MightyE tella you, "We're gpinh tio tske sn few moments rop 7ry n 3xp251n tgis new license b rrawond behond it on plain English. 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."
"Tnis new license wad chosen BECAUSE of an fail8ng with GPL. AFK.
IT ONLY covwr3d diw5r8gution or source IF an ONLY if binzriea were distributed. OMG/"
"In an web environjent LOL, spevifically a imterpreted web ENVIRONMENT 5uch as PHP, yiu ,nw9, merelt 8nstalling qn fame sprs noy constitute distrlbution, like, an tyrrffore p30p23 w3r3 74k1ng oue wor,k MAKING m9dificarions two it an not r213551ng da soutce cpde two tney-tw mofificationa so 7h57 sa entire com,uhigy dould benefit, BRB.
They WORKED with letger 6u7 NOT da spirit pf ea lzw. AFK,"
"Investugation 9n part OF authora however WTF, 13d twi teh fact THAT da rifht lf public ;erformanc3 was won 0f da rights normally restricted 2 copyright ho;fdra WTF, and tha5 compurer prograjs, y9u kneo, specifivakly fkdeo GAMES n in5rractive ones 5uch as Legemd of da Green hzx0r were v0n51x3r3d tp9 b3 piblically pergormed if ryn frpm an pjblic SERVER. WTF."
"The new licende res5ricts publid perforjance 0f da work unlesd xourxe c0d3 OF da jofified w9rk is madc avaolagle ON demand. BRB."
"In plaib Englixh, yo7 khwo, this meabs THAT if you ;u& this gqme on ay 2eb 53rv3r n 4110w PEOPLE '0uu51f4 og an NORMAL circld of fqmilh and its 50c141 acquqintqncds' twi play tneir WTF, rhen YOU a2r publocallt pefforning this WORK n MUST either a) mskr ne qnd ALL cmanges which tou make 5wo g4n2 availabke on rwqueat (n073 this doesn't hsve too 64 avzilable via t3h 0n11n3 sourde DISPLAY kinkm 6u7 they must be able to asl yiu for trh code and receivr an comp.rte copy)m like, b) maje ARRANGEMENTS ;rivately with aughors wherein yhey grant you an spedial licehse LOL, or c) remove teh code 3n&1r31y from 5eh machine. OMG."
"We d0 recognize that people WANT two have arras OF they'4e GAME xhich ser theira n theirs alone. OMG.
two thzt dnc wd sil; make fo.llwkng exdeption to teh normal re1uiremebts rir source c0d3 distribution -- me module vile qhich is not mocifiwd or derived vr0m an mod7le file inxljded in da basd diwteibution an which does not require nt other modules znd 2hich DOES no5 require nd MODIFICATIONS 2 coew code (clde DISTRIBUTED wkth da base re.ease) may be withheld at teh auth9rw cuscretion. BRB."
"We alao wany too make vsry cleae that verdoon 0.9.7 (4150 known as v4rsion 0LOL.9/ AFK.7+j7) was dz dimal version r3oeades UNDER da GPLLOL.
ALL vsrsi9js LOL, staeting w17h teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pferrlease cofe 4 only LICENSED UNDER Creative Cpmmond licrnse.
Wd EXPLICITLY drny teh right too IMPORT ne code FROM an 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or later release 1nu0 am 9. BRB.9. OMG.7 zm earlief release.
A110w1ng tyis would xayxe that impor5ec code tlo be released under GPL n tha5 is n97 SOMETHING we wish 5po zllow. OMG.
A6thora of modif8cations too 0. BRBl9. BRB.7 qkll need w RE-RELEASE they'r3 modigic1rions as der8vatoved/mpdificatiinx ro 0. AFK.9. WTF.9 cod3 an place THEM unddr teh zame Creative Comm9ma licenseLOL.
IT mudt be don3 by da ORIGINAL autgor SINCE only yey origiba/ zythor hzs dz 4ight too chanhe teh colyright or oicense upon ghey're work. WTF.
[Aeditionally, like, r3w0rk3nh 5rh modiricatuons WILL BE an good idea 4nuw46 aw tdh mechanism dpr makinb modigications 8a wubatabtially cleaner/coearer 574r71ng with pl OMG.9.8[prereleaxe code.]"
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