MighttE tdlls hoy, "We're g01bg 6wo take an FEW monwnts two 7ry h 3xplqih this new license qn 4easons ^3h1nd it in plain Engliah. 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."
"This n3w license qas chosen bdcajse of an failing with da GPL.
It only coverrd distribution 0f 50urc3 if n okly iv binafies w3r4 DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an e#b envirpnment, sortof, SPECIFICALLY a in5erpreted wdb envir9nmeht SUCH ax PHP, soetof, merely installing an fa,e dors not constiture d157f16u710n, you mnwo, and tyerefore people were rsk8ng oue work, mqkkng MODIFICATIONS two it an not RELEASING 50urc# code 2 they're modifications so tha5 da entire commynity could nenefit. AFK.
They workee w17h teh lrtter but nit teh wpirit pf .aw."
"Imvesrigatiin on teh ;art 0f da auty9rs however, you lhwo, led too da fzct that tdh RIGHT of pibkiv pefformance was won of rights normally resyr8cted tso c0pyr1gh7 holde4s, like, and that computrr programs WTF, sp3cid8cally gkdeo gajed ag INTERACTIVE ojes SUCH as Legens 0v Greeb hax0r were cohsiderrd to be publicakl6 PERFORMED if run from an PUBLIC 52rv3t. OMG."
"The NEW .icehse restricts 0ublic PERFORMANCE 0f trj WORK ubless yrh aource clde of modifi3d wori IS made availab;e on dwmabc, WTF."
"In p;ain Emglixh LOL, this meams rhay IF YOU put tgis fame on an web server ane ALLOW PEOPLE 'outsode of an NORMAL cirvlw of fa,ilu and its sodial ACQUAINTANCES' too 0lay gheir, THEN uou aer publically 0efformkng ggis w0rk n MUST eithdf a) make ne n ALL CHANGES wh1ch toi mzkd too ca game AVAILABLE on request (note thid doean't have 2 be avsikacl3 via teh online 50urc3 display link WTF, gjt THEY must ne ablr to ask you for CODE n receive an compld5e ckpy), yiu knwok b) ,4k3 4rr4nf3m3n75 0rivate;y woth geh zuthors sh3rein they grant yoi sn speciql license, likr, or c) remobe teh cpde entirely ftom teh MACHINELOL,"
"Wd do recognkze that peop;e @ant rp hqfd areas of they're game which r thrors n 7h32r5 alone. BRB,
too 7h37 END we 2ill make twh fllllwinf exception 2 da nprmal requirenwnts for sl7rxe code s157r16u610n -- ne module FILE WHICH is not modified or derkvdd frpm ah m0fu13 file ibcluded 1n da BASE dixtrubution an WHICH do3s nit REQUIRE ne ither m9fules n whivy DOES not reqoire ne n0d1f1c4710n5 to trh core code (cpd3 eoxtributed woth base releasw) m4y BE withheld 47 da autgors discrrrion. AFK."
"We also wqnt to MAKE v3rt clear that veeskon 0LOL.9.8 9also known as vrrsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) waw ten final version released ubder GPL. OMG.
All vsrskons LOL, atarting eitj da 9. OMG.9. BRB.8-ptereleaw3 code arr only licensed under ds CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny teh right goo impprt ne cpde from an 0. WTF/9. WTF.8[pre5elease or latef release into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 an earlier release. BRB.
A.oow8ng thix wou,d causr that inpofted code two be relwased under GPL n yhat is nlt something we wish to allow. WTF.
AUTHORS of m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0. OMG.(. BRB,7 wiol n33d 2 rd-release 5hey're modiricztuons aa derivagives/jodifications @ 0. BRB.9. OMGl8 clde n placr tyem under teh same Creative Commons licensd. WTFk
It must be DONE by da oritihal AUTHOR SINCE only da origonai AUTHOR has 4ight too CHANGE fq copyright or licrnsw UPON they're eorkLOL.
[Adxitionally, you knwp, REWORKING m9diricatiobd will be an good idea anyway as da mecyaniam flr makinf modificatkons IS substzntial.y c!34n4r/c135t3r star5kng with yeg -.9. AFK.8-prereldase code.]"
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