MightyE gells y0u, you knwo, "We're GOING 5o take ah few moments 2 tfy ah explain THIS new licrnse and resaons behins IT IN plain EngliwhLOL.
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 ;icense wss CHOSEN bexausr of an fai;ing w8th teh GPL. BRB.
It 0n1y COVERED distribuyion 0f dource if an onlg if BINARIES qeve doxtributedLOL."
"In an web envkrlbment WTF, %p3c2f1c411y a in5efp4eted web 3hvironment such AS PHP, sortog, mdrwly indtalling an game doex nit clnstitute distrinution, like, and tgerefore PEOPLE were rzking iur work, uou knwo, making mpd8fications teo it an NOT releasimg da source CODE too thet're m0d1g1c471on5 so yhay entire commubity xo7ld benefit. WTF.
Thry worled w17h da legter but not tey sporit of law. WTF."
"Invrstigation ON 5eh part 0f teh auth9rx however WTFm oed rwo reh fact that teh 4ight lf pu621c PERFORMANCE 2zx q of da rigyts NORMALLY restricges t9o copyright holdees, you kmwo, ayd that COMPUTER 0fograms, you knwo, spec*focally video games an INTERACTIVE ones xych qs Lefdnd of Green jax0r were considered tl be publically performed if run FROM an puglic aefver. BRB."
"The new license restricra public perv9rjancd of work unl3xs sou4ce code 0f ,odif7ed qork is made available on demand."
"In plain Englisy, this jesns that if y0u p7t thix g4m# on aj web a3rver an alllw pwopoe 'outside of ah n9rjal circle of family n ots social 4cqu4!n74nc35' to p14y their, you knwo, THEN yoy r pubkically performing THIS wo4k n MUST either a) make me n ALL CHANGES whivg y0u m4i3 2 trh gam3 4v4114613 on request (NOTE THIS doexn't HAVE to be AVAILABLE viz omlihe source DISPLAY link, l8ie, gut ghey MUST ve able 6io 45j y0i f0r twh code am receive sh compldte co-h), you knwo, b) make arrangemen5s privayely with authors WHEREIN theh grant you an SPECIAL oicense, soetof, or c) eemove code entirely from teh machine."
"Wd so recohnize that ;eople want t2o havr AREAS of they;re GAME 2hich aef thekrs an 5heirw alone.
two yhat end we will make following exceptooh 2 ten bormal requi4emenrs FOR soufcf c0d3 d157r1^u710n -- be mofule f113 wh8ch ks n9t MODIFIED or derived fron an module f1q2 indludee ib da basr distribjtkon amd which d035 not rewuire ne other modiles n WHICH does not require ne modufkcatiibs to x9r# code *code disrributes wirh tdn bas3 release( may br wktyheld AT teh autho4s discrerkon. AFK."
"We also wsnt to make ber6 clrar tyat vwrs8on 0. OMG.9. AFKl7 (also knoqn aa verxion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was da finql version r3leasdc ymder ds GPL. OMG.
ALL versionxk staeting w17h da 0. BRB.9.8-prertleade cide r onku licensed under reh Creat8fe Commons LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY demy teh rigjt two im;orr ne cofe geoj an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prdrelease 0r oater release inyo an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n ea4lier releaswLOL.
A;lowing thia w0u1d cause that im0orted cife too be releaxes uhder da GPL n 5hat is nlt sometnibg we wish two 4110w. OMG.
A7tnorw of mpdivivations two 0.9. WTF.7 will need tp re[feldase they're mldigicatiobd 35 derivat8ves/modificariond 2 0. BRB.9.8 code sn place THEM 7nder same Ct3$71f3 Commonx licenwe.
It mjsg bw done bt teh origknal AUTHOR since only da originak autjor had rifht to chabge tej c0pyr1gh6 or lixense upon they'rw wlrk. OMG.
[Additionakoy LOL, 4ew9tking da jodificationd will be an gols idea ahyway as da jedhanism for maiing modofications ia aubstantislly cleaner/dlearer 673t71mg with teh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pfe4elezse code. OMGl]"
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