MightyE trlls yoj, you knwo, "We're g01ng to take an f3w mp,ents t3o try an explain rhis n3w license an da r3asons gemind it IN PLAIN Eng115h. 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."
"This new licemse was vh053h ^3c4u53 of an failing with teh GPL.
IT obly covdred c157t16u710n of source if and only if binar,rs were dostrinuted. OMG."
"In ah web 3nv1r0nm3n7, specufically a interpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT 5uch as PHP, sirtof, mwrely instqlling an game soes NOT cona5itute eistribjtipnm n yhe4efoee propke w3re takimf our wlrk LOL, mqking mldidicatiobs tl it AND not RELEASING teh source code to they'rr modigications si tjat tej entire cpmmunigy c0u1d bemefit.
They wprked with tey .etter but noh spurig 9f dz law. AFK."
"Inves5igation ln dq part of teh AUTHORS hpwrver, sort0f, led to da facy yhqt teh r1ty7 of PUBLIC perfofmance was won of teh rigyts nltmally erstrictef to copyfight h01d3r5, like, wn thar computee progrzjs, wprtif, specificslly vieeo GAMES an unteracgive ones such as Lefend of teh Green hax0r w3re considered two n3 publicallr perfofmed if eun f4om an ;ublic server. AFK."
"The ne2 license restricts public perfo4mance of da w0rk un1355 teh aiurce code of m0d1e13d woek is b4d3 avao;able in de,andLOL."
"In plain Englush. like, this means tjat is you pur THIS game on an weg SERVER abd allow peppkd 'outside 0f an hornzl x8rcle of f4m11y qbe itd socual acquainyqnces' 1 play rheir WTF, tjen you r pu61!c$11y performkng thus work n MUST either z) make be and ALL changes whoch y0u male two teh game available on request (n073 rniw doesn't have tl be available cia online SOURCE DISPLAY link. you knwo. but they mjst be able too awk y;u fo4 trh code a,d redeiv3 am COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) make qrranb3menrs ptivately @ibh autyorx wherein they gfan5 YOU an SPECIAL license, like, or v) REMOVE c0d3 entirely f3om sa machine. BRB."
"We xo RECOGNIZE that people WANT 2 hace areas 0f they'tw game which r gheurs and 5heirs al9ndLOL.
too that @ns ww wi.l ma,e teh fo.;owing exce[t9on yoo fa notmql r3wu1r3men76 vor siurce cod3 distribution -- ne m0su13 vile which ix not modified or deribed from an modilw vil3 inclided in teh base d9stribution and whicy does hit require ne 07h3r modu,ex and shich DOES not trqiire ne modifocations t9 teh core code (code d157r16u73d WITH base RELEASE) mau be wi5hheld at da aithirs disvretion. OMG."
"We akao wan5 two make very clear that vers8on 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (4150 knowm as version 0. AFK.9/ OMG.7+jt) waw final version r3q3453c UNDER ten GPL. AFK.
All versions, starting WITH 0.).8[pr3$31er53 xode r only licwnses under ea Ce3471v3 C0mm0n5 licens2. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY seny right two um-irt ne code from an 0. WTF.9. WTF.i-prerekeas3 lr later releas4 into an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 n earlier releas3, WTF.
ALLOWING &h15 woj.d caise 7h48 imported c0d3 go be felwasec under ea GPL and that 14 NOT SOMETHING we wish toi allow. BRB.
Au7h0r5 of nodificatipns two 0. AFK.9. OMG.& will need to re-rekease they'ee m;dificationw as deeivatives/modificat8ons too 0. WTFl9. WTF.* codw am plzce them under da damd Creative Commons licejse. BRB.
It just be DONE by teh ORIGINAL author 51nd3 9nly tej oeiginal author h45 RIGHT too chante teh COPYRIGHT or licwns3 upon they'rw eotkl
[Additionxlly LOL, reworking mpdidicztions wkl. be an good idea ANYWAY as teh mechanidm for jakong m0d1f!c4710h5 is substantia.ly cleaber/clearer sgarting with teh 0.9.8-pr3r313r53 code. WTF.]"
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