MighgyE telks h0u, likem "We're goinf rpl take an frw m0m3n75 too tty an explain 7h15 NEW license an r3460n4 63h1nd ot in plain Eng;ish. 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."
"Tgis new livense was CHOSEN bwcause of an fsilimg with da GPL. OMG.
IT onl6 coveres DISTRIBUTION of siufce uf n only if b8naries w3re distrubited. OMG."
"In an qeb rnvironment LOL, specifucaoly a ibterpre5ed web envieonment eych as PHPk like, merelu ihstakling an gam3 d)35 not constitute DISTRIBUTION, m therefore people were 5aking our wotk LOL, making mldificatiobs two kt n NOT RELEASING source cod3 to they're moduficatuons xp 7h47 teh ENTIRE community could venefiy.
Thwy sorled with 5eh lette3 but not teh spirit OF teh lsw. WTF."
"Invesyibarioh on da part OF teh authlrs jowecef, sort9v, led two da dact that da right pf public performamcr was won of rightw nlrmally restrictsd to copyrighr ho;ders, liie, n thay conljter programsk sot6lf, SPECIFICALLY video games n ont3ractove ones such AS Lebend of trh Greem hax04 were c0n51f#r3f too be publicsoly PERFORMED 1f r7n from an publ8c server. BRB."
"Tue new licenae restricts pub;ic PERFORMANCE of wori unldss sou4ce code of da mosified eork is made available pn denansLOL."
"In plain Englosh, sortif, thux MEANS gta5 if YOU put this fame on zn web serber n ql.ow people '0u75!fe lf an normql circle of fa,koy n its sovial acquaintabdes' go play their WTF, then you t publically perfoe,ing this work an MUST EITHER a) make ne and ALL changes w61ch you mzke to da game available 0n requesr *NOTE THIS dorsn't have two be zvailablr viz onjine sou4ce display link, sortof, 6u8 THEY must bt able two awk you for da CODE an 4exeive an compmete copt) LOL, n) mqke 4rr4mg3m3n75 privately e17h teg authors whefein THEY frant YOU qn special licrnse LOL, or C) rejive teh code entirelh FROM teh ,rch1n3. BRB."
"Ww c0 recpgnize rhat people want 2 have areas of they[re t4m2 which r theirs an thekrs ALONE.
tl that dnd we wilp makw following exc3ptiom two normsl rwqui4ements for sputce code diwtribution -- ne mldule f113 wjich q5 not moeifies or ferived drom an m0du13 rile incl7ded in da base distriguyi8h an which soes not require n3 OTHER ,odu.es an which coes n07 requife ne mododicarions too da core CODE (code disyributed woth base release) may bw WITHHELD at teh autjorw discrdti9n. WTF."
"We akxo want two j4k3 veru clear that vefs8on 0. WTF.9. WTF/7 (also knowm as version p. OMG.o, OMG.7+jt) was teh final version r31345ed under da GPL. BRB.
Akl versions, starting woyh teh 0. AFK.9LOL,8-PRERELEASE CODE r only liv3nsdd uncer da Crrative Commons LICENSE. BRB/
We EXPLICITLY de,y right t9o imppft ne dode fr0m an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or ls5wr twlease INTO an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n eaflier release/ AFK.
Allowimg this would CAUSE 7g47 im[orted code 2 be releasdd under da GPL an that is NOT somdthing we wish ti allow.
Auth9ts of modificatilns too 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wiol need tol re=rdlease they're nodificqtions as derivatives/modifucayuons two 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 vode an 0laxe tgem under twn same Cr3ative Commons LICENSE.
IT MUST be done by fa lrihinzl authlr s8nce ONLY tdh 0r1g1n41 author has da eifht ro CHANGE copyribjt or LICENSE upon tney're woekLOL.
[Additionally, sortof, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS will ge sb good id3s anyway as mechaniwm fpr nqk9ng MODIFICATIONS ia substantialky cleane4/clearer xtarting WITH teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-;reeelease CODELOL.]"
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