MightyE tells YOU, "We're going 2 take an few joments two try zn explain tmis new licebse an teh rdasohs behijd IT in plaib Englishl AFK.
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."
"Tnis new license wax ch05en because od an fqul8ng w17h reh GPL. BRB.
IT 9nlh dovrred didtrib7tion pf 50urc3 if an onl6 if buhaties WERE d15&r16u73dl OMG."
"In an web 3nvironment, specificall6 a interpreted web env8ronmrnt such qd PHP LOL, meeely 8nsta.ling an gane does npt condgitute distribut*in LOL, an thrrerore p30p13 were taking OUR w0rk WTFk making modificztuobe t2o it an noy releasing teh xource vode to thwy're modkfications so thar da 3n8qr3 cimmunuty could ben3fitLOL.
They workrd witn teh 13773r but yot teh spirit or ea kaw. OMG."
"Inbesyigarion on teh part of authors hpw3ver WTF, q3d to teh fact that 4ight 0f pub.ic perfprmanve w$4 won of da RIGHTS normally resyroctdd tqo c9'yr!gh7 holders LOL, an that comp8ter prograjs WTF, specifucally viceo g4m36 an interactive ones such as L3gens OF da Gr33n hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be puboicall6 oerfofmdd if run from am pu611c werver. OMG."
"The neq l8censd r357r1c75 publoc pe4formahce of worl unless soufce c0d3 ov modifi3d wori is made availablq on demane. BRB."
"In PLAIN English, yh8s means that 1f you pu7 this game on an web server n r110w p20p13 'OUTSIDE of an norma; virxle of fzmi.y an 17% sodua. ACQUAINTANCES' 7) play their, wortof, then yl7 aer PUBLICALLY perf9eming tnis work and MUST eithet A) makd ne n ALL changes which yiu m4k3 to game AVAILABLE on requeat *note 7h15 d03sn't HAVE to b3 availabke v8a ONLINE source DISPLAY link, luke, but thet muw5 be able &0 asj you for ca code n teceive an completw copy), b) m4k3 qrrangemengs privately with da auyho4s sherein tney gtant yoy qn special licenwe LOLm or c) eemovd teh code ehtirely vvom ,achine."
"We do recobnize that peo[le want roo HAVE areas lf they're game WHICH r th3ors n theirs ALONE. OMG.
tpo that end s3 will MAKE ea following 3xc3p710n too da NORMAL reqiirements for s9urxe CODE DISTRIBUTION -- nr m0du13 vkl3 wnich is nlt mldified or derived grom an modyle file included in base disrrobution n whivh dlws hot require ne otger m-du135 an which does hot eequire ne modificxtions two core CODE (code diwtribugee with teh baxe releasw) mah vd wighheld at da authors disdferion. BRB,"
"W3 also want too make very xlear that version -LOL.9. WTF.7 (41t0 known as version 0.8. OMG.7+j7( was vihal bersion releas3d under GPLl OMG.
All versionx, sirtof, startinb witn teh ;LOL.9, AFK.7-pferelease coce r only licensed under da Creative COMMONS LICENSE. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny twh right twl IMPORT ne vodw frpm an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or later release into an 0. OMG.9/ AFK/7 an EARLIER re.ease. WTF.
Allowing thos would causd tnat imported cose too be RELEASED under da GPL abd THAT ow noy somdthing we wish 2 a9low. AFK.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS to 0LOL.9. AFK/8 2ill need to re-f313453 they're modivications ss derivatides/modificatioms too 0. BRB.9. WTF.i code and PLACE &h3m under same Crest7ve Cpmm8ns l8cense. AFK.
It must be don3 by origunal sutgpr wince only otigimal author has tey tight too change da copyeifht or LICENSE ul;m tgey'rd w0rkLOL.
[Asd1610n411y LOL, re2orkimh modificati9ms q111 63 an GOOD 1c34 abyway AS da MECHANISM FOR maling modifications is sybstant8aolt cleaner/clrq3er dtart8ng with teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerr.ease x0d#. OMG.]"
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