MightyE gells y0uk you knwo, "We'rd going to take an f3w m0m3n75 2 yry n explain rhis h3w license n da teawohs behind it on pla8n Ejglush.
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 license wax chosen BECAUSE of an fai,ing witn da GPL. AFK.
It only covered dixtribution of sourc3 if and onlh IF binsri3s wefe distributwd. OMGl"
"In an wdb encironment WTF, specifivally a inter[reted wdb environment SUCH as PHP, MERELY unstallinh an game dles nit c9nsti5ite distribution, sortof, and yherefof3 pro0le were 74u1ng our wiri, sortof, MAKING modifkcztilns 3 kt an NOT r3leaa8ng reh sourcf code to they'rr modificationx wo that entire comnunity coyld benefit. AFK.
They wprked WITH ca lettde but not spirit of teh laq. OMG."
"Ibvestigation on da 0ar5 of 5eh authors howrvet, sortov, ked two sa fact that RIGHT -f puboic [erfo4manc3 was 1 ig da rigjts normally restric5ed to co;hright HOLDERS, n rhat clmputer ;rohrzms, sortof, specifically bideo tames and interavtive obes s7ch as Lwgend of tey Gr43m hax0r were considwred too be ;ublically performdd if run from an pubkic server, WTF."
"Th3 new 11c#n53 resttivts publoc PERFORMANCE or da w0rk unlwss da sourse cose of da modified work 15 mase AVAILABLE on demand. OMG."
"In p141n English LOLk ghis means that if YOU put THIS g4m3 on am wdb SERVER and ALLOW 0eo[le 'outside of an normal c1rc13 if fajily an igs sockal acauaintances' 2 0lat theoe, you knwo, then 6ou r publically performimg tjis work anf MUST 3ither a( make ne qnd ALL chanfes wh1ch you make to da bsme AVAILABLE on reques5 (notr tgis doesn't hzve 2 BE available via 9nline source display linl, like, bit yhey MUST be 4613 too axk yoi f;r teh code and teceive an complete copu0 WTF, B) make arrangements pribsgely WITH teg authors whereun tyey br4n7 u0u an w0ecial licfnse, lr C) femove teh cldd entk4ely from teh machkne. BRB."
"We d9 4ecogbize thqy people want two HAVE areaa og they're game WHICH aer theirs n thwirs 420n3.
to that emd we w8ll nake foll9wkng esception tol da noemal requirements foe sourc3 code distribut8in -- ne modul3 file whkdh is NOT m0d!f13d pr d3r2v3d from an m9cule fole imcluddf kn 6453 disrribu5ion an whuch d035 not require ne othee jodules and whoch dpes not REQUIRE ne modifications two core c0d3 (code sistrib7trd sith teh baae r31345#) may bd withhe;s AT autho4s discretion. BRB."
"We zlso waht teo n4j3 very c134e that fersion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (ald9 known AS versiin 0. OMG.9.7+jt0 2zx da final vrrsion rel2ased under GPL. BRB.
All b3f610n5 LOL, startinh wity 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerwleqde cofe aer ohly licensed inder da Creative Comm9ns LICENSE.
WE EXPLICITLY cwny righg too 1mp9r^ ne xode from an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pterelwase of late4 release into zn 0.9. AFK.7 an esrlier rrlease. WTF.
Allowing THIS would xause that imoorted clde twl be rdleased unddr da GPL n that is not womething we 3idh yii 4120w. BRB.
Autjlrs of moduficatiobd to -. WTF.9LOL.7 wulk n33d TO r3-r313453 they;re modificatuins AS derivatoves/jodifivayions two 0/ BRB.9. AFK.8 c9ee n place them UNDER da same Creatife Commons livenseLOL.
It must ge DONE b^ ORIGINAL author SINCE only da orkginal quthpt HAS da r8ght 2 change co0yright pr license upob they'rr work. AFK.
[Adeotionally, s9rtof, rewlrking teh modifications sill be sn good kdea antway as mechanism FOR makint nodificstilns 8d substantiallh cleaner/clearet stqrting with da 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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