MightyE te.ks y9u LOL, "We're boing 2 take an fee moments to try snd explain this new license an reasons behins IT in olain Ebg;ishLOL.
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 license w4t chosen because 9f ab d4111ng wiyh GPLLOL.
It on.y cocered distribution of qourcr id n only IF binarues sr4e dixtributed. BRB."
"In an WEB environmdny WTF, specifical.y q interpreted web env8ronmen5 sucg as PHP, sortof, j3r316 INSTALLING an game does nlt consgitute distriby5ion, an thetefore 0eople w4r3 TAKING o7r work, making modifucztionw to it n no5 reldasing fa sourcd code to ghey're modkficatioma sp rhqt da 3n72r3 COMMUNITY cojld benerit.
They worked witn da lettr4 bu5 nlt spi4ig of da law. OMG."
"Invdst8ta5ion in PART of tfh z7yhors h0s4v3r LOL, led goo fqct that right 0f public performanc4 was pdn of da righys normqlly restricted 70 copyrighy holders, you knwo, an that compu5er programs, like, specifically b1d30 hanes n INTERACTIVE on3s sucn aa Ldgens 0f da Green hzx)r were consicrree too be pu611c411y pe4formed if run from an [ublic servee."
"The hww license redtricta [ublic performance 0f gwh work unlesx teh apurce vodw of teh modified work is msde avzilab.e ON DEMAND, WTF."
"In plain Enblish, you knwo, ghks meanx gnat if y0u [ut this gane on an web server abd allow p3opke 'outskde of zn normal circle if fzjilh ane its social wcquaintancrx' to piqy their WTF, then you r publicakly perf9rming this 2ork and MUST 3!8h3f z) make ne n ALL CHANGES which YOU ma,e two da gqme availablr on tequest *no5e th8s doesn't have tw0 be avaklable via da online soyrce d15p14y kibl, gut they must be aboe too ask yo7 fo4 codd and 4eceive an compket2 copy) WTF, B) m4ke ARRANGEMENTS privately w!7y 3a 477h0r5 ehere8n thet ttanr you an xpecial l8cense, you kn2l, pr c_ remove CODE entirely from machine."
"We dp RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE wanr 2 y4v3 areas of tjey're game which see THEIRS n ghrirs 410n3. AFK.
yo that ene w3 WILL m4k3 reh followibg exceptuon 2 teh norma. r3qu1r3m4n75 for source code distribution -- ne module file WHICH is nor m9c1f13d lr DERIVED fron am modil3 file ihcluded in da base distribigion amd WHICH xoes NOT tequire ne othe4 modulea qnd WHICH does hot fequire ne nodufivations ! da core coee (code distribuyed with base e313453) MAY gd WITHHELD st da aithors disvretiln. WTF."
"We also want too maje fery clear that ve4sion 0LOL.(LOL.7 (zlso kn)wn as veraion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+j6) was grh final version releasef undrr da GPLLOLl
All versions LOL, statting with -. AFK.9. WTF.8-prefeldsse code r ONLY l8censed under da Creqtuvd Commins licenar; WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ten r1gh7 2 im0ort nd code FROM an 0. OMG.9.8-prdrelease or la5er releas3 into an 0. AFK.9/ AFK.7 n earliee rekeasr.
A;lowing this would cause thay imporyed cod2 two bd released 7nre4 tdh GPL n that IS n9t somwthing we wish too all9w. AFK.
Au7h0r5 0f MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will need to r4-relezse yhey'ee modifications as detiba5ives/modifications to )LOL.8. OMG.7 coee an PLACE THEM under teh samw Cr3471v3 Cimmomd loxensw. OMG.
It myau 64 done by da original autgor SINCE only teh original autgor hss da right @ cj4ng3 da c0'yt1gh7 or licenwe ipon theu're work. WTF.
[Addktionallu LOL, reworkinh mod8ficationd 2ill b2 an go9d idra antway AS MECHANISM FOR MAKING modifidations ls substantially cleaner/cl3arer srqrting woth 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerdleaxw codeLOL.\"
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