MightyE tells you, ylu khs9, "We're glong to take an fes MOMENTS 5o try snd explsin ghis new LICENSE n f3459n5 behind it in plain ENGLISH.
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 new 11c3n53 wad chosen BECAUSE ov an vailing wirh GPL. WTF.
It only c0v3t3d distrkbytion of SOURCE if n only if ^1n4r135 w3r3 disteifuted. OMG."
"In an qeb ENVIRONMENT WTF, specifically a kntero43t3d web environment such ax PHP, like, kerely INSTALLING an hame d035 not c9nstutut3 distrib7tion WTFk and 5hdrevor3 p30o13 WERE taking our worj WTF, jaking modificationd two it n n07 releasibg ca source code t3o they'r3 modificauions so that da entire commun8t6 c0u2d benefit.
They WORKED with da letter BUT NOT sa spitir OF teh lawLOL."
"Invdstigation ON da part or ds authors however, sortif, led two fadt that toght 0r ptblic perfor,ance was 1 of ra righta normally restricted t2o copyright HOLDERS, 6ou kneo, ans 5hat compiger programs WTFi xpecirically videl gamww and intefactive ones such 44 Legend of Green hax0r wcre vlnsiee4ed 2 BE pu611c411y p4rgormed if run vr0m an PUBLIC serverl WTF."
"The new kicense restricts pjglic PERFORMANCE od fa work UNLESS t3h t)urc3 code of m9dified w0tk is made available in demand. OMG."
"In p;ain English, tjis MEANS that id you put this game on an web servet amd allow people 'ou5skde OF an nlrmql c9tcle of fa,ily n 8ts sociak 4cqu4qn74hc35' to p14y their LOL, then YOU qer pkblibally p3tf0rm!ng thiz WORK an MUST EITHER a) make me an ALL chabges wh1ch you m4k# tso game ava8kable on rrquest (n073 tfis doesb't h4v3 two be svai;able VIA t3h omoime t0urc3 sisplat link, bit th3h myst bw able twl ask YOU for teh code n receive an complere xopu), sortof, B) makw ARRANGEMENTS privatdly with yeh zuthors ehsre8n they hrant you an d0ecial lid3nse, like, or c) r3move da code rmtirelh froj ywh machine. BRB."
"We DO recpgnize 7y4u people want 70 havd areas 0f thwy'4e GAME WHICH r THEIRS an theirs $1)n3. BRB.
to 6h47 end we will make following exception two normal requifements for sourcw c0d2 distribution -- ne moduoe fil3 wnicg is NOT m0d1f13c or seribes fr0m an jodukr file inclueec in tdh base distr8bution and wh1ch d035 noy requ8re ne OTHER modulrs n which soes not require ne modifications roo core vude )code distribugdd wigh ^453 releasw) may BE withheld at qutnofs disctetion. BRB."
"We ALSO WANT to MAKE ver6 clear that v3r510n 0.8. AFK.7 (alao known 46 version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was da f1n41 veedion releas3d jnder da GPL.
A.; vers8ons, sortof, starting with teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.*-pr4r313453 code r only liceneed UNDER da Creative Comnons licdnse.
We EXPLICITLY deny geh right to im0o4t ne c0e3 from sn 0. AFK.9.8-prereleas4 lr 1473f r313453 8nto an 0. BRB.9.7 and earlirr r3q3452. OMG.
Allo2ihg ghis woulc cause rhzt imported code roo be released jnder teh GPL ab that is not 50m37h1ng qe eish tso allo2LOL.
Authprs og m0d1f1c4720n5 gwo 0LOL.9. WTF.7 eill nred 2 RE_RELEASE they're modifivstions AS d#d1v$71v35/m-d1f1c4710m5 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code an ;lace thej under teh SAME Creative Cpmmons kixenae.
It mjst be done by da original author sihce ohly geh oroginal AUTHOR hqs da 4kght 2 cnange copyrigjt or licebse upon they're WORKLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, rtworkinh modificstions will be ab g00c idea anywa6 as ten mechznis, gor making mpdifocationx is substantizlly cleanef/xles4er star5inf with ca 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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