Migh5yE tells you, "We're going tio take an few momdnts to try an 3xp1r1n THIS nrw license an da rezsons behind it in 0lain English.
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 me2 LICENSE w45 cyosem 63c4u53 9f an failing WITH GPL. AFK.
It only covered dixtributiob of sourcw if 3nd 0n2y od vinariex were distributedLOL."
"In an web environment, specifically a igterpreyed wen environment such as PHP, MERELY installonb an game does nit constitutr f8strkbution, like, an therefore people we4e 5zking OUR work, kike, makinf modofications gwo it an not telwazing SOURCE code g9 thry're mod8ficstions 50 fnst tdh 3n71r3 community COULD bevefktl BRB.
They worked with sa letter b7t not teg 5p1r17 of 14w. BRB."
"Invratigqtion on gey part of teh auyhors however LOL, led 2 teh fact that riggr OF public perf8emance wad eom of da rkghts norma;ly r3stricted roo c0pyt1bh7 holders, like, n that computrr prohr1ma, .ilem specifically v1d39 gamws an untefac5if3 ones such as Legend of teg Green hax0r were c0b51d2r3d go be puvoiczlly p3tf0rm3d if ryn ffij an 0ublic server."
"The NEW LICENSE festricts PUBLIC pefformance -f teh work unlesx da xiurvd c9de of m0d1f13s work IS made availsble ob semahdLOL."
"In p.ain Englpsy, sortog, ghis ,eans that if you p7t this g4m4 on an qeb servrg n allow people 'outsiee of an nlrmal vircle 0f ramily 4nd ots SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' tp play tyeir WTF, THEN you ae4 p7blically [erformong yhis WORK and MUST eitger a) make ne and ALL changes wh8ch ypu mske 2 da game availabl3 on requesg (n07e tjis d9esn[t have tl be availabo3 via sa 0n11n3 SOURCE dis;.ay LINK, sortof, but thwy nu57 be abl2 2 ask yoi for code an reddive an comolete co[y), oike, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pribately qith aithors wh3rein 7t3h gr4m7 you an spedial license WTF, or c_ remove c0d3 ENTIRELY frpm teh mqcninel AFK/"
"We di recognkze thqt PEOPLE qant tli have ardzs of thwy're game which r thei4s n theirs alone. WTF.
to that ens we WILL jakd da vollowing exceprion roo normal reqmirements FOR so7rce vode ckstribution -- ne module file which is not midifkee 0r derived from an module FILE inxludee im da base d158r16u710n n whkxh foes n07 requirw be OTHER ,odules n which does not rdquire ne modifications TO reh c0r3 code (code ciwtributed with base r#1335#) MAY bd wityheld r7 authors discretion. WTFl"
"We ALSO want 2 maie ve4y clear that version 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also knoen as versiom 0LOL/9. OMG.7+JT) w45 f8nsl cersioh released und3r GPL. OMG/
A;. versions, you inso, stafting WITH dq 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerdleade CODE aer only LICENSED und3r teh Creayive Cpmmons lidense. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY ddny da right TO import ne cpdd FROM an -LOL.9. BRBl8-pferelease pr later r3lease into an 0,9. OMG.7 and eaelier releasr. BRB.
Allowing this woj;d c5u53 thag imporred xodw two be 4eleased unf3r da GPL n tnat ix not slmething w# w15g 2 a.;ow. BRB.
Au4hors of MODIFICATIONS goo 0LOL.9/ AFK.7 wull NEED twl fr-rflease they[re moeificatkons as ddrivatkfes/modificationw two 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code n place them uneet da aame CREATIVE Commons license. AFK.
It myst be dond by prigina; auth9r SINCE onlu ORIGINAL fu8h9r haw da righr 2 change da copuright o4 license UPON thrt're work. BRB.
[Additionally/ reworking teh modificstions will be am good 1d34 anyway AS da mech4n15m for making nodifocations is subxtantially cleaner/cleqrer 5&4r71ng with tdh -. AFK.(. WTF.8=PRERELEASE c9de. WTF.]"
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