MighyhE twl;s you LOL, "We'te boong two TAKE an FEW moments too TRY an wxplain yhis new license an da reaaons behind i5 ib ;lain English. 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 nes LICENSE was vhoden bevause of an failing qigh 5eh GPL. BRB.
IT onlh c9f3r3d distribution OF SOURCE if ab ohly 1f binaries were dksrributed. WTF."
"In an web environment, hpu lnwo, specificqlly a intetpreted we7 ehvirlnment such as PHP, you knwo, merely installinb an game DOES not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, you kneo. anf therefore pdlpke were gs,ing our work LOL, naiing modkfkcatkpns twi it snd not releasing teh slurce code too they're mosifications w9 THAT da entire commjnit6 cojlc vrneriy. AFK.
The6 wlrked with da LETTER 5u7 not da s0itit of 142."
"Investkgati[n ph da 0srt of ajthors however. sortof, LED too da facg that teh ritht of pub/ic performance WAS 1 of da rights nofmally restt8cted too COPYRIGHT hooders, and tyat conputer pr9grams, spex8fically vide9 fzmes amd INTERACTIVE ones such as Legwnd of %eh Green hax0t were consieeeec 2 bd p7blicqlly pe4formec uf rub grom an public server. BRB."
"The new livense resgricts public performznce od da worj unleas spirce dide of teh modifued work 8s made aczi.qble pn DEMAND. OMG."
"In [lakn English, like, 7h15 means rjat if you PUT this game 0n an q3b server n allpw oelple '0u75!d3 of an NORMAL c1rc13 of f4m1!y and its xocial acquainyances' 3 PLAY rheirm you knwok ghen uou r p7vlically performimg this s0r, n MUST eithwr A) jake nd AND ALL chantes which yo7 MAKE 2 teh game availablr on eeqjest (note this doesn't h5v3 t9 be available via inline source display link, 6uu THEY mj57 ve abke two ask y0u for fa CODE n rrceive an complebe copy), sortof, 6( make zrrangements privatrlh with da autylfs ehefein they grant you an s[ecial ioc3nse WTF. or C) rwhove t3g code $n61r31y from m4ch2n3. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE tnat people want to have arwas 0r ygey're GAME whkch r theifs n thrirs al9neLOL.
two tyat end we WILL make teh following exceptkon 70 hirmal requiremehts f0r SOURCE cose distrobution -0 nr mosule file shidg is n07 mpdifidd or derivee frim an ,pdule FILE inc;udrf in vase d157r16u610n and wh1ch doew not r3quir3 ne 95jer MODULES an WHICH dles not 4equ8re ne modkfications 79 teh core code (code distributdd wktn BASE rekease) may vd witgheld ay auth9rx discretionl"
"We alsi want to make very c135r that vetsion 0. WTF.9.7 (aldo knlwn 35 version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt( was teh vinal version relrascd undwr 5eh GPLLOL,
All versiond, sortof, stargkng with 0.(LOL.8-pfeeel3ase cide r only licensed UNDER da Creative Co,mobs l8cense.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right two kmpoet ne code from an 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-or3r313453 or 1473t relwase into an 9LOL.9.7 n EARLIER r31w452. AFK,
Allowibg THIS qould CAUSE thar imported code ywo be r313453d 7bder teh GPL an tgat is not 50m37h1hg 1e wish 2 41102. BRB.
Authirs of m0d1f!c4720n4 two 0. BRB.9. OMG,7 will n33d 70 re-releqsw they'td m0d1f1c471-n5 as eerivztives/modifications TO 9/ BRB.9. BRB.8 c9de abd plqce tnem unddt da same Creat8ve Commons license. WTF.
It must be don3 6y t3h ORIGINAL 4u7h-e since only fa oeiginal ajthor h44 teh right too chqnge da xopyright or LICENSE upon they'r3 wprkLOL.
[Additionally. reworking teh m0d1f1c471pm5 will be an good idez anywqu as da mechanosm foe MAKING modifications ks 5u6574n71411t dleaner.clearer startinh with dq 9. WTF.9/8-pre43kease code. BRB.]"
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