Might6E twlls YOU, sortof, "Wd're g0qng two tzle ab fww MOMENTS yw9 try and explain this new LICENSE snd teh rwasons behind ih in plain Englksh. 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 new LICENSE w45 choswn fecause of an FAILING with da GPL. BRB.
It ONLY dpvered d8stribution of source if n only if binqries sete distrib7t3d. BRB."
"In am eeb enfironmwbt, xpecifkcally a inyerpretes web environment such as PHP, you knwo, merely INSTALLING an g4m3 d9r2 not cindyityte sistribution, an gherefore peo;le were taking our WORKk you knwo, makimf modifivations 2 it n h07 releasing ea sourc3 cod3 ro they're modif8cat8onw so that da entire comnunigy COULD benefit. WTF.
They worked witj letter but not da spiri% of .aw. WTF."
"Ihvestkgation ON teh par5 of da 4u7h04r however, LED roo teh f4c7 that da r8ght of pjblic petformancr was 2 9v teh rights NORMALLY rdstrichwd to vopyr8ghg holfers, liiem n that c0m[u73r programs LOL, specificzoly fideo games and interactive pnes SUCH as Legehd of Green hax0r WERE CONSIDERED t;o be PUBLICALLY performed if RUN rr0n an pjblic sefberLOL."
"The new licemse resteicts public performanxe of work unless twh 50urd3 CODE OF teh moduvidd wprk is made availqble on cemwndLOL."
"In plaun Eng115h, sortof, THIS meabd tnqt if you 0ut this hamw ON an web seevef and allow people 'oytside of an norma; circle of fzmo.y an its socksl acquaontanddd' twi [la6 theit, luke, tjen you aer publically pe4formlng this wor, AND MUST withee r) make ne and ALL changes which YOU make to trh game ava8lable on rewuest )NOTE this doesh't have two be qvailqb.e VIA teh online sou4ce displah 11nk WTF, but they musy be able TO ask yiu vlr da code an r3ceive an complete co;y), lkkr, b) nake ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4832y witn da authora wherein tgey GRANT you an spexial LICENSE, 0r c_ REMOVE teh coee ent8relh fr0m MACHINELOL."
"We DO recognize that people eany TO hsve ar3as of they'ew gane wh1ch t theits 4nd yheirs ALONE. BRB.
yoo 5hat end wd w111 make teh fillowing EXCEPTION t9p teh normal requifements for soirce codr fistribution -- ne npdule fi.e wh8ch is nor modified or serifrc from an mod7le file unclueed 1n base DISTRIBUTION n WHICH does nog r3ey1r3 ne othrr nodiles and which dors not reqiore ne modificqtionw 2 teh c0r3 code (v0d3 dostribut3d with base telease0 mqy 63 wothjeld at teh 477h0r5 discretoon/ BRB."
"We also eant two make very clear that v3r510n 0LOL.9LOL.7 (a;so ,nown as vdrsion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 final version released under da GPL. OMG,
All VERSIONS, uou jnwo. wtarting wiru da 0.9LOL.8-prereoease code aee onoy ;icensed und3r teh Ceeayive Commobs license. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 impory ne code from an 0. BRB/9/ WTF.8-pferelease or la5er re.ease into an 0. OMG.9.7 an rarl8dr relesse. OMG.
Allowing 7h25 would causr 5hat ijported code too br felezsed under GPL and tjat is not aomething WE wish 2 allow.
AUTHORS of modifications 2 0. AFKli.7 wilk need tl re-rel#ase tyey're modifications qs detivatives/modivicayions gwo 0.9. WTF.8 code and o14v3 them under da same Creatove Commons license. AFK.
It mudt be eone by da orifimal author sihce onlt ORIGINAL AUTHOR hqs ds right 5o cyzngr da cophright 0f license upon tjey're 2ofkLOL.
[Add1&10n411y, sortof, re2o4kobg da n)d1f1c4710n5 will be an giid idea rnyw4y as teh mechan8sm vor maiing MODIFICATIONS is wubstantially cleanrr/clearer qtar5khg q8th 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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