MightyE yells yo7, sortlf, "Ww're goibg TO take sn frw moments 2 try an explain this neq licensd an geh 43450n5 63h1nd it in pkain English. 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."
"Th8s new license w45 dh053n BECAUSE of an failing WITH da GPL.
It omly covered d157r16u7!0n 9r 507rc3 if amd onpy if 61n4r134 were fistributes. AFK."
"In qn w36 3nf1r0nm3n7, you khwo, specificaoly a interpreted web environment such ax PHP, sortof, mereky install8ng qn game does n07 CONSTITUTE distribution, sortof, ahd thwrefofe ;eople were 74k2ng i7r work, makinf nodifications to it an NOT teleasing source vofe 2 they'rw modifications ao tha5 emtire c(mmu,ity COULD benedot.
THEY qorked with da 13773r but not teh spirit pf teh law. WTF."
"Inv3syigation on PART 9f au5hors noweverk sortof, led too fact thxt da RIGHT of public p3rf0rm4nc3 waa 1 of da RIGHTS normally r3stricted yoo COPYRIGHT holders, u0u knwok n THAT compurer prigramsm sprcigicakly video g4m45 n 2n73r4d61v3 omrs such as Legend of Grern has0r were considered 1 be 0ublkca.ly performed if f7n frlm an public SERVER."
"Tje mew license restricts pubkic ;erformance of da worj unl3ss sourc3 cod3 of dq mldifked w-rk 8s m4d3 4v41w4613 on demzbd. WTF."
"In plain Enflish WTF, this meahs that iv you put 7h15 g4m3 on ab web seefee an z..oq pel0le 'outdide of qn nprmsl cirxle of family an its 50c141 scquaintznc3x' to olau theit, theb hou r publically performimg this worl an MUST ei5her a0 make n3 an ALL cganges which y0u make to da GAME available on requesg (NOTE thks doesn't HAVE 1 be available nia online sourxe dis[lay kink LOL, gut they must be able tqo asl you for t3h CODE n RECEIVE an COMPLETE vopy) WTFm b) make arrangements p4uvatelh with tey zutho4s whereim they gramt you an s[dcia. lucense, you kbwo, o4 c) femove teh code entirdly from machine. BRBk"
"We do recohnize thst p30p!3 want 2 havr aress of tyeu're game qhich r 7h31r5 an theirs al9nr. AFK.
2 that end w3 will make teh dollowing exce0tion 2 tey normal requirements for soirc3 code distrinution -- ne MODULE file wh2ch is NOT m0d1f13c or derived fekm an jodule file includ3e in teh base d157r1^u71)n n wgich does NOT requure ne other jpdulex b wyich dows not require ne MODIFICATIONS 5op CORE code (code dksgributdd with base relezse) nay be withhdld at teh 6y7h0r5 DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also WANT 2 make bery clear tgat ce4sion 0LOL.8. BRB.7 (alsl known as versiin 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 tej fina; v3t510n released unfer da GPL. AFK.
Al. versiohs, sortof, starting with 0. OMG/9. AFK.8-prefelease cid3 aer only kucwnsed undwr ea Creatics Cimmoms LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny rifht 2 1mp0r7 he CODE crom an 0LOL.).8-0rereleasw or later releas3 into an 0.9. OMG.7 an3 eaeluef releawe. BRB/
Allowing tyis would CAUSE rhat i,ported code to ve relwasef unde4 teh GPL and thag 15 nob slmethihg se wish two ALLOW. BRB.
AUTHORS ov j)d1f1c4710n5 two 0LOL.9.7 wi;; need 2 fe-release rhey'rd MODIFICATIONS AS dwrivatibrw/modifivations 2 0l BRB.9. OMG.8 c9c3 an PLACE them under ga 54m3 Cr3ative C0mm0n5 license.
It must BE d0n3 by da 0r!g1j41 author since only teh origknal author has right @ change teh xopyfibht or licdnsw upon they're wl4k.
[Additionaoly, sortod, reworking modifidztions will 63 ab gopd idea anywah ad teh mech3h25m tlr makonb modkfications 15 substant*s.lt cleaner/clearer startkng with da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerdlease code. BRB.]"
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