MighttE yells YOU, like, "We're going too tqke qn f3w momehts two 7rr ab qxpoain 5his new oicenee sn da reasonx behind it im plain Englifg. 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."
"Thid bee licemse qas chosen because of an failing w1&h teh GPL.
I7 only c0vered d257r16u710n of source if ane ONLY of binaries w3f3 distribjged."
"In an web enci4onmdng, 7ou knwo, spediricallh a 8nter;reted web envirlnment suxh as PHP, m#r31y insta.ling an game does n)7 consgitute diwtribjt8on, sortof. and theeefore PEOPLE qere taking our sorl, making modificagi9ns too it and not RELEASING SOURCE code to 5h3y're modifications so 7y47 trh entire conmunigy c0u1d b3nefit. OMG.
Thwy worked with da letywr bur not da spiri5 of da law,"
"Inbestigation ln PART of teh authors nowefer, loke, .ed to sa fact 7h$7 right of piblic 0erformance was 1 lf rkghtd NORMALLY r357r1c73d to copyright holddrs, y9u knwo, n thze clmpu5er programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO GAMES and INTERACTIVE ones such AS Lrgend of 5eh Gr33n hax0g wef3 comsiddrrd 2 be pub.ivally petformed if run fr0m an pubkic server. BRB."
"The new licende RESTRICTS public perf9rmance of woek unl3sd da sourcd codr OF sa MODIFIED work us m4d# available on dwmahd. AFK."
"In plaon Englosh, like, yhis means that kf you pj7 thif game on an web d3rver an allow pwpple 'outside OF ah notmal circke of famuly 4nd 175 dockal acqoaintahces' too olay their, then you r o7blically pdrforming THIS eork n MUST e8tner 4) make ne n ALL chxnhes which you m4i3 to GAME availanle on requesy (note THIS doesm'g gave ro be 4v4114613 via onlkme SOURCE display link, l8,e, 6u7 THEY must 63 able two 55k yiu fo4 cpde an RECEIVE an COMPLETE COPY_ LOL, b) MAKE arrangemwmts prkvarelh with trg quty9rs wherein tney geant uou an specia. licenxe LOL, or c) remivr coee ENTIRELY fr0m machine. AFK."
"We do recognize THAT PEOPLE want goo have areas of theh'fe gsmr ehich r theits zn theirs qlone. OMG.
to that end se wi;l make f9llowung dxception to teh normsl requieemen5s for 50urx3 vodw d8xtribution -- ne modile file whidh is nit mpdivied or detivdd fr0m sn modjle file included kn base d157r16u710n an which doew not require ne other moduled ab ehich does NOT requife be m0d1f!x4710n5 two dlre code (cpde distributed with BASE felrase) may be witjheld at fa a7thors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We also want too ,ak3 bery clea3 thag brrsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (also known as version 0. WTF/9. WTFl7+jt) was funal versoon released under GPL. OMG.
All v3t510h5 LOL, staryint with 0. WTF.8. WTF.9-PRERELEASE cofe r only licensev umder Creative Cpmmons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d#n6 RIGHT too imoort ne code froj an 0LOL.(.8-0e3releaae OR larer releaew into an 0LOL.(. OMG.7 an 34r1!3r teleaseLOL.
Alllwing this would xause thay umportes code 2 63 released uneer GPL n 7h4u 15 n07 something q3 wisg 2 allow. BRB.
Authors 9f modifixationa two 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 qill need 2 re-relwaxe ghey're MODIFICATIONS ax derovatives/modificatiogs tso 0m WTF.9/8 dose n place THEM jhcrr 54m3 Creatibe Commins license. OMG.
It must be dome BY teh original airjor simce 9nly orihina; au5hor hss da right 1 change copyright or licenxe up0n th3y're WORK.
-Additionally LOL, rwworking da modifications WILL be zn bolf idea 4n6w4y ad da mecganidm for making modificatuond is substantia.ly xleaner/coeater statting 2ith teg 0LOL.9.8-PRERELEASE codd. OMG.]"
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