MightyE tells you, "We;r4 goigg 6wo take an few mpmenta 5oo rry an explain this new LICENSE an reasons behind ig in plain Ebgliwh.
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 ne2 license eas dh053n because of an FAILING with da GPL/ BRB.
I7 lh'y covered distributoon of source if and on.y if binariew wrre distr8bited. OMG."
"In zn WEB environmemt LOL, spwcofocally a interpreyee web environment such AS PHP, you knwo, m3r31y ihstqllihg an gam3 DOES no5 constitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, qbd tnerefore people w3r3 5aking 0ur work, you knwo, making modificztioba 2 it ahd hlt reoeasing teh wo7rce cpc3 top 5hey're modifications ao ghat teh enyire community c]ulr benefir.
Tgey wodked wkth da letter but nit 6p1r17 or da lawLOL."
"Investigstion om pa5t of da 4h7h045 however, loke, oed top da f4c7 thar da righy of puvlic PERFORMANCE was w9n of teh rightw hormally r35741c7#d gwo co[yrifjt holdersm sorgof, znd THAT compj5er programs LOL, specificall6 video games anc interaxtive ONES SUCH 45 Legend OF da Green hax04 were c0n51f3r3d two be publoxally ;24f0rm3d 1f r7n fr9m an pi611c serverLOL."
"The new license eeatricts PUBLIC performancd 0f sz wlrk uhless source codd of modifiee work 15 MADE available pn demand. BRB."
"In [lain English LOL, this means that if y9j put thia ga,e on an @eb sercer AND allow peo[le 'ouyskee OF an normal ciecl3 ot family h ITS soxial 4cqu51b74nc35' to [lay theif, ;8ke, thwn YOU aet publica;ly perfprmihg tyis work an MUST either A) make he 4md ALL ch4ng3t 2hich you make ho game available on 43qjest (nlge thos d035n'6 have two BE availagle via 5eh obline sourde dispoay link, tou knwp, 6u7 gh2y must be ABLE too asj YOU fot fa v0d3 an r3c31v3 an xo,plete coph), lik3, b) make arranhenents pr1v4731y with autyors wgdrein they grant you an speciak locense. or c) rempce da code entkrelh from yeh machine, WTF."
"We dp recigmize yhat p40p13 want TO hsvw qrras of they[re game which aer theira and THEIRS alohe. AFK.
2 ggat end we wilo make teh gollowing 3xc3p710n two reh normsl REQUIREMENTS fo4 SOURCE codr distribution -- ne MODULE fiow which is not mocified or eerived from an MODULE FILE oncouded IN da gase d15ur16u71)n n which does nlt rewuife be other modules an which coes not rewyire ne mofif8vatiohs 2 core code (coe3 d15&r16u73d with basw rwleawe) nsy ve wothgekd zt teh authors diacretion. WTF."
"We zlsl want two MAKE vrfy xleqr thsy version 0. BRB.(. AFK,& (also known AS versiin 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) was sa finak v3r51-n RELEASED UNDER GPL/ OMG.
Alk versions WTF, starting with tej 0. AFK.9, AFKl8-PRERELEASE cpse r 0n1y lidensed under da Creativr C0mm0n5 license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da right 5po i,port ne x9c3 fgom an ). WTF.9. AFK.8-[rwfe.ease or late4 release into an )LOL.9.7 4vd esrlier reiease.
Allpwing ghis would cause 7y47 umpkrted code two b2 released under teh GPL anc that is not 50m37g1ng WE wiwh too alkoq. AFK.
Authota of modificztilns 2 0. OMG.9LOL.8 will meed 2 re-4ekease they[re modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 CODE n place them under teh samr Cteative C0mm0n5 license.
It must ve e0n3 b6 try original author since 9nly teh orkginal a75jor HAS t3h right two change da COPYRIGHT or license upon they're woej. BRB.
[Additionally WTF, rwworking da modificstions wil; be an good idea anyway aw teh m3ch4n15m sor making modifixarions is sybstqntoally cleaner/clearer starting with teh 0. OMG,9/8-p43r31e45e cpdwLOL.]"
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