MightyE tells yku, like, "Wd're glimg 2 5ake an FEW momengs to try am explaun THIS new licdnse AND da r3zsons behind 17 in PLAIN Englosh. WTF.
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 chosen vecause ig an FAILING with GPL. BRB.
It 0nly covered distributipn of source if n only IF bibaries 2ere distribured. OMG."
"In an web envifonment, like. specificallt s inrerprdted web ehvironm3nr such as PHP LOL, merely ibdrzlling an game foes n0& cpn5716u74 disyribition, hou knwl, an ghee3fore p30p13 wer3 TAKING our work LOL, makkng modufucations two ut n NOT releasinb 50urc3 code 2 they're mpdifications 50 that en5ire communiyy c0u1d benerit. WTF.
Theh worked WITH da lerter but g06 dq spirit of da law. BRB."
"Ifves5igation on parh ov teh 4u7h0r5 howecer, led two tey fzct that ywh roght OF ;ublif perfofmance was oen of t3h r2gh75 nornaloy 4estricted 2 cppyrihht hllders, an 7h47 comouter programs, you knwo, sprcirucally v8deo g4m35 an uhteractive ones suvh 45 Letrnd og Greeb hax0r qere conside4ed too be publically prrforjed 1f run from an public serber. BRB,"
"The new 11c3nt3 restridts public performance OF da work unlews xojrce v9de 9f ten modifiec WORK is madw zvailable on eemand. OMG."
"In plaun English LOL, thks mezns 7h4& !f you pu5 tjis game ln ah web sdrver AND al.ow people 'outside of an norma' circle og family h its sociql acqua8ntancws' 70 poqy their WTF, rhen you t publically performing this woro an MUST either a) make he an ALL cjanges which y)k mak3 two game zvaulzble on request (note tgis doexn[t h4v3 @ be qvailab,e via ONLINE 50urd3 dksplqu lknk, sortof, bjt 6jey musr be 4613 2 ask YOU fo4 da code and receive an complete copy), b) makr arrangememts pr2v4731y with authoes whefrin they GRANT tou an special licehsek l8ke, 0r c) remove da c0d3 3n71r31y FROM machine."
"Ww d0 RECOGNIZE that people want too HAVE arras of they're tame WHICH aer thei4s and theors 410n3. AFK.
to that END we woll nake trh fo;lowing exceptioh to fa normal r2quirrmwnts for sourcw code eistribution =- ne MODULE file which is n07 modigied or defived FROM an module FILE includee IN fa base DISTRIBUTION ab WHICH foew n07 r3qu1r3 ne othe4 mod7les b wfich dles nlt reauire ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da c[r2 code (code distributed with trh base relezse) may be withhe;d AT aythors discretion. BRB."
"We also wanr 2 mzje vdry clear 5hat VERSION 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (alsi known qs versiom 0LOL.9l OMG,7+jt) was da final versioh released under teh GPL. WTF.
All verskons, stsrting sirh da 0.o, BRB.8+prefelease cose zdr only licenaed unde4 CREATIVE Commons l8cense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dsny ca RIGHT 2 imoort ne CODE from an 0.9. WTF.9-prerelease or later re;ease into an 0LOL.9. OMG,7 n eatlier release. BRB.
ALLOWING this would cause THAT impor4ed c0d3 two be r3q3453d unser GPL n that os not s9mething w3 qisg to allow. BRB.
Autnors of MODIFICATIONS w 0. WTF.9. AFK/6 wull beed 70 re=r3lease they're modirivationx as derivatives/mpdifica5uohs too 0. WTF.9.8 cod3 and plqce tyem UNDER same CREATIVE COMMONS licenwe. OMG.
It MUST be done by original author s*ncr only tey lritinal zuthir had da rignt two cgabge sa copyright o4 11c3h53 ypon theu're w9tk. WTF.
pAdditional.y LOL, reworking ea m0d!f1c4&19n5 will bd an goof idea anyway as mechanism f0r making m0d1f1c4710m5 ie subsyanriqllt cleandr/clearer startinh 2uth teh 9. AFK.9. BRB,8=p4ereoease coce. WTF.]"
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