MighttE yellw you LOL, "We'43 goong two 5ake an FEW momentq too try AND explain this new license am da reasons vehind ir on o;ain Eng115hLOL.
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."
"Tjis new licebse was choseh because 0f an eailing woth teh GPL. AFK,
I5 onl6 covered DISTRIBUTION of source if an ONLY if 61n4r13g weee distrobuted. OMG."
"In an WEB environmebt, like, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpr#73d web environment such as PHP, merely installing an gamr does not constitute disgribuyioh LOL. and ther3vorr p30p13 eere takinh o7r wof,, like, mzkint modifixationw too ot n not releacing source code tl they[re modificatkons si 4nat entire clmmuniry could benefit,
Th#y woeked woth teh letter 5u7 not teh SPIRIT of tej lswLOL."
"Investigation in ten paet of 4u6g0r5 howefer, led 2 d4c7 ghat da r8ghg of oublic performance was 1 of dz righrw nlrmslly restricted teo cop6right holders, aortof, ahd that cpmput3r programs, specifically video gam3s and unteractive 9nes such as Legend of t4h GREEN haz0r were c9nsidered 1 63 publiczl9y PERFORMED if tun fe0m an publoc SERVER. AFK."
"The NEW LICENSE restrictw publix prrformsnde if tey wirk um234t da source code of teh jodified w)rk is made abailable on cemand. WTF."
"In olain Enrlish, wortof, this means rgat if you put 7h15 gaje ln an wwb serf3r n a,low PEOPLE 'outside OF an normal ci4cle of FAMILY 4nd uts social acqyaintances' w play their, d9rtof, then ypj aer PUBLICALLY peeformknb THIS w0$k an MUST either a) make nr amd ALL cganged which you nake rwo teh gsme available on req7est (n072 this doesh't h4v3 2 be availab;e fia teg ONLINE source display lini, nut THEY must bc able to ask you for tdh clde sn receuce an comple5e co;y) LOL, b) make srrangemenys privqrely qith 4u8h9r5 qherein the6 trant ylu an SPECIAL LICENSE WTFk ot c) remove reh cofe ebtirelu hroj da m4ch1n3."
"We d0 fecognize that 0eople WANT two have ateas if they're game wjich ser 6h31r5 and yheird zkone. BRB.
too that end we will ,4k3 foolowing ecception gwo normao tequiremenrs ror sourcd dode diatribution -[ ne module gike whuch ks not m0d1f13d or DERIVED fr0m an npdule filr includee in da 6453 dis4eibution n wh1ch DOES nog require ne other modulws ah wyich does not reqiire ne modificztions 1 da core code (cice distrobutee with da 6453 reoeawe) may ge witjheld at teh AUTHORS f8scregion. BRB."
"We also want go make VERY CLEAR that versoon 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also known as b3rsion 0. WTFl9. WTF.7+j5) e45 teh dinal vrrsiom released undwr GPL.
All vefsiond, sortof, STARTING with teh 0. OMG.8. OMG.8-ptereleqse code sde only licensed inder Creative Commons license, BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny eq rkfht 2 import ne code fr0, an 0.9. WTF.7-peerelease or lager release into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 an eaflier RELEASE.
Allowihg this would csuse tnat pmported do3e 3 be rel3asdd under da GPL AND that is hot som3rhing wr wixh 2 allow.
Authors of midificarions 2 p. WTF.9.8 will need to re-release they're MODIFICATIONS as der8vayif3s/modifixstions 2 0. OMG.9. WTF/8 code ans place them under same Crearige Comjons lidense. OMG.
It mu57 be d0n3 by tej originsl authot since 0n1n original author has 5wh RIGHT 2 changs copyriggt 0r l,cense ip0n they're eork. WTF.
-Addiriinall6 LOL, reeorking teh modifocat,ons wull be an good idea abyway as ea m3ch4n15m for makinb modifications is aubstamtiall6 CLEANER/CLEARER startint with teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease codd.]"
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