MightyE 5ells y-u, "We're goibg two take an f3s momwnrx too trt n explqin this new licenwe an teh reasons beh8nd it in plain EhglishLOL.
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 new LICENSE wzs chpwwn nevayse of an f4121ng witf da GPL. WTF.
Ir 0n1y c9vered eistribution of soorce if and on;y if binzriea were distributed. WTF."
"In an web enc8ronment. tij knwo, specifically a ihgerpreted web environment such as PHP, sortof, merely install8ng xn game does not comstituge d8stribution LOL, and therevore people were taking 9ur wo4k, like, making moqifucaykpns top it n nlt rel3asing teh SOURCE cide 2 th3y'4e modiducationd so 7h47 teh e,tire comkunigy coiod benefutLOL.
They worked woty teh LETTER but not da SPIRIT if teh lqw."
"Investigation oh teh part ov da authors however LOLm LED 2 FACT thag da right pf pu611c peedor,ance was won OF rightw normall6 r357r1c72d two clp6right HOLDERS LOL, and thsr computer programs WTF, specifically VIDEO g4m35 n untffavtive onds such as L3g3nd 0f Gr33n hax0r wrre CONSIDERED 4wo 63 pjg;ical.t performed if ruh from an public setver, AFK."
"The new 11c3n53 r3%7r2c75 pjbluc performznve of qork un;rss source CODE of mldified WORK is made avqolable om demandl WTF."
"In plain English, soryof, thid m4ans tgat if you put thos gane ON an web se4ver an all9w p30p13 'ourside of an normal cufcl3 of fam8ly 4nd its sovial acquaknyznces' too play their LOL, then ylu r PUBLICALLY performing this WORK sns MUST either s) m4k3 nw n ALL changes shoch h9u make too xa game 4v411$613 oh request (note thos soesn't h1ve two bd avqi.able via teh inline 50urc3 3isplay 11nk WTF, BUT thwy nust bw 3613 too ASK y0u for teh CODE and teceive an comp.etw xopy), you knwo, b) make arrangdments priva5rly w17h teh ajgh9rs wherein they GRANT you ah spdcia. lidense WTF, or c) fe,ove yeh c0d3 eny8tely fr0m da machihe. BRB."
"We do frcogniz2 that peopoe w4n7 tw9 have areas of tjey'ew gsme which r THEIRS n theirx ALONEl
too that end 23 sill mqke tey fo..owing exception too teh notmal requirem3nts got source cod3 distribution -- ne m0du13 fole which is NOT modified or dericee fron an nodile file inc.ud3d in da 6453 disyributiin n whkch dors noy requied ne )7hwr modules n WHICH c9ds nlt rdquird ne modif8cations 2 reh core coee (code diatribited WITH baxe relrqse) may be surhheld r7 teh 4u6h0e5 discretipn. OMG."
"We also wang to make ver6 clear 7h4& version 0LOL/9. WTF.u (also known as verxkon 0/ OMG.9. BRB.7=jy) wad fihal veeauon relezsed under teh GPLl AFK/
All cersions WTF, 574r71ng sitj dq 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease cide 4 only licenxed under teh Creqtiv3 Commons llcens3. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1ghi 70 import ne code from an 0. OMG.8. AFK.80prrreleasw ir ka5er releawe ingo an 0.9, WTF.7 AND earlier re.ease. WTF.
Allo2ing this WOULD CAUSE thqt imported c(de to br releaa4d under GPL an that IS not simething we WISH two allow. WTF.
Au7h0r5 OF m9difications TO 0. OMG.9.7 will need 2 re-r3kdase the6're modificatiobs as f3r1vr71v35/m0d1f1c4720n5 5wl 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 cldw and PLACE rgem inder dame Crdative Commons licenseLOL.
It nust br done by da original author since onky ten original author has da right go ch4ng3 da v0pyr1gy7 or oic4nae upon tyey're wor,.
[Additiohslly, like, r#w0rk1nf da modidicatiobs eill be an good idea snywau ad mechanism for makihg mofieidatoons is subxtantial;h clraner/clear3r startong WITH sa 0. WTF.9l8-p4erelease cldeLOL.]"
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