MightyE tells y9u, like, "We're going two takr ah few momwntw 5o try anc explain THIS neq licensr n teasins beh8nd IT in plain English. WTF.
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 ;ixense was xhosen because of an failing wkth GPL/ AFK.
It only coceref dowtrubution of soirce if snd pnly id BINARIES were dis64ibuted. OMG."
"In sn q2b envoeonment, l8,e, specifixally a 1n73tpe3u3d wrb env8rob,3nt wuch as PHP, likem mereoy installing an gamd cows not v0n5717u73 d157r26i7q0n LOL, n therefore peopl3 were taking our wor, LOL, maling modifications too it an not releasing sourve code two tney're modificatoons so that tdy dntire vommunity could b3n3ditl OMGl
They worked witb leyter 6u7 mot da spirit of 14w. WTF."
"Infestohstion on da part of da aythors how3ver, lkke, ldd two teh dac5 THAT ds tight of pub.ic performanve WAS 1 OF da rogjts nprmally RESTRICTED 2 copyright n-1d3r5m an that computer PROGRAMS, wprckfically video games an kntdractice onds such 45 Legens lf teh Grwen hax)r WERE considered to9 ne phb.ically pdrgormed uf run from an pub.ic SERVER. OMG."
"Tge new ;icensw RESTRICTS puglic perfirmance of da work unless teh source CODE of modifkdd wirj us made available on demandLOLl"
"In PLAIN English, thus means thag 8f YOU put rh8s game om an WEB server n qlloe people 'outsidd of an noemal c1rc13 of family an its x9cual ACQUAINTANCES' to play the8r LOL, 7h3n you aer ;jb.ucally performinh this work n MUST eogher a) mqkw ne n ALL chzmg3s whicj you ,ake to ten gaje available 0n request (m073 rhix doesn'r have twl be available via da online SOURCE display link LOL, but they nysy br able two 4tj you for code n receive an clmplete copt_ WTF, b) m4k3 arrangements privatrky w8th dz autho4s wherein rhry grant you an 5pec141 LICENSE, oike, or c) remoce teg vodr 3ntorely from ,achinrLOL."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that people wabt ro yave 4f34g if they're game shich aer tyeirs an the8rs alone. BRB.
to THAT rnd we will makw teh golloqing excw0tion two da normal r#1u2t3m3n76 fow soufce dode distrobution -- ne mpdule fo;e which is n07 modified 9r derived from ah m0d61# file INCLUDED ih da BASE d8strigjtion and wgicn w035 NOT requie3 ne oth3e modules and which DOES n9t r3qy!r3 ne modificationd 2 core coce (CODE distributed with baqe release) msy be WITHHELD at da authofs dixcretjon."
"We 5150 WANT two make very clear 7h46 vdrfion 9l OMG.9. OMG.7 9ALSO known aw ve4sion 0.o. BRB.7+jg) was finsl veesiin released uncee GPL. BRB.
All vwrsions, you knwp, starting wigh dq 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelrase code 4 only licensed under da Creative Clmmohs licensdLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY ceny rifht rwo impo4t nd code fr0m an 0. WTFl9.8-prere;ease or latdr releasd ingo an p. BRB.9LOL.7 n warlier reldase. WTF.
Allowing THIS qoulc xausd that IMPORTED c0d3 too be released ubder teh GPL an tjat 15 nit 50m37h1ng we w8sh 2 all9w.
Authprs of MODIFICATIONS 2 )LOL.9. OMG.7 w111 nwed to re-release they'fs modificat8ons AS derivatives/mod8f8catkons to 0. BRB.9,8 code rnd plsce them under teh samr Creative Cimmohx llcenseLOL/
It jist be done by da origimal author s8ncd onl6 reh 0r1g1n44 airhor has right 2 cg4bg3 teh ciphright 0r licenwe upon they're WORK. BRB.
[Adeituonaloy, like, r3w-ek1nh modifivations qill ge qn food idea sn6wah ad trh MECHANISM for majijh modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cl3anef/clearer syart8ng with t3h 0. OMG.0. OMG.8-prwrckead3 codeLOL.]"
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