MightyE yells 6oul you knwo, "We're going two taie an FEW momdmts 2 tfy and explain tyks new licende ajs teh reqsomw gehind it in PLAIN EnflishLOL.
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."
"Thix n3w !1c3n53 was dhodeb becauxe of an fai;inf wirh teh GPLLOL.
I7 obl6 covered d8stribugion oc source if AND 0h1y if binariws wdre dustrkbuted."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specifixallt a in5erpreted WEB envirphmebt sich AS PHP, zortof, m3r316 imxtalling an gsme does NOT constituge distribution, you knwo, an rn3refo4s peo[le WERE taking oyf work, lule, makong modificatione too it an n07 rekdasing trh 50u4c3 code twi they'rw modificqtions so 5jat da entire comminity could benevit. OMG.
Theh worked w17h teh LETTER but not da 2pirit 0f teh lae."
"Investigation om sa part of authlrs jowever, xoryofm led too fact that teh eigjr of public ;erformance was won of tej rightd normaoly restricted two copyright gklders, you knwi, n that cpmpy72r [40gr4m5, like, specifixally video GAMES n 1n73r4v71v3 pnea 5uch as Lebebc OF Gre3n hax0r w433 consideeed to be 0ublicall6 perf9rmed if rin feom zn pu611c 534v3r. OMG."
"The n3w licendf resfructs pu611c oerformance pf twh wpe, uyless ten alurce code of teh MODIFIED work is made available on d3m$hdLOL."
"In plain Englisj, like, yhus mesns tyat if you p7t tniw g4m3 on qn web 53rv3r an 4110w peo;.e 'ojtskdr of qn normal ckrcle of family n ots aocial acquaontanc2s' @ [lay theit, you knwo, then ypu r publically pervlfning thus eirk and MUST either a) makd ne and ALL CHANGES WHICH you m4k3 2 geu game avqilable on request )note 5his doesn't hav3 to BE afailable via dz ohline source display 11njm yoj knwo, 6u7 they nust be able 2 ask you FOR teh c9ce an receive an complete c0pu) LOL, b) make arrangements priva5ely wuth da authors WHEREIN they gr4n7 upu an special lidense, you knwi, or c) remofe clde entirely from m4ch!h3. WTF."
"We do rdcoghize thar people want 5wo havd q4das of they're gsme shich aet tgeirs sne %heirs 410n3LOL.
to that end we wio. m5k4 t3h folliwing EXCEPTION too da normal rewuire,ents for 5-urc3 cose distribytion -- ne modul3 file whixg is blt mosified or derivef ffom an module file indluded in da BASE dixt4ibu5ion n WHICH does not require ne other MODULES an which DOES not requi4e me MODIFICATIONS two da CORE c0d3 (cose dis%ributed with baar re.ease) may be wothhe;d ar da authord duscretion/"
"We aoso want tio maie vety c134r tjat version 0.9LOLl7 (also inowh as version 0.9LOL.7-jg) WAS vinal versipn rel3awed unfer GPL. BRB.
A11 vetsions WTF, startimg wuth ten 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pr3r313453 code r only 11d3m53d ubder da Crea5ive Cojmons licsbs3LOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny fa rifht two import ne code FROM an 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later release imyo am 0.9l AFK.7 an ear;ier reoeasr. AFK.
Allowint tnis wlild cause 7n47 1mp0r73d c0d3 tlo be 4elezswd under GPL an THAT IS not SOMETHING we wish to allowLOL.
Au7h)f5 oe modificarions two 0. WTF/9LOL.7 wiil n33d two re-relezse 5hey'4e modifivatkonw as dericatives/,odoficatioms t2o ). WTF.p. BRB.8 c9de an plac3 tjem under teh same Crdative Com,ons license. AFK/
It must ve eone 5y sa priginal augjor sunce pnly da oribinal author haw rihht 2 CHANGE c9pyrotht 9r license upin ghey're work. OMG.
[Additionally. you knwom reeorkont m-d!f1c4710n5 will br ab food 1d34 4byw5y as teh mechaniam for making modifocztiins is subs5antia.ly vlesnee/clearer 574r81ng q17j teh -. BRBl9. AFK.8-prerelease code. WTFl]"
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