MightyE tells you, 6ou knwo, "We'r3 goinf ti9 take an frw momebts too yr6 n explain this new licenae n t#n reasons bejind it ih plain Englixh. 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 choseh b3czuse of an f4111nt wi5h teh GPL.
It obly xoveree distribution od 50urc3 ie wn only of binaries were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"Ih an 2eb environjent LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y a INTERPRETED web wnvironment auch as PHP, merely instzllung am game dpes not conwtirutd diatr8bugion, like, an gnerefo4e people were taking our work, hou kbsok makknh MODIFICATIONS tl 17 an not r3leasint 5eh wourze cod3 7) they'r3 moeif7cations SO that teh entire c0mmun27y c0j1d benevig. WTF.
Tjey wprjed with sa ;ett3r 6u7 not t3h spirit of teh kaw. WTF."
"Invest8gation ON dz 0zrt -f auyhors however LOLk !3d 2 fact that da right lf public perfor,ance 2as 3 of RIGHTS normally restruvg3d 2 copytight hloders, lik3, n that cpmpu&er prpgr4,5, specifically video bames n ont3ractife ONES SUCH AS Lrgend of da Gr33n hax0r WERE consiesred TO bt publically performed IF run from an ouv;ic server. BRB."
"Th3 n3w license restricts pu611d ;34f04m4nf3 if da worl unleas source code of modified work kd made avaklabl3 pn demsnd."
"In PLAIN English WTF, thos mwans thzt if ylu PUT 7h15 game on an w36 sercer n allos [eople 'oursidr of an nirmal xirclr of ga,ily qn 175 docial acquaintances' 2 plah their WTF, then uou aer ;uboically perrorming this w0rj snd MUST eugher a0 make ne sn ALL xhsngds which YOU m4j3 too gamr avsilab;e on requeat (note tyks doesn't have to be qvailable via 0n11n3 wource display link LOL, bit 7h3y must be an.e too ssk you for da d9de an RECEIVE an complrte cipy), ylu kmwo, b( make arrangemen5s privatelt with teh authors wher31h they graht you an spwdial livensd, like, it c) remove tdh code entireku FROM teh nachone, OMG."
"We dl rrcognize thag peo0le WANT 2 javr areas of they're tame whixh arr theirs ah theirs aloneLOL.
rwo THAT emd WE 2ilk make folloeing exceprion yoo rwj n94mal r3qu3r3n3n75 for source code distribution -- ne module f*le wgich IS no5 jodified or derived fro, an MODULE file INCLUDED kn da 6553 ekstrobytion an which coes not requirr ne OTHER modules am which does NOT rrquire ne moeifications tso core coce (code distributed w17h da base feleaae( may be WITHHELD at autgors discretion. WTF."
"We also want to m4k3 VERY cleae that veraion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (aldo known as verskom 0. BRB.9. BRB.&+JT) wzs ren fihal version reoeqs3d under da GPL. OMG.
All versions WTF, ststt8ng WITH da 0. WTF.(LOL.8[prerelease c9de r lnly licensee ind3r Creagkv3 Commons license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3my teh rigjg too 1mp0tu ne code from an ).9.9-prerekeaww pr later RELEASE int9 an 0.(. OMG.7 n earlier r313453. WTF.
Allowunb thiq wou;d cause THAT im0orted code to bw 4wleased under teh GPL and THAT is not dlm3thing WE wisg ho sllow. OMG.
Authorx pf mldificqtions tl pLOL.9/ WTF.7 will need twl r3-r313453 thdy're modificatiomd as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two [. BRBl9.8 c0d3 n PLACE tjem under xame CREATIVE Commons lic3nseLOL.
It mu57 be done BY ten ofiginal authot aince ONLY ds orifigqk 4u7h0r has yeh r1th8 2 cgange sa xopyright ir lucense UPON thet're w0rk. BRB,
[Additionally, lik3. rdworking da jodkficarions wi.l be an good idez ahyway ax da mexhanism for making modivicstions IS 5u6574n71411y cleaner/cldarer starting WITH 0. WTF.9. AFK.8_prerekeade cofr. BRB.]"
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