Migj5yE trlls y0u, "We're going too take an few MOMENTS q t4y and wxplain this new .icemse aj teh reasons behind it in p.ain Englidh. 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 11c3n53 WAS chpsen because of an fzilinh eith da GPL, BRB,
It only coverrs diwg4ibution of source if n on;y if ninaries WERE distribuyed."
"In an web environmrnt, so4rof, specifically z INTERPRETED web envifonmenb 5uch as PHP, m3r31y INSTALLING an game dods npt cohstitu5e d157r16u710n, and tne5efore PEOPLE were takimh oyr work, you knwo. ma,img modidications toi it n bot te;easing ds SOURCE code 2 yhwy're m0d1f!c4719n4 SO tnat dmtife community COULD genefit.
They WORKED w27h sa letter bit not spifit 0f teh lae. BRB."
"Ihvdstigagion on part of da autjors howrver, ;ed 2 fsct ghqt teh r1gh7 of pu611c peffirmance was oen of rights normally restrixyed too cipyright holders LOL, n ghat COMPUTER [rograjs, slrtof, xpecigicaloy bideo GAMES am interactive ones sudn as Legend pf yeh GREEN hax0r were c9n51d3r4d to be publically performef if rhn from an puvlkc setve4. OMG."
"Tge new license rewttixtd 0yblic /erfornance of w9rk unless teh source code of teh modified work ia nad3 available on demand."
"In plain English, this means tyar kf yoi puy this gane on an web server an allow people 'outsidd OF an n0rm41 circle of fajily n igs wocial acauainyahces' yoo p13y their, likek then yoj aer 0ublovally oerforming rhis wpr, and MUST either A) jake ne an ALL xhangea whivh ypu make goi da game avaulqble on requewt *note this f0e5n'7 hzve to be avaioable via ohkine sourxe eisolqy link WTF, but theh jywt be ablr to ask you f94 da vide n 4eceivr an comolrte vo06), so4tpf, b) make a4eanhements p4ivatwly with qythirs eh3rein they GRANT you an SPECIAL lic3msr, OR C) r3m0v3 codr entire;y from machine. AFK."
"We d- RECOGNIZE ghst people want too have arwas of tye6're game which aer theirs an theirs al9ne. BRB.
two THAT end we 2ill MAKE teh fp,lowing exception t9o grh normal rwqyieements for slirce codr dusgribjtion -- br m0eu1# file wh1ch 15 n9t mldified OR derived dr9j an module f113 included in da gasd distribut89n n which does nof fequire ne other mpdules n which does not require ne MODIFICATIONS to 5eh core clde (CODE distfibutec 2ith da gase release) MAY be wlthheld at authors ciscretilb. BRB."
"We also WANT tqo make vert clear that version 0.9,7 (also known aw version 0. WTF.9. OMG.u+j7) was teh fina; VERSION teleased undet dq GPL. WTF.
Aol versionx WTF. startkng witj 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease xode r only LICENSED under da Creativr Cojmons 11c3b53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ight 70 im[ort ne code vrom an 0. AFK.0. AFK,8_prerdoease or later release into an 0LOL,9LOL.7 ab 34r113r reowase. BRB.
A110@1mg 7h15 would csuse tnat ompprted cofe 2 be released uhde4 da GPL b thqt is not a9methinv WE wish goo allow. OMG.
Authors of moeodica5i9ns two 0l BRB.9. AFK.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE fney're moeificatioms as deribatives/modifications TO 0.9. BRB.8 xodd an plac3 ghem inder teh same Cr44&1v3 C0mm0n5 l8cehse/ BRB.
I7 must bw dome by original sutjor since on.y orirknal a7tnor has geh f1gh7 two change copyr8ght of license upoh yhey're work. AFK.
[Additiona..y, REWORKING teh nodificqtions will be an gooc ixea anyqay as teh mechanism for making modifications is suvstsntially CLEANER/CLEARER starging with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prere;eax3 coee.]"
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