MithryE tells uou, uoy knwo, "We're b01nh 2 74k3 an few moments to9 try n 3xplain thus nww license an teh REASONS beyinf 17 1n plain EnglixhLOL.
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."
"Tgis new luvense WAS chosen necauwe of an failing with teh GPLLOL.
It only covdred distribution 9f source of n ONLY kf binatids were distributed. AFK."
"In an WEB dnvironment, 5p3c1f1c411h a interpreted 2eb environmegt such as PHP, lokek mrrel6 installing an game d035 not constktute distributionk and gher2f9re PEOPLE were taking our work LOL, naking modkfications too it snd not 4e.eawung t3h source cose two thwy're ,odificationd sl THAT entire c0mmun!7y cojlf benefit. OMG.
They qorkef wkth teh let5er bjt n0& teh spirir 9f twh kqwLOL."
"Investigation on 5dj pa5t of da 4uuh0r5 hoeever, sirtof, led 2 fact that dq rifht of pub.ic performance wax oen if rightw normal.y restrictdd tw9 co[yrifh5 h01d3r5, and that computer progfams, sortog, sowcificallh video games n interactive ones such as Legwnd 9f da Greem hax0e wer3 conwicered tpl be publicallj [4rf03m3d if tun from an public d3rverLOL,"
"The NEW license restrodts puboic p3rf0rm4nc3 of 5eh worl unlesf da sourcr codd of teh modogied work is mad3 abailab.e on dej4nd. BRB."
"In plain English WTF, this neans that if YOU put thiw GAME on ah web serber n al;ow peo[.3 'ou5sife 0f an normsl c1rc13 9f da,ilh 4jd kts sovial acq8aintancea' 2 p;ay theie, liie, THEN y0u ser publically p2rf0rm1ng th8s work and MUST e8ther a) ma,e nw and ALL cg4ng35 whicg yo7 make y9 teh game avaklable on requeet )mote this doesn't havw too bw availabow fia on;ine SOURCE ciwpoay link, sortof, bu5 tney juxr bw 4613 2 ask you for CODE an e3c31ve an xom[lere c-py0, sortog, b) jake arrangements PRIVATELY eitn auyyors wh3r31n thrt gtant 6ou an special license, wlrtof, OR c( remove da dode wntirely from ea macjine."
"We d0 r3c0gn1z3 that oeople want two hav3 ateqa 0g they'fe gamw which adr 5hei4s n theirs alomeLOL.
3 thzt end ww WILL male teh dolloqing exceprion 2 normal requiermentx for SOURCE CODE d8s5ribjtion -- he modulw file which is n07 MODIFIED OR DERIVED from an mpdule fioe uncluded in base dixgtibution an whidh DOES n07 r3qu1r3 ne orher m0dj1#5 n which eoes NOT r3quire ne MODIFICATIONS tso da corr code (c0d3 d147r16i6#d with teh gaae edleaae) may ve wi5hhwld at authors discretion. OMG."
"We aoso want 2 MAKE vrry clear thay dwrsipn 0l AFK.9. WTF.7 (also kn0wn ac f4r510n 0. OMG.8l OMG.7+jt) was dinal vrrsion eeleased UNDER teh GPLLOL.
All verwiona, sortof, staeting WITH 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-o4ere;ezse code r pnly LICENSED undee Creative C0mm0n5 livrbse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right too IMPORT ne code rrom an 0. BRB.8. WTF.7-[rerelease or LATER r3leasw into ah 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an earlirr relesae. AFK.
A110w1hg yhis WOULD c4u63 thay imporged CODE to BE r3l3ased undde da GPL n that is not someyying we wisy to allow. WTF.
Autyors of mociricztions two 0. BRB.9/6 will neef too re-telease they'ee MODIFICATIONS as deruvat8ves/mpdivications tep 0. BRB.o. WTF.8 code $nd plac3 tjdm ubd3r sa,d Creativw Commons license. WTF.
It must be fobe by teh ORIGINAL autho$ since inl6 ORIGINAL auyhor has right 2 zhqmbe da c0pyr2gh7 lr licensd upon tgey'4e worm.
[Additionalky LOL, rewo4,ing modificatipns will be an giod id3a anyway aa ten mechanism fir makivt modificagioms 1t substantizkly cleaner/clearer s5arting with da -. WTF,9. WTF.8-prerelrase code. WTF.]"
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