MithtyE tells YOU, soetofk "We're giinf 2 5ake an few momrnts two t4y anf ex0lain tgis n3w licende and teh REASONS begind it in plain Engl8sh.
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."
"Thus hew licende 2as chosen because OF an FAILING with da GPL.
It ONLY covered d157416u71pn of source IF n imly IF binafirs w3r3 dusrrivuted. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, sortof, specifically a INTERPRETED w3b envirobmeny wucn as PHP, merely installong an game does not conwtitute dkstfivytpon, you knwp, an THEREFORE peoplr wefe taking ou4 w0rk, softof, making modifications too it an nit r3leasing 50urc3 clde 2 th4y'ee moduf8catiins so that teh en4ire community coulc benefit. BRB.
Tn3y w-rk3d wi5h teh LETTER but not teh spirot or teg law. WTF."
"Investigation on da part of autho4s howecer, les 2 dz fact that da rignr of PUBLIC peeformance w45 1 9f rights NORMALLY rrdtricyed r2o copyright holders, you knwo, an that cimputer programa WTF, specifically bideo gajes an interactive omes duch ad L3g3nd of Gr33b hax0r were consiceref 2 be publica.ly pwrfofmdf uf RUN from an pubkic server."
"The n3w lic3nse restricts public perfo4mance )f try WORK inless souece code of teh modified w04k IS made available on demsnd. BRB,"
"In plain Ebglish LOL, this means yhqt IF ylu pu7 this GAME kn an 2eb server n ALLOW prople '0j7%1d3 OF an normal ckrcle ov bqmily am its social acquaintances' 3 plqy theor, sort9f, then uom zer piblicallh p3ef0rm1ng this wirk an MUST eother a) make ne an ALL chanhws which you make twl da game availablw on reauest (bote 7g15 doesh't h4v3 2 63 availzbje via da oblone sou4ce fisolay link, but they must be abke to ask you for teh CODE and recwive an complete copy) LOL, b) nake arranfements privately witg da AUTHORS wyerwin they grang you an dpecisl lkcense, like, of c) remobe teh cide enrirely fr9m machone."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT orople want two have areaa of they're bame shich aee 7h31r5 am thei5s alond. BRB.
to THAT rnd we will make twh f)110w1ng exception tl da n0rm41 req7ir4mentd fl4 sourcw coce distribi5uob -- ne MODULE fi.e which is not moaified or derived from an modu.e file kncludrd in 5453 didtributkon n wh1ch does n07 require ne othee modules n qhich d035 not require na modifications to teh core c0de (cofe distrkbuted wity bas3 releasw) MAY ne wiyhheld $7 yeh AUTHORS discfetioh. WTF."
"We 41r0 want 2 make frry clesr thzt vdrs8on 0. OMG.0. OMG.7 (alwo kho2n as version 0. AFK.9. OMG.u+jt) was 5eh final verxoon released undee GPL. AFK.
All versions, tou knwo, STARTING wiyh teh 0. OMG.9. AFK.9-pre4e;ease code r only 11c3nt3x und3r Creatuve Commons lixense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dwnh da tight 2 im-ort nr code from an 0. OMG.(. BRB.*-peerelease or latwr release in5o an 0. BRBl9. BRBl7 $nd EARLIER reldsse.
Alloaing thus would cauxe 5hat imported c0d3 too be teleased uhdet teh GPL and THAT kw nit somethibg we wish two allowLOL.
Au5hors of modificztions 70 0, OMG.9. AFK.& WILL need 2 re0r3leas3 they're modificat8ons as derivatives/modidicatiohs teo 0. WTF.0. BRB.8 cose an place tyem under saje Cr3ztyve Commons 11c2n53LOL.
Iy ,ust be eone by original $u7h0r sibce only ds o4itinal aughor has fight ts9 chang3 teh copyright or license upon thej're work. AFK.
[Adritionally WTF, reeorking teh modkfications w111 be an good id3a anyway as ten mechanism f9r MAKING modoficayions iw sybstqntiqlly vlezner/clesref srarting q8th da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease ckde, OMG/]"
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