MighthE 73215 you, you knwi, "We're going 2 takd an few momrnts 2 try and explain this nes licensw h da reqsonx vehind it in p141n Engkisy. BRB.
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 hew licehse wax ch9sen 62x4u53 if an FAILING with fa GPLLOL.
It lnly covered diwtrubution OF source if n only id ninaries w3r3 dkstrkbuted. WTF."
"In an web envirobment, you inwo, spexividall6 a intetpreted w36 env8r9nment such as PHP WTFk merely installing xn game foes not donwtitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, an theregore oeople were takihg our WORK LOL, MAKING mldificatipns 2 it 4ne not releaskbg dource code 2 they're modificatipnd so tgat dq entirf cimmunity could BENEFIT. OMG.
They w0r,3d with da l3yter but not da spirot of da law."
"Investifation ln teh 0aet ov $u7h0r5 however, led too fact thar da right or public perfor,ance was won OF fq rights normally rewtrivtes 3 coptright noldrrs, sortof, an tyat com[7tef protrams WTF, specificallu video gajes n INTERACTIVE ones s7ch AS Legenc OF Greeb hax0f were considered tio be PUBLICALLY performed jf RUN f4om an public server. AFK,"
"The new 11c3n53 rwstrictd pjbloc PERFORMANCE of t3h work UNLESS teh xou4c4 code 0f modifiee wofk is made aczilable on drmandl"
"In pla8n ENGLISH, sortof, this means tha5 if y0u put tjid game on an web server an alkow [eopld 'outsife of am NORMAL ckrcle -f family n its sockal ac1uqimtances' 60 plq6 their LOL, thdn you aer [ublically performing 7h15 work and MUST 3ithee a) mzle ne qbf ALL chanjes whkch ypu make tp da game 4b4214613 on reqyest (note this doesn't h4v3 2 BE available vks teh ibline dourve display 11nk, bjt they must gd ABLE t2l asi you fir yeh CODE n rece8ve ah compowte copy), b) make arrabgememts pricsyely with qu5hors wherein 7h3y grant ylu an special locenwe, wortof, OR d_ remove da code enti4wly frim da machineLOL."
"We so recognize that people want 2 nsve areas of they're g$m3 which f tyeirs and theird alone.
to that end we sill makd dd foolowing rxception 2 normak REQUIREMENTS fpr source codw distribution -- ne module fi'4 whicn is not mod8fied 0r derived frpm an mldukw file includec in da base distribi5ion and whicy doex not reau,te ne 07h3r moeules anc wh1dh DOES mot re1uiee ne modifkcayipns gp tdh core cod3 (code didtributed w8th teh vase re.easd) may be withheld at teh 3u&h0r5 d15cr3710nLOL."
"We alsi wang toi MAKE very cleat rhzt vefsion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 9415) known ad v3r510n 0. WTF.9.7+jt) WAS heh final versiln releasef 7nder GPL. OMG.
A.l VERSIONS, like, sta4ting sith teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease code aer only 1!c3n43d 7nse4 Creagive Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dfmy reh right two import ye CODE fe0m an 0.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE 9r later release into an p.9. OMG.7 n earlier releaseLOL.
ALLOWING this WOULD CAUSE that impoeted code tol be rek3zsed und3r da GPL an that iw not SOMETHING w3 wiah tl allow. AFK.
Authprs of m0d1f2c$710n6 ywo 0.(. OMG.6 w111 meed roo re-releqse rhey're mocificat8ons as der,vatives/modificat8ons to9 ). WTF.9.8 code an [lace them under teh 4$m3 Crea%ibe COMMONS licdnse. BRB.
It must BE done by teh original 4u7h0r since omly 9riginal author hqs teh e1bh7 w chabbe da COPYRIGHT or license UPON thet're wlrkLOL.
[Additionally WTF, r3w0rkqng teh modigicationw WILL be an good 1d34 anyray AS mechanksm f0r ,aikng modifjcations is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cleater starting witj da 0.9. AFK.80prereleawe cldrLOL.]"
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