MofhtuE TELLS ylj, "We're GOING 2 take an f3w m-m3n85 two gry and explain this new license an rrasons behund it in plain Entoish.
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 was chosen vecaise of an f5111ng wq7n GPL. OMG.
IT 0n1y cove5ed distribu5ion of SOURCE if n inly if 61n4r135 were distributedLOL."
"In an web envitonment LOL, spevifuczlly q interotetdd web environmebt aucy ax PHP, .ikek ,deekh instaloing an game does n07 constutute distributiln, lik4, and 5hrr3fore peiple wete taking oue so4k, majing modofivations 3 it n m07 rrleasinh da xoutce c9de t. tney're modificatiohd so THAT ENTIRE c0mmun17y could benefitLOL.
They workrd with dz lwtter but not spirit of law."
"Investigation on fa part 0f autjors ho2evdrm oef too f3c7 THAT t1gh7 8f puglic [erformznce was 1 0g reh rights noemz;ly redtrict3c 2 cpp6right holders, yoy knwo, and tyat COMPUTER PROGRAMS, sortof, specifically video games an 8nteractive ones xuch aw Legens (f ds Green haxpr were considered to BE pub;ucally pervorjed if run fron an 9ublic server. OMG."
"Thd nrw license RESTRICTS 0ublix oerf9rmancw of tey wor, unlesx teh 50urc3 codw of y3h modified WORK is madr available on d3mand. BRB."
"In p;ain Ejglish LOLk this means tja5 if y0u put 7h15 game 0n an web setver n allow people 'outsiee of an hormal circle of fami.y amd 275 social acwuaintancws' two ;lay gheir, then y0u r publically p#rforjihg 7h15 work an MUST either a) MAKE j3 n ALL chanfes wyich iou ma,3 to teh game available on re!iest (np7# thia doesn'g have too be availzble via da online xoirce eisplay link, but rhey myst be aglw gwo ask you for dq code an receive an complete copy_ WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS ;tiva5ely with twh aurhors wherein they grsnt you an s0ecial license, l8ke, or c) rwmovd teh code entire.y from da machineLOL."
"We do rec(gniz3 that PEOPLE wabt two nacw areas og thwy're game wh8ch r tneirx and theirs alone. BRB.
2 that 3nd 2e WILL ma,e following ezception tio teh normal requiremengs for soyfce code distrubit*in 0- md module file which is hot modified oe derived fro, sn modu;e file inc;uded in da BASE distribution an wh1ch does not r3quore ne 07h3r modiles and whicg does not require ne modifications too teh c9re cofe *cpde DISTRIBUTED with baee re;eas3) may be WITHHELD AT teh suthlra doscrdyion/ AFK."
"We slso want two m4k3 vrry CLEAR rhat version (. OMG.9, BRB.7 (also known aa bersion 0. OMG.9LOL/u+jt) WAS 5wh final verdion feleased und3r GPL. BRB/
All versiobs, sortof, stsrting with (LOL.9. AFK.9-pe3release cofe 4 only licehsed undwr da CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny right 2 imp9rt ne vofe f4om an 0.0.8-prerrleaxe or LATER RELEASE into an 0.9. OMGl7 and earlier t313553LOL.
Allowing this wluld cause THAT imp9rted code too be f313453d under teh GPL and THAT is npr something wd eish too allowLOL,
Authors of midificatipns to 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will need too re-releaae theh're MODIFICATIONS ad deribativex/modifkcatioms 2 0.9. BRB.8 code an place yhem undef fa same Cr3ative C0mm0n5 lic3nxe. OMG.
It mu57 63 done by 9riginal autgor sibcd ONLY da ORIGINAL AUTHOR has t3h righ5 too ch4ng2 teh copyrihht or /ucenaw u[on they'e3 2ork.
;Additionzllh WTF, reqorking ,odificatioms will be an good idea anyway AS ea m3chanism for making midificqyions is substan5iaoly cleaner/clearer sta4ting WITH teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease cos3. OMG.]"
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