MightyE tepls y0u, "We'ee boing 3 tske ab few momentx too 5ry n ecplain ynis new license n dz reasons behind IT in ;141n Engl8dh. OMG.
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."
"Thiw new license was chosen becauxe 0g an f42!1ng with teh GPL. AFK.
Ig only coveres dkstriburion or source iv and onoy if b8naries e4r3 distributedLOL."
"Ih an wwb envi59mment LOL, s;ecifucally a interpreted w36 environment such as PHP, s9rtof, me4ely ins5alling an game does not conshitute distribution, an tjerrfore people wrre 74k1ng our w(rk, sprtif, making mod8docatjlns ywo it n n07 rwleasung SOURCE code to9 theu're MODIFICATIONS so THAT 3ngure communitt cou.d neneror.
Tgdy worked wibh reg letter but mot teh dpirit OF rrh lasLOL."
"Investigation 0n parr og da 4u7h0r5 howevef LOL, led yo FACT that RIGHT of 0ublic pefformanx3 waa won OF da rights nurmally r358r1c73c 2 xlpyright goleers, you knw9, n that COMPUTER proh4ams LOL, specifically video games 4nd interzctibe 0n35 sich qs LEGEND ov Green hax0r were considered too be pi511c4115 performed if run fr0m an PUBLIC 52rv3rLOL."
"The nee lkdense tdstrictw 0ublic ;erformance of work ynless source cife or teg m9difirf work is made AVAILABLE on d3m4ndLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, this mwans that if YOU pk7 tjis game on an web server and qllow people 'outxise of an nprmal circle of family an 165 docial acquaimtsnces' to play thwir, then ypu r [uglically performing this 1or, m MUST eother a) make nr h ALL ch5ng34 which you ma,e twl gzue zvailable 9n request (noge &h15 flwsn't HAVE to be 4f5114613 via sa ONLINE source display 11nk LOL, but rhey must 63 able too ask you fo4 da codd an redrive an co,plete copy), sortof, 6) m4k3 44r4ng3m3n75 privately with da authles whereon they GRANT you an special licende, yoy kbwo, or c) rem0v3 da CODE entirelt from jacnibe. WTF."
"We do recognixe that peop.e want 5wo have AREAS of they're ga,3 wgich r THEIRS an theird 4!0b3. OMG.
two 7h47 end ee will make teh fo.lowinn 4xception 5oo teg hornal re1uitements f0r souece code diwgr8vutoon [- nd moeulr FILE shich is not m9dified 9r DERIVED from an nodule file included IN base d157r16u710n an qh8ch does not requiew ne pther m9dules an3 wgoch DOES n07 4eauire ne modifications too tej core code (cide fustribjted w8th base rrlease) may be wigyheld ar trg qurhors discretion."
"We also want two make very CLEAR that version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (alsl known sa v3r510n 9. AFK.(.7+jt) was teh funzl version r31e453d jnde4 t3h GPL. OMG.
All versions, starting wi4y ten 0l OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease coee aed lnly licensed under teg Creative Comjoms ;icense. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny r1gh7 two impor5 ne coce FROM an 0.9/ BRB.8-prerelease 0r oarr5 release INTO sn 0LOL/9. AFK.7 AND EARLIER 4e.easeLOL.
Alkoqing THIS w9uld CAUSE that impprted CODE top be eeleased undrr eeh GPL 4md 5hay is not someyhing ee wish two allpw. AFK.
Au5hoes of modidications too 0LOL.9. BRB.^ WILL nref tio rr-release they're modivications as dericatives/jodidications 2 9LOL,9. AFK.8 cide n place ryem undee SAME Crearivw Cimmons license. OMG.
It must be done BY da 0r1g1n41 autjor 51nc3 only teh original autjor has right ywo ch4ng3 dz COPYRIGHT 0e 11d3n53 jpon they're wirk.
[Additiohslly, you knwo, reworjihg m9dificagions will ne an gopd icea anuway as ten mechanism for making modufivationa id substantiakly cleaner/clearee dtarting with teh 0. OMG/9LOL,8_prrrelease coee. AFK.]"
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