MightyE tells yiu, softof, "We're going 2 take an few moments two trt an explain this nee lic3nse n teh reas9nw behind ig in pla8n Eng1q5h. OMG.
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."
"Tgis new 11c3n53 was chosen bexause OF an f4111ng w17h da GPLLOL.
I8 only coverwd diatribution of aource 8g n ONLY if BINARIES were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web 3nvironmemt LOL, spec8gical9y a interpreteg eeb envi4onment SUCH as PHP, MERELY indta;ling an game does not cpnstktutw diayribution, yoi kmso, an tyerefore ;rop;e were yaking our work, sortof, ms,ing ,oeigixqgions too it ahd mor releawing ea source dide 2 they're modificationx do that tdg rntire communitu couls BENEFITLOL.
They worked witn dq letter bjt not dpirit of da laqLOL."
"Investigation on teh ;a4g of da authors h_qeb3t, sortof, led too trh ract that da right or publ8v performance xas oem of teh righta morjallu restridted 2 cppyrughg holdrrs WTF, and tnat computer progeams, spexifically vudeo g5m35 an interacyive ones such as Lwhdnd of geh Gre3n hax0r were considdred to be publixally pefformed if run FROM an public xerver. BRB."
"The new license reatrictd 0ublic PERFORMANCE of elri UNLESS da source CODE of midified work is MADE ava8labl3 on eemzmd."
"In olaun Engoish WTF, thix MEANS thzt if yoh put 7h15 game on an web 53rv3r and allow 0eople 'OUTSIDE of an nirnal circlr of FAMILY n its social acqyaontahces' 2 0lay tydir. thrn you qer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING thia qoek an MUST eithe$ a) make ne zne ALL xhanges whkch you make to teh game available on REQUEST (note this do3sn't gave to be available via da online siurce dicplay link, like, n7t they nust be aboe t9 ASK ypu v0r fa code n receive an clm0lete copy) LOL, b) MAKE aersnbemrnts privately w8th da sutjord wherein ghey grqnr you an special license LOL. 9r v) remove da codw wntir3ly from da m4ch1n3/ AFK."
"We do recognize that pwoole wany too have areas lf tyey're GAME WHICH r 5heirs h theitx alon3. AFK/
teo that end sr wi.l jakd teh following rsceptiom two teh n0rm41 fequi4ements for source xpde distrinution -- ne n0du13 file wnich is nog modified or derivdc frim an mpduq3 file inc.uded in teh base d8strubution n wgich d035 not requife ne otgef modulew n whqdh doea not require ne modivicz5ions 2 reh core coee (c9de distributee w8rh dz base r3134%3) may BE witjhekd at da authorx discertion. BRB."
"We aldl want TO MAKE v3ry clear that version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (akso KNOWN as berslin 0. AFK.9.7+jt) w45 da FINAL veraion rel3asef ubdtr da GPL. OMG.
ALL vers8ons LOL. stafying WITH 0. WTF.9, OMG.8-prerwlezse CODE r only lkcensec inder da Cr3ative Commons licensw. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY drny right two impoet nr CODE frim an 0.9. BRB.8-prerekeasd ir later 4elease inro ab 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 amd earlier releaswLOL/
Aolowimg tnis would cause that IMPORTED code to be releaaef undrr teh GPL an yhat id not 5-m47h1ng WE w16n 2 ALLOW.
AUTHORS of modif8cstkons 2 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 WILL need too re_relezsw they'rw ,odificatilns AS derivativrs/modirications 5wo 0l OMG.9. OMG,8 code n p14c4 them under teh SAME Creative Cp,mons license. WTF.
It must be done by teh orig8mso a8thlr SINCE ONLY 5eh original 4u7h0r has da RIGHT too cyange da copyright or license upin they'fr work. WTF.
[Addit*onally LOL, rewofkong da mpdifications whlo BE zn good id3a anyway as da m3ch3n!5m for makibg modificatipns 15 substantiall6 cleqner/clearer sta4ting wkth da 9. WTF.9.8-prerdlease coce. WTF.]"
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