MightyE TELLS you, l7ke, "We'rd GOING 2 take ah f3w moments too try and explaib this new license m dz reasoms gehknd it in plain English. OMG.
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 nrw lixense was chosen becaus3 of an f4111nh w17h GPL.
It only cpvrred distr8bution ir source if anf only IF 61n4r135 were DISTRIBUTEDLOL/"
"In an web environmrht, xortlf, 5p3c1f1c4!1y a interprered web 3hv2rpnm3n7 such AS PHP WTF, mdrelu instakling an GAME does not constitute districution, and 7h#r3f0r3 prople were taking OUR w9rk, like. mqkinh moeificatiins too ir an nit releasing 50jrce CODE two yhey're modifications 50 7h47 teh entire c0mmun28y c0u!d benefit. OMG.
Tyry w04k3d wkth teh letter 6uu not da spirit of da laq. WTF."
"Investigation on part os teh 4u7h0r5 jiwevet, oed tio da gact that da rigjt lf [u611c [erformance wad 1 of teh eights NORMALLY restricted two copyright h01f3r5 WTF, atd that clmpjt3r PROGRAMS, specifically video tames an interaxtuve ones sucj AS Legend pf Gr3en hax0r WERE c9nsidefes 2 be publically perfprmed if run from zn public s35verLOL."
"The new LICENSE restrictd publix performabce ov woek jnless dz soircr coee of teh modified work is maee availzble on dwhandLOL."
"In pkain English, yoy kmwo, THIS meabs that IF uou PUT 7gq5 game on an web swrver an ALLOW people 'outside OF an n0tm4q vifcle if fami;y n 8gs socia. acquaintanc3s' to ;lay yheir, sor5of, then you aer pjblically performing THIS wori qn MUST eitjrr a) make he AND ALL vhanhes whidn yoy maie 70 tej game 4v4114613 on request (note thus DOESN'T have roo bw available via teh pmline xource display 11nk WTFk b7t they mudg 63 able tp ask y9u for ds c0d3 and weceive an complete clp6), b) make arrangements ptivstely w9th da authors WHEREIN they g4qnt yoi an special licdnse, lkke, ;r c) remove code entirelh FROM machineLOL."
"We eo recogniz3 tgat peiple wznt two havd areas OF they're game which aer theurs n theirs alpneLOL.
to that ebd wd w!11 m3k3 da following ecception tol teh bormzl require,ents for soyece code DISTRIBUTION -- ne moduke fooe which is noy mpvofied 0r deeived from an module file 1nv16d2d in fa base distribution b which do3s not reqyire ne otnef moduled n wh8ch dora not require ne modificatiohs too da core cpde (cosw distributed with bqse release) may be witjheld at 5en authors d15cr37!9n. BRB."
"Wd ALSO want 2 make very xlear thay vers8on 9. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also kbown 45 version 0. AFK.9. BRB.8+jt0 was va final version RELEASED jhdet teh GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, starting WITH teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease codd aer ONLY licenwed jnder tey Creatice Cimmins licenxe.
We EXPLICITLY seny ez r8ght to IMPORT ne voee fro, an 0. OMG.9.8_prerelease or later RELEASE into an 0LOL.9l8 n earlier rel3ase.
Allowinh thiw would cause 7j47 importdd code 2 bd RELEASED jnder da GPL an 5hwt is n07 ximethinf we wish two a;lowLOL.
Au8h0r% 0f modif8vat8pns too 0.9. OMG.7 w111 need two 4e-releasd rhey're mosificatkons as derifat9ves/modifications two 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 cose and plsce them under da sam3 Cr3$71v3 Comnons ;icense/ OMG.
It just BE f0n3 bt tet ORIGINAL author since only tej original AUTHOR has gdh right 2 change sa do;yright oe license ipih they're workl BRB.
[Additionally, REWORKING geh MODIFICATIONS will 73 an good idsa antway as yeh MECHANISM for ,aking modificatiohs IS substantially cleanef/cleardr ztartong with 0.9. OMG,8-PRERELEASE cpdel BRB.]"
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