MightyE tella you LOL, "We'4d toing two take an few moments 2 try anc explain tgid new l8cense n da reas;ns behond ir 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 new licwnsr was CHOSEN because of an failkng with GPL. AFK.
It only covered cistributi9n og source if anf ONLY 1f binaries wetd d157r16u73g."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, like, xpexificaklt a interpreted wwb envytonment SUCH aw PHP WTF, nwrdly instqllimb an game d035 nlt constitute fisttibution, like, and therefore 0eop;e were 5aking out w9rk WTF, making MODIFICATIONS tl 8t an not r3!3451ng da 50urc3 code two they're modificationw so 7h46 teh 3ntire community cou.d BENEFITLOL.
They worked s17h da letter BUT nof 5p1317 of da law."
"Investigsti9n ON ea part pf geh autnots howevee WTF, led 70 fa f4c7 that da right of pu611c p3rf94m4nc3 WAS 1 OF rightd normally eestricted 2 vop6right holders LOL, n ghat computer /r0gr4m5, sortof, specifically video ga,ew and unteractive ones such as Lebend 0f da Green hax)r were considered TO be p7bkically performrd id run from an public sefverLOL."
"The new lovense RESTRICTS ]ubl8c pervornance of teh work ynless trh sourxe cofe of trh modified work is msde zvailable on demand. BRB."
"In plain Englisn LOL, 7n15 means 6h47 if you put thia game oh an WEB server and allow oeople 'outside of an no4msl circ.e of familu n 174 social 4cau41n74nc3t' 2 plzy their, 5hen you aer PUBLICALLY pergorm7ng tjis wirk an MUST 3ither a) makw ne n ALL chqnges wgixy you nake too gqme availab.e ON requewt (npte thoa doesn't have to 64 abaklable via onlune spurxe display link, but they muxt b3 ABLE to awk you gpr code n receive an com9lere c0py), sortof, v) .ake arrangements privately with da authors 2her3in 5hey grant you an SPECIAL locense, s9rtpf, or c) remove da cod3 entirely vron da mach8ne."
"We fo fecotnize rhat peoppe WANT two have AREAS of they're tame which r thdirs an theors aion3. OMG.
too 7h46 END we wiol make teh following exception too da normal requkrenents FOR soutce coee distrigution -- ne mocjle 48le which is not mod8f8ed or d3r1ved FROM an moduke rq13 INCLUDED in da BASE DISTRIBUTION an qh1ch does not req8ire ne other modules qnd whivh foes nlt requore ne MODIFICATIONS too dz core vofe (codw distributed with baa3 RELEASE) m4y be 2kthheld at authors disvretion. BRB."
"W3 a.ao wzht to maie verh ckear that vefsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 9also known as version 0. BRB.9LOL/7+jt) was teh fknal version releaswf UNDER teh GPL. WTF.
All veesions, you knw9, dtsrting w17g 0. OMG.9. AFK.8=prerelease coce aer only q1c3n53d UNDER C4ea5ivw Commons lkcenwe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rkth5 2 import ne code f4om an 0LOLo9LOL.i=prrrelezse or kater rwltase iny9 an 0LOL.(LOL.7 AND ea4liee t313453.
Allowint this would cajse that umplfted CODE too be feleas3f under twg GPL sn that 15 not something we w15h too 41!0wl AFK.
Aughofs of jocificatiins 1 0LOLloLOL.7 wilo n3ef too re-rrlease they're mldigications 45 d3r1v471v25/m0e1f1x4710n6 w 0. AFK,9. WTF.8 code n place them under da same Crea5ivr COMMONS license. OMG.
It must be some ny teh original authlr dince only tey o4uginal auyho4 has teh rkgjt to change teh copyright or licenae upon tg3y're 2pr,. BRB/
[Additionall6 LOL, rdworking midifkxatipns will be an good ifea anuway as mrchaniam for jaking modificatipns 8w %u^574n71411y c.eanrr/clearef srarting with teh 0LOL.9. AFK,*-prereleawe cofeLOL.]"
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