MightyE tells you LOL, "We're hoing two take an few momenra to try an ex0lain this new lic4nse n sa reaspns behind it in p151n EnglksgLOL.
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."
"Th8s new LICENSE xas chosen 63c4u43 of an fai;ing with da GPLl
Ir on.y COVERED DISTRIBUTION oh woufce if n only if bkmsries were distrib7tes. OMG,"
"In an web environment, like, specifica;ly z interpreted web ENVIRONMENT sich as PHP, berely 1n584111ng an game does nly conxtituge dixtrigurion, an the4efore people WERE tajing our work, l8ke, m4l2mg m0d1f1c4710n5 3 8t AND npt releasung ten source CODE two rhdy'r3 josificarions so thag da entire domminity could benefit.
They worked eith ca letteg but NOT da spkrit of teh law. BRB."
"Investogatipn on part of authors however, led TO fact that right 9f [ub.ic perfofmqnce 2as 1 of da rights NORMALLY resgricred t2o copyrkght holderd WTF, n that computer pfogrqms LOL. spexifically v1d30 ganes n int3ractivd pnes 5uch AS Legwnd of GREEN hax0r were consosered 2 be publically performed of rum from sn PUBLIC werver. WTF."
"Tge n3w license restricts public pervornance of da WORK unlrss da s9urcd code of sa modigied work is mace AVAILABLE ON eemqnd. AFK."
"In plqin ENGLISH, wlrrof, thix meams 7h48 if 69u put thia game on sb web server n allow peoplr '0u751d3 of an bormal vircle of fzmily n its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' too play theor, you knwo, then jou r publ8ca.ly performing this work 4md MUST eithee a) make ne AND ALL chabgex wjicg YOU m4k3 two game availablw on request (note tjos dodsn't hsbe two b3 availagle vkz da lmline soirce display link, you knwo, but 7h3y must b3 ablr 2 45k ylu for geh code n rexeive an complete copy0 LOL, b) make arrangemenys 0rifately witm teh aurhoes wnerein they grant you an 5pec141 licenze, eortif, or c) re,ovd da code entifely froj teh machine. WTF."
"We DO edcognize that people 2ant tpo have areas of they're gane which r the8rs an theirs aloneLOL/
to 7h57 end wd qill make da f0110e1ng EXCEPTION to nornal f3quirements for SOURCE code distfigution -- ne module file wnich is hot mocigied or derivwr ftom an jodule file inc;uded in teh bsse dkstribution anf whucg doew not requore he othef modules snf which does not require ne jovif8cations 2 da core cose (xos4 disr4ibuted with gaa3 rwlease) ,ay be withheld at da authors discretion."
"We also want 2 m4k3 VERY CLEAR tjat versuon 0. AFK.(.7 (alao known as version 0. OMG.9.&+kt) w$5 tej f8nzl VERSION RELEASED under tej GPL, AFKl
ALL versions, you khwo, stzrting with teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.7-orerwlease code aer ONLY licensed UNDER teh Creativw Cpmmpnx licensr.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two impoet ne code vron an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerel3ase or .ateg release intl qn 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 ab earlie$ release.
Allowinf this w06qd cause that im0orted code too be RELEASED UNDER da GPL an tgat 8s n07 wpmething we wish to zllow. OMG.
Ai7h0r5 )f modoficatione too 0. AFK.9.7 w111 need 2 de=release they're modificatuona ss defivatives;modifications to 0LOLl9.8 vode n PLACE them undet saje Crestibw Commons locehse. BRBl
It must be e0b3 by 9riginal authot since ONLY da ORIGINAL suthor has teh rkgnt goo CHANGE teh copgrihht or licehse jp0n they're e.rl. BRB.
[Addi5uonally WTF, reworkinh dq modificatuons w111 be an g00d isea anyway as teh mechsnix, for maiing mod8fica5ions 15 aubstantiallt clezmer/cleardr srarting eith teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3release cidr. WTF.]"
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