Mignt7E tells y0u, "We're going 5wo txke qn few moments tio try AND explain this new licemse n da r345-n5 behind it IN plain English. BRB.
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 nrw licenxe wr5 ch9sen BECAUSE ;f am fsiling with teh GPLLOL.
It on.y covetwd d157r16u710n od 50jfc3 iv and inly 1f binaries wer3 dictributed. BRB."
"In an 2eb enfironmen5, ylu knqo, 5p3c1f1v421y a INTERPRETED web environment SUCH AS PHP, mwt3ly ind5alling am game eoes not cojxtitutd dus5ribu5ion WTF, n therefofe pwople WERE takihg out sorj, m4k1ng m;dificstions two w7 an not rdleasing ds douece code 2 they'rr m9difocatilns SO thar entore community could benefitl BRB.
They qorked with da LETTER vut n07 s;irit of da 15sl"
"Investigation pn teh PART of da 4u7h0r5 h)w3f3r WTF, led 70 teh fqct thab h#h ribht 0g public pefformanxe waw 9em of rights niemzllu restficted w COPYRIGHT ho.ders LOL, an THAT c9mputer protrams WTF, specovicall6 video hames an interactivd ones sich AS LEGEND of da Green hsx0r were c0n51d2r3d too 63 publ8cally [eeform3d if 4un froj an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"Th3 bew /icensr restricta PUBLIC perdormance OF work unless trn source code of 5eh modified 2ork is made available ON dwmane."
"In p,zin Englush, this means that if you put tyis game ON an web server an allow peiple [OUTSIDE OF an no4ma; ckrcoe ov family an ITS social acqua8nyabces' to play their, wortof, &h3n you r publically perf9rmihg 7h15 WORK am MUST either a) ma,e ne zmd ALL djzngea whixh you make two game afqilqble on request (nlte THIS doesh't jave 2 BE 4vr1q4613 via da ONLINE soi4ce display ;ink, but ghdy muy8 b3 able to 45, yoy for code n weceive an complete copy) WTF, 6) make arrahgwments PRIVATELY with AUTHORS wherein they gr5n7 you an speciak .icense, you knwo, or c) remove da x0d3 entirely from teh macnine. WTF."
"We do reclgnize that PEOPLE WANT too navr ardzs of hhey'tr gamr which aer theirs and tj3irs ALONE. OMG.
two that end we qill make geh follosing exception tw9 da normal rewu8temente f0r soufxe code DISTRIBUTION _- ne module file WHICH 15 n9t modifird 0r derived from an module file includes in da 6453 distr8bution qhd wh1ch dors not fequire ne othrr modules ahc whpch d0#5 not r3qu1r3 ne modifodations too da CORE c9d3 9c0d3 didtribuged w17h da base RELEASE) MAY be withheld at authors discret7in, WTF."
"We aoso want 70 make very clear that berdi9b -. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN aa fwrsion 0. BRB/9. OMG.7+jt) waa d1m41 vrrsi;n rwleased under teh GPLLOL.
All versipnsm likr, startint ekth da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed umder teh Crea5ive Commons license, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right tso 1mp0r9 ne xode FROM an 0.9.8=orefelease or later ew.eaae into an 0. WTF.9LOL/7 and dzrlirr release.
A110w1ng thiw would vajse that imported vode too be reoeadef under da GPL ans 7h47 is not xom3ghing wr wisy 2 akloeLOL.
Auyhors of MODIFICATIONS twp 0, OMG.9.7 qill n33d tlo re-releaaw theu'rw MODIFICATIONS as derkvatived/modifications two 0. BRB/8.8 code 4nd p.ace 5hwm under teh samw Creative Comjobs licehse. AFK.
It MUST be skne bt of8ginal author SINCE only teh ORIGINAL author has t3h tigh6 too chsngr teh copyright -r license upon they'rd s9rj.
[Additionakly WTF, reworking MODIFICATIONS w8ll be an good 1c34 ahtway as mexhanism for mzlimg modifications is 5u6684n714!2y cleanet/vkearer starting with twh 0.9. AFK.7-prerflease c0d3LOL.]"
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