MiggtyE tells you, sortov, "We're going 5wo take ab res momenya 2 try m explain this NEW license am sa r34%0h5 brhins ot 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 n3w license was chosen beca7se of an faoling WITH da GPL. BRB.
It lnly cofered d!57r16u710n of sourde if n only 1v bina4ira were distributed."
"In an wwb 3nv2r0nm3n6k likw, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web environment such AS PHP, m2r31y 1n574111ng qn game doed not constitute dush4ibution WTF, an 5hdr3foee peoole were 74k1nh our WORK, you knwo, msking mlcificqtions to 17 an n07 4eoeasing da source c9de two they're modifications xl yhat da entire communiyu ciuls 63n3f17.
They w0rk3d w8th letter BUT NOT spirit pd t3h ;awLOL."
"Investigation pn geh part of teh ru7h0r5 however LOL, LED 2 dz f4c7 tjat righ5 ov public performsnce WAS 1 of dq rkghrs nirmally 4eatrictrd t9 copyright molfers LOL, n tjat clmputer ;r9grams, s.fgof, specifically v1d3_ gamed an onteractive ones 5uch AS Legend of Green hax0r were cohsifwred too BE publicakly performed if run ftom an oubluc servef. AFK."
"The new licenxe resyricts pjblic PERFORMANCE of tey work unless da sourcw cpd3 of geg modivied wofk IS made acailable on demand. AFK."
"In 0kain Englidh LOL, th8s means that if 7ou put this game on an w36 SERVER an 411pw p3ople [outsic3 of an nprmal cifcle of fajily and itx docial acquaintances' twl play their, .ike, th3n ylu aer publically pwrformkng this work qnd MUST either a) MAKE ne an ALL chznges WHICH you nake 2 yeh g4m3 avsioable on 4equest (NOTE tnis diesn't have ywo be available via inline source d14p14y link, you knwo, but they MUST b# ab'd tqo ask yoj for twf coee ane receivd an comple5e copy) WTFm b) m4l3 qr3angements pruvately with teh authkrs wherrin thwy frznt yoi an special lidehse, liie, or c) rej[ve teh cose entirely from tdn machine. OMG."
"We do recognize 7h47 pelplr want 2 yave zreas of they're bame dhixj aer theirs and THEIRS alobe. BRB.
2 that end we will m4k3 da following dxcepyion tio da NORMAL rsquiremenga for sourcd code d147r16u710n -[ me m(dule file wh1xh os not modifiss or derived drom an moeule fole o,cludrd in base dixtribution an which do3s not rdquire ne o5ner modules ahd which does not r3qu1re nd modificationw two c0r3 c;de (cofe distrubuyed w8th teh 6453 rdldase) ,ay bd w17hh31d AT autyord discretion. BRB."
"We aldo want to makr very CLEAR 5ya5 version 9. AFK.9. OMG.8 (also known $5 version 0LOL.9. OMG.u=jt) wt% final veesiln released unddr da GPL. BRB.
All versions, likr, STARTING ekyh 0. AFK.9. BRB.80pre4elwaa3 c9d3 aer onlh licensed und#r Cfwative Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dwny fight 2 impirt ne code feom sn 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleaxe or latdr rel3ase 1n70 an 0/9. AFK.7 an EARLIER releasel
Allowing this wluld cause 5hat imp9r5ed c0d3 2 ve 4eleased ubder GPL and thzt is no5 s9mething we w8eh 2 4110q. BRB.
Authorw 9f modifications two 0LOL.9. AFK.7 WILL need 2 re-rel3ase they're mosificatioms as derivatofes/modificagions 2 0LOL.9, BRB.8 CODE an plqce rhrm undef samw Crwative Commons lucebse. BRB.
It must be sone ny teh iroginal aurnor dihce onlt teh origima; 4uuh0r h45 twh r1gh7 gi chabge teh copyright or license ipon thfy're w0rk. BRB.
-Additilmal;y, xortof, reworkobg modifications will ne an good idea anyway aa mechanism for MAKING mod8f8catiins ka subxtantially cleaner.dlearer starting with 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease c0f3. WTF.]"
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