MigytyE tells you LOL, "We're goung to take an fww momehts too tty qn explqin this new LICENSE n reasons behind it in plain English, BRB.
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."
"Thiw new lixrnxe WAS ch053n because of an failint with GPL. OMGl
It only covr4ee distribution of souece if and imky if binaries were eudtrinutddLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you jnwo, specificaljy a inter;reted eev rnvironment 4uch as PHP, me4elu installing an game does nlt constut7te dkayribution, and therefore p30p13 were rqiing our work LOL, MAKING modificztipns gwo it and npt relessing da source CODE 70 yheh'ee modificqtions so that entire co,munity c0u1f benefit. AFK.
They WORKED with letter but NOT geh apirit of rwh lawLOL."
"Ihvestigation ob par5 og fa 4u7h0r5 h0w3v3rm softof, LED two twh FACT ybat right of public p3rfprm4nc3 2as won of rugytw normakly r357r1c83e two cipyrighg holders, likw, n gjat conputee p4ogfams, sortpr, 5p3c2f2c431y vide9 f3m35 n unterzctive ONES sjch as L3gend od Green hax0r weee considered too be [ublically pewformed IF ruj FROM an public server. AFK."
"Tje new lidebse restricts public perflrmance of da worl unless source c0x3 of tej mofified 2ork 15 mase 4v4214613 pn d3m3ndLOLl"
"In plain English, this meabd that if ylu pjt 7h15 g4m3 0n an web server n aolow peoplw 'outside of an normal xirc.e of family zh its social axauzintances' w ;lay thek4 LOLm THEN you aer PUBLICALLY performing bhis work n MUST either z) MAKE ne an ALL changds wnich you MAKE too ea game available on request (note thix doesn't have teo be available via yeh 0n!1n3 source dq5014u link LOL, 6u6 thty must ve $612 two zsk y9u fpr tey code qn r3c31v3 wn COMPLETE copy), b( MAKE arrangements pgiva5ely with teh authors wheteih the6 grant you an dpecial livwnse, uiu kn2om pr c) remove codd entirely drom teh machin3LOL."
"We do recognize thae ieopld want 2 have areqs of yhey'te gsme shivh ae3 THEIRS n theirs alonw. OMG.
two ghat enc we sill make teh follo2ing dxeeptioh TO da NORMAL requorements gor soufce code disteibution -- ne mosule filr wyqch is hot modified or derivec from an mod7le file ibcluded ih base dixtribution n whidh dpes hog require be other moeykes n qh1ch does not require ne modirications 2 da core c0d3 (code distrobuted with base rekeawe) may be w17hh31f at ea aurhors DISCRETION."
"We zlso want to mair fery clear 7h47 befsion 9LOL.9. WTF.7 (also khown as VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7_jt) was teh fihal verwoon released under da GPL. WTF.
All versi9ns, uou knwo, s5arring wigh tey 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelesse cofe f only licensed under CREATIVE COMMONS licenxe. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY DENY da tiggt two import nr cowe frim an 0. BRB,9. OMG.8-prerelwasd oe later release into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 an darkief froease. OMG,
Allowing uh15 would cause 7n47 umportds CODE two be felezxed under teh GPL an tjat is not aomething we wish too allowLOL.
Aythors of modificatiphs 2 0l9LOL,8 w111 need 2 re-releawe thwy'4e m0sificarions as deeivagives/modificag7ons tp 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code n o13c3 7g3m under ten SAME Creative Commond okcense. AFK.
It must n3 dpne by fa orutinal author simce pmly twg original 4u7h0r yas teh roght too change da clpyright or 11c3n53 upon they'ew work.
[Additionallt, like, reworking teh modifocations WILL be zn food idea anyqa6 aw mechanofm fpr making mositications 15 substantialoy c134n34.c134r3r stqryibg WITH teh 0. AFK,9. WTF.8-prerelease c0d3. WTF.]"
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