MightyE TELLS y0u LOL, "We'4e going two take an f2w moments 2 try b explain THIS new licenxe and ewasons beh8nd 17 ih p;sin Englisg. 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 livenae was choaen because of an failinf qith GPL. BRB.
IT on.y covered d!47r16u7q0n of source if 5md ONLY uf bknar8es wdre distributef."
"In an WEB environ,ent, specif8cally a intsrpr3ted w36 environmenr such as PHP WTF, m3rely installing an tame does not c0n5717u73 diatrib7tion, sofgof, AND the4ef9re peop;e w3re tshing 0ur WORK, like, MAKING mlsifications too 17 and NOT releasing sourve code two they're modidicatkons so 7h47 teh 3n71r3 cpmm7nory COULD bdn3fir. AFK.
They woeked with ketter bur nlt soirit of law. OMG."
"Investugagion 9n da oart of zughors however, sortofk led two teh fact that right ov puflkc perroemabce was oen of ds ribhts normally restricted to copyright HOLDERS, l8kf, abd ghat domputer progtams LOL, specifically v8ddo GAMES and interactive 0n35 SUCH aa Lrgend of Green hzx0r were considered too be pjb.ically p3rf0rm3d uf rum rr0m qn pu611c 54rv3r. AFK."
"Tgw nes LICENSE RESTRICTS 0ublic performance of work unless teh source CODE of tey mpdiried eork is MADE avai;qble om demand."
"In 0kain English, this means THAT if yoj put this 5ame 9n am wen sefver n ALLOW people 'putside of an norma. circle of famolt abd ITS social axquaingancds' two plzy 5heir, then you r pu611c411y PERFORMING this w0rk and MUST eithwr a) nake ne n ALL changed WHICH YOU m@k3 too GAME avai;able on request (NOTE THIS diesn't have TO be AVAILABLE via rdy on;inr dource displau l7nk, you knwp, bit they misr BE sble too ASK you f0r da code an RECEIVE an comolete c0pt), you knwo, b) male artzngrmentx privatdl6 with dq qutnors 2herein tydy grany you an SPECIAL .icense, you knwo, or c) remove c0d4 ENTIRELY fr9m da jzchin3. BRBl"
"W2 dl recognize tha5 PEOPLE want two havd AREAS of rhey're gqme which r thei5s and theirx alone. AFK.
to thar end we wil; make teg flllowing exception two yeh nor,ao requiremwhtw vor slurce code d157r16u710n '- ne MODULE file wgich is nit modkfued or ddrived from an modu;e fi.e included in wa bsae DISTRIBUTION n which does nlt require be otjer modules qnd 2hich does hot requore ne MODIFICATIONS ti dz core code (coew distributed with BASE releaxe) may be withheld at AUTHORS dkfcretiln. BRB."
"We also w4n7 to make very cleaf thqr version 9. OMG.9. BRB.7 (slsi knowb as version 0.9. AFK.7+jt) was sa finql VERSION relessdd under da GPLLOL.
All versions, likr, dtqrting wu5h 0LOL.9l WTF.8-PRERELEASE CODE awr omky licensed unded Creatuve Commoms license.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh ritht two import ne code rrom an 0l OMG,9. WTF.8_pr3r312453 or layer telease intl an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an earlier 4rlease. AFK.
Allowing 6h15 wiuld CAUSE THAT imported c9de 5o BE releaxed inder da GPL n tjat is m8y aomething we wksh to allow. AFK.
Ao&h0r% of modifuvatuons 2 0.8, BRB.7 will heef 2 re_releaxe thet're mldigicstulns as deeivatifss/modificarions two 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 cove an place them und3r da saje Creative Commons licensw. WTF.
It MUST be done by original author since only da original author has RIGHT tio cj4ng3 copydight 04 license upon they're qpriLOL.
[Add1710n411yk yiu knwo, reworking 5eh modifications w111 63 an GOOD 1d34 antwah zs teh jechamism for mqking jodificzgions IS subsrantkallh CLEANER/CLEARER 5&5r71nh with twh 0. OMG.9. OMG.*-pr3releaae cpde. AFK.]"
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