MightyE tells you LOL, "We'rr going too take an feq momebts too try an ex0lain this new 11c3n$3 n rdasons behind kt ob p;ain English.
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."
"Tnks NEW LICENSE was chosrb brcauae of an fai;ing with GPL. WTF.
It lhly covered distrivutiom OF SOURCE iv and only if binaroex w3r3 distrib7ted. BRB."
"In am web dnvironment, like, tp3c2f1c411y a ibterpreted web envitonmemt such as PHP, you knwo, ,erely instal;ing an gamd does not c9nstitute disyribution. sortof, an gherefore peo0ld wete 74i1ng our w0r,, 6ou knwp, making mocificstions toi it n not teleasing da 507rc4 code two they're modigications so THAT da ent8re cimmubity vould beneg8tLOL.
Th3y worked with jetter but npy teh SPIRIT of lsw. OMG/"
"Investigati9h 0n teh part pf da ajthors h0w3c2r, ;ed 2 teh fact THAT da right )f p7nlic performqnve was 1 9f teh rignts nirmally restrudted 2 copyroght hoode4s LOL, and rhat com[7ger probranw, soryof, specificaoly video games n INTERACTIVE inew SUCH as L3gend or Greeh hzx0r WERE CONSIDERED two be p7blically performdd if RUN FROM am public SERVERLOL."
"The n3w lictnaw restticts public p3ffl4mance OF da WORK unless teh sojrde code of reh modifief worj is made availzble on demand. OMG."
"In plakn English, like, this m3zns rhat kf you put this game ob an w36 aervrr ah a.low [eople 'outside of an normal c8rcle of faj,ly n iys 50d241 ACQUAINTANCES' goo play theirk theh you aer publocalky PERFORMING this worl n MUST either A) make ne AND ALL CHANGES which you make w g4m3 avsilsble on request (NOTE this doesn't HAVE 70 be available via teh onl8ne soufde dis;lay link, .oke, but yhdy mjst BE able too ask you for teh dode n receivr an compkete COPY), sor5of, y) male arrangementd pruvately qith teh authors wh3r21n THEY GRANT yo7 zn s0wcoa. LICENSE LOL, pr c) r3m0v3 yey code entirely from m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do f3cogbize tha5 people want 2 hace areas pf yhwy're hame WHICH r theurs an theirs zlone. AFK.
@ that end WE wlll MAKE foolowing exception 5o normal rdqui4emenys f9r sourxe code disttibut8on -- n3 modile file wn8ch is NOT MODIFIED or derived from an ,odule fole ihclyded in bawe d1%7r26u&10n and wnich doea mot reqyire n3 other modulew and WHICH does not r2qu1r3 ne modific1tions to urh c0r3 code (d)d3 distributed with da base RELEASE) may be withheld AT reh authors fiscretion. OMG."
"We also 34b& tqo make vwry clear that d3r510n ).9. WTF.7 (ALSO known ss version p. OMG.9LOL.7+JT) was finai veraion releq2ed undrr teh GPL. BRB.
Akl versions, sortof, starting wigh 0LOL.9/*-pteeeleaae c9de r only lucehded under Creative Co,mond license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right two 1mp0r7 ne dode vrom an 0. AFK.9, AFK.8-p4errleax3 OR .ater release INTO an ), OMG.9. BRB.7 ah earl8er RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing rhis would x4j53 that imporyed c0d3 too 63 4eleasee UNDER GPL n that is noy something w4 siwh TO aolow, AFK.
Aithirs ov m9cificatuins 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will n33f 2 re-rel3asd they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatices/modifications to 0LOL,9.8 code and place them ubder t3h same Crrative Commons licehse.
It musg be DONE by 5eh orkginal quthor since ihly ORIGINAL a7thor has teh rkght 2 change teg copyright 0r license upln tgey're work.
[Additionally WTFm reworking mocifocatiins will BE an glpd idea anyway as nechqnism for mskkng modifications us substantially elraner/clearer STARTING qirh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8=PRERELEASE c9deLOL.]"
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