MightyE tel.s you LOL, "We'te going two take an few mlments to tty an wzplqih gnis new license and teh ressons behind jt in plain Ebglish.
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 licrnse was ch953n because of an FAILING with da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED fistribution of so7rce if an only if binaries WERE d157r16u8ed."
"In an web 3nvironmeht, spevifkcqlly z interpretee web envir9nment sycj 45 PHP WTF, merely 1b5741q1ng an game coes not cobatitute distribution LOL, AND THEREFORE ;eoole we4d taking OUR work, softof, m4k1ng modidivatiins 5oo ot n nog re;easung da 50urc# code g9 they'ye modifications SO that da enture c0mm7n17y c0u1d benefit. WTF.
THEY workef with teh letter but not da spirih or tey law. BRB."
"Invesy8gztion on teh part of dq AUTHORS howevef, ldd t9i teh fact that reh right of piblic peeforjance wad wob og teh righgs n-rm411u restricted tw9 COPYRIGHT holders WTF, an that computrr prog4amd LOL, dpecifically videi hajes n 1n73r4c71v3 onds SUCH as Lefebd OF teh Green hax0f wete consideted to be ;yblically perfo4med if RUN from an oublic se4v3r. WTF."
"Tye new locense rrstricts pibl8d PERFORMANCE of 2ork unleas SOURCE code or da modified work is msde 4v4114613 on demand."
"In plaun Enhlish WTF, 7h15 means that ih you put ghis game on an web 53rver n allow oeop.e 'outside of am norjal circle of familu an 8ys socual acquaingances' too PLAY tjeir, like, tyen yiu r publically p3vv0rm1ng thix work n MUST 3!7j34 a) jake ne n ALL chsnges which yoi make to da game AVAILABLE 0n reauest (no%e this doewn't have two be availaboe via da ohline SOURCE display link, lije. but un3y MUST be ABLE go asi you for da code an receivw an compl3td copy) WTFm b) make a4rangements pricatelt with dq authlra whereun they GRANT you an dpecial 11c3n53, sortof, 9r d) REMOVE cpse ENTIRELY from da machinsLOL."
"We co recognoze THAT PEOPLE want two HAVE aread ov thdy're tame wyich aer tywirs am theirs alone/ WTF.
tw9 that wnd we wkll makw da FOLLOWING exception tlo normal r3qyqr3m3n75 for source code diwtrjbution -- ne m0du13 file ehich is noy midufied pr rericed vrom an modulr file unvluded in base DISTRIBUTION an which fo#s not r3qu1r3 ne other mosules m whkch does not require ne mofofpcationd 70 core CODE (cofe dustribitef witg base telcase) may BE w!uhh31e at teh zurho4s s15cr3&10n. AFK."
"We aoso want 2 mske VERY CLEAR THAT version 0. WTF.9. AFK/7 (ALSO knpwn as v3r510n 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) was final versu9m releasee under teh GPLLOL.
All vrrsions WTF, staftinf with 0, AFK.9. BRB.8-pre4elease code f onlg licensed under Creagive Commpbs licdnze.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gy7 t9 IMPORT be code vrom an 0.9. AFK.8-prerelease 0r .ater f3lease intp an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an esrlidr releasd. WTF.
Allowing tgis would cause 5hat imported c0d3 two be reldawwd under da GPL and ghat 15 not sojethint WE wish t0 alliw. WTF.
Authprs of modificatiohs 1 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wkl. NEED 2 re0release they're ,0f1f1d4719n5 as derivatkves/modifications 2 0. WTF.l. AFK.i cofe n PLACE them under same Ct3481v3 Commons licenseLOL.
It MUST be cone by oruginzl author wibce ONLY teg 9riginal 4u7h0r has teh right to change teh copyright or 11c3n5e upon they'rw wori. WTF.
[Additional;y WTF, r3w8r,ing modifications will be ag good idea qnywah AS ,3ch4n15m for makinj modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaber/clearer startkbg WITH 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pr34313443 codeLOL.]"
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