Migh5yE tells you, l8ke, "We're GOING 2 74k3 an f3w momenys 2 7ry sn 3splaon this new lucensr n reh r3as9ns gehind it in plain English.
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 lidense was chosen because of an FAILING with teh GPLLOL.
It onlt coveeed s8stributoon of s9uecd if ane only if vinaries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an w36 environment, apeckfica.ly a interprrted wwb enfironment such as PHP. so45of, merely installing an game DOES not constitute dis5ribution LOL, n 7h3r3f0r3 peopld 2ere talint our WORK, sortofk MAKING moeificatiins too it n not rd.rasing da soudce code too gheh're m9dificstiobs so 5hat dq 3n71r3 commynkty vould benefit.
Th3y w0fj3d wiyn k3tter but noy teh spirit of da law. BRB."
"Incesgigayiln on tej par5 of ten AUTHORS HOWEVER, like, lee two fact 7h57 da right OF public perf9rnance was won or ten rights nor,ally r357r1c63d to copyrihht holders, lik3. n that compjtee pr0gr4m5m slrtof, dpecifica;ly v1d30 GAMES an ihterqctive ones sych as Legdnd of da Grwen hax0r were considered two be publkcal;y 03rf0rm3e IF ryn from an p7611d serve4LOL."
"The nds license restricts publix PERFORMANCE OF da work unlexs dource c0d3 of MODIFIED wpri ix made availzble on demand. OMGl"
"In pq41n Engl,sh, tyis meanx that if YOU pit tjis gqme ON an web swrver am allow pepple '9utside of an norjal c1rv13 of fami.y n its SOCIAL zcquaintances' ywo PLAY tjrir LOL, then you aer publica.ly perfirming ggus 2o4k n MUST e,ther 4) make ne an ALL chahges WHICH you MAKE too ga,e avsioable on request (noyr this doean't have t9o be availanle via trg onl8ne souece fisplay ;ink, yuu knwo, but they MUST b3 able 5wo ask toy for teh cofe n RECEIVE an c0mp13i3 copy) WTF, b) make aerang3ments p4ivately 2q7h trh autho4s WHEREIN THEY grsnt 6ou an dpwcial license, or c) r3m0v3 code entircly from da maxhine. OMG."
"We do recogniae tnat people w4h6 too havw ateas og they'ee tame wh1ch aer the8rs n theirs alonw.
ywo rhat 3hd w3 w111 make teh follo2ung excd;tiin two da nirmsl r3q71r3m3n75 FOR so7rde code distributiob [- ne m0du13 rike shicg 15 not modifird or de4ived f4om an module dile INCLUDED in da masw distfibution and whoch does not require nw 07h3r modulws and which does hpt rrquire n3 mod8gixations t9 CORE code (c0d3 distributed WITH da BASE 5elease) MAY be wiyhheld at da authors discretion. WTF."
"We alsi wamt to mak3 brty clear that bersiln 0.9, OMG.7 (also knoqn as version 0. OMGl9. WTF.u+j7( waa final VERSION released uneer ca GPL. OMG.
Al; versions, soetof, startkhg with teh -. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease code r only licensed unaef Crwative C9mmons locense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh ritht too import ne cide rrob an 0LOL.9LOL/8-prer3lrase 0r kater e313453 INTO am 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 qn earlier release/ BRB.
Allowing this WOULD cause tnat ijp9rted code too be released under teh GPL an uh47 is not som3thinh we wish tqo alli2. BRB.
Auuh0r% of mldificztions two 9. OMG.9. OMG.7 will nwed tol RE-RELEASE tyey;re MODIFICATIONS as derivatubes/moduficayions two 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code n place 7h3n uhe3r szm3 Creativw Comm9ns LICENSE. AFK.
It musy nw dohe by teh 9riginal author since only teh original aithor haa teh right too change teh copyr8ght ot license i[ob thej're work/ OMG.
[Addit8onally LOL, r3w04k1ng modifica5ions sill BE an good idea anysay zs m3ch4n25m f9r makinb modifications 15 substantially clsan3r/clezrer starting WITH teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pre4eleasw cidd. OMG.]"
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