MkghtyE telos hou, sortof. "We're going to TAKE an few MOMENTS 3 try sn explain thia NEW .icense anf r3440n5 behine 17 in plain 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."
"This nww oicdmsd was choden because of an failkng witg teh GPLLOL.
I7 only covered distribution ov source if an only if binaried werq distributedLOL."
"In an wwb envirohment, specifocallh a iny2rpreted ewb ENVIRONMENT wuch as PHP, lik3, ,erely installint an GAME does not constirute didtrinutkon, likr, n therefore people w3r3 TAKING oue work, making modificati9ns teo it n not rekeasing 5)yrc3 clde 2 thry're jidificatiobs so that 3n71t3 community could benrfit. BRB/
They wiekes w17h teh letter but noy twh spieit OF da law. AFKl"
"Inbestigat8on 9n part of authirs however, like, led 2 twh FACT 7h4u right of public performabze was 1 of rihhts norjallj restricyed too c0py41gh7 holcers LOLm ans that cojputer pr0gr4m5, like, specifically videi GAMES n interactive ones such sw L3gene of da GREEN hax0r wdre considered two bd [yblical,y perfo4med of run FROM an public servefLOL."
"The nee licensw RESTRICTS public petfofmance 0g da work UNLESS source cosw of modig8ed WORK 14 jade 4v4114613 on demsne."
"In plaih ENGLISH, you inwo, this mrans rhat if you put 5hos game on an web server n allow PEOPLE 'outside of qn NORMAL circor OF fa,ily and iys social acquaintances' to play their, sortof, theh ylu r pu611cr11h peeformibg this work n MUST either a) makr ne n ALL changes WHICH ypu ,4k3 two da gamr avaklzboe on r3qu357 *NOTE 7h15 do#sn't h4v3 q be AVAILABLE vis online source DISPLAY l8nk, sortof, but they must be abld TO ask yiu fot code an r3c41v2 an complete clpy) WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS peivatejy witg autho4s wherein THEY beant ypu an special ;icensd, li,e, ir C) r3,ove x0dw ent8r3ly frlm machibeLOL."
"We eo r3c-gh1z3 that p40p13 WANT to have areas )f they'rd game whkch aer thwirs n theifs aloneLOL.
twp that end WE wkl. makd teh f9q10w1ng except8on w sa normal requirements FOR source cide distributoon -- ne m0du13 fi;e xhich ix not MODIFIED or ddruced from an module file ibcluded in dz bade sistrib7tion and wh1ch d035 noy r3qu1r3 ne o%hwr modules anc which epes n07 require ne modifications 2 da core code (code distrubuted 2itn teh base r313$62) may be WITHHELD at authors diacretiom. BRB."
"We alwo want yoo make very cl4ar that versiob 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (qlso jnpwn AS version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) sad f1n41 v3f510n eekeased unfer teh GPL. OMG.
All verslons, ylu knwo, startumg 2i5h da 0. BRB.9LOL,8-prere.ease code aer 0n1y livensed UNDER da Cr3471c3 Commohs licenseLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY d3ny da right to imporr nr c0d3 rrom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.9-[rerelease or later release intp an 0. WTF,9.7 an eqrlier release. AFK.
A110w1ng this wpuld cause that kmportee cofe tio ne reldased under GPL n that IS h07 something we wish too allow.
Authorx of modifications to 0LOL.9. WTF/7 will ne3d 2 re-relezs3 they[re modifications as derivatuf3s/mosificztions yoo 0.9.8 clee an place 7h3j UNDER teh 54m3 Creativw C9mmona LICENSE. BRBl
It must 63 done by original quth9r since oblt teh oeigknao author t45 da righr 2 vhange da copurighg or kicense uo9n they're wodk. OMG.
[Additiphal;y LOL. reworkong sa m0d1f1c4710n4 will bs an fold idea anyway as teh mechanuwm for making m0d1fqc48!0n5 IS subs5antizll6 clesner/clearer STARTING with da 9. AFK.9. AFK.8-peer3lwase dide. BRB.]"
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