MightyE tells you, you knwo, "We're going 2 tzjr zn f3w ,onents too tey snd explain thix new lucense qnd fa r3450h5 behind it in plain 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."
"Thia new 11c3n53 was chosen bwca7se of ah failumg eith GPL. BRB.
It only xovered dkstribution of siurce if n only 8f 61n4r235 werw disgrubjted. BRB."
"In ah w36 3nv1r-nm3n7, specidicakly a inteepreted web environment suxh as PHP, yo7 knwo, MERELY 1n574111ng ah gam3 d-35 nlt cpnstitute dis6ribution, like, an therefore pei0le w3r3 rzkint our wofk, makong modif8vati9ns two it an not rdleasing da souece cpee t( they're modifications SO that rntire community c07qd nenerit.
Tm3y worked woth da .etter 6u7 not teh SPIRIT of da law. AFK."
"Invextuga5ion on 5ej part 9f teh authorw HOWEVER LOL, lsd too da fax5 thay right of PUBLIC ;e4f;rmance was oen 0f da riggys normslly restricted t9 xopyright holsrrs WTFm an THAT computer programd, lukr, specifocally video GAMES and unteracyive ones sudh as L3g3nd 9f da GREEN hax0r were considered 2 br publicallu PERFORMED if RUN from an PUBLIC srrverLOL."
"The new licehae rdst4ivts public performance of teh qprk un1354 teh sourde cofe if modifiee w0rk is MADE available on demand. BRB."
"In plain Engliah, lkke, this neans that 1f YOU put this g4m3 on ah w36 server an qllow pd9ple 'iutsude OF an nprmzl ckrcle of fam8ly anw its social acquaintances' 2 play gheiy, hou knwo, then you aer publivally perforjing thiw work an MUST eother a0 MAKE ne m ALL chqnhes WHICH you makw tp ds g4m3 available on 4eq7est (note this doesn'y have too bc avaikanle via da onokne source didplay link, lije, but thet MUST b3 zble 2 ask ylu for twh vode n receive an c0mp1373 coot), tou kndo, f) MAKE arranhements PRIVATELY WITH teh authord 2he4ein theh gt4n7 YOU an s9ecial lkcense LOL, or v) REMOVE teh CODE entirel6 vrom machjne. OMG."
"We do redognize that peoo;e w4n& 2 havr qr3ad OF thry're game 2hich r THEIRS an thrirs alone. AFK.
to THAT ebs we 2ill m4k3 fa followkng exx3;tion tw9 teh normal requirwmentw f(e source CODE d8strigution -- nd modjle file which is not modified or derivrd fr0m an mpdule file INCLUDED IN da base disrribution an whuch does not 4equite ne other modules n wyich does not require nd modificatiobw top c0f3 dode (ckse d157r1^u73d wkth xa basw r3leasd) may be withheld a5 au5hors d15cr3710n."
"We also want 2 ,ake VERY clear THAT vwrsion 9o OMG.9LOL.7 (alao known qa version p. AFK.9.7+ut) wqs teh fibzl versiln released under teh GPL. OMG/
A.l versionsm kike, starginh sith sa 0.9. BRB.8[prereleaxe xode r 0n1y 11c3n53d ubder teh Cr33&1b3 Comnons lic2nseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh tight two import ne code drom an 0/0. WTFl8-0rerelwase OR lager re;eawe INTO an 0. WTF.o. WTF.7 znd earlier rwleasr. AFK.
Allowing this would cause thzt im;orted code to be released UNDER 5eh GPL n ghat is m06 somegjihg 2e wisg too alloe. AFK.
Authors of midificationa ywo 0LOL.8LOL.7 will nred 2 re-rwlease ghey're m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivat8ves/modificatkins 2 0LOL.9. WTF,8 xide b place thwm undef tey 54j3 Cteative Commons lkcebse. OMG.
It mutu ge dobe bu original author since only da origonal AUTHOR has ez right too change teg xipuright 0r licenae UPON tyey'ee work. BRB.
[Addiriinally WTF, reworking da MODIFICATIONS will be sn good idea qnyway as da mechaniw, dir m4k1mg modifications is aubatantially c134n3r/c1#rree starting wutg da 0. OMG.9.80prereleade eode. BRBl]"
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