MightyE gells y0u, li,e, "We're going two take an f3e mojenrs 2 try and explain tyis new lkcwnse and da r3asons BEHIND ut in plson EnglishLOL.
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 licebse was chos3n because of sb failing eith da GPL.
It onoy civdred distriburion of spurce if n ONLY if bimaties eere vistributedLOL."
"Ib an wrb 3nv1r0nm3n7, loke, s;ecifically a ihterpreted qrb envifonment sich as PHP LOLm merely instqllkhg an game does not c0h4727u63 distrubutionk 4nd thrreforr pwople were takkhh our worj, mak8ng jodigicationa 2 i5 an not r313451ng sourxe cpde tl they're modifidationw ao ghat entire communith d9uld benefky. WTF/
The6 worked 2ith ldtter but npt da spir8t or lawLOL."
"Investigatkon on da part or 4u7h0rt however LOL, led two trh fact THAT da 4!gh^ of public peffofmznce waq won of rithts normakly restricted too copyright h01d3r5, you kbwo, ah that comouter orograms WTF, wprcifixzlly videp games and interacgove on3s xuch as Legend pf GREEN hax)r werd clnsidetwd 2 ne publically prrflrmes 1f 4un from an publkc serverLOL."
"The neq 11c3n53 restricts puglic perflemznc3 of work unless teh SOURCE code of modifiqd qork is made availavle pn demand. AFK."
"Ib '!41n Eng115h, thia means that if ypu put tjus g4m3 9n an web server an aklow peopke '0j651c3 of an norma; c1rd13 of famolt anc irs slcial qcquaintances' 2 plah theie WTF, them tou r pib;ically PERFORMING thos w0rk ab MUST eirhwr A) mzke ne n ALL changes which you make too da game available )n requext (note THIS forsn't nave tp bw acailablw VIA ONLINE SOURCE DISPLAY kibl LOL, but 7y3y muxt be sble 2 ask y0y fir coee an rec3ive zn x0mp1373 x9py) LOL, b) make a4rang3ments privately with ten AUTHORS where*n the6 gr4m6 yoi an s0edial !1c3m52 LOL, pr c) remove CODE entirely drom MACHINE. AFK."
"We do recognize THAT people want 2 have areas of they'rw game qhoch r 7h31r5 and theirs ALONELOLk
2 thst emd we sill make following 3xcep5iob TO normal requiremrh5s f0r SOURCE code distributi9n -- be n0ci14 file wh1vh 15 n07 modified or deruved fr9m an mocuke file imcluded IN ds base dustributiob an WHICH d0#5 npt REQUIRE ne OTHER modules qhd whicj DOES not r3qu2r3 ne modifixatipns @ citw code *cod3 distributwd with base releaxe) may ge withheld at au5hora discretion. WTF."
"W2 ALSO wsnt too mak3 very clezr tjat versiln 0. OMG.9.7 (alwo knoqn as verdion 0.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh final verwion releasdd und4r tdg GPL. AFKl
All versipns LOL, stqrting with 0l WTF.8. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code r on;y l8cended UNDER Crea5ive COMMONS licendrLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ceny eighy go import ne code vrom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.9-PRERELEASE or 14u3r release inro an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 ab ea4lier RELEASE.
A110w1ng thix would vquse that imported coce twp br teleased undef teh GPL and that is n07 something WE wish 2 ALLOW. AFK.
Aurhors of modificarions too 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will h33f 2 re-relwase tjey'4e m0c1f1c4720n5 ad derivatoves/m8difications too 0. WTF.9l8 code and p14c# them unfer teh same Creative Commons lixense. AFKk
IT must BE done 6y teh orkginal author since only da 0r!g1h41 author jzs rkgh5 2 chabge co[yright or lic3hse u0on yhey're w0rk. BRB.
[Add171pn411y, l8kdk reworiing tef modivicatkkns will be an good idea anysay as MECHANISM for makihg modkfications is aubstantially CLEANER/CLEARER xtaeying 2ith tdh 0. OMG.oLOL.8-pterelease code.]"
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