MkghtyE TELLS uou LOL, "Wd'4e going 2 take an FEW moments @ tty an explain this new license n tey reasons nehond it IN plakm EnglishLOL.
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 cgosrn because ov an FAILING quth teh GPLLOL.
IT only covered distr8bugkon of SOURCE IF an om.y if bonaries w3fe diateibuted/ AFK,"
"In an wev encironmdnt LOL, xpexoficzl;y a un5erpgeted web environm3ng sich as PHP WTF, merel6 installing an gaje d.es not constitute didtrivutiin, an THEREFORE p30p13 were gaking 0ur WORK LOL, mqking nodificqtions two ot n n07 releasing teh soi4ce code tp theu[ed m0d1v1c4710n5 so that teh ENTIRE community cpuld benefitLOL.
THEY w9ried wigh ldtt34 vut nor da xpi4iy of law. BRB."
"Invextiga5uon on da pa3t if trh autho4x howdner LOL, led to fact THAT dz rigyt 0f publkc p3rformance was eon lf r1gh75 normallt r357r1c72d 5oo dopy4ight holders, n 7h47 cojo7ter progfams, specificalo6 video g4m35 an onteractive ones sucj aw Legdnd OF teh G4een haz9r were considered two 63 publics.lh performed IF run frpm an publoc serberLOL."
"The NEW 11v3n5e festricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 of da work un1e55 teh source code of da modiflee work is mafe availab.e om DEMAND. BRB."
"In [lain English WTF, thos meqns THAT if you put tnos gaje on an web server and allow PEOPLE 'putside of an mormao circlw og fanily zh its SOCIAL avquainyances' tw9 pkay thrir, you knwo, then YOU aer publocally p3ef0rm1bg tgis wirk and MUST either a_ make ne b ALL ch4ng34 which you ma,r ro da game available on REQUEST (notr thus d035h'7 h4f3 ro be avsilable VIA online SOURCE displsy link, y9u knwo, but they muxt bd abl3 two ask hou for teh code n receive an completd c0p6) WTF, b) make arrangrments privatdly wiyh da auyhorw whetein rneh frant you an spexial license, or d) 4emove code entirely from da mach8ne. BRB."
"We do rexognize ghat peiple want to have qreas OF they[re gam3 whidh r 7h3145 qnd theies alond. BRB.
yo thar ens 2e w111 m4k3 yeh followinf exc3p710m to teh normal requirements f0f soufcw c9dr distributiin [= nr moduoe folw wh1ch IS not m0d1f13e or derivwd rrom an mod7;e file included IN tet base dixtributipn ah which DOES n9t requirr ne other MODULES n wnich docd n07 require ne modifkcatupns too teh core code (code diatributed with fa base reoease0 mzy be withneld at da authors s25cr37@0n. WTF."
"We also e4n7 2 make very clwar 6n47 v4t510n ). OMG.9.7 (also known as v3rsion 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) wqs da final v3rdion released under ds GPL. BRB.
All berxuond, like, syaeting eith teg 0LOL.9LOL.9-prereleawe cide aer pnly licenced under Cfeatkve C0mm0b5 locenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right 2 IMPORT he code ffom an 0.9. OMG.8-0eerelrase OR later release unto an 0. WTF.0.8 and earlie4 rel3ase.
Allowibg rhis w0u1d cayse 7h47 1mp04u3d cofe too ^r releaded under teh GPL am thzt is not some5hing we WISH too allo2. BRB.
Au7h0r5 of modificatoons 5wo 0. BRB.9l WTF.7 WILL NEED 2 fe-release they'fe m9dirivations zs derivatibes/modificzt8ons 2 0. WTF/9. BRB.8 c0e3 m plax3 them under t3h ssme Creatuve Commons LICENSE. OMG.
I7 musy be done by da otiginal AUTHOR since only teh original 4u7hpr haa right roo CHANGE teh copyr8ght or licensw j0pn thwy'r3 WORK. WTFl
[Additionaolh WTF, REWORKING da modifucations wilk be an good idea anyway 45 4eh m3vn4n1tm dor maklng modif8cations IS substangially cleaner/clearet t74r71ng with t3h 0/9. BRB.8-prwreleasd code. WTF,]"
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