MightyE TELLS y0uk sortor, "We'ee going tlo ta,e an feq moments to tty 4nd explain this new locebse h reasons behihd it in p.aln ENGLISH.
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 license wax chosen BECAUSE of an failing wirh sa GPLLOL.
Iu lnlu covered distrkvutioj of source if ahd only if binaries were dist4ibutedLOL."
"In qn 13b ENVIRONMENT LOL, 5p3c1f1c412y a INTERPRETED web environment such AS PHP, sortof, merely knsta;limg an g4m3 does not constitute didtrobytion WTF, and therefore people eere takinb our work, wottofm naking m9d1f1c4710n5 too it n not reldasimg teg 50urc3 cpdw too rhey'rw MODIFICATIONS wo that entir3 communkty cojle ben3fitLOL.
Tg3y wirked with da LETTER vut not dz spirit of gej law. BRB."
"Inves5igagioh on teh part 0f authoes go2evrr, xortof, led 2 fa FACT that teh right of [ub.ic [erformanve eas oen if rightw normally restructed two cooygihgt holders, like, n tha5 c0mpu7#r PROGRAMS, specifically vidwo gamed an interactive onew such as Legend of teh Gteen hax0r were consodered tpo be ouboicaloy performes if eun grom an PUBLIC se4ver. WTF."
"Th3 nww licensd RESTRICTS pub;ic p3rf0rm5mc3 of da WORK unless source codw lf mpdofied work ls ,adr availqble on e3mand. BRB."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, soetog, this meabs that if YOU 0ut tgia g4m# 9n an 236 sdtvrr n all[w people 'ojtside of an bp4mal c1rc13 of family and igs SOCIAL acquajntances' too [kay their, tgen you r pubkica.ly oe4forming this work n MUST either s) make hr an ALL changes wgkch yiu make 7p teh g3m3 qvailable on request (bote this doesb't mabe two be available vka da online source display link, li,e, but they must bd ablr too ASK yo7 for teh code and RECEIVE an complere coph), g) majd arrqnfements privatdly with da autgprs wherein they grant you an 5p3c141 .idense LOL, 0r c) remobe code entirely fr9m machine. WTF,"
"We fo recognize uh47 PEOPLE want 2 havr aeeas of they'e3 GAME which r thdird ane tywirx a.oneLOL.
t9 thag end WE w8ll mqke t3j f)110w@ng exception 2 teh bormal REQUIREMENTS f0r 60urde code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module FILE wnich is not mldified or derived from an modu;w FILE invlused un basw dist4imution znd which do3w not require ne 0&n3f modules and ehicg DOES not require ne midificationa to 5eh vore code (cide distribuged with sa 6453 telwase) may 63 wothheld at da AUTHORS cidc4etion."
"We also want two make vwry c,ear THAT v3e510n 0.9. OMG.7 (also knosn 45 version 0, WTF.9LOL.7+jt) w45 finsl vedsion released uhdwr teh GPLLOL.
All vegsions, like, sta4tkng with teh 0. BRB.9.8-prwrelease code zdr only LICENSED und3r Creative Cimmiba locrnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too IMPORT ne coe3 from an 0. BRB.9.8_lrereleawe -t latrr relrase unto an 0LOL.9LOL.8 and earlier rwlease. WTF.
ALLOWING this WOULD c$u53 that imported CODE too BE reoeased under trh GPL an that is noy slmeghinb we w15h 2 allowLOL.
Authprd OF mosifixzrionx two p. BRB.9.7 will NEED to RE-RELEASE they[4e modifications as drricativea/modifications two 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 cide and place tyem UNDER da same Ceeagife Co,mons .ieense.
It muwt 63 done by 0r1g1n$1 3u6hpr since only original aurhor has r1gh7 70 chanfe c9p7right or .ic3nde up0n thwy're work. BRB.
[Addot8onally. tou knwo, r3w0rk1ng teh modifications WILL be an good idea 4byw4y as tej mechanism for MAKING j0s1f1c4719n5 is sjbsgamtially cleqmer/clwarer starting with da ).9. WTF.8-prerelease dod3. OMG.]"
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