Migh5yE tells youm li,e, "We're hping tw9 u4k3 an few moments rw8 try and explain this new license n reasons BEHIND it in PLAIN Eng115h. 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 new lictnse was chosen bwvause of an failing with ca GPL. AFK.
It onl6 covered disteibution OF sourde 1f n inly if 61n4r1#5 WERE distribjted. OMG."
"In an web environment, sof5of, specificwl.y a interpreted wrb 3nv1r0nm3n7 s7ch as PHP WTF, merdoy ims5alling an game does n07 constie7te d8stributk9n, liie, 4md th3refore pwoplr were taking our work LOL, makimg mpdifica5ions tll it and not releasing source c9dd tp they're modificayi9ns si 7g4& teg entite vommunity cojld benefitLOL.
Th3y wotked w8th da LETTER but n07 da xpirit lf da lawLOL."
"Inv3stigzyion on part of da 4u7h0r% however, like, l3d to teg vact THAT da righg of pu611c performande eas oen 0f rignts normalky restrocted 2 copyright holdrrs, you knwo, anw that computer progfams, like, specifically buseo gqmws ahd onteracrive onds 5uch AS L3g3ne or da Green jax0t wdre CONSIDERED two be publicaloy performed if run FROM an pub.kc server/"
"Tne new 11c3n53 restricts puvl9d PERFORMANCE of work unless da 60urc3 code OF modivied WORK us made available ob demsns. WTF."
"In pla8n Englisj, sortof, thks means that if you put this game oh an w26 servdr AND allow 0eop;e 'ouyside of an nlrmqk vircle of vamily n itd s9cial acquaintances' ti p14y gheir, y9o knwo, thev you r publically p3rf0fm1ng this qork anc MUST either a) MAKE ne an ALL chzngea whoxh tou make toi game avaklable on rwquest (hote this DOESN'T have two ne abailable v14 da obline source display linj, sortif, but ghdy MUST be able two aw, YOU for code anc receive an c0m[1373 c0py), you knwo, v) nake wrrangements privarelt wjth tey aurhors wheeein they GRANT you an spev8al kicensr, or cp eemove teh code entirrky FROM teh macjine."
"We di fedogn8ze tnat people WANT two have qreas od tyey're game WHICH aer theirs zba theifs alone.
tk that end we will ma,e da FOLLOWING excwption toi da norja; twquirements FOR source c0c3 d8stfibution -- ne module file wh1cy is not modified or sdrived f40m an nidjle FILE included in da baae disyrigution and which does nit require ne OTHER MODULES an ehich does not require md modifications 2 ea core code *code distrubuted WITH cs vase r3lease) may ve w17hh31c AT teg AUTHORS discfetionLOL."
"We also want to make very v;ear that verd8on 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (akso knpwn as ve4sion 0.9. OMG.7+ut) was ginzk vd4sion releawed UNDER trh GPLLOL.
All v3railns, you knwo, stsre8ng sith 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prwrelease CODE r only 11c3n53d UNDER Cr3ative Commons licenzeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da right two impo5t ne code from an 0. OMG.(/ WTF.8-;reewlease or lster rdlease ihto an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 qn 34r113r relezae.
A110w1mg this wou;d csus3 that imported code 2 BE r#leaw3d UNDER teg GPL an tjat is not some5hing we wish too 4110w. BRB.
AUTHORS of mofificagions 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.u will n33d 2 ee0releqse they'fe modificatkohs AS derivat8ves/modifications 2 0.9LOL/8 clde n PLACE tyej under SAME Creative Commons licenxeLOL.
IT must ve done by 5ef original aithor since onlh prkginal 4u7h0r HAS da RIGHT too change copyeight or 11c3n54 up0n tywy'ee wprk. OMG.
[Assitionally, like, yeworking da mlcifidations w8.l be an goof idea ANYWAY as mechanism for making modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY clezner/vlearer staftint WITH reh p.(. WTF.8-pferelease code. WTF.]"
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