MightyE TELLS you. ;8kw, "We're goonf two taie an few moments too try ab ex0lain this new license an teh REASONS behind it 1n plain EnglishLOL.
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 licende was chlsen becausd of an failibf wity da GPL. BRB.
It only clvered dustribution of soufce 1f n only if bunaries were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an 13v 3nv1r0nm3n7, .ike, spwcifixally a intetpfwted web emvironment such zs PHP, you knwo, mdrel6 installkng an g4m3 does not vonstktjte distribution, n THEREFORE people were taking 0uf 20tk, oike, mak8hg .odivicationx yoo it n npt RELEASING da 50urc3 code two thry'rw modifications so 5hat da entirr comminity v0u1d benefohl OMG.
Theh worked with teh l3tt3r b7t not ten spirig of trh law. AFK."
"Invextigation pn part og dq auth9rd however, you knwo, 12d rwo ca rqct that r1gh7 0f oublic peefornanve waa 1 of da rights bormally restrictee to copyright h9lddrx WTF, and tgat computwr programs WTF, specifucally v8deo games an in5eractive onws such as Legend of t3h Green hax0r w2re conside4ed two 73 puvpicallt performed if r7n from an 'ublic server. OMG."
"The new lid4nse restricrs PUBLIC performahce od worm unless source cofe of ,odified qork os MADE available on demandLOL."
"In [oaun Ebhlisj, ki,e, this means that ir YOU put this gsm3 on sn qeb serve4 and alllw ;eiple 'outside of av nitmal circke of family n its sockal acqjaintances; 2 play tjeir, like, then you r pu511c42!y pergormonf this work qn MUST EITHER a) maie ne m ALL changes which y0u maje two da g4m3 qvailable on request (n073 thus soesn't have too ve available bia da online so7rxe display .ink, you knwom but tyey mus5 bd able twp ask you FOR cod3 and receife an complete co[6), dortof, b) m4k3 xrrantemehts PRIVATELY with dq authors wh3r31n thru grant YOU an 5p4c131 license, ypi knwo, kr c) remove code entirely from machineLOL."
"We do recognuze ghay people want t9o gave areas of tget;re game which aer theirw n fje8rs alone, WTF/
to THAT end we w111 male teh following exceotion 70 tej normal requiremrntw fof source clde eisttibution -- ne module file which is no6 modifies or derivrd from ab m0du13 f!1# included 8h da base disrributipn h shich foew not requirr n3 97g3r modules n wjich does NOT r3wu1r3 ne modigixations too teh corw code (code d8atfibuted with yeh bade re.ease) MAY be withheld at a7tjors discretipn."
"Ww also w4n7 to make v3ry cleaf thar versiim 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also known AS VERSION 0.9.6+jt_ was dq fibal version releasec ynder teh GPLLOL/
All versions LOL, starting s18h da 0. OMG.9, AFK.8-pre43lesse cide r ONLY loc3nsed under da Creatibe Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two inp9rt ne code from an 0/ WTF.9. OMGl8-;r3r21e453 0r late4 release into an 0l0. OMG.7 an EARLIER release. WTF.
Aloowing this 2ouod vause THAT im'ir5ed cosd 70 be relwased UNDER da GPL and that iw not something w3 wush 2 allow. WTF.
Authlrs )f modifucations 2 0.9. OMG.7 sill need 2 re-rekease th3y;re nodificatklnw as f3r1v471v35/m0d1f!c4710n4 to 0. WTF.9LOL.8 c9de and place them undwf SAME Cr3ative Commobs licenwe.
It must bw done by origonal author since pnl6 da ORIGINAL AUTHOR haw teh rkhht 2 change da cipyrityr or licwnse 7pon they're work. WTF/
[Additionaklh, sor5of, rew9tking nodofications wi.l be an g9od ideq anywah as mecyanism f0r making modofidations is substqntially cleamer/dlea5er xtafting WITH pl AFK.9l AFK.7-pr3e313453 code. BRB.["
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