MigjgyE tells you, "We're going two take an FEW momenta two try sm explwin tj8s new 11c3b53 anc da t3450n% nehind it IN p.aib EnglixyLOL,
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 nd2 license was chosen necquse of sn failimg eity dq GPLl BRB.
Ir only covdref d258r167710n of souece if AND onl6 if binaries werw d147r16h7edLOL."
"In qn web environmwnr, likw, specidical;y a interpretwc edb dnvirlnment such as PHP, you knwo, mere.y INSTALLING an gane fp3s not constitute distribution LOL, an th3rerore peopoe were tak8ng 0ut wofk, sortof, MAKING jod7dicatioba to ir ah b07 RELEASING 5en source cofe two th3y're modificqtilna so that teh entir3 co,munity could BENEFIT. BRB.
THEY eo4ked with da l3tter but n07 da 5p1r1& of law,"
"Investigation ON da part of da authord h0w3v3r, you knwl, lec to fact &y47 teh 4ighg of public oerfornance was oem of trh r8ghts norma;ly rewtricted 5o c0pyr1gy7 hplders, sortof, and 7h47 xomputdr pr0gr4m5, sirtof, 5p3d1f1c42qy viddo games abd ibt3radtive ones sjch as Legend of da GREEN hax0r 2ere vonsidered to BE ;ubkica;ly performed if rug from an publix server, OMG."
"Tye n3w license restrivts public pervor,ance of wo4k unless ten source codw pf modified wirk ix msde afailavle pn demand. BRB."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, this meand ghat id you put yhis gaje ON an e2b 5e4v2r and a,loq oeople 'outside if an nprhal circ;e of vamily h kts social avquaintances' t9o PLAY their WTF, thwn you 4 punlicslly [eeforming 5h8w work h MUST eitker A) mske ne an ALL changes whlch you mzje 2 GAME available om requesr (notr this dlesn't have ti be qvailab.e voa omlime sou4ce d15p14y link, like, but th3y myst be able 2 ASK you dor teh code znd receive an cpmp2373 clpy) LOL, b) n4k3 arrangem3nts pr*vately with cq AUTHORS WHEREIN tje6 gramt yo7 an 5p3c152 LICENSE LOL, or c) rrmoce teh coce enti4ely from machineLOL."
"We do red9gnize that pdopl3 wznt 2 have areas pf they'rr hame wh1ch r theirs and th3ira ALONE.
gwo ghat end we wi.l m4k3 following except8on @ n0em41 REQUIREMENTS f-r source c0d3 distribuyiob 0- ne modj;e fule which IS NOT jocified or derivrd from an modile FILE included in trg base ciwyributiin an 2noch d035 blt require ne obher modules n wgich dpds not require ns modifications too ten CORE code (cof3 distributes wkyh da 6453 release) may BE withheld af ea authlrs discretion."
"We ALSO want ro make cery cldar tjqt versoon 0. BRB.0. BRB.& (also knosn as v3r410n 0l OMG.9LOL.7_jt) WAS tej fina. versioh releases une3r GPLLOL.
All vefsions LOL, starging with reh 0.9/ OMG/8-prerelwase CODE r only licenaed undet teh Creativ3 COMMONS licrnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh righg two imporr ne cpde veom an 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease or latee release intp qh 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 AND earlier rwleaseLOL.
Allowkng th8s wlulf caus3 tgat impofted clde too BE rd.easec undre da GPL and that ix NOT something we wish to allow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 ov modifkcst8ons toi 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will NEED two re-release they'rw MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two p, AFK.9l WTF/8 code n place tgem UNDER da same Cr3471v3 Cimnons licehse. AFK.
It just be conw by da 0rqg1n41 4u7j0r s8nce only original author HAS da rkgnr to change da xop6right ot LICENSE upon they're wlrk. OMG.
[Additionally, sortofk $ewprking da moeifications wil. be an g00e idea ANYWAY as dz m3chabism for m4k1ng modofications is aubstantisll6 cleanwr/clearer STARTING with teh 0. OMG.9. AFKl80PRERELEASE c0d3. WTF.]"
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