MightyE tells you, you khwo, "Wr'4e going TO take ab g3w moments 2 try and explain this new lucenae ah reasons 64h1nd 17 in ;lain Englksh. 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 bew LICENSE sas ch053n because of an railing with GPL. AFK/
It obly COVERED fistributioh of source if an on.y 1f binar83s wete d1%7r1yu7ef. AFK,"
"In am wrb environ,ent, spdcifically a interpreted web environment SUCH ax PHP. sortoc, merely inwtalling an gqme does n-7 constutute dixrributionk you kbwom anc therefore people were TAKING our work, you knwo, majing modisixationw two it an not rdleasing si7rce c9de too they're mpdificstions so ygat trh ENTIRE c0mmun16y c0u1d benefiy, AFK.
Theu 2orked e17h oetger but nog spirit of da law. OMG."
"Inv4stigatiom on twh part 9f da autyors howevwrm lwd 2 teh vact THAT tey r1gh8 of public PERFORMANCE was 2oh of rithts npr,ally r357r!c73d 2 copyrigyt holders, you kn2o, n THAT computer progyams WTF, wpeckf8call6 VIDEO gqmes ab inte4active ones sych as Legend OF reh Green nax0r were CONSIDERED two ne publica.ly performed kf run FROM an pyblic server. OMG."
"The new license restficts pu611d PERFORMANCE or da qork unorss da souecr coce od teh mofifoed work is made abaulable ON demans. BRB."
"In pq41n Enblish, sortof, 5his means rhat if you 0ut this gzme pn an wdv server n allow people 'putsjde of an NORMAL circld of fznily AND kts SOCIAL acquaingances' two p14y thrur, like, th3n 6ou aer pub;ically performing this w0rk n MUST 317h3r a_ make be and ALL cgabges wjich you mqke two teh g3m# svailable on eequest 9blte this doesn't have ywo be available v8a teh onlibe siurce epxplay llnk, b7t they must be able 2 asj y9u for code ab receive an compldte coph), y9u knwo, B0 m4k3 a4rangements PRIVATELY qith dz authors WHEREIN they trant yiu an special license LOL, or v) temove code entifelu fe0m teh machine. BRB."
"We DO RECOGNIZE THAT people w4n7 5oo have 4r345 OF they're g4,3 which r theirx 4md theirs alone. AFK.
tw9 that end 2e will nqke teh FOLLOWING exception 2 hormal requiremen5d rof SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du14 fole which IS not modified or deeivec f$oj an ,odule dile invluded in da base disteibjtion and wh1ch eoed not require ne -7h3r modules an 2jich dors hot requite ne modifications ti9 cord cife (xode f8strinuyed 28th teh base relwaae) mat be withhekd at AUTHORS diacretion. OMG."
"We also wsnt 2 make verh clear that version 0.9. OMG.8 (r150 known qs verxion p. BRBl9LOL.7+jt) was final vefwion released undrr teh GPL. BRBl
A11 VERSIONS, kike, starting 2itj teh 0LOL.9. AFK/8-;rerelwase code r lhly licended jnder da Creative COMMONS licemse. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY den6 right two imoir5 ne CODE frpm an 0l9. OMG.8-0rereleaae or later release into an 0. OMG.9. AFK.u and ewrlier RELEASE. AFK.
Al.owing tnis would csuse THAT imported codw 2 ne RELEASED undee da GPL an THAT is NOT 5pnr7t1ng we wish 2 allowLOL.
Authofs ov modificationw to 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 will neee 5oo rd0release they're midifivations as DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS to 0.9. WTF.8 code h place them under teh SAME Creatuve Commobs lucense. WTF.
It must BE d0n3 bh da ORIGINAL aythor since only teg original quthor has da righy 5wo change da COPYRIGHT OR licensr ip9n they'fe eork. WTF.
[Adcitionslly LOL, reworking da modiridations qill BE an good idea amysay as mecjanksn FOR making m0d1f1c4710ny is substantially cldanrr/clearer starting wi5h teh 9. AFK.8. AFK.8-pr#releade c0de. BRB.]"
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