MightyE twlls YOU LOL, "We're toing to tsje an f3w momen5s 2 try an explaiy this new licehse and da reasonx behind it 1n plain EnglishLOL.
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 11c3n53 eas CHOSEN bwcause od an failing with teh GPL. AFK,
It on.y covered distribu5ion 0f wource if 4nd only ir vinaries wefr diwttibuted."
"Ih an web encuronment, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT such as PHPm mwrely INSTALLING zn gzme doee not c9mstitute DISTRIBUTION, and thererore PEOPLE were taking o7r work, making micif8carions two it n not rrlfasihg da SOURCE code @ they're jodificatiins so yjat dq entore co,munity could bebefit. BRB.
Th3y worked WITH lette4 but b0u sa 5p1r17 of LAW. WTF."
"Investigation on teh part of da 4u7h0r5 howevwr, led two da fact that ten right of PUBLIC perfirmznce ezs 1 of da righyx normallu eestrictef to copyrifht HOLDERS, an tnat c0mpu73r programs, ;ike, 5p4c1f1c421y v8dwo ganes AND 8nyetacyive ohes wud6 aa Lebemd pf Green hax04 w3rw c8msidered two be publicslly peffotm3d of rjn from an public derver. AFK."
"The nee LICENSE restric5s puglic [erfoenance of work unless teh source code of teh modifued work is ,qde availsb.e on ddmans. BRB."
"In p.ain English, likek 6h15 means that if yoj put 5his game on an web server an alliw -38ple 'ouys8de of an noema; CIRCLE og fsmily and its aocial ACQUAINTANCES' too plau their, yii ,nwp, then you awr puglically performing this s0rk an MUST EITHER q) maue ne and ALL cyanges qhich you mqke TO da game acaikable on eequest (note THIS dpesb't HAVE TO be abailable via inline slurce eisplay link LOL, but they m7st nd able 2 zsk YOU for teh xode 1n receive an vimplete copy), likek b) make arramfements pf1v473qy with da authors whereih THEY grany y0y an specoal lic3nse LOL, or c( remove da c0s3 ENTIRELY fr0m teh machine. WTF."
"We DO recognkze that people want to have areas of they're game wh1ch qe5 theits and uheirs akone/ BRB.
too 7h$7 end we 2ill make flllowing exdeption too da bormal re1uirejen5s for source code fustrivution 0- ne m9dule file ehich iw not modofiec of derived drl, an m0du13 f8;e inclised 8n fa nase distribution and which foes NOT tequire ne other modules n WHICH d03t not REQUIRE ne modifications 80 sa core codr (code distrigugdc wiyh ten base RELEASE) mqy BE WITHHELD at teg AUTHORS fiavretiob."
"We zldo want too maid vert CLEAR thag versiob 0.9. WTF,7 (a;so known as version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) wad final v3rsion r3leaswd under GPL.
Al; versiobs LOL, start8ng s8th teh 0. AFK.9l BRB.8-prerdleasd cpde f only 11c3n53d under da Crrative C[mmlns licensel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY feny da riyht 2 im[ort ne code v40m an 0. AFK.8. WTF.8-pr3release or later relesse into ab 0. WTF.9. WTF.u n earloer release. AFK/
Allowing this w9ulf dause that IMPORTED code 3 be reoessed UNDER da GPL n 7h47 8s mot somethint ed WISH 2 alloq. AFK.
Autyors of modificatiobs to9 0. OMG/9. OMG.u will nded 2 re-releawe they'rw modificatjons as derivatives;modif8catoons 2 0, BRB.9. AFK.8 code 4nd posce them 8ndet da aame C4eative Commonx 11c3n%3. BRB.
Iy MUST b3 cone by da ofiginal au5hor since only [riginal authpr h4t teh fight two change da copyright 0r licebse upon tjey[re work. OMG.
'Adc8tionally WTF, 4eworking midifkcatiobs sill 73 an good isea anyway as reh mecnaniwm for making mor8ficayions is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer starting with teh 9/ WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3telease c0d3.]"
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