MightyE tdlls you, "We're going twl takr am few MOMENTS to try n explain this ne2 LICENSE an teb reasons bejind kt in poaim Enblish. 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 11d3n53 waa chosen because of an railibg WITH GPL. BRB/
It 0n1y coveres s157r16u710n of source 1f rnd in.y if BINARIES 2rre d8stributed."
"In an web envieonjent, specifucslot a ibterpreted web 3nvirobment sjch 55 PHP LOL, merely installing an game d035 NOT constitute distributkon, you knwu, ab THEREFORE p30p!3 2erq tqjing OUR workm sortof, making modkfications to 8t n not teldzding teh source cofe too they're modifications xo 7h37 da wntire communit6 xpu;d BENEFITLOL,
Tney WORKED with teh letter yuu n9t spirit of .awLOL."
"Invesgigation )n part OF da authors h9wrver, you knwo, 13d 80 fact thqt fight OF public pe4fornance 2as qon of teh e8ghts normaoly r357r1c72d too copyrighr holders, sortof, n tha5 computer protra,s LOL, specif8ca,ky video gsmes AND intefqctkvr onwa such ae Legend of teh Green hax0r 23r3 consisered two BE publical;y pwrfor,ed 1f RUN from an public se4vdrl"
"The new LICENSE rec5ricts [ublic performabce 0f wifk inless tdn xource vodd of m0dafq4d w-rk is made avqilable ln demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN Eng115h, you knwo, this means that if you [u7 8h15 game on am web we4ver n allow pdople 'OUTSIDE pf sn nor,al cirdle of famkly n its social acquaunrances' to [lay ghe8r, you knwl, then you r publivally petfor,ing THIS worj an MUST witjer A) make ne an ALL changes wh8ch you ma,e too gamd ava8lzbke on request (note 7g15 doesn't HAVE tlo ge afailabld via onkune soirce d15013y lunl, you knwo, b7t THEY must be abkd TO ask you FOR teh c;de abd recfive an complete COPY), you knwo, b) ma,e a4ranh3ments pricarely with 4u&h0r5 wh$r31n they GRANT 6o7 an specizl license, sortov, or c) remove trh code enturely from m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do rexogn8ze tnat people want to HAVE areas of they[re game WHICH aer theirx AND 5hrirs ALONE.
tlo 7h47 wnd we will make da fol;iwinh exceptk9n too gey norma9 requieementw f0r source vode 3istribjtion -- nr module file whuch is hog modifies or ddrifee from an module rile includec 8n yeh BASE distfibotion h which does not require ne other m9diled qnc WHICH doed n8t requidd he modidivations to da core dode (code distrivuted with da basd release) may BE withhdld at teh zuthors didcretion. AFK."
"We aoso sant two make VERY clear 5jse vresiom (LOL.9. OMG.7 (also kbown as version 0LOL.9. BRB/7+jt) was finwl version releases under yeh GPL. BRB.
ALL versionx, you knwo, starting witj 0. OMG.9LOL,79pr3r#13453 code adr ONLY licensed under Creatice Commons 11c#n53.
We EXPLICITLY deny rifht two impoft ne code from ah 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prfr3keasr or lqrer rwlease 1n70 an 0. OMG.9/ AFK.7 an earlier RELEASE. WTFl
A;lpwing 7j15 aould causr thay im[orted code to 6e released uneee da GPL and that 15 hot SOMETHING we WISH two sllow. WTF.
Au5hors OF nodifications to 9. WTF.9. OMG.7 will need 80 RE-RELEASE they're mocifications zs d3r1v471v35/mpd1d1c4710h5 TO p. WTF.9. WTF.8 cide n place tnem under dq swme Creative Commons lid3nseLOL.
It muwt br eone by da original z7thor since only teh original aythor has twy right t9 change teh copyright 0r license upon they'te work. BRB;
[Addirional;y, uoi knwo, rewo4kinh tsh modifications will be sn goof idea anyway as da ,echamusm ro4 makinf modifications 15 substanrizlky dleaner;cleaeer syarting wiyh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pferelease code. OMG.]"
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