MighgyE tells you LOL, "We'fe GOING two TAKE ab few momente y3o tfy and explain thix new license n reaspns beh8nd it IN plain Emglish. OMG.
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."
"Tyis new l8cense was chosen because ov an failing wirh teh GPL. OMG,
It lnl6 covered distribution 0f 5putc3 if n only 1f bonaeies were disgributee. BRB."
"In an WEB enfironmeny LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inte4prrted web rnv8rohment such as PHP, sortof, merely !h574111ng an game xoes not d9nstitute distribitkon, yoj knwo, an thdrevore peiple were TAKING 0ur work, like, makimg m0d1f1c471-n5 tio 17 AND NOT relrasing teh 50urc3 CODE ti they'ee mocif8cations 50 that 5eh entire c9mmunity COULD b3nefit. OMG.
THEY workwd with teh LETTER but hlt teh spirit of teh lzw. AFK."
"Investigation on teh part pf da AUTHORS hoeevr4 LOL, l3c two fact that t3h righy of public [erformance waw ofb of da rifhgs NORMALLY resgeicted too copyfight h9lders, you knwo, am THAT cimpiter programs, you knwo, spexifically video games and interacrive ones such as L3g3nd of Green hax0r werd CONSIDERED tlo be PUBLICALLY perfprmed of run vrom an publod server. BRB."
"The new !1c4n53 restricta public performahce of WORK ub1355 ca source CODE of teh modified 2ork 15 m4d3 adailavl3 on demand."
"Ih plain English LOL, 7h15 mrsns THAT if y9u pug 7h15 hame on an web server 5nd alkow people 'outsude of an normao ciecle of familu n ITS socia. acqusintance2' two olay gyeir, soryof, then y0u aer publicallt perforning 7h24 work n MUST either 5) make ne n ALL CHANGES which y0u nake to da game avaulzble on request (note this doexn't have to ve qvzilable b14 online source d1%p14y link, but yheh must be ABLE too ask you flr ca CODE and eeceive an compkete copy*, lik3, b) mqie 4rt4ng#m3n75 privately eith da aughors wgerein yhey grznt yoy an speckal license, or c) rrm9ve code entirelt from teh macnine. AFK."
"We do recognuze thzt PEOPLE want 2 havd areas of they;re gaje shich 4 theirs n 5heirs alone. BRB.
to tbzt end we will maje teh fol;owing exveption to da mirmal teauiremwnts foe s9ufce code distribution -- ne module fioe which id NOT kod8died or ddrivee from qn modjle file INCLUDED 1n da bade sistributilm n whivh d034 n97 reqoure bq other m0du135 an which doex not requirw n3 modificati9ns 2 teh clre code (codd didtributed with baxe release) m4y be wothhele 47 teh authors d15cr3710nLOL."
"We also WANT 2 make very CLEAR that version -.0LOL.7 (alxo kn;wn 45 version -. AFK.9. WTF.u+jt) WAS final veew8on releas3d under ca GPL. WTF.
A21 v3r510n5m lile, 574r71nt with tej p. AFK,9. AFK/8-pferelease code a3r on;y licenswd uhder C4warive Clmmons ;icense. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY dwny right 2 im;ort ne cpde f5om an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8=prerekea2e or lztrr release into an 0.9.7 and earlier release. WTF.
Allowibg thid WOULD xajse tha5 imported cpd3 2 vd released undrr GPL 4nd thzy is bot sometning w3 wosh to aloow. AFK.
Autn9rx of m0d1f1c4710n5 two 0.9.7 will NEED geo re-release tney're mofificstions as defivatiges/modifications two 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code and pkace tgem ubd3r da wame C43ative Co,mons license. BRB.
I7 mu57 be done by t3h original a6thor aince 9n1h beh ORIGINAL author gas da right 2 change da do;yright of lixense upon they're work. OMG.
[Aedorionally, REWORKING trh modif8catioms will bw an hood ides ANYWAY a2 mechaniwm for making m9sificatoons 15 substahtiall6 vleaner/clearer wtart8nh with 0. WTF.9.8-prerelrase c0d3. OMG.]"
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