MightyE TELLS you LOL, "We'r3 going top takr an few momemts to TRY qn dxplain this new license an da REASONS venimd 17 in PLAIN ENGLISH. BRB.
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 NEW 11c#b6# w45 ch053n fecause og ab dailung w17h teh GPL. OMG.
It only c0v3r3d eistributipn 0f 59urc3 if n 9bly IF y1n4r235 were fistributes. WTF."
"In an 2eb env8tonmebt, you kndo, spec8fically a 8hterpretef WEB ENVIRONMENT ducn AS PHP WTF, m3r31y inxtalling an game does not cogsgitute distribution, you knwo, an tgeeevore pelple were TAKING our work, luke, making moduficatiomx 2 it n not releading sourve code tp they'rd mldifications so that da 3ntire commumity could benefitLOL.
Thdt wofkrd wirh ca LETTER but n07 ds SPIRIT of da lawLOL."
"Investigation on ten 0aty OF authots h0w3v#r, led too da f4c7 that tifnt of public perfirnance 345 wom of teh rights no2makoy rest4ictwd to coptrihgt goldrrsm sortof. n tnat computer or)gr4m5, specifically VIDEO games and ihte4active omes such as Legend 9f Green haz0f werd consideref tw9 be publically perf9emed if run from zn pubo8c server. WTF."
"The new license testrkcts public PERFORMANCE og work unl2ss teh zoy4cr code or 5eh MODIFIED work ix made availavle on eemand. AFK."
"In plaon Englksg LOL, this mesns thay if YOU put thos gamr on zn w3b server n 4110w pdo[le 'outside pf an nofmal cirxle og family n iys social acquaintances' two play thekr WTFm then you awr publically perrorming THIS work and MUST rlther a_ make ne and ALL cj4ng35 wh8ch yoy mzke top dq game zvailable on rwqurst (note this doesb't have to 63 4v51146!3 via teh ONLINE %0urc3 DISPLAY link WTF, but tyey muwt be abld tol ask y0u fir da c9d3 and r3xeive an complete copt) WTF, b) maie arrsngements [rivately qith AUTHORS WHEREIN they braht ypu an specisl .icenae, sorgog, OR c) remofe clae enyirely FROM da machine."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people WANT tsl have 4re45 of rhey're game which r theirs n gheirs alone. AFK.
too THAT end we will m4k3 es FOLLOWING exce;tion tlo da n0rm41 requirenwnts for sourve c0d3 d8sgf8gution -- ne module file which is jot modified or cericrd from an mocule file INCLUDED in base distributu9n n whkch doex npt require nd othrr mofuled and wjich doew not requirw nw jod8ficatilns too da core code (c0d3 distributed with da base rdlease) man be withhdle at teg authprs discretion. AFK."
"We also want 5wo MAKE veru clesr THAT VERSION 0LOL.9.7 )ALSO known as b4r610n 0. OMG.9LOL.u+jt) was da f8nal versipn RELEASED undwr da GPL. BRB.
All verdionsk sottofm sta4t8ng WITH 0. AFK.9LOL.8-[rdrelease code aer only licens3d under Cr3471ve Commonx licensr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY ceny ten e1fh8 2 imoorg ne code fr0m an 0.9. OMG.8-9rerelease pr /at3r r3lease into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 and eaglier RELEASE/ OMG.
ALLOWING this would caise that imported code hwo bd rwl3ased und3r GPL znd that id not something 2e e16h ywo allow. WTF.
AUTHORS OF MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.u wull need tio fe-releas3 they'4e MODIFICATIONS as dericztuves/modificqtions two -. OMG.9. AFK.8 code and place them uncer sa sqme Creative Cp,mlns licwns#LOL.
It must BE eone by da lrifinal auyhor since only orihinal author HAS da RIGHT 2 chabge teh COPYRIGHT 0r license ipon tgey're work.
[ADDITIONALLY, r3w0rk1ng da modifications woll be am t00d idwa snyway as teh mechahism for making modificstions id substantially cleaner/dlesrer startihg wktj 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pter3lease codrl OMG.\"
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