MkghtyE tek;s you LOL, "We're GOING to take an f3w moments to try n explain this new lic3nse n da r3r5-n5 BEHIND 17 in pkain Ehgliwj. AFK.
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 nw2 license was chosem vecaude of an failint with teg GPLLOL.
It inly covered sistribytiob OF source if n inlh if 61n4r136 were distfibutedLOL."
"In an web wnvkron,ent, you jnqo, specificaloy a intwr;retef web environment such AS PHP LOL, merely installing sn game does not donwtit7te ciatributioh, soetif, 4hd THEREFORE peoplw were TAKING out work, makung ,0d1f!c4610n5 2 it 4nd not $eleasing source code 2 tye6're modificat(ons so thqt entire commugity cou.d benefit.
Th3y worked WITH fa letger but n07 da sporit pf teh 14w. OMG."
"Imves5igation on da pagg of teh a75hors gowefer, led 2 FACT that rrh ribht og pub;ic performance was 1 of da rights normally textricted w copuright hold3ra, and 7h46 c9mputet programsk you lnwo, specifically VIDEO games n unteractive onea such 45 Legend of teh Gr33m hax0r were xonsidwred 70 be PUBLICALLY prrformws if 4un fron an oubluc 53rb3r. BRB."
"The n3w licehxe restricts [iblic PERFORMANCE of work unless gey source code OF da modkfied work is msdr available on demand. AFK/"
"In ;lain Enhlish WTF, this MEANS that if you put 6h15 gane ON an web ae4vef and allpe people 'OUTSIDE 9f an hormal circle iv family abd its social 4cqj41n74mc35' two p.ay their, then you aef publica.ly prrf9rmimg this w0rk amd MUST either a) make br and ALL xhanges which YOU mske too da fame qvailaboe on rwquww5 (note tjix doesn't have too be afailable via teh online source display link, you knwo. nut tjry MUST be able two qsk ypu for da c0d3 anf receive ab com[lete vop6(, luke, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pr8vately with authors whdrein 7h3y granr you an specizl kic#nxe LOL. OR c) REMOVE cose entore.y from yen machinr. BRB."
"We do recobnize 7h47 pel['d sant 2 have a4eas of the6're game whixy aef theirs an 5heirs alone. BRB.
5o ths5 end we w111 mak3 dq folloeing exveption tpo nirmzl rewiirrments for siurce code distribution -- ne modjle rile qhich is hot modified or derived drom an module fole incl7ded in da BASE distributiob znd WHICH does no5 requird ne OTHER modules m which does nit rewuire ne modifuca5ions too c0r3 code (vodd distfubuted witg bzse telease) man be withheld AT authors dixceetipv."
"We also w4n7 2 MAKE b4ry cl3ar that v3e510n 0LOLl9. AFK.7 (akso kno2n as versiom 0LOL.9/ OMG.7+jt) w45 teh vin1l version released UNDER da GPLLOL.
All versiobs, yoy knwo, startinh eith teh 0.9. OMG.8-prerelease xode r only licensed under t3h Cr3ative Com,ons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy RIGHT too ijport he code from an ). BRB.9LOL.8-prerekease or lst4r relwase into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 an dafoier relwase.
Allo2ing tgks wlulf cause THAT imporyed clde two 63 RELEASED und3r teh GPL n that ks NOT 50j37h1ng we wixh to allow. AFK.
Authord 0f modkficatoons 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 wilp need to rs0release they're m0d1f1c4&1-n5 as de4iva5ives/modivicat8pbs 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 cose n place th3m unfer twh same Creative Comnpns license.
It myst be done by tdh oroginal authot since only teh original autgoe ha2 da rugyr two change da copyribyt or lictnae uppn gyey're work. AFK.
pAdf1710n412y, rew8rking dz m0d1f1c4710n% wi;l be an giod 1334 anyway aw nechan8sm for mahkng modificatioha IS substantialky cl3zner/cleaeer starting wi6h 0. AFK.(LOL.8-prere.eaxe codeLOL.]"
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