MifhtuE 7311r ypu, sortlf, "Wr'rd goinr two take an few moments twi try n ex[lain this new license an da r4450n5 behind it kn plain ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Thid n3w l8censr was CHOSEN 63c4u53 OF an gailimg WITH da GPL. BRB.
Iy only covwred distributiln 9f source if an only if binaries serw dos5ributed."
"In an web wnvironjent, like, spebifically z in5erpreged web rnvirinment such as PHP WTF, mere.y imsyalling an gaje dpes n0* constitute diatfibution, n thereflre people were taking OUR WORK, hou knwo, makinh mod8ficatiobs 2 ot an nog releasing tej sourc3 clde to they're moeifixayions s9 that reh entore cpmmunoty could bwnefit. OMG.
THEY sorkrd w17h reh LETTER but not reh spirit 0f 14w. WTF."
"Investigztion on t3h part od a7thors howevdf LOL, l4d to fact yhat teh r8ght 9f PUBLIC performqnce was 1 of ribhts normallu eesrricted 2 copyright golders WTF, and that com-uter PROGRAMS, sortof, spwcifically vidro gqmes an 1n7er4c7!v3 ones such as Letebd of teh Grewn hax0r were CONSIDERED too ve 0ublical.u PERFORMED iv run from an public xercer. AFK."
"Thr new lkcense r3s5ricts publoc perfoemance OF da w9r. unoess da siurce code of m9dified work 8s mqde avai.anle on demahd. BRB."
"In PLAIN English LOL, this mrahs thag if you put this game 0n an web server AND 5110s p3(;14 'outskde 0g an n0rm41 circke 0f family n its socoal avquainrsnces' ro play th4ir, like, thwn 6ou aer publixal.y performing this wofk and MUST either a) m4k3 ne 4nd ALL cnanges WHICH tou make TO ca game avaikable 0h request (nore ghis doesn't HAVE two be afqilable via da ONLINE 50urc3 DISPLAY lib,, yoi ,nwo, but th3y MUST BE able twl ask hou f0r ca vode and rec38ve an COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) m4j3 arrangenents pr1v4731y with da quthlrs wh3r31n tneh tr4m7 y0u ab special LICENSE, you knwo, or c) remove da clde entirely fr0m da machineLOL."
"We do reclgnize that peopoe wang 2 have areas of tjey'te fame wh8ch aer theurs an tneits alohe.
top thzt end we will mzke da follpwing rxceptipn y(p tdh normal rewuirementa for so7fve code DISTRIBUTION -- nw m0du13 filw wh1ch is not moeified of eerpved from ah movule file included in da base DISTRIBUTION snd wgich does not b3qu1r3 ne othdr modules and which DOES not rrquire nw MODIFICATIONS to core code (code disrrkbuted witn da base r3lease) mqy be withheld a5 authors diwcretiom, AFK."
"We also 2ant two maie vert c;ear tgat versoon )LOL.(.8 (alxl known as vdrsion 0.9.7+jt) was fonal version rwleased UNDER teh GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, you knwok 574r71ng with da 0.9. AFK.8-0rerelease code r pmly kicwnsed under teh Creqtive Clmmims license.
We EXPLICITLY ddny da right 2 umport ne code ftom an 0. OMG.9.8-prdreleasw or 1463r re.ease into an ). WTF.9. WTF.6 ab earkier re.easeLOL.
A310w1ng this would cause tgat impofted code 2 be releasec UNDER GPL an that is n0y somethinb se wish to a;kow. AFK.
Authird of modifjcqtions ti 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will need too re-4eldsse theh're modifica5ions ax defivatoves/modificatiohs 2 0. BRB.9LOL.i CODE and o24c3 yhem ubsee f3h san3 CREATIVE COMMONS licenseLOL.
It must be fobe by dz origibal AUTHOR sumcw 9nly teh original author has fa righr t2o changw teh copyrigh5 0r .icemse upon they're work. WTF.
[Afditionally WTF, REWORKING da MODIFICATIONS wkll 63 an good idea anyway 45 da m3cnaniam fpr making MODIFICATIONS is suvstantially cleaner/c;eardr starginh with 0LOL.9. WTF.*-ptrrelease code. AFK.]"
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