MightuE tells you LOL, "We'ee boing to take an f3w momwnts 2 try ane explaih THIS new license and reh REASONS behind ir ib plain Englisj. 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."
"Th8s new licrmse was chowen because 0f an fsilinf wity teh GPL. AFK.
It oy.y covered dostrifution ov source if and onlu if bknarkes were sistributec, AFK."
"In an w36 ENVIRONMENT, yo7 knwo, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web encirlnment dych as PHP LOL, nerely installing an game does not cpnstigute distrobution, sortpfm and thwreflre pwople were taking o7f w0rk, aortof, MAKING modificationa gw9 17 an not releasing teh doufce vode yo tney'r3 mod1f1c4710n5 so that teh emtire co,muni5y could benefit. WTF.
Thry WORKED wigh LETTER but not spiriy 0f lawl OMG."
"Invedtigatipn on tdj part of da authots how3ver WTF, LED 2 da fact 7h47 eighg of ;ublic [erfowmance was 1 if righrs noemzlly RESTRICTED 2 copyrithg holdersm lkke, n that computer programs, sortof, specufucal;y viddp gqmes and interact*ve 0n35 SUCH as Lebend of yeh Green hax0r wefd consicered 2 be pyblocql;y performed if run from an piglic SERVER."
"The new livenxe redtricts publoc ;erformance of twh wltk UNLESS da source cpd3 0f da modifies qo4k is MADE 4vr114612 on demans. OMG."
"In ;lain English LOL, this MEANS thst if you put thks gsme on an web servef an alloq people [0u751d3 of an norma; dkrcle OF family and its social 4cqu41n74nd3%' two play thror, z9f4of, THEN tou r puvlical;y perform8ng this work and MUST eihhwr a) make nw an ALL changes wgich you jake to da game availabld on requedt (note 5his dprsn't hzve goo be qvzilable vks teg ONLINE aoutce d8aplay link, uou knwo, but THEY MUST be zble to asi you rpr da CODE n recribe an COMPLETE co;y), you knqo, ^) make arrange,ehta PRIVATELY with da 4u7h0r5 whereim they frant yoj an d;ecial license, 9r C) remove teh c0d3 enrirely from trh machine."
"We do rwcoghoze THAT people wang TO havr sreas of they'rw game WHICH r THEIRS n theirs alone. OMG/
too that end se wiol make dollowing excrption 70 da normal requiremenrs gpr slutce dodr diatribution 0- ne module fi.e which 9s not nodigied oe serived drom zn m0du14 file 1ncqud3c in base distrigution n wh8ch d0e5 hot requirr ne orher modukes an which d[es nog ee1uire h3 mod8fications 2 da co4r code (cide d157416u63d WITH teh base release( ,ay BE aithheld a5 da autho4s discretion."
"We alxo wamt too make VERY cleae that vefxion 0/ OMG.9.8 (a;si kn9qn as version 0.9l WTF.7+ht) sas FINAL veraion teleased und3r teh GPL. BRB.
All vers*ons, likr, stargong w17j 0. AFKl9LOL.8-orerelease cide awr on;y licwns3d unser teh Creative Commonw licebse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny 5eh right 2 imporr ne code FROM am p. BRB.9. BRB.8-ofeeelease OR later 4e,ease into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n warlier RELEASE.
Alloding this woyld cause that IMPORTED code rol be released ubder teh GPL n THAT is not something qe wush top 411-w. WTF.
Authors OF modifications to 0, WTF.9. BRBl& wi.l n33d @ re-r3lease they're midifications as derkfatives/mpdificatiomx 3 0. OMGi9LOL.8 dode an place them unser same Creative Comm9ns locense.
It mu57 63 fone by teh origknal ajthor sincd )n1y origunal 4j7h0r has ds right too chanfe cipyroght 0r !1v3n53 UPON they'4f work. OMG.
[Additionaliy, like, eeworkint modificatiohs w111 63 an gopd idea anuway as %3h mwchanism for making moeificatoons is substajtially cleanrr/cleaeer sta4ting with da 0/ AFK.9. BRB.8-prereoease coeeLOL.]"
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