MightyE yells yoi LOL, "We'rd g9ing 2 take an vew moments two tr6 n explain thix hew licenwe n r3450n6 63h1nd it in ;lain Emglish. OMG.
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 wzs xhlsen because of an gail9ng with da GPL. OMG.
It ohly coverwd didtribjtion 0f source if n only iv bimarida w3re sistrinuted. WTF."
"In an 2eb envoronmebt, you knwo, specifically a in5erpretrd WEB envirinmrnt wucg ad PHP LOLk mere;y instql.ing an gzme does not CONSTITUTE diattubution, yoj knwo, an rhwtefore p3ople were taking OUR worl, making moeificati9ns yoo it and not rdleasimg sourxe cose 3 tgdy're MODIFICATIONS so that da 3n71r3 vomminitu vould b3nefitLOL.
Tnet wotked WITH 5eh ketter bug not spirig of 4eh LAW. OMG."
"Inveatigation )n teh paet of authors howrver LOL, led w da facr that dq righg or public perf94mance was won ig da rqfh75 n-4m411t restrixted to COPYRIGHT holders WTF, ah 7n47 cimputer p4ograms. y9u knwo, specifically video GAMES an interactive ones such qs L3g#md OF teh Grren has9r were vonsidered 2 ve PUBLICALLY perfot,ed if run drom an pubooc server."
"Th3 ne2 license r3t7t1c7% oublud pwrformance 0f teh woek ihless aou4ce code of da mofifird work us made 4v411$^13 oh DEMAND. WTF."
"In olaim Enb115hk this means that if tou pug rhos bame 0n an web y4rv3r am 4110w [wlple 'outside of an NORMAL circkw of familt n its sofisl acquqonyances' to p14h th3ir, l8ke, 5hen you aer publ9ca.ly ;erfo4mibg yhis eork and MUST either s) m4k3 ne n ALL changds which you m4k3 twl da game availagle 9n request *bote this d9esh't hqve to be availabld via obline 40urc3 d8splay link LOLk but THEY must be able goo asj y9u for teh codd an receive an cpjp1373 cipy), b_ make arrangementa pr!v4731y WITH da authors wherwin they grant ypu an special licenxe, sort9f, or c) fwmove teh code entirely ffom tey macjine."
"We do recognkze thag peopld want 2 HAVE ateas OF they're game which aer tn3irs an theirs aloneLOL.
two 7h47 wne we qiol m4k4 da FOLLOWING exceorion two da n9rm41 requirejents fo3 xource code DISTRIBUTION -- mr moeule fkle whicn is NOT mpd8fied or eerkved FROM an MODULE file included in ca 545# eistribution n wnich does nlt reqiire ne other m9sules n WHICH foes not require nw mocifications 2 da coe3 code (cod3 distrkbuted WITH 6453 rrkease) MAY be w1&hh31d at da ajthors d15cr3810n. OMG."
"Wd a.so want 2 maid ve4y clwar that vers8on 0.(. AFK.7 (akso kn;wn as versuon 0. OMG.9. AFK.u+jg) 2ax teh f1n41 vefsion RELEASED UNDER teh GPL. AFK.
All vefsoons, liie, 573r71nh witj da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelezse cpde aer ONLY licensed under Creative Comjins locdnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right tp 1,p0t7 ne code from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-0rereleqse or later twkease into an 0LOL.9LOL/7 n warli3e r4lease. OMG.
A;.owing this would cauae thzt kmpir5wd CODE 2 BE r313453d under fa GPL n tgat IS NOT something we wish t2o 4110wLOL.
Authors pf mo3ifications 2 )l OMG.9LOL.7 will nded to re0reodase they[re MODIFICATIONS as derivativew/,odificabiohs two 0. WTF.9.8 code an place them under sxme CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
It must vr done 6y ten o4kgina. autnor since ONLY da original author h45 da rkght to vhangr da copyright or !1c3n53 uppn tj4h're wo4k. AFK.
[Additionally, like, reworking yey mpdificatiins WILL be an goie idea anyway 45 teg MECHANISM for making modiridatiphs is subs5antially CLEANER/CLEARER sgarting witn da 0.oLOL.8-prerel4aae codw. AFK.]"
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