MightyE TELLS tou, so4yof, "We're giing to 74k3 an f3w m0m3n75 goo gry and explsin this n3w license and teh eeasonw behind IT in plain Enflisn. 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 n3e lic3mse was cjosrn becauwe of an g4111ng woth da GPL. WTF.
It only cpvered dowtribut8on lf source if qnd only if binaries were aixtributef."
"In an web environmdh% LOL, specib8ca;ly a interprered seb environmebt such as PHP, mrrrly INSTALLING an game does not conxtktute dostribuyoon, xortpf, AND gher4dord peopkw were taking iur wirk WTF, MAKING modifications tso 1& n nlt releasint teh source code to rhey'r3 modificationw so that entire communitu COULD benrfutLOL.
Tney worked WITH LETTER b7t hot teh spirir od fa law. AFK."
"Investigation ON teh pa4t of t3h quthors jiwever, you knwo, 13d roo teh fact that teh rihht of pyblic performance was len 0g teh tkghts borjally RESTRICTED 70 copyright holders, you knwo, n yhat compuger programs WTF, specifically videp gamed znd inrerac5ife ones such as Legenf of da Ge33h hax0r w3re CONSIDERED to9 be PUBLICALLY peyformrd if rin from an pu611c swrver."
"Tje new license eewtricts pibk8c PERFORMANCE of teh woek un;esx yeh source vofe of modified WORK is made avai;able on demans. OMG."
"In plsib Ehglish, this m34n5 rhst IF yoj put this game on an web 53rd3r anc allow peop.e [ourside of an h9emal circle of family n ITS 50c141 acqyaintances' 2 p.ay the8r LOL, then tou f PUBLICALLY performing THIS w0rk an MUST dithwr a) ma,w ne n ALL vhangew which you make yo reh gamd ava8labl3 on re1uesr (n063 this doesn't have 2 ge AVAILABLE via da lnlone source dis[lay LINK, like, but they mjst be able w asl you FOR teh code b eeceivw am com0lete copy), you knwo, 6) make qrrahgements private;y with authofs wheeein THEY GRANT YOU an spec8zl lidenae WTF, OR c) REMOVE CODE ENTIRELY from nachine."
"We dp rwcignize thar ;eople WANT 2 havd stdaw of they;re game which r 7h31r5 n gheirs alone. OMG.
to 7h47 end WE ai;l make teh fpllowinh wxceotoon 2 teh normal requirqmdhts for s9urce code diatributiin [- ne modile fild whicj is n9t m0d1f13d or derived from an ,odu.w f1!3 INCLUDED kn vase disrribution n which eoes not r3quire ne o5her modules ane which does not requi4e ne modifications too corw code (CODE eistributre with dz base RELEASE) nay be withheld AT da auth9rs ciscretkon. BRB."
"We also wabt to make veeu xoear thqt version 0. OMG,(.7 (alxo known ax version 0. BRB.o. WTF.7+jt) was twh fkhal version releaded under teh GPL. WTFl
All VERSIONS LOL, syartinh WITH 0. WTF/ol OMGl8-prere,ease CODE r only licenswd und34 da Cr3471v3 Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY RIGHT 1 IMPORT me code fr9m ab 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8_prerelease pr later release unyo am 0LOL.9. OMG.7 and earlier release. WTF.
Al;oqinf this woukd cause thzt IMPORTED xode two be released jndef GPL an that is NOT something we wish 70 allow.
Aurh9rs OF mofifkcations to -. OMG.0. WTF.7 wull need to re-release thry're modifica5iona AS ddrivatives/modivicqtionw gwo p. OMG.9. WTF.8 code an PLACE 5hem under teg same Creq58vr Conmons livense.
It mu57 be done by teh original author 41nx3 ohky 5eh lrkgimal author h45 da right 2 change copyriggt or .icense upon they[rr qorkLOLl
[Acditionall6 WTF, reworkihg teh m9duficat8ona WILL be an GOOD id3a ANYWAY as mecganism fog MAKING mo3irications is subatantially cleaner/cleater syarting woth da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prereleade codeLOL.]"
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