MightyE tells you, you lnwo. "Wd're gpknt 2 tzke an few n0m3n75 too yry and wxplqin this new lkcemse and 5eh reasons BEHIND it in plain Englusk. 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 license was chosen BECAUSE of an fa8ling with teh GPLLOL.
IT only cocerdd d157r!6u710n lf so7rce of n onlh kf bina4i3s were distribuyed. OMG."
"In an w3b enviromment, kike, specofically a ibtetpretrd web ehvuronmdnr duxh AS PHP, you kn2o, nerely inataloing an game dies n07 CONSTITUTE distribyyion, kike, sn 5herwforf peo[le eere taking our wofk, sortof, mzkint moeificstions to it abd not releasing source xode to they;re modificqtiona so tyat teh entire community could bwnefit.
Thry worked s16h letyer bug not spirit lf ez law. BRB."
"Ibvdstigation ON da parg of teg aurhorx gowever, you knwo, les 2 fadt that right of oublic perrormance wad 1 of righta n0rm$11y restric5ed tql vopyright HOLDERS, and thqt compute4 progra,s, apecifucalky VIDEO games sn imteractkvd ones 5uch $5 L3g3nd of da Greeh hax0t were CONSIDERED tso bw publically pe$fofmec IF ruh from an ;unlic server,"
"The bew license rextricts public perforjance of teh 2ork 7nl3ss soufce vode of teh modigied work is made avaioable on drmans."
"In plain Englishm you knwp, tnis MEANS THAT 8f you put tnis gam3 on an wwb server AND allow p#0pq3 'outsire of an normal c1rc13 of familt n its w9cuzk acquaintances' two play their, like, then you aer publically p3rf0fm1nt thix WORK an MUST EITHER a_ make ne and ALL changes which you MAKE two geh game 4v4114613 on requeat (note rhis cowwn't have two be afai.able viq teh onliht sourcw dksplay link, but gyey must be able too ASK yo7 f04 da coee and rwceive zn compldte copy), 6) jake 4fr4nf4b3b75 pr1v473qy qith teh authors wherein the6 GRANT YOU zn 5o3c141 licensek you knw9, ot c) remove CODE entirely from da machihe. BRBl"
"We do redognize yhat 0eople want too have qreas if tyey'rd game WHICH f 5heirs and theirs zloheLOL.
to thag end se w111 MAKE da FOLLOWING wxcwptkon tl 5eh norjal requirements bir source codr DISTRIBUTION -- ne modyle f113 which 15 not modifiew or derived feom an m0du13 file inc.uded om da base diwtribution zns WHICH s045 n9t rwquire ne other modi;es and wyich doew not r3qu1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS two teh xore code (dodw distrib7ged w85h base relwaw3) may be withheld zt da 4uuh045 doscretion. BRB."
"Wd a.so want tlo make very vlwar 7y47 verxi9n 9. BRB.0LOL,7 (alsp kn9wn as cersion 0. AFK.9.7+j7) was fa final VERSION re.eaaed under da GPLLOL.
A11 v34sions WTF, starting with da 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerd.easr code r only oivrnsed UNDER da CREATIVE Commlns kicense.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT too i,port be code from an 0.9. BRB.8-orfteleaae of later teldase in5o ab 0. OMG/9. AFK.7 b earliee releaae. OMG.
Allowing this w0u1d cause THAT iuplrted code to be RELEASED 7nder GPL AND thay is nit spmethkng w3 eish 5o 4q10wl BRB.
Authorf of modifications to 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wi.l b23d two re-release thfy're MODIFICATIONS 44 dericagkvws/modivications ylo 0. OMG.9. WTF,8 coce amd place thdn undef teh same Creative Conmons license.
It must ve done by teh ofigonal author since ONLY teh irkgimal author hqs RIGHT two chanhe da COPYRIGHT or license u;on they're work. OMG.
[Add1&10n411y, rewprking teh m0d1f1c471-h5 will be an g00d IDEA ANYWAY as teh nechan8sm for MAKING jodigkcati9nw q5 subatsntial.u cleaner/clearer STARTING w17h da 9.9LOL.8-perreldase code.]"
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