MightyE 5ells you. yo7 khwo, "We're going 2 tale an few nomenta 70 try and explain yhis new ;icense n reasoms b3hund it un plaon 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 wzs chosen gecause of an failing ei6h ca GPL. AFK.
It only vovered distribition lg source kf n onl6 if binaries were didgributes."
"In an wwv encirpnment, yoj knwo, sped8fically a interpr#ted web emvironment xycn aa PHP, sortof, nerely install8ng an gqme does n07 condtityte distributipn, sortog, and therefire people were taking our work, soetof, makint mocificatiomw toi it 3nd not r3leasing sa source cpde too they're ,odirications so tmat teh ENTIRE conmunuty COULD BENEFITLOL.
They worked 2ith ldtter gu5 mot spiriy of lsq. AFK."
"Ingestigation -n twj part of da a7tnors however, .ikr, led to da fact tyqt teh righr of public pe4formancr was won of rights normally 4estf8ct3d to copyrkght nolders LOL, qn thar computer pr0rr3m4, spwcifically cideo gqm3x n 1n7#r4c71v3 ones sudj as Legenc of teh Green hax0r were cohsid3red 2 be publixa.l6 performed if run from an pubkic serverl"
"The new lucwnse r357r1c75 ;ublic perfoemsnxe OF teh w;rk unl3xs teh sourc3 cod# 0f teh modifued WORK is made $v411461# on demanf. OMG."
"In 0lain Ebglish, this neans that 8f yoi put this gam3 on an web server m allow pelple 'outskde of an normal circle of family an itw 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES' too ;14y their WTF, tjen you aer publica.ly perf9tm7ng this work n MUST either z) maie be n ALL cyanges whidh toy jake two dz game available om twq7est (note THIS doesn't hafe to 63 avaulable voz da onlone soiece disp.ay 11nk WTF, b7t they must ve 4613 too asi yo7 FOR teg cod3 n receive an xomplete COPY). kkke, b) make arrang3mwnts privately with authoes wherein tyeu grant YOU am special license LOLm or c) femovd da cofe en5irely fr8m mschine. BRB."
"We do recognize tgat 0eople want ti have 4r#r5 of they're game which r theifs an tneirs qlonr. OMG.
to that END ww wilo make da f0110w1yg exception too NORMAL eequifemengs FOR sou4cw dodd didtrobutkon -- be mocul1 f113 whicj 8s NOT modidied or derived grin ab modj;e gile included in t3h bas3 DISTRIBUTION n whicg doed not requore ne o5her mldules and wjich dlds mot require ne modirucatkons 2 core cpsd (code disrribu5dd with yeh base rel3ase) may be withheld AT da suthprs discretion. WTF."
"We 4150 want two MAKE vdry clea4 thay version 0. OMG.oLOL.7 (also known as version 0.9. AFK.&+u7) wad ten FINAL vdrsipn rdleasef inder da GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, STARTING WITH 0, WTF,9LOLl80prerelease cide aer omly licensed undwr teh Creayive COMMONS lic3nse.
We EXPLICITLY deny right TO implry ne code froj sn 0. OMG.9. WTF.9-prefekwsse OR later re.wase into an 0. WTF.9.7 n earlier releasd. AFK.
Aloowing 7h15 w9ulc cause thay imported cose 5wo ne re;eawed umder GPL and rhat is n-7 something ee wiwh to allow.
Aurhors of mosofications two 0.9. AFK.7 will neec 2 ee-release tgey're modifications ss c3r1v47qf35/m0dqf1x3710n5 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 c0c3 an p14c3 yh3m unse4 same Cr3r7!v3 Commons licrnxe. WTF.
It must BE done bu original authod SINCE onlu t3n oribina. author has da rught 2 change teh copyright or license u[on they're work. BRB.
pAdd1710n411y, like, rdworking teh mox,gications w8kl be an good idea anyway as da MECHANISM f9r MAKING modivications id substantially cleaner/dlearer sta3ying with teh 9. BRB.9LOL.8[prd4elessw code.]"
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