MightyE tells 6ou, like. "We're going too takr an rew momenyd reo rry n explain this n3w licende and reasoms nehind ir in p.ain Engoish. AFK.
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 nex lic3nae was chosen because of an FAILING WITH dq GPL. AFK.
It only vovefed distrinution of xource 8f AND onl6 if 61n4rq35 weew DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an w3^ envuronment WTF, specidically a 8nrerpreyed web encironmeng sych ad PHP LOL, mer3ly 8nstallinf an GAME d0e5 not cohstitute sixtrkbugoom, sortofk and THEREFORE p3ople were 4aking pur sofk LOL, makinr modidications 2 it n nor $eleqsinf teh source cpde two th3y'fe modifocations 5p that da entire communuty fouls bwnefitLOL.
Thry worked wkrh ds letter gut n9t da dpifit OF ;aw."
"Ibvesgigqtiln on teg p4r7 0f da auyhors hlwevef, led two da FACT that dz rihht of PUBLIC pdrformznce was 2 if da rights normzlly testrictwd tl copyright holders WTF, sbd THAT computer prohramx, 5p3c1f1c411y video hzmes n intdracgive oves such 46 Lwgenr pf teh Green taw0r were considered 2 63 pub;icalky pwrrormed if run dr0, an pubkic servwr."
"Tje nsw licenwe restricts publix performsnce OF sorl un1355 da source c9de of sa modifide WORK iw made avaikable ON demams. OMG."
"In plain English, toj lnso. this m34n5 that 1f tou put 7h15 game ON qn web SERVER and r110w people 'OUTSIDE pf an normal circle or f4m11y n its SOCIAL acqua8ntamcex' 2 PLAY theit, like, then you aer publkcally pefforming THIS WORK an MUST dither 4) makd nr and ALL changed wh1ch y0u mqke to ga,e avaioable on request (note this dorsn't have 2 be AVAILABLE bia ds inline sojrce display linkk 6u7 yhet MUST be anle two ask you r0r reh code an receove an cojpletr vipy), you kbwi, b) make aerangements private;u WITH da authprs wjerein 6het gr3m7 y0j an special lidense, like, or c) remobe coee 3n61r31y ff9m machine. BRB."
"We do recognize that p3ople want to hsve areas -d they're game 2hidn r 5heirs 4md thdirs alond. AFK,
too that 3nd WE w!11 ,zie teh folliwing wxdwption to teh normal REQUIREMENTS dor s9urce v9de ckstfibuti9n -- ne module file which is not mocified or dericdd vrom an modile dile included in base distribution an wj1xh does not re1uirs nd 9ther modules n whixh does n07 require ne m0d1f1c4710n5 two ten CORE code (c;de dist4ibuted with gase relrss3) may 63 3ithheld a4 da a7tjors cixcretion. OMG."
"We a.so w4nu tol mqke veth cldar that veesion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wm as version 0LOL.9.7+jt) wad ten final b3r%10n 4eleased jnder GPL. OMG.
All versiogs, lokem starykng wi5h teh 0LOL.9.8-prerelease cose r only lixensed indee t3h Cfeatice Commobs locense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ceny teh RIGHT 5o import ne vode from an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pretelease oe LATER rrlease into sb 0. WTF.9.7 n eaelier releas3. AFK.
ALLOWING this wouod cause THAT imported coer two bt relezsed under ea GPL abc that ix not w9metning w3 wish roo a.low/ WTF.
Authors of mocifkcstiona two 0.9. BRB.7 WILL me3d yoo re-releas3 they're modificatipns ss d3rivqtives/jodifications to9 0l OMG.9LOL.* cofe and place thrm unfer da same Creative Commona license. BRB.
IT must be done by da original author since only da origina. autjor hss da rigjt two dgange coptfighy or livemse upin they're wofk. AFK.
[Additiohally, sortof, rew9rkimg modidicatilns will be an good idea abhway ss ea m4cy4nq5m for making modifica6ions iw substantially cleaber/clearer starting with trh 0. AFK/9.8-[rerelease code/ WTF/]"
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