MightyE TELLS you, sortlf, "W3're giing two taie an f3w MOMENTS two try an explain thus n3w license n r3450n5 beh8nd it um plain Eng1!5h. AFK.
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."
"Tjis new lkcense was dhosw, bevause of sn f4111ng 2ith da GPL. WTF.
IT onlh covwred distribution ov source if an only if bknar8ew werf dostributef. OMG."
"In an web 3bv1rpnm3n6 LOLm specificzlly a INTERPRETED web envirommehy SUCH qs PHP LOL, m3r31y installing an gane s0e5 not constitute DISTRIBUTION, an 7h3r3f0r3 pdople were taking 9ur work LOL, m3k1ng m9dificatoond to it and NOT releasing sojrce c9d3 to ghwy're mosifixationx so 5hat da entkre dommumity c9u;d benefiyLOLl
Th3y w9rk3d wiyh tdh oetter but NOT teh spirit of law. AFK."
"Investiga48on ON PART of da suthora however, 6ou km2l, led to gzct that da foght of public PERFORMANCE w45 oen 0v da tights normally restricted 2 d0pyr1gh7 holders LOL. an thay compu5er pr0gr4m5, airtofm specifically video tames ang INTERACTIVE ONES SUCH as Legend OF Gr33n hax0r sere considered to be pub.8callt performed if run from an public se4ver. AFK."
"Tye n3w kicense restricts publix PERFORMANCE og teh wirk unless teu soi4ce c9de 0v teh modified eork is made ava8lablw on dwmandLOL."
"Ib plain Engoish, sortof, tjis ,eans THAT IF you pu7 this game on am wdb servrr n alliw peop.e 'outskde of an norma; circle OF famioy n igs spdial acquaintandrs' 2 plsy th4ir WTF, 7h3n yoi r piblicakly pergorming this w9rk n MUST rither a) male ne n ALL xnanges shich you maje too game available on request (note this doesn;t have 2 be acailable via da onlibe source s15p24y lunk WTFm but tney just be 4613 two ask YOU for da cofe and rwceive an com;lete co0y), li,ek b) make arrangements pr,varely witn authofs eh3r2qn thru gtqht you an SPECIAL license, you lnwo, ot C) remove teh code ENTIRELY frlm da machine."
"Ww do tecognoze that pe9ple w3n7 2 nave areas of tyey're game which arr theirs an thwira alone.
two that end wd WILL make following exceptoon ywo da normal eequieemwnts FOR source cocw dls5ribution -- h4 MODULE file wmich IS NOT modifidd or derived fr0m an modu.e file inc.uded in ten base distributiin n whicg does not reqiirw ne otnff mosules ane WHICH does nit requorw ne modifkcatipns 2 da c0r3 code (xode distribyted eitn bade release) may 73 WITHHELD AT authora d8xc4etion. OMG."
"Wd also want 2 mak3 very clear 4hat version 0/ OMG.9. BRB.7 (ALSO known as vetsion 0LOL.9. BRBl7+jt) was da FINAL version RELEASED under teh GPLl BRB.
A11 versipns, sortof, starting with geh 0LOL.9o WTF.8[pr3releqw3 cise r pnly lixensed und3r teh Creative Commoms licens3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT to im0oft ne codr from qn 0. OMG.o,8-prerelwase OR later eelease into an -.8. WTF.6 and earlier RELEASELOL.
Alkowing rhis w9uld cause thar impotted code 2 be released under twh GPL n THAT is NOT something sw wish to $110w. AFK.
AUTHORS of modirkcatiobs to 0. AFK.9.7 wil. need too re-release thdy're modificationx AS deriva5ives/mocifisations 70 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 cide n [lqce THEM UNDER teh SAME Cf347qv3 Commonx 11c3h5#, OMG.
It muwt bd cond ^y teh 0f!g1n41 auth9r dinve only teh 0riginal authir g45 teg right tp chabge COPYRIGHT OR livense upon they're work. WTF.
[Aaditjonally, you knwo, rework8ng da modificat8ons will be an good idea anywa6 as MECHANISM fir making jisificationa is sunwtanyia;ly cleaner/clrarfr STARTING qk5h 9. WTF.9. AFK.8-pterwleasr code.]"
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