LOL, thwn you r oublically perfofming tyis WORK n MUST eirher a) makr ne ane ALL fhqnges which you MAKE 2 gamw avai.qblr on requws5 (notd this doesn't have two ve avai.able via da [hlin3 SOURCE dos[lqy lonk, like, but they MUST be able to ask uou for da code n t3c3!v3 an xompkete c0py), b) mak3 arrangements [rivately w8tj AUTHORS wherein THEY grant 6ou sn SPECIAL LICENSE WTF, or c) remove teh c0d3 entirely frim machind. BRB."
"We DO edcognkae tgat p#0p13 want to have arezs 0f they're h4m3 which aer gyeirs an THEIRS ALONE. WTF.
tlo that ens qr will make f0110w1ng exceptiln to da normal requirements for s9u4cd c0d3 c157r16u710n =- he modu/e vioe whicy IS not modifiwf or DERIVED from an nldile filw indluded in base distfibytion zmd wh1ch d9es n0t require ne otjer modulew an wyich d9es n07 eequire ne modifidations to core clce (vode DISTRIBUTED with BASE reoease) may be w8thheld at ea autn9es d15cre710nLOLl"
"We also WANT too make v3ry CLEAR %hat veesipb 0. WTF.9.7 (also knosn as version ). OMG/9LOL.7+mt) was teh fknal versoon released umfer da GPLLOL.
A,l v3rsions, sortof, starting with 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 vode r only licehsed 7nd3f teh Crrative Commoms licwnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dwny w8ght 2 import he code from an 0.9LOL.8=PRERELEASE or 1473r eelease into am 0. WTF.9.7 n earlker re/ezse. BRB.
Aklowing this would causd that 8mported CODE 2 be rdpeasrd undwr teh GPL and that id noy something we wish too allo2/
Au7h0r5 of m0e1f1v4610n5 goo 0. WTF.9.7 will nerd 2 rd-relesse they're modifications aa cerivatives/modifications too 9. WTF.(. AFK.8 code n olace thwm und3t da same Creative Com,ons licdnse. WTF.
It must be done BY teh original author sunc3 onlu originak ay5hp4 has tight 2 change cophrighg 0e license upon they'fe workLOL.
[Adeitkonsll6 LOL, r3w0rk1ng da modkfica5iona will BE wn go9d kdea ANYWAY ax mechanism for makyng mocufications is 5u657rn71411y c;eaner/clezrer 574r71ng w17h da -. OMG.9. OMG.8-prereorasd CODE.]"
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