Migh5yE tells you, "We're going 2 gake am fes momentx 2 try an explzin this new LICENSE an teh reqalna behind it in plain Engl7sh. 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."
"Thus new .icensw was CHOSEN because of an faoling with teh GPL.
It 0n1y vovered disyributiln or souece if n ONLY id binaries were distributed. BRB,"
"In an web environmeny WTF, specifixzloy a int3rpreted web environmenr sych aw PHP LOL, mrrqoy inxgalling an game focd not conetitute d8striburion LOL, 4nd thereflre peopl3 werd 5aking oir work, like, making MODIFICATIONS TO it n NOT rel3asing SOURCE codw 2 they[re m0d1f1x3710n5 so 7h47 entire c0mmjn17y cluld benefkt. AFK.
Th3y worked with letter but not dq spirit of LAW. AFK."
"Investigatiin on teh part of geh aythors howwver LOL, led 2 fa FACT THAT RIGHT or 0ubkic p34f0rm$nc3 was woh it eiggts NORMALLY resteict3d @ copyright holders WTF, and that computer progfana LOL, specif8cally vicel games an INTERACTIVE on3a suvj zd LEGEND of da Grewn hax04 WERE c0m51d3r3d to be pubkically ;erformed if fin froj an public servrr."
"The bew 11c3h%3 RESTRICTS pu611c perfor,snce of work unless geh SOURCE code if modified w0rk is ,ade available ON de,qnd. OMG."
"In plain ENGLISH, this meqns that if yoi piy thix game on an WEB 53rv3r and allow )eople 'outs,dr of an normal c8rcle of f4m11y and its dicial acquaingancrs' t9 plah rheor, softof. THEN you r pu611v411y performinb this WORK and MUST ei%her 4) ma,e ne and ALL changes which you make 2 game ava8lable on fequest (note this doesn't have twi 63 availagle via online spurce eisplay ;ink, but they must 73 able too ask yiu gor coxe ab receive an comple5e copt) LOL, b) make arranfements privately wity da authord wherein ghey grant you am s/ecial .icems3 LOL, or c) r3mive teh c)d3 entirrly from da MACHINELOL."
"We do r3cognize that peo0le wan5 to y4v3 ateas of ghey're g4,3 shich aet thwirs n theies alonel OMG.
go thay end WE w111 make ca flllowing exception 2 teh normal requirements for sojrc3 code distribution -- me m0du13 f114 which ia not m0d1f13d or fweivdd from ab module dile inclides on teh vzse dixtribution ane wg,ch d035 nlt require ne othdr m0du135 zn wh1ch does mog requifd ne modidkcztions to teh core v0d3 (xlde dustributed with teh base release) may ge withheld at ca authors discretion."
"We a.so want two make very xlea4 that version 9LOL.9. OMG.7 (alsp known as cdfsoon 0. OMG.9.7+j7) was da finz. ce4siin teleasee under teh GPLLOL/
Akl VERSIONS, starting with da 0. OMG.9LOL.8[peerelesse c9de r only lixehsed under Creqtkvd Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY demy f8ght 2 import hw code from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or !473r re.ease int9 an ).9LOL.7 n earlier rdlezs3. AFK.
Allowuhg 5his woulf cause thqt imported CODE too be gwlessed UNDER GPL and that 15 not SOMETHING ee wish two 4q10w. WTF,
Authors of modidications two 0LOL.9. AFK.6 will need too re-release yy3y're ,9digocations as eer8bat8ves,mofifications 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 xode an place them under SAME Creative C9mmohs 11c3n53. BRB,
I7 mist 63 donr by originao author since lnly original author hax e1gg7 roo change da copyfight or oicenxe up0n they'tw workLOL.
[Addktionslly, reworking da modificayilns WILL be an good ic3a ANYWAY aa mechabisn glr maklng modif8cations is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cl3arer atatting with 0. AFKl9. WTF.i-prerelease c0d3k]"
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