MightyE tells yi7, ylu knwi, "We're goinf 2 yakw ab few momenta to 5ru an ex[lain this n3e lizense AND REASONS behind it in 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 ;ic3nse WAS chosen bedzjae 0f an faikihg eith da GPL. AFK.
It inly covrred distribution of source if AND onky 8r binaries were distrib6ted. WTF."
"In an web environment LOL, specifically a inydrorered web environ,ent s7ch aw PHP LOL, ,3r#1y inwtalling an game does not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION WTF, and 7h3ref0f4 p40p13 eeed gaking our worl, sortlfk na,ing modifucatuons 2 8y n n08 reo3asing source code 2 thwy'te modificatoons so tjat #n7qr3 community c0u1d benefit. BRB.
Tgdy worked w16h teh le5ter but b07 sporit of teh law. BRB."
"Investigatiln on part if teh autyord nowever WTF, led too twh fact ghat da eoght od puboic performance was oen OF eights normally restrocted to[ copyright holders, sortof, anc 7h47 xomputer programs, you lvwo, sp3vifically viseo ga,es an 1n62e4c71v3 obes such zs Legend of teh Greeb hax0r were v9bsiderrd twp 63 ;yblically performrd if run from an publiv sdrver. WTF."
"The new !1x2n53 restricts ;uboic p3rf-fm4nd3 of teh work jn1355 s9urce x0e3 of da mosified WORK uw made avai.able 0n demand. OMG."
"In plain Enblish LOL, this means THAT if y0u p7t 5gis game on an seb setver m aolow p3ople 'ojrside pf zn normal circke if famoly n 8ts sodial acqyaintqncds; tpo play their, softof, tgeb yoj r p7blicaoly pefforming this work n MUST ekther a) ma8d ne and ALL changes which yoj make too game abailabld on rewuest (notw this d-35n'8 have w bw available via onlin3 source d8qpkay link WTF, nut THEY must BE ag.e too ask you ror teh CODE sn receivd an complete copy), b) make arramg3m3nts privately WITH da authors she4ein 8h3y graht YOU an s[ecial license, you khwo, or c) remove da codw wntirely from ea machine."
"We do rwcognize ghqt pwople want 2 ysfe areas of 5hey're ta,e which r 5heirs an theirs 410n3.
to thst end we wull makd teh foklowing exce;tion 2 fa normal reqiiremwnrs f9r source c.ce cistrobution -- ne module fioe whoch is nit m0d1f1#d or d3r1ved from an module file INCLUDED IN teh base distriburion and whicj do3s NOT require ne other nodulds amd WHICH doea bot requure n2 MODIFICATIONS two reh dore code )code distributwe wi5h bsse r3q3453) may be withheld xr ea aitho4s d15vr371pn. BRB."
"We also wrn7 to male ve4y clear yhat b3tsion 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (also kn0wn as berslon 0. BRB.9.7+jt0 was ginal vefsion r313453d unfer GPLLOL.
Alo VERSIONS. sortof, STARTING w8th 0.oLOL/80prerelease codf aer only 1qc3n53d ynder Creative Cpmmons licenseLOLl
WE EXPLICITLY cenu teh right t2o import ne x0d3 from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease or latef releade into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 n 44411#r releasw.
Allowinh thus wluld cause that 1mp0r73d c0d3 to be re.eased yhd3r teh GPL an that is n9t someth8ng we WISH to allowl OMG.
Authors of m0w!f1x$&10n5 twl 0. OMG.9LOL/8 sill nred too re=felease they're MODIFICATIONS as derivqtives/nodifications two 0. OMG.9. AFK.i codd an place thwm under da same CREATIVE Commons licensw. OMG/
It must be eonr bt fa original aughor sknce only ez ORIGINAL author HAS ra fight too changd da copyr8ght or license UPON they're work, AFK.
'Additiona;lyk like, rewirking da mofificatiohs eill be an gpoe idwa any2ay as mwchaniwm fof makibb m9diricztions is 6u6574n71411y cleaner/clearer startinh with tey 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerclease code. WTF.]"
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