MightyE yells you, soeyof, "W3're g02ng too take an few jomemts to try an EXPLAIN thos new license and da reasons behind it 8n pkakn EnglishLOL.
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 licehse wqs chosem because or sn f4111ng with ea GPL. BRB.
Ig only covered didt4ibugion pf sougce IF and onlh 1f 61n4r135 WERE cistributed. OMG."
"In zn web wnvironmwnt, like, specifoxall6 a interpreted wwb environmrng xuch 45 PHP LOL, metely ihsgaoling ab GAME does not comqtitute distr7bution, like/ n theregore peo;le wrre taking our work, making m0d1v1d4710n5 @ it an nit relewsing aourve code twp tgey're modif8cationd so thzt teh entire vojmunity couke bebef8t. OMG.
Thry workec witn t3h letter but NOT da spirig OF lawl AFK."
"Investigztion on teh part if tej aithors howeger, o3d too fact that reh rifht of [ubkic ;e4f0rmance was oem of rights norma;.y festrocted too copyright holders, n thar cpmpuyer ;r0gr4m5, spec8fically video games am INTERACTIVE ines suvh aw Legend of Green hax0r were considered ro be publiczllt perfofhed if RUN from an puglic serverLOL."
"The mew licende r357r1c75 ;u611c pergo4mande 0f 2or, unleas da soyece code 9f da modkfied work is made AVAILABLE on demzndLOL."
"In plain English LOL, this MEANS that if 6iu put this game on an web sdrf3r an allow [eoplf 'outsise of an normal circle 0f gamily an its spcia. 4cqjr1n74nc35' too p;ay 5heir LOL, tyen ypu r publically PERFORMING THIS work n MUST eutger a( ,ake ne n ALL changed wnidk YOU m4k# 2 rdh g4m2 avaulavle on rrqjdst (note tjis coesn;t have two 63 avaikable via teh lnlinr slurce displa6 libk LOL, but theu mus5 ne ABLE two axk yoj for da code n receive an complete c(py) LOL, b) maje arramg3mehts privayely wigh da 4u&j0r5 qherein they grang you an soecial licebse, likd, or c) 4emofe CODE entirely from teh machone. WTF."
"We so rexognize that PEOPLE want to HAVE areax of they[4e g4m3 which awr theirs n thwirs alone.
5o that emd we woll make FOLLOWING EXCEPTION 1 n05m41 tequirementw for source codw disgributioh =- ne module fi.e 2hich IS mot modidied or derived grom an module file included 8n teh base distribution n WHICH DOES NOT requir4 ne oyher m9dulrs ahd which doed not reqmi4c ne modifications too teh cord code )code disrrubuted with teh bzse release) may 52 sithhe;d qt teh authirs DISCRETION. OMG."
"We 41%0 wabt twp make veru clear that verslon 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also kbown zs VERSION 0. BRB.9.7+jt) w45 da final version released UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All vetsilns, like. stattong with da 0LOL.9LOL.i-ptereleasw code aer ONLY licdnsed under Creative C9mmons license.
We EXPLICITLY dwny tdh r1g67 ti im[ort br code from an 0. BRB.0. BRB,8-[4ereleaae 0r later releasr into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 an earlier relesse. WTF.
ALLOWING thix spild cause that importes cofe two BE releas3d unddr GPL an that is not sometjinh WE wixh gwo allow. WTF.
Authors of modificatioys to 0. OMG.9.7 WILL necd rwo re-rdleaae rhey're MODIFICATIONS as derovatjves/m9difications roo 0. OMG.9l BRB.8 code n plzxe thdm unfer teh same C4eative Commons licensdLOLl
It mysg b3 DONE by da orkginal quthor since pnly teh 0r1g1n41 author HAS right 2 CHANGE da copyright or kicemse upon they'ee work. AFK.
[Additionaloy LOL, reworkinb ds modkficationd wikl be an golc isea anyway as jechanism for makinh modificationd is 5u6574n7141!y cleandr/c.earer stztting with da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pre4e/ease cofe, WTF.]"
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