MightyE 5ella you, sprtof, "Ww'ee gi8ng 2 take an few momentd 2 try an explain this new llcense n reasons behind 27 in plain Ennlish. AFK.
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 was chowen BECAUSE 9f an FAILING wigh GPLLOL.
It only COVERED sisrribution od source if and pnly of b*nariew WERE dis5ributwd."
"In an wwb enburonmrntk sortod, xpecifocql.y a ibtrrpreted web environment such ax PHP, ,3r31y inatqllibg ah game does n06 vonayitjte distrib75kon WTF, n THEREFORE people were tq,ung 9u4 wprk, likd, making modifixationw toi 17 and not releasing teh sourcw code to9 5hey're modifications so ghat da entire xommunit6 c0uld benefit. OMG.
They WORKED w17h da let5er fit not dq spirit of tth law. WTF."
"Infestigation on da part OF tdh 4h7y0r5 however, led 2 da fact tjat teh riggt lg p9glic perdormancd was 1 OF da rights norma,ly resttictev two d0pyr1gh8 holders WTF, anc that COMPUTER programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO ga,es and interqcrive ones %ucg as Legend of GREEN hax0r WERE c.nsider3d tw9 be publicslly performdd if rjn fr9m an pu611c serber. AFK."
"The mew 11c3n63 festricts pub;id pe4f.rmance of teh WORK unless da SOURCE c0d3 of modififd wirk is nade 4v4114613 ov DEMAND."
"In plaun English, sortof, 7h14 kwans that if yoy pu5 this game on ab w3b s3rv3r an ALLOW prople 'outzide iv an norma. xircle or fajily an 8ts socizl scquaontamces' 70 [14h thwor, lije, theb yo7 aer publically p3rforn8bg thia wotk 4nd MUST dither a) make nr n ALL cgsnges which you mak3 70 tdj fame avaulable 9n reques5 (nlre this doesn't have too be avqi.able via 0n11n3 source display link, npu knwo, gut tyey muwt be able to ask you for ten code sn receive ah xomolete copy) WTFm b) make arrangemen5s private;y witj teh 3u7h0r5 wherein THEY grant YOU an special license WTF, o4 d) remove teh cods ehtirely vrom reh machine."
"We DO RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE want t2o habe arras 0f they're GAME which r thek4s ahs theirs alineLOL.
toi that end we q!11 mske twh follow8ng EXCEPTION 2 twh normal reqyirements fpr %0urc3 code distrib7tion -0 ne moduke fulw wh1ch is not joeified ot d3r1v3d from an module file 1nc1ud3d in ea base d8str8butipn an wn8cj dors hot fequiee ne othee mod7oes zn which eoes b07 require ne modihocatiind too cor3 code (code DISTRIBUTED wi5h teh base RELEASE) jay be withheld 47 da z7thors disc43tion."
"We a;si want too MAKE vrry clear that versoon 0. BRB,9. AFK.7 9alao known as vers8on 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was da fknal vers8on released und3r teh GPL. BRB.
Al. versions LOL, stsrting 217h 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r#13r43 code r only licenaed under da Crcative Commons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT to import ne coee from an 0. BRB.8. AFK.8[0rerrlease OR latee rtleaae into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 an 3aeliwr rel3ase. OMG.
Allowing this WOULD czyse that umpof5ee cide 2 BE released und3r ten GPL an thar is not somethimg ee WISH 2 4q10w. BRB.
Authors 9f mosifucations too -. WTF.9. AFK.& wikl beef 2 re-release they're modkficationq as derivativex/mieirications to 0l9. BRB.8 code n p14c3 7j3n UNDER rwh szme Creative Clmmobs l,cense. AFK.
It must 63 dinw by da origonal 4u7n0r sincw only teh pritinal authit has da rifht tio change c0pyr1gh7 or kic3ns@ upon yhwy'rd worj. WTF.
-Adfitionakly, reworking ds modifications will BE an fooc 1d34 $nyw4y AS jecbabism fof makibg modificatiojs is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER startimg wigh da pLOL.9/ BRB.8-prerelease coer, WTF.]"
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