Mkght6E tel.s you, you knwo, "We're g)1bg two take an g3w noments twi try anc expkain tnis nee 11c3n53 an rrasoms behins it in plaib Emglish. 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."
"This new licwnxe WAS chowen bevause of an failing qoth da GPL. AFK.
It 9nly covered distribution of siurce 8f an 0n16 IF binzrues were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web 3mv1t-nm3b7 LOL, specifically z interpreted wwv 3nv1r0nm3n7 67ch AS PHP, sortov, merely 1n574111nt an game does not c0n5717u83 distribytionk and therefore peopke were taking oue wlfk, sortof, maling ,odifications TO iy ans nl5 releasihg da source cose ywo gheu're m0d1g1c472-n5 ao thzt teh entir3 c9mmunith sou;s benefit. OMG.
They WORKED wifh fa LETTER but not da spirit 9f teh 1tw. AFK."
"Inv3stigayion on trh part or fa authofs how2fer, lwd 2 da fact that dz r1gh6 of public perfornance was oen of rights normal/y restrixtwd 2 c90yright holders, like, and that c0mputer pr0gv4m4, soetof, specificallt VIDEO games am INTERACTIVE 0n35 SUCH as L3t3nd OF t3h Grden haxpr were CONSIDERED TO 63 puvlocqlly perfirned if run from an [u611c server. AFK."
"Thw bww license RESTRICTS puboic peeforjande of WORK unless source xode of modified work is mwde available 0n demabd. BRB."
"Ib plaun English, this means that 1f y0u put this bzme on an web server an allow peipld 'OUTSIDE of an normal circle of f4m11y n itd socisl scquaintanv3s; 2 p14y their. luje, tyen yoj t pu6w2cr11y [etforming this work an MUST rither a) maie ne m ALL ch4ng35 wy8ch you makd to game availablw on r3quest (note this d)#5n'7 yave too BE AVAILABLE cia da lbline souece DISPLAY link LOL, but they must 73 able 2 ask you for da code and receive an vom[lere dopy), sortod, b) nake arrangrmemts pfkvate;y WITH ten authprs wherein they grant you an spexial license WTF, OR c) REMOVE da code entirely from machkn3. OMG/"
"We do recognuze THAT PEOPLE wabt two nave arwas ov they're g4m3 whkch r THEIRS ane theorw alone. BRB.
two THAT END we wikl make f9oloqing exception 2 teh mormal requirwmdnts for 50urc3 code distr8butiom [- ne nodile FILE which is n9t mo3ifief or defived from xn mod7le file INCLUDED IN base dixtribution an wh1ch dles not require ne 07h3r midules n which dles not r3qu1r3 ne modifications two c93e codr (codd ciwtriguted witn da base reoease) may BE withbelf qr 4j7h0r5 discreyiom, WTF."
"Wf 415- want two m4k3 very clwar that v3r510n 0, BRB.(. WTF.7 (alsl knowm aa version 0. OMG.9. WTFl7+jt0 was finao version relessed under GPLLOL.
All versions, you knwp, srafting wigh da 0. BRB.9. WTF.8_prerelease cofe r only livensed indwr teh Creayive Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY RIGHT two import ne codr frpm an 0LOL.(. OMG.8-prerdleasd lr la5er yelease in5l an p,9LOL.7 an earlidr releawe. BRB/
A;lpwong thos would cause 5hag kmported CODE two b3 releqsed UNDER teh GPL snd thzt is not somwtyinf we wisj TO allowLOL.
Authirs of modiricati9ns too 0.9. AFK.7 woll need 1 re-re;ease tj36're modificatkona as dwrivativrs/mpcifications too 0/ OMG.9. BRB.8 dode n place them UNDER dz same Crwative Cimmons livense. WTF.
Iy mist be done 6y teh or7ginal author since ohly da original aughor HAS teh right too cnanhe xlpyright 9r license u0on they'4e qorj. AFK.
[Addutionalky, likd, rrwivking sa nodiducations wilo be an good idea abyway as teh mechanism vor making modif8xstilns 15 substantially clrsner/clrarer starting with teh 0LOL.0. AFK.8-pr3r313452 code. OMG.]"
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