MighryE tells yo7, sortof, "Ww're gpqnh tio take an fe2 momemts rwo try an explain THIS new .icense and da reawons BEHIND IT 2n plzin Entl8ah. 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."
"Thid new licrnse waa chosen bevausd of qn FAILING wotn GPL. BRB.
IT ONLY COVERED DISTRIBUTION of sojrce id and 0nqy 8f binariex WERE diweributedl BRB."
"In an wen 4nv1r0nm3n7 LOL, spec8ficaloy q 1nu3rpt3u3d wec 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP LOL, merd.y installing an GAME does not constituyr distribution LOL, an thereflre people 2ere yaking 0ue work, you knwo, mzk8ng m0d1f1c4710ht too ir sns n9t relessing sou4ce code 2 thdy're mod8fications so thqt em71re cpmmunkty coulf bendfit. OMG.
They wirkef with teh oetter but not sporit OF tqh law. OMGl"
"Inf3stkgation 0n p5t7 of autnovs howrvwt, like. led 2 da fact 7jr7 teh right of PUBLIC pervormznce qas won of rights notmall6 rest48ctdd go copytight holders, qns ghat c0mpu&3r progtams, ypu jnwo, s;ecifucally VIDEO games n interqctive ones such as Legend OF da Gr3en hax0f were c0mt1d3r3d too BE pu612c411y petfprjed if run frim an public serfer. WTFl"
"Tye nes LICENSE restrid5s public oerformance of teh wofk yn;eds tej 50urc3 code 9f modified work is maee 4v$114612 on DEMAND."
"In plaim English, like, this means ghat if YOU p7t 5gks game on an weg server n allow peo0le 'outside of an normal circle of f4m116 b its doc9sl adquaintances' 2 play their, sortof, THEN you r ouboixally perfprmung this work and MUST rith3r a0 MAKE ne n ALL changes wjodh YOU mak3 2 da game avsilab.r on REQUEST (note this doexn't have too b3 avai.able viq xq 9n11n3 source dispoau link, you knwo, but thdy musr be able 2 qsk you FOR da code and rec3ive an xomplrte c0py), ;ik3, b) majw 4tr3ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY sith da auyjors whereon they gr4n7 yoi an s;ecial l8cense WTF, OR c) REMOVE teh cod3 3n71r31y gr-m teh machine. AFK."
"We d9 recognuzr 7h48 peo0le want 5wo have areas 0r they're gam3 qhidy aer tneirs n theirs al9ne.
top yhat emc we w111 mqke f011)w1ng exception roo normal r3qu1r3m3n75 do4 aoirce x(de d8stribution -- ne module fole whifh id mot modified or detived FROM an module file included in teh base distribution and which docs n07 4equire ne otget MODULES b which does not reqiure ne modoficsrions 7) da CORE code (c0d3 disyributed with teh bzse eelease) may be 2uthheld at rej a7yhors discretionl BRB."
"We also wayt tll make veru coeat thqt v3r519b 0.9.7 (also known as version 0LOL.o. BRB/6=jt) was final version released unddr teh GPLLOL,
ALL versions, like, startint WITH teh 0l WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease code aer obly LICENSED uhdrr teh Creatifr Commons 21c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT yoo import ne CODE from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prereiease or later 4eleaxe into sn 0LOL.9, AFK.7 n EARLIER 4e.eqseLOL.
Allowing this wouoc cauwe 7h47 imported code 2 b3 released under da GPL AND that is not somrghihg we wish go allow. OMG.
Authors 0f modifications ti -. BRB.9. BRB.7 sill beed 2 re-reldase tgey're MODIFICATIONS AS derivativrd/mosoficationd too p. BRB.9LOL.8 cpdr n p14c3 them UNDER da same CREATIVE Co,mons licenseLOL.
It must 63 done by originak 4u7hpr sincw omlu oribknal author yaw da right twp change yeh cophrighy 0r license uoon they're workLOLl
=ADDITIONALLY LOL, rewo4kibg da m0dqf2c47q0n5 will be an GOOD icea anyqay as mechanism FOR m4k1nt modificati9ns is substant7zlly CLEANER/CLEARER s5ar5ing wity -. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerdlease code. BRB/]"
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