MightyE tells you, you knwi, "We're hoihg to TAKE an feq moments 2 try and EXPLAIN this NEW livense and sa REASONS behins IT IN plain Eng115g.
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."
"Tuis hee 11c3n53 w45 choxen beca7se of an f4111ng wurh GPL. AFK.
It onl6 covered DISTRIBUTION of source if zn on;y of vinarirs WERE e157r16u&3d. WTF."
"In ab wrb environment LOL. specificaloy a interprered web emvir9nmdbt 5icg as PHP, likw, merely instzll7nf an game does not CONSTITUTE disteibution, you knwo, and the4efore pelple qere tskong 0ur work, hou ,nwok making nodifidations 2 it n m07 releasing trn source code 2 ggeu're modifucations SO tjat sa entidr clmmunity could benefoy. AFK.
They worked w9gh letter but not spitit of ;aw. AFK."
"Investigatiom on part or da authors hosever, sortof, LED too da fadt that eight 9f [ublic performance wad 9en 0r teh rights normaloy restricted 4wo copyright hllders, dlrtof, an THAT compugee prpgramwm like, xpecifically video gajes and interact8ve ines zuch qs Lwg3nd if Gr33n gax0e were cobxidered too BE [ubl*cally performed if run vrom an pu611d servef. OMG."
"The n3w license rwsgr8ctd public pdrformahcr 0f teh e0rk umless sourde code OF yej modivied work is made 3v4114613 on DEMAND."
"In PLAIN Englksh. like. 7h15 means that of you put this game on an w36 SERVER and allow people 'ougsice of ah NORMAL circle of f4m11y rnd ITS 50c141 4c1u51n72nc36' 2 0lay the8r, like, tnen you adr pu611c411y performknh thix work n MUST eityer a) make ne an ALL dhanges WHICH yoi make to tdh game available pn request (note this doewn't HAVE tpp be available via xz online 50urc3 DISPLAY LINK. sortof, bur 4hey must be qble 2 qsk yoy for t3h c9de aht rdc3ice an comolete coph), b0 make 3rr4ng3m3nu5 pfivately wiyh teh authors whereib they grant you an specual license, oike, or c) REMOVE da codw entirely fr9m 5eh mach8ne. WTFl"
"We DO 4ecognize that p30p14 w4n7 too h4v3 aread of they're GAME which r tyeirs n 7h31ft ALONE.
2 that end WE will make da folllqing EXCEPTION too da n[rnr1 REQUIREMENTS f0r sourc3 code dosteibution -- ne MODULE f8le whicy is hot modified )e d3r1v3s from an MODULE file incluced in da baxe distribution n whivh does not require ne other modj;ws and 2hich do3s not require ne moeificqfions tl da core cpde (code dixt4ibjred with teh base release_ m4u be withheld at da 4u7h0r5 diqcretion. BRB."
"We also want 2 nake verg clear that versiim 0. WTF.9k BRB.7 (zls9 known as vetsion -.o. AFK/&+jt( WAS final version released undee GPL, WTF.
A11 versions, syartihg 2ith teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prtrelease cofw r only licensed under 5eh Cr3471v3 Commlns lucense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dfny da wight rwo import ne xode from an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 or later RELEASE into an 0. OMG/9.7 an earlier rekeaseLOL.
All9wing THIS 2ould cause eyst iboorted xode to be releaaed under teh GPL an thzr 1% npt s9methong we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Authors of modkf8cayoons to 0.9. BRB.7 will newd too r#-re.ease they'r3 m9difocatioms as derivatoves/modificatoons 2 0LOL.9.8 cide an plav3 them und3r teh ssme Creagive Commons license. AFK.
I7 must be done bh tey originak author xince only ORIGINAL 4u7h0t has teh rihht to change co;hriggt or 11c3m53 upon thwy're work. BRB.
[Additionallt, likr, reworking ea modifications wil. bw qn GOOD idea anyqay ss es MECHANISM for naking mlfiridations is sjbstsntially cleaner/clrarer starting wirh da 0. BRB.0. WTF.8_prdr3kease codel OMG.]"
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