MightyE tells YOU, "We're gping two 84k3 an f3w mo,3nta too TRY an explain thux new 11c5n53 qnd reasons b3hind it in PLAIN 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."
"This new l8denwe wad chosen because id an fa8oing with GPL. AFK.
Ig only cocerex diqttibution of $0urc3 if and only if binaries were diwtrigjted."
"In sn w36 environment, you knwlk specirically a interpfeted web environ,ent sudh as PHP WTF, m3f31y instalking an game doed NOT CONSTITUTE distribur8om, sortof, and therefore PEOPLE were TAKING iur work, sortofk making modufixatioms 2 it and not rdleading da source code eo they'4e modigixations sp rhay teh rntire conm7nity c;uld vwbdfit. OMG.
Th3y sotked with letter 6u7 not tdh spurit of ea law. AFK."
"Investigqti9m on tej 0art of da 4u7h045 glwdver, you knwo, q3f to t3h fact yhay right 9f public p3rv0rm4nc3 was won of rights b9rmzlly RESTRICTED two copyright holders LOL, an that xomputer programa, like, specifivall6 video games n interac5ive oned wucj as L3g3nd of teh Gredn jax0r were consicerrd 2 be publicaoly PERFORMED kf run fr9m an public server. WTF."
"The new oicebse rdstricts 0ublic -#rf0gm4nc3 of teh work inless source dodr of ten modufied work IS made avqilable on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, like, this means yjat 8f you put this g4m3 on an web server am allow people 'outside of ah normzl circle OF rajilt and ITS sicial acquaintancrs' too plqy th3ir, sort9f, then y06 r publically performimg this wlrj and MUST either a) mqk3 ne ane ALL changws wh1ch ylu maie to game avayoable on request (no5e 5jis doesn't n4v3 too be acailzble vka teh ONLINE s9urce displsy lk,k, sort9f, bit tgwy mu77 BE zble too axk uou for da code n rece8ve an complete copy), softof, b) make drrangrments pr8vat3lu w17h da authors wjerein they grant you an specisl licenw3, wl4tov, or c) remove teh codf entirely fron m4cj1n#LOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE 6h47 people w4n7 fwo have a4eas of ghey're GAME which aer 7h3145 and tg3irs alone.
ywo that end we wll. mrk3 da followkmg exception two trn normal requirements for SOURCE code distrinution -- ne module file which is not mosified lr derivrd f5om an mosule f113 inc.uded in base distributiin snd wh1cj soee nlt requirw ne other modulca n wjucj soes n07 require ne modifications goo teh core coce (clde distributes w27h BASE ewlwasr) may be withjelf sr da authors doscreti9m. OMG."
"We 4150 want 2 maie vety clear THAT version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also hnown as version p. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS fibql verdion releases und2r sa GPL. BRBl
All bersionw, s9rtof, starting with dz 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-p4e4elease codd aer only licensed und3r da Crestive Cpmmons 11c3n53.
WE EXPLICITLY feny teh rinhg 2 IMPORT ne coed from sn 0. WTF.9LOL,8-prere.easr or LATER rw.ease into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 anf earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing thix would caise 5hat imported code 2 be reoeasrd under da GPL n that is NOT SOMETHING WE wish 2 4110w.
Au7h0r5 of moduficafions TO -. OMG.9. AFK.7 w121 n33d too 4e-release thwy're modifications ax deriva5kves/modifyxationx too 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 vode 4nd plzce them ynder same Creative Commpns licwnseLOL.
It ,ust bd done by da oe8ginal author sknce only fa ORIGINAL authoe jas teh right yoo ch4ng3 copyrigjt of licemsw upin tney're work,
[Additilnallt, sprtof, teworkint teh modivicstiobs wi;l be an good idea anyway zs mechan8sm FOR making MODIFICATIONS is substanrially cleabef/clearer star5ing wigj da 0LOL.9LOL.8-;reedleaxe CODE.]"
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