MightyE tdl.s you, .ike, "We;re going too take an few momenrx to try and ex0lain 5his nrw 11c3n53 an REASONS gehind it 1n plain Entkish. 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."
"This new license was cjosen because of an failing e!7h reh GPL. BRB.
IT inly d0v3t3d dpstribution of source if qnd only if 61n4r145 w3r3 distributew/ WTF/"
"In an WEB environnentj sortof, specificallu a 8ntwwpreted web environment such as PHP, m3e31y inseallint qn game DOES no5 c0nt&17u73 distribution LOL, an THEREFORE 0ei;ke WERE taking oue WORK, sortof, making modifudations to it b not r#1#451bg teh source xodd too thdy're modifications so 7h47 ENTIRE c9mmunuty coulf benefitl OMG.
Thwy w0rk3d witg lwttef but nlt teh a9irir of da law. WTF."
"Investugation ON part if da autgorx h-w3v3r, you knwo, 13d 2 FACT that righg of pjbl8c p3tf0rm4mx3 WAS 1 ov da rights NORMALLY restricted 2 xopyrihht yplders, sortov, and tha5 computer prlgrams, sortof, specitically b1d39 games n interzctice ones such as Legend of da G4e3n hax0r were consode4es too be pjbliczlly perfltmed if run from qn 0uv;ic sw4ver. BRB."
"Tge n22 ;icense rdstricts public pdrflrmance of twh sori un1355 teh source code if teh m0s2f13d work is made avaklable ln DEMAND. OMG."
"In PLAIN Ehg;ish, sortof, THIS means that if YOU put tjia gamd on ah web 53tv3r n allow people 'outside og an NORMAL circle of family and its socoal ACQUAINTANCESl to play theit, ypu knwo, thwn you r publkcally petf9rmibg thks wirk an MUST dither a) make ne an ALL CHANGES whkcn ypu make two gsme avsilable ON re1uest (NOTE thks doesn't h4v3 rwo be available via sa omlime sourcw d8xplay lihk, but they ,usr be able to ask you for code n receuve an com[lete copy), B) make arrantements peivately with da autho4s wherein rhey grant yoy an s[ecial kicensw, pr c) remove code ehtirelh FROM da machine."
"We do rdcltnize thzt people WANT 70 have areas of they;te hame shich qer theirs an THEIRS alonel WTF.
2 THAT END w3 will m4k3 da fol;owing except8on 2 teh nk4nal rrquirements for dource codd distrivution [- ne modile f113 wjich is noy m0dqf13d or deribdd frim ah modyhe f113 INCLUDED in basr distribution and wyich does not r3qu1r3 bd other mkdules and which dpew not requoee ne modiflcatuonx to da core code (code d157r16u7ed 2ith da 6453 r313453) may be wi5hheld ay teh autg9rd discrefion."
"We 4150 want to9 make VERY clear THAT versi9n 0LOL.9. WTF.u (slsp known as v3tsoon )LOL.9LOL.8+JT) wr5 reh final vdrsiom ee;eased UNDER sa GPL. AFK.
All bersionx, lile, starting w8th teh -. OMG.9. OMG.8-prrrwlease CODE aer onoy lixendrd yndwr Cteative Comm[ns licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh right too import ne code d4om an 0. AFKl9. BRB.*-p4ereldase 9r later rdlease inti an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 n esrliee releawe. WTF,
Allowing this woild cause thar imported code to be rekeased uhd3r GPL and tyat is n06 somrthimg we wisn two allowl OMG.
Au5hors of nodifucatuona tso 0. AFKl9. BRB.7 wil. nwee yo RE-RELEASE they're modifucations aa derivatuves/modifications gwo 0.9. WTF.8 c-d3 n p14c3 them unsdr teh sa,e Creatkve Commons licenseLOL.
Iy must be done by teh 9rigihal authoe 51nc3 only teh oriyknql 4u7h0r hqs da right 89 change ca c0pyr!bh7 or licens3 up0n tjdy're WORKl AFK.
[Additulnally, r3w0rk1ng da modidicatuons wo.l gr an good idda anyway 45 da mechanism FOR making modificatiobs IS substantual.u cleaner/clearer starting wirh teh 0.9. OMG.8-prerelease codeLOL,]"
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