MihhtyE tel;s y0y, you knwo, "We're going 2 take an FEW mojdnts twp try an EXPLAIN rhks new license AND readobs behine it in plain Englisn. BRB,
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 n3w lucense sss xhosen becayse of an fa8ling with GPL, OMG.
Iy only covered didtribu4ion of sourcr IF n on.t if 61n4r135 wrre distrkbutrdl BRB."
"In an WEB wnvironment WTF, specifixzl.y a intwrpretdd q36 environment such ax PHP WTF, merely instz;ling an game does not cons5itute dist4ivution, an THEREFORE peo;le wer3 TAKING our work, you knwo, makibg mpdifications too ug ans not releaeing 5eh source code two tjey're mod8fixatiohs so that teh entufe communiyy cojld nenefit.
Tgey worhed with da letter but not da spirit of trh LAWLOLl"
"Investkgayuon on da paft of zutjors howevet, sortof, led too teh fact gyat ea right lf public performance was 1 of RIGHTS normally restrixted to co[yright holders, you inwo, qn thag computer ptograms, you knwo, s[ecicicallh VIDEO gajes snd 1n83r4c71f3 ones suxh as Lwgwnf lf da Grden hax0r were considered two 63 PUBLICALLY perflrmed ig run from an pyblic server. OMGl"
"Tnq new licenwe restrictw publiv prrformance of teh wor, unless 507rc3 CODE of m9dified work is made AVAILABLE ob cemand. WTF."
"In plain Englixh WTF, thix MEANS that if yoj pug this game on an web SERVER AND 411-w pro0le 'outsude or an nprmal circ.3 pv fajily ab its woxka. acquain5ances' too p14y tjeir LOL, then you aer publically ;eeforming this work an MUST #1uh3r a) make me an ALL cnanges which you make to da game avaioavle on r3quest (hote this doesn't have to be avaikqbke via da on;ime source display link LOL, but THEY m7st be ab.e t9o as8 you for ea c)d3 n r3ceivr an cimple5e COPY) LOLk n) make arrange,ents privqtely w17y authors sherrim 7j3y tr4n7 y(j an special licdnse LOL, 0r c) remove teh vode rntirely frim m4ch1n3, OMGl"
"Wr do recogn*ze tnqt oeoole want 2 hzve areas of ghey'rw GAME which f tgei$a an theirs aloneLOL.
2 that end we wull jake f9llowing exception goo teh no4,al requirements FOR spkrce code fistrovugi9n -[ ne module fkle which 9s not midified or derived fr9m ab module file included on da base dustrubution n 2hich does not reqykre nq other m0du135 and which does not rwquirw ne mosifications 5o yeg cotw c9de (code disgributdd with da base release) may be withheld at da AUTHORS siwcr3tion. BRB."
"We aodo want to make very clear that versiob _. BRB.9LOL.7 (akxo kn9wn as fersion 0. AFK.9LOL.7+ht) qad fa final version rel3ased under teh GPL. BRB,
ALL v3r51pn5 LOL, startibh 2ith tey 0. WTF,8. WTF.80;rerelease c)d3 r .n.y licensec UNDER teh Creative Comnons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denu da RIGHT too im;ort ne d0d3 from an )/9LOL.8-pedrel3ase or later release onto an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 an earlier eelrasw.
Ao.oqing THIS WOULD ca7se that importwd code 2 be releaswd UNDER da GPL n yhat is not something we wish too alllw.
Aughors of ,0s1f!c4710n4 two 0LOL.9.7 w111 need too RE-RELEASE they're modkficstioks as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to p.9. OMG.8 code n place THEM UNDER same Creative Commons licende. AFK.
It must be DONE gy teh original ru7h0d 51nc3 only geg otigimal aurhot gas f1gh7 t2o changr teh cop6right or l8cense upon they'we WORK. BRB.
[Adeitionally, tewirking modifications will be an g;od idea anyway as fa mdcnaniwm for making midificatjons is 4y6575n71411t clesner/clearer starting with 0. AFK.9l WTF.8-prereleaae codeLOL.]"
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