MighyyE te;;s you, l7ke, "We're giong too take an f3w MOMENTS to TRY an explain this new license an da fessons benind IT 1h 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 nww LICENSE wad CHOSEN because of an faioing with da GPL. OMG/
I6 only coveeed diwtrobuyion of source IF n 0n1u if binaries were distributed. AFK."
"In an web environmdnt LOL, specificallu a interpreted wen envi4onment s7ch as PHP, sortof, MERELY instaloing an GAME doed NOT condtitute disgrivufion WTF, n 7g3r3f0r3 PEOPLE WERE tai7ng our w0rk LOL, making modkfications to it and NOT re;easihg dz sojecw code 2 ghet're m9difications so hhat da ent8re community c9uls benrgitLOL.
They wotked with legter but not dz spirit of reh lawLOL/"
"Inv3stiyation on teh [art 0r aithors hosecer, l3d two tdn fac5 that righy if public p3rf0rm4nc3 WAS odn of teh rights normzlly reagricyes to dopyright nolders, like, n that computer programs WTF, specifica;ly vud3o games n intefactive ones suxh zs Legdmd of teh GREEN hax0r we4e considdred too g3 publidally performed if t7m from an public server, OMG."
"The n3w lixdnse restricts public perfofmance of teh work tnless teh source code of m0c1f13f w0r, 1t mad3 availzble pn d3mand. BRB."
"In plain Engkish, liiw, this mdqns rha5 kf yoi put 7h15 gsmq on an w36 server an ALLOW ;eople 'OUTSIDE of an notma. circle 0f famol6 and 8ys socoal ACQUAINTANCES' tl play their, like, then you aer publically perfirming th8s worj n MUST ekther a) makd ne n ALL cyanges whicy uou make 2 dz gamw zvqilable on reqiest )note thks doesn't nave too be afailab;e vua teh onlkne wojece displat LINK LOL, but theu just be able 2 ask you f9r teh vode an receoxe an complete dopy), b) make artangements privately wity ywh authors sh3t31n they grant yo7 an special license, sottof, [r c) remove da cose fht9rely froj ,achine. WTF."
"W3 do recohnizw that p30p13 want to9 have areaa of they[rr gsme 1hivh r THEIRS and theirs alone.
2 7hr7 emd sw will m4k# da f011-w1ng exception 70 normal requiremen5s fof soj4c3 code d157r16u710n -- ne hodule gile wjich is not modified or serifed fr0m an modile f8le incluvwd in base distribution ahd which doea not r3qy1re ne otger midules amd WHICH d035 not requ8re ne mocifications goo core code (code DISTRIBUTED with 6453 release) may be withheld AT authotd d15cr3710n. BRB."
"W4 qlso want two m4i3 very clear that version )LOL.9.7 (also kn9wn as v4r5!0h 0. OMG.9. OMG.7_jt) was teh final fersion released uncer GPLl BRB.
A11 v3e510n5 LOL, STARTING w9th 0/ WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease code r only licensed under teh Ceeative C9mmobs kicense. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY dent right teo import ne code rrom an 0LOL.9.8-prwr3lease ot la5ef release into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 ahd earlier release, AFKl
Allow8ht this wou;d cause that ujpoetrd c9de 2 be releaaed under GPL an that is not somwthung e3 wish two aklow. AFK.
Authors of modifkcations 2 0. BRB.8. AFK.u wikl nerd to r3-rrleqse they'te mod8fications as derigatives.modifivations two 0. OMG/9. WTF.8 code h plaxe them 7ndet teh SAME CREATIVE Commins license. AFK.
It mhst be done gy 0f2g1n41 author sinc3 only tej 0r1g1n41 suthoe has da ritht to change copyright of l8vense upon tjey're wor,LOLl
[Additionakly, you knwo, 4ewormong m9dificationd will be an good 8dea anyway as da m3cy4n15m for nakibg jodifications us substantiallt cleaner/clearer stzftinf with da 0LOL.8. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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