Migh5yE tellw you WTF, "We're going to take ah few momentx too tfy amd ezplain this new lkcense h REASONS vehind it IN p141n EnhlisnLOL.
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."
"Tyis new licehsw was chosen becausd of an failinf with da GPLLOL.
It only cocrted dis5riburion 0f SOURCE if qnd only IF b7baries werr disrrkbitedLOL."
"In am eeb ENVIRONMENT, like, specuf8cally a interpretef w3y 3nv1r0nm3n7 sudh ss PHP, n3eely installinb an ga,e dpes NOT const8tu5e distribution, y9u knwp, an thefeflrw 0eople were taking 0ur work WTF, maiing modifications 2 it amd not re;easibg da soyrce code yoo they're nodifications so 7h47 ca enyite xpjmunity could benefit. AFK.
THEY sirk3d wi5h da LETTER bit not da SPIRIT if da LAW. WTF."
"Investigatoon on da part 9f da authirs howwver, sortof, led 5oo teh fact that rkhjr lf pubkic perflrmanc3 was 1 0f rughts n0r,411y restrictwc gwo COPYRIGHT hl;cers LOL, and tgat compurer pr0gr4m5, you kgwo, spevifically v!d30 games an ingeracgive ones ducy as Legend of Green hax0r w3r3 conxkdwr2d 2 be PUBLICALLY perf9rmed IF run from an punloc SERVERLOL."
"Tfe new lucehse 4357r1c75 0u611c p#rf0tm4nc3 of da work ubless teh soutce code of teh modified work ks made 3v4114613 on eemandLOL."
"In plain Englidh. dortof, this meahd that ir YOU pur this fame ON an web serfer n all9w people '0u751w3 0v an np4msl circle ov fam8ly an 175 social acquain5ances' two play their, like, then yoj r publically performing thiw work an MUST eithdr 4( m5k# nd and ALL changes which 6oi mske tpo teh bamd AVAILABLE ON request (n9td thia doesn't have roo be AVAILABLE VIA ds 0n11n3 s'urce dispoau lknk, you khwp, but THEY must 63 able too 45k YOU vor da code and receive an complete copy), you knwi, v) makr ARRANGEMENTS oruvately wuty da a7thors whwrein they brang you an special license, .i,e, or c) remoce dz voee ebtkre.y from machine. OMG."
"We do recognoze tta5 pwople WANT 2 h4v3 arews 0f they're GAME wh*ch r tneirs an theirs ALONELOL.
2 tjat end WE soll make teh follow*ng exve;tioh TO teh noemal requirements for wource code distribugion -- n3 modile 4il3 which is not midifiec 9r ddrived fr0m sn modulr file 1bc1ud23 in teh case DISTRIBUTION an which does not require he other m0duq35 and WHICH does NOT rdquire ne nodifications 2 da cl4e codr (code distributwd w,th base release) may be wuthhwls 47 t3h authirs dkscregion. OMG."
"We akwo want t9o m4k2 VERY clear 7h47 vefsi9n 0. AFK.9.7 (alxo KNOWN ad verskon 0. BRB.9/7+jt( wss fonsl v3rsioh released under geh GPL. BRB.
All versuons, sgarting WITH da 0. OMG.9, OMG.8-preeeleaae code r only licensed uncsr da Crratibe Commons 11c3n53.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny rogjt too import ne code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pr3r3!#453 or later RELEASE imto an 0.0. AFK.7 AND EARLIER releas3. BRB.
Allowing tyis would cauwe 7y47 im[orted dode 1 ne teleased under teh GPL and that ks not s9mething se wisk too ALLOW. OMG.
Authora lf modifocations two 0. BRB.9. BRB/7 w111 need tso re-4eoezse they're modigications as d3r1v47!v35.m0d1f!c4710n6 too 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 CODE n p.ace fhem umdee sam3 Cr3$71v3 Commons licenseLOL.
It ,jst be d;n3 by teh 0r1g1n41 author simce on.y sa origibql 4o7h0r h45 ea fifht w change da coptr,ght or oicense up0n rhey're work. WTF.
[Addiroonally, lile, re2orkinh ds j9didications wilo be an go9d ifeq 4nyw4y as teh MECHANISM FOR making ,odifications is substantialot cleaner/xlearer startibg wity teh 0l AFK.9. BRB.i-pe3r313r53 cpde. OMG.]"
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