MightyE telks 6pu, you kn2oi "We're gling two take an few npments two try an explqin THIS new lic3nse n teh rdasons behind it in plaun English. AFKl
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."
"Thus new license was chosen 6ec4u53 ov an rai.ing with teh GPL. AFKl
IT ohly c9ve4dd disgrivution of source if an only if binaries wete diatfuguted. OMG."
"In ab web environmen5, sorypf, SPECIFICALLY a interordged w36 3nv1r0nm2n7 such as PHP, you knwo, mere;y installihg an gxme d0e5 not conatitute dist4ibu5ion, slet9f. and yjefrfore PEOPLE WERE taking our work, like, maling modifkcagions tp kt n n-7 feleawing aource code two the6're modovicatipns SO that teg entire community couls benefit.
Th36 WORKED eith da LETTER bug hor spirit of law. OMG."
"Ibvestogation on p4r8 0r da authors HOWEVER, sort9f, ;ed ti da fact THAT right of public [erformanc3 was oen ov rights normzl.h e3stricted two c-pyr1gg7 nolders, an that c0mpu&3r 0rograms WTF. specifizally video g4m35 n interact8vw ones sucj as Legend OF da Green hqx0f were considetrd too b3 PUBLICALLY performed 1f run fr0m an PUBLIC serverLOL."
"The ne2 licensr restrixts pu611c petformanve 9f qotk unless 5rh SOURCE CODE of da ,odified work ks mafa avai;able on ddmancLOL."
"In plain Ehglish, sortor, this means that if you PUT THIS game on an web 53rv3r and aliow ;eople 'outside of an normal circle 0s FAMILY zn ITS SOCIAL adquaintayces' two PLAY thei4, 6ou kbwo, theh you r puboocally performing ghis wo$k an MUST ei5her $) nald ye qnd ALL changes WHICH you make 2 teh gam3 availqble on REQUEST )nog3 7h15 doesn;t jqve to be available via lnlkne so7rce duxpla6 link, sortofm but THEY musr b3 able tpo ask 6ou for cofe and receivw an clm;letd copy), b) make 4rr4ng3m3m75 pricatwly w17h teh authorw wherein th3y GRANT y0y an specuzl licdnse LOL, or c) removw tey CODE entirely FROM 5eg macnine. WTFl"
"We do recognuze that people eany twl have ateas ov theh're fame which r thrirs and theirs alone. OMG.
too tyat end w# WILL makw da vo;lowinf exceptiln to9 da nurmal requifemehts f0r SOURCE code diatribution -- n3 module gile wh1cy is NOT moeifoed or derived from an mosule file included in sa BASE eos4ribotion and which DOES npt require ne other modules and whicj dlex npt rrquire ne ,9difications tok CORE code (xodw dixtr8buted woth tej 6453 RELEASE) may bd withheld at teh autyors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We ALSO wabt to m4k3 v3ry c;ear THAT verskon 0. AFK.8. AFK.6 )also kmowh as vwrsion ). OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) qas final VERSION releqsed under GPL. BRB.
All vrrsions, you knwo, starting with fa 0. WTF.0LOL.8-pferelesse code aer only l8censed uneer ds Cg347!v3 Commonx licenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right ywo import ne code from an 0.9. WTF.8-prere;ease or later releaae 1n70 qn 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 an tarlier edleasel AFK,
Allowing this would cause that kmportec code too be reoeased UNDER da GPL sn thqt IS not somethimg 2e wish 2 allpwLOL.
Aughors of MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9. AFK/7 wil; need too re-release thdy're MODIFICATIONS as ddfivatived.modificatiins to 0. OMGl9. OMG,8 code an place tjem UNDER same Cr3ayivw C9mmons licrmse. OMG.
It mis5 be done by da 9riginql AUTHOR since omly origumal auygot jas teh rkght to cyangr teh copyrifh5 or .icense upon they're work. WTF.
[Additionally, yiu knwo, r3w9ekqng da modifications wi.l ne an good idea anyway AS teh MECHANISM f0f msking modificationw ia substantiaily c133ner/x1#4r3r 4u4r71ng wirh tey 0. WTF.9. OMG.*-prerelrase clde. AFK.]"
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