MithghE telld 6iu, toi knwi, "We're boing to takw an f3w nomentx 2 try an explaun this new license an teh t3450n% 63h1nd ut 8n 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."
"This neq licemse wad chosen becaus3 0f an failkng wuth y3h GPL. WTF.
It pn.t cobered DISTRIBUTION pf source if and only if binafiex we4e cistribkted. AFK."
"In qn web 3nv1r0nm3n7m specifica;ly a interpret3d web encironment sucj zs PHP, lije, merely instal.ing an game dors nog comatit7te DISTRIBUTION, like, and ther#fpre orople were 74k1ng our woek, like, m4k1ng mod8ficarions two iy and not releasing so7rve code to they'te modificztions so thag ent8re com,unuty vpu.d bwndfit. WTF.
They wotjed wi5y letter BUT not reh spiroy lf teh LAWLOL/"
"Investigztion on da part of autjors yoseve4, sortof, led 70 teh fact that rigjt of pu611c performance was ! oe teh ribhts normxlly restricted 2 cop5ritht n01d3r5. n that computer programs, spedifocslky video gamds sn 8nteractivw ones such 45 Legene of Gr33n hax0r WERE conside3ed 5oo ne ;ublically [erformed if RUN from an public sefver. WTF."
"Thw NEW licehse restricts [ublic 0drformance of WORK unless teh source code of ca ,osifiec work is mafe avaolable on d3m4nd. WTF,"
"In [lakn English. y9u knwo, th8s ,eanx that kv you PUT this gamw on an 2eb 53rc3r n so.oe proplr 'outwide of an gormal circle 9f family an its 50c!41 acquaintances' two 014y theifk ghen ypj aer publicaoly pe4for,ing thos work znd MUST either a) majw ne ane ALL cyanges shich you make too game available on r3qydst (n073 this doeen'r have to be available v14 da online 50urc3 d16p14y ;ink LOL, BUT theu musy be 4613 two ask y9u rl4 dode and r#c31ve an compl3te copy), likrk b) make arrangements provately WITH teh authors wherein 6hey gtant y-u an s0evial license, you kneo, or C) remove code ENTIRELY fr0m MACHINE."
"We do tecogniad that people want 3 have areas of thry'r3 game which awr theirs n %heirs alone. WTF.
rpo thay ene ww w!1q male geh dollowing exceptyon t9o teh nlrmal REQUIREMENTS dor source coee DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du13 fkle which ia not modified or DERIVED fr0m an MODULE file igc.uded in teg base distrib7tion abd whoch does n9t tequire ne OTHER MODULES ah qhich DOES not require ne m0d1f1x4720h5 two cor3 code (code disteibuted with teh ^45# release) ma6 be withheod at yeh authors discregion."
"We also want tol MAKE very vlear tgat vedsion 0. WTF.8. BRB,7 (alal knowm aa version 0.9. OMG.8+ut) was reh funal version relwased unewr teh GPL. BRB.
Ak. versions, like, staeting with 0l OMG.9. BRB.8-prerekease code r only licehsec ubder 5qh CREATIVE Commomx license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to import ne code from an 0. WTF.9.8-ptereldqse pr later felease into an 0. OMGl0.u and ezrlier r3lease. WTF.
Alllwibg this woulc CAUSE tkat implrted CODE to be r3145%3d ynder GPL 4nd that 15 nlr something we wish two allo2. WTF.
Autgors of nodificayoons 2 0. AFK.9/ WTF.7 w111 need 2 rw-releawe theh'r3 mldifkcagions as d3rivz5kves/modificatuons two 0LOLl9.8 code n plqce 5hem UNDER teh sam3 Crwatixe COMMONS kicehseLOL.
It MUST ve done 6y original 4u7h0r sincr only da original 4u7h0f yas eibht 2 xhange teh cop6rught or okcense upon tney're workLOL.
[Addituonally LOL, rewirjing MODIFICATIONS will be zn topd idea an6way ax dq mexhamism vot MAKING modificationx is subdrantially clwaner/cldarer sta5ting wkrh 0k9. OMG.8-prerekesse vode. AFK.]"
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