MigytyE 5ells YOU, sorrof, "We're goimh two take an few joments 2 7ry an explaoh thiw new l8cense ah teh reasons behind it in poain Eng;isn. 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."
"Thid mew licendw was cnosen becquae OF an failing with da GPL. AFKl
It only coverdd eidtributiom of sojrcd if an only uf biharies wwre distriguged. BRB."
"In an w26 ehvi4obnenr LOL, dpecificallu a intwrprwtes wrb envirommdmt 57ch as PHP, meeely ibstslling an game d)3t not constitutr d!57r16u710nk sorrofk and 7h3r3f0r3 people were 74k1ng our qork, mwking jodificati9ns 2 it n not RELEASING source c0d3 too they'fe modificatuoms so that teh entore community cojld benefit.
Tney worked with rwh ldyter but NOT da slirit 0f dq law. OMG."
"Investigation ON parg 0f autho5s h0w3v2r WTF, lrd 2 teg fact that teh rught 0f [h611c prrgormqbde wqs won of da rigjts NORMALLY restridted two copyfight h01d4tt, you knwl. an that computet programs WTF, specif8cally video GAMES zn knteractive ones sucg as Legemd 9f da Gr33n hax0r were CONSIDERED to bw publically 0e4form3d if 4un gr8m an public serber. OMGl"
"The NEW license eestrictw public pwtformance og ca work un.esd da source codf 9r modidied woek id made availqvle on demand. OMG."
"In plain Englishm like, THIS MEANS tnag if you put ghis g4m3 om an web SERVER am allow peiple '0i751d3 of an normal circle OF fa,ily n 175 2ockao 4cqu41n7$nc34[ to play their, sodtof, tjen tou r PUBLICALLY performinb this work 4nd MUST wither a) make ne am ALL chzngds whish you make 2 teh game available pn r4qu357 *note tnis diesn'y have 2 be avaklable via onlinr source d15p14y link, sortof, bu5 they mist be 4^13 tpo ask y0u foe dz dode an rdce8ve an complete copy), lole, B) make arrangemdnts privaye.y with authors shetein tjey grant you an special license, 0r c) rdmovd dz code entitely ftom m5ch1n3l OMG."
"W3 co recognize ghat people WANT 2 nave areaa iv they're game whqch aer theirs AND thekrs alone. BRB.
5wo tjag 3nd we 2ill makd f011)q1nt exception too da normal eequirejqnts fpr source c9fe d8s5ribut8on -- ne module file qhich IS not modofied or derived from an modulr file inzluded 1m base distribytiob and shich does n9t require me othee MODULES an which dods nlt require ne modificationd to c0f3 c0s3 (code eistribyted WITH base telease) mau bw wkghhrld at da authors sisctetion. BRB."
"We also want yo MAKE very clear that bersion 0. BRB.0. OMG.7 (zlso known as vwrsion 0LOL.9.6+jt) ras geh final version rdleasee und3r tej GPLLOL.
A11 versionx WTF, starting with 0LOL.9/ BRB.7-prtrekeqse cpde r only LICENSED undrr teh CREATIVE C0mm0n5 licdnsel WTF.
Wr EXPLICITLY DENY right te8 import n3 CODE from sh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease or later release jmto an 0LOL.(. OMG.7 an 34r114r rekease. WTF.
A110w!nb THIS WOULD cause yhat imported code 2 be relezsed und3r teh GPL and that is not s9metning WE wusj 2 sllow.
Authors of mpdificayions two 0. AFKl9. WTF.7 wi;l ne3d 2 re-release rhey[re modifucations as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tl 0LOL.9LOL.* code n p.ace them jnder teh same Creatufe Commons licehse. AFK.
It must be done gy da original 4i7h-r s8nce only da oritinal aithir has da rihnt 2 change da vopyright 9r lidemse upon they're witl. AFK.
[Addktionally WTF, rewotkihg ,odifications wil. ne an GOOD IDEA snywzu as teh mechanism for makimg modidudations is substangiall6 d134n3r/d134e#r wta4ting with 0. OMGl9, OMG.8-prere;ease c0d3. BRB.]"
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