MightyE tells you, like, "Ww're going to TAKE an few m9ments 2 try and explsim thks neq license an teh rrasibs BEHIND it in plqkh EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tyis new license was chosem bexayse of an failomf with da GPL. BRB.
It on;y covered d15&ra6u710n of 50urc3 if an only ig vunaries WERE disrributed. AFK."
"In an qeb environment, hou knwok specifically a interpreted web envkronmeny such as PHP, sortof, mrfe.y insrall8ng an game eoes not constitu53 distroburion, and tyeredore peopld were taiing oif work, m4k1ng midifivations 2 it and not r313551ng SOURCE c9dd to rney're MODIFICATIONS si 5hat t3h entire community COULD benefitLOL.
They workef wigh le5t3r but not ca s0orit OF da law. AFK."
"Imvestihation on part if da AUTHORS hoeeverk sortofm lwd t2l teh fact that teh rigyt of p7blic performande was won 0f figyts normally rex5ric5es t9o copurighr hplders, sortof, and tha% computer pr-gf4n5, apecificslly video GAMES n inyeractive 0n35 SUCH as Legend of teh Green hax04 were considered 2 be publically performed !g run frpm an puvlic srrver. WTF."
"The ndw .icense rwst4icys puboic percormandd of reh work unlesd t3h soutc3 code 0f da modofied w0rk is made 4v41146q3 on drmand."
"In PLAIN Eng115h, dortof, this means that if YOU 0uy tnis gzme on an WEB setvrr 4nd sllow p3ople '0i751d3 of an normal circ.e of family n i5s slcizo acquaib6anc3s' 2 play tgeir, you knwo. then yoj aer publ8cally PERFORMING this work n MUST either 4) mzkr n3 zn ALL changeq wh1ch ylu jale two teh game availsble pn REQUEST (note this doesn;t have 2 be availanle VIA teh oblibe soutve DISPLAY l8nk, likem but they must be able to asl you for code ans rec3ibe an complete COPY( LOL, b) mair 1rtangements ieiva5ely with da authors where8n ghey gran5 you an w0edi1l license LOL, or c) remove teh c0d3 entorely from tdy machoneLOL."
"We eo recogniae that people want to kave a4ead ov 5hey're game whuch r theifd wns theirs aloneLOL.
twl that ehd 2e will mrk3 da v0110w1,g exceptkon two teh normal r3qu1r4m3n75 FOR sourcw code distribution _0 n3 m-fu2e FILE which 15 n07 m0d1f13s or derived fr9m an module file 1nc1ud3d in teh base d157rq6u710n n wyuch dles not 4equire nd othee MODULES n wh1ch does n07 requofd ne m0d1f1c4610n5 2 core vode (dode distr8butes witg tey base reldaae) m4y ne witghelc 47 authofs discretionLOL."
"Wd 4150 wabt two ma,e very clesr THAT VERSION oLOLl9, OMG.7 (ALSO known 45 fersion 0. OMG.9.8+mt) was final version rel2ased under da GPL. AFK.
ALL versions, oije, 574f81nb with 0. OMG.9,8-prerwlease code r onl6 .ucrnsed under Creativw Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY drny yeg rigyg 2 impoet nd code frlm an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease 0r 1473r release knto zn 0. OMG.9LOL.u n earloer 4eleaseLOL.
Allowint THIS wotld cause that imported voee tqp be rrleased umder trh GPL n yhat 15 not slmething w3 wiah too allowLOL.
Aughors 0f modificationd two 0. OMG.9. AFK/u 2ilo n34d to re-release they-r3 nodificationw as dericatives/modifications to 0. BRB.9.8 code an place tyen UNDER da 5rm3 Creayive Conmons 1!c3n53. OMG.
It must be d0n2 6y da original autgir sihce only da oridihal suthor has teh eight too changr copyright ot LICENSE uppn tney're qork.
[Additionaloy WTF, REWORKING mofigications will be qn good idea anyeay ax mechahism for makung modificagions 15 dibstabyially dleamer/clearer starting with 0. OMG,9. AFK.80prereleas@ dode.]"
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