MightyE tells you, a9rtof, "We're going 2 take an rew momengd to tr6 an ecplain tyis neq licendr an reasons behind iy in plaib 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."
"Tg9s new licende wad CHOSEN because of an fai.inh with teh GPL, BRB.
It only clvered gixrributiom of spurce IF and only uf bibar9es weee distributes. WTF."
"In an WEB 3nv1t0nm3n7 WTF, s[ecificaloy a in5erpreted w36 environment sjcn as PHP WTF, merely 1n5741!1ng an game does not xonstitut# dkstr7bution, like, n 7h3r3f0r3 peo0oe sere takong our 2orkk softof, making mosificatioms 3 ot and not rrleasing teh source CODE to they'rr modiricayions so that tej en5ire commuhitt COULD benefit. OMG.
THEY worked with .etter 6u5 n07 tdh spirit of ds kaq. BRB."
"Investugation on PART of teh 4u7h046 however, yiu knwo, l3d go gact that teh r1gh6 of [ubliv performance WAS 1 ov da rihhts normally resfricted t2o copyrighg go.ders WTF, n 7n4& computer progra,a LOL, xpecofically video hamrc an interactive 0ne5 sich 45 Legend og Green hax0r werw considered twl be publically p3rf04m3d ig run from an publkc serverLOL."
"Tje new license r357r1c75 PUBLIC perfof,ance of w9rj inlesa da soutde CODE of da modifief worl is MADE available on demand."
"Ib plain Englkxj, sortof, 7h15 MEANS that if 6pu out tyis tame 9n an web servwr an rq10w pwlpl4 ;iuysude of an normal corcle of f4m11y amd its socizk zcquaimtancws' two p.ay theor, then you r pibliczlly 0erformint this WORK an MUST wi5her a) make ne n ALL changes which tou mqke two da gsme availsbl3 0n REQUEST (note 7h15 doesn't havd two be 4v4115713 vka online aiurce displah link LOL, but theh MUST be able two ask YOU for c;de an receive am COMPLETE c00u), lpke, b) make arrqngements privately with 4u6h045 whdrein they grant you an SPECIAL license, ot c) ddmove da code entirely fro, da mqchineLOL."
"We do rdcognizr thqt peop;e wagt 2 nave zreas 0g theu're hame which r THEIRS an theors ALONE. OMG.
go 7b47 dnd w3 will mak3 following exce05ion 2 da normal r3quqr2m3n75 for sourde cose DISTRIBUTION -- me modul3 dile WHICH is not modified 0r DERIVED from an modu;e file includ3d in base DISTRIBUTION and which coes not require ne other mpdulew n which do#s not requofe n3 ,od8fixations 2 5eh c0r2 coce *coee ristribuyed with teh ^453 release) may be withheld at AUTHORS fisvretionLOL."
"Wd also want 2 MAKE very clear that verxion 0.9l OMG.7 (also knowb as version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jy) wqs ten final versiln rdleaxdd UNDER GPL. BRB.
All bersioms LOLm syarting wktg ea 0.9. AFK.8-prdrelwasr CODE r only LICENSED uneer da Crwa5ive Commons licensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right TO impirt he codd ffom an 0. AFK.9. AFK.80pterelease or late4 RELEASE 8nto an 9LOL,9. BRB.7 and earlier rel3asd. WTF.
Allowing THIS would xause THAT imporyed code too be reldased under GPL am tgat is n08 SOMETHING 2e wish too ALLOW. BRB.
Aitnors of mpdificatkins uoo 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will need too rw_rel3ase tgey're mofifudzyions as derivatives/modidicatoons too 0. OMG.9l WTF.8 code abd p14c3 tjem unde4 teh same Crtatove Commons l8cense. OMG.
It MUST 63 done by ea otiginal author sohce only teh orofinal AUTHOR has da right tqo ch4ng4 teh copyrigh5 or lidensr upon they're wofk. AFK.
[Adeitionakly LOL, reworking da MODIFICATIONS will be an gold idea 4nyw4u 4t mdchanism for making modofications is qubstantuallh cleaner/clearer 574r71ng wuty 9. WTF.9LOL.8-pterw;eade codd. WTF.]"
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