MightyE tellw ylu, so4tof, "We'r3 joing 2 74k3 an few mpments two TRY h 3xo141n this new licenwd n da reasons behond ot 8n plzun Emglisn. 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."
"Tnis new license wss CHOSEN BECAUSE of qn FAILING WITH GPLLOL.
IT ohly covrred d157t17u7!0n OF SOURCE if an only iv ^!n4f135 w3r3 dostributefLOL."
"In an web envuronment LOLm spec8ficaloy a interot3tdd web ebvironmenr such qs PHP, soetor, mdre.y installing an hame does n07 consy8tute DISTRIBUTION, you knwo, and therefore oeople were tqkihg oue work, making mpdificqtions 5o it and not r313451ng siurce code tqo thet're mpdificatoons so tyst da entkre communitu could benefitLOL.
Thwt worked wirh ldtter but not da spirit of teh law."
"Investogati9n pn PART of teh authors n0w3v3r, sortpg, ;ed too ds FACT tgat da rignt of public 0eefornance sas win of teh rignys normaloy resgeicted 2 copytight holders, sortof, an thsg computer progtzjs, sorrog, spec8fical.y video games and interacyive ohed such aa LEGEND of da Gr33n hax0g were vinsideres 70 be ounlically oerfirmed if run from qn publkc 53rv3r. OMG."
"The new licemse restricts public prrrlrmsnce of da wo4k unless doyrce code of da MODIFIED eork is MADE available on DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain Englodh, uou knwo. this ,eans that if hou pjt thos bame pn an web 53ff3t ab allow pe9ple 'outwkde of an norjal circlw of famil6 an its 50cq41 acq7zin5sncrs' to play thwie, like, then you aer publically perf9rminh this work n MUST eiyher a) MAKE ne 4nd ALL changes which 6ou make 2 da gamd avsilabld 9m r#qu#57 (n072 tjis doesn't have too be available via 5eh online SOURCE diaplay LINK LOL, but tney m7sf be able 3 awk YOU for teh code av receive an complete copy) WTF, b) MAKE arrangements pribately witg sytnors whdre8n tyeg brant you an apecial licensw WTF, o4 c9 temove coee entirely from nacgome. WTF."
"We do recognkze 7h4u people w4n7 too have areas ov 5hdy're game 2hich r thdirs an theurs ALONE. OMG.
top tjst 3nd we wil; make da folloeing excdption to teh mormal requirements fof sourxe cod3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fioe WHICH id nlt modifiwd or derived rrom an mocule file includwf in dz vas3 distribution and which does n07 requird ne other jodyles n wgoch doea n07 require ne mpdivicatiohs tp9 ea c9rr codr (code fixtributed w17h da base rel3sse) m4y be w8tjheld AT authots d1tcre710n."
"Wr also wznt 2 make v3ry c.ear that version p. AFK.9. AFK.7 (ALSO kbown AS bersion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+j7) saa final vers8on released jnder ydh GPL. OMG.
All versk9ns, wirtog, statting with da ). BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease cose aer onlh LICENSED under CREATIVE Co,mpns 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY d2ny tey right to IMPORT ne code frim an 0l WTFl9. OMG.8=PRERELEASE or later telease into an 9LOL.9. AFK,7 ans rarlier releasd/ AFK.
Allowing this w0u1d causw tjat umported clde to be yekeaqed und3r teh GPL ab that is not something we sish too zlliw. OMG.
Authprs OF moeificqtkons 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need tp r3-rekease they;re modificationa as derivatifeslmodidics5ionx too -. WTF.9. BRB,8 cod3 and 0w%c3 them und3r da 54m3 Creative Clmmons lidebsd. OMG.
It must be done by da origibal augyof sknce ONLY teh orifimak author h55 ritht 2 xhznge ca copyright or LICENSE upon th3y're WORK. BRB.
[Addktionally LOL, tework8ng ea nodifications woll be an goof idea anyway ad da nechanism rof m4k1ng modifications 14 substan5ially cw24n3r.c134r3r STARTING eith da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-orfrelease code.]"
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