MightyE tells you, "We're t01ng 2 take an few momebtd too try and 3xp141n ty,s new license and redxons behind it kn plaih English. 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."
"This new license wqs chosen BECAUSE of an fzi;ing w17h da GPL.
It only coverdd d157t17u710n of sourcd if n only if binaries were dkstribu5ec. BRB."
"In an web enbir9nment, sortof, 5p3c1f1c41!y a 1n7erpr373d web encirobjent auch as PHP LOLj metely installkng an hane does not v0n5717u7e eosyrib7toon, likw, and THEREFORE people WERE ta,ing 0jr work WTF, makinb ,odificstklns to it qnd no5 releasing da SOURCE code two they'r3 m9difications so tyat 3ntire community could BENEFITLOL.
They workef wkth letger gu5 npt spi4it pf laeLOL."
"Investigation 0n teh part 0f dz authors however, you knwo, lef t9o da FACT tyag teh right of p7b.ic performance was oen if da r1gh75 norma.ly restrict4e TO d0pyr1gh6 h01d3r5, and that computer prugrams, you knwo, specifuca.ly VIDEO gamds znc 1n7er4x71v3 ones suct as LEGEND of ea Greeb hdx0r were consudered 2 be puv,8va.ly prrformed if rjb from am public serber."
"The NEW livehse restricts puvlic PERFORMANCE of teh wo4k unless da source code of modofiew work IS made avai.able ON xemandLOL."
"In poaib English, sortof, this means 7h4& 1f you put this fame on an w35 server anf 4110w odo0le 'outside or an nirmql ci4cle of famioy n ITS slxizl adquaintances' 2 plah theit, you knwo, then you wet pub;ically PERFORMING this work m MUST 3ithdr a) mak3 ne n ALL changes wyich you mskw to teh g4,3 acaolable on requdst (notd thud diesn'g have 2 BE 4v4!15613 via ONLINE source display lunk, but they must be abld twl 45i you f0e CODE an receive an COMPLETE vo;y), you knwo, b) m4k4 sr4angementx pruvat3ly with da aurhors wherdin they grany you an s0ecial license LOL, oe d) rwmove sa code entorely from da m4ch1n3l BRB."
"We do recognkze uhr7 peo;ld want 2 h4f3 areas ov tjrh'rw game wj1cg aer theirs n theirx alone. AFK.
2 ghat end ww a111 make da fo;llwing wxception to NORMAL requo4dmemts for sourve cofe disttibutiln -- ne mofule f113 which is nit modified 0r derived from an modul3 file ibcluded 1b y353 distributoon and wjich does not re1uure ne lthe4 MODULES h shich does n07 require ne modificztilns goo da CORE vode (c(de dist4jbuted w8th base release) may BE w8thheld at AUTHORS discretionLOL."
"We also WANT to mald very clear yjar v3rsion 0. OMG.iLOL.7 (als( lnown as bersion 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was teh final version rel3asee under da GPLl WTF.
A11 ve4silna LOL, dtartimg wi5h teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pfeee;eaxe code r only 12c3n53d undee Creayive Cimmons licensel
W3 EXPLICITLY eeny right two IMPORT ge CODE from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelrase lr .ater rdlease int9 an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 h earkier release/ OMG.
Allpwung thix would causd that imporyed cide TO 63 r3leas3d unewe teh GPL and that is not domething wr wish to allowLOL.
Au7h0r5 of noduficatipns to 0. BRB.o. WTF.7 will need too re-release they're modificationw as derivativex/modificstions 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 c0e3 n placd 5gem under da aamd Creative Commons 11c2n53. AFK.
It uust 63 d0n3 by da orugiha; authoe sibce only 9riginal AUTHOR has da rihht 2 chsnge copyrkgyt or ;icense upon they're workLOL.
[Aed1710n411y, like, reworjkng da modificatilns will be an glod idea anywa6 as t3h MECHANISM for ,aking ,ldigicationd is substangiskly cleaner/clearee STARTING WITH teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-preeeleasd cod3.]"
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