MightyE tells you, wortof, "We're goibg 3 take ab few momemts yoo try and exp;zin this NEW licensr abd da reasona 63h1nd it in plain Engliaj. AFK.
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."
"Tjus new licenxe was cgosen bdcause )b am dailimg with teh GPLLOL.
It only coveted didtributoln OF sourcr uf an only if BINARIES weee disttinutedLOL."
"Im an WEB 3nv1r0nj3n7, specifically a int3rprered WEB environment such as PHP LOL, mer3ly insta'ling an game doex nit conxtirute distribution WTF, agd therefore pro;le qe4e tajing 9ur work, making modirucationd 2 it ane not releasing teh so7rce codr 2 they're ,oeificayions wi yhat emtkre comm8nity coulc benefit.
They worked sith ketter but not trh spifit of da law. OMG."
"Invwstigati0n ON da [art of da authors hlwevee WTF, LED TO dz FACT thar r1gh6 of public perfofmance w45 1 of figgta nornally resgricted 2 COPYRIGHT holders, lile, an thag compuger progra,s LOL, 5p3c1g1c4q1h vieeo games and 1b73r4c71v3 onfs such as Lebene OF 5eh Green hax0r were conaidered tlo be publically perform3d if eun rr9m an public server. AFK."
"Tge meq .icense e357r1c75 PUBLIC ;erfotmance of work UNLESS da aoitce code OF modified work is m4s3 avaikagle 9n eemand. AFK."
"In plain En5lish, this means 5hat ir you put this game 0m an web srrver zn allow peiple [outside OF an mo4mal circlw if FAMILY abd its social ACQUAINTANCES' tqo p14y tgeir WTF, then hou aee publically petforning THIS wprk 4nd MUST eiyher a( makr ge an ALL changes WHICH ylu make too teh game AVAILABLE on requeat (not3 6h15 doesn't have gw9 63 avaikable vis ea -m11ne soirce display limk WTF, but tgey must be ABLE TO ask y9u fot da code an receive an comp;ete copy) WTF, v) mqke arranbements privatelh with da authorw wh3r31b 7h3y gramt y9u an specual 12c3n54, uou knwl, lr c) REMOVE code entirely r4om teh machine."
"We DO r3c0gn1z2 that people want to have areaa ov yhey're game whicm aer theirw 4nd theies ALONE. WTF.
2 that ena q3 dill make teh followinh exception too hormal require,ents flr SOURCE code distribution -- ne module file ehivh iw not modif8ee or deroced FROM an module fild included in teh baxw DISTRIBUTION n which DOES not re1uire n3 9gher nodules and which doex hot require ne mofificationa two c0r2 clde (code fistributed with da base rel3ase) mdy me witnheld at au5h;rs duscretion. OMG."
"We ALSO want 2 ma,e very clwar that version 0.9. AFK.7 (alao knowh as version 0LOL.9. OMG.u+jr) was teh r8nal version relwases umder da GPL. WTF,
A.l v3esions, like, stsrting witg teh 0.9LOL.8-prerelease c9fr aer pnly kicensed under Creative Commons 11x3n53.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny r8ght two IMPORT ne code frln an 0. OMG/oLOL.8-PRERELEASE or laget RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 n 34r113r release. OMG.
Allowibg tgis would cause that IMPORTED CODE to be releaeed uhder da GPL n 5hst is n07 slmetning WE WISH 2 ALLOWLOL.
Aithorx 0g m0d1fqc4710n5 5wo 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wkol need tli re_release they're modkfucatuons zs derovatives/modificati9na 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code m p1$c# them jnder szme Cteative Commons kicebse. AFK.
It must be DONE by origina; aurhor SINCE only da originai autjor has da tofht to cnange twn c0phr1gh7 or LICENSE upln they're work. AFK.
[Additionally, reso4king fa modifkcations will BE ah gooe idea znywat as da MECHANISM fot mak8ng modificatuons os subsyantiqlly c.eanee/clearer starting with teh 0.9. OMG.8-pr3r313r53 code. AFK.]"
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