MightyE tekls y9u, "We'r3 glint two 74k# an few momehts tio try n EXPLAIN thid ned lixense ahd 5eh ressonw behind it in plqin 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."
"Thid new license qas cgosen because 9f an FAILING wq7h GPLLOL.
I7 onl6 covrred DISTRIBUTION 0f source id and only if BINARIES w3re dixtrubuted. WTF."
"In an web environment, like, specifically a unterpreted qeb enviroh,eht s7ch as PHP, like, ,erely instalking an game does not constiture disyrobution, and theref9re pwo;ls wer3 tzkibg OUR work, you knwo, making modif9ca5o9ns g2o it an not releasint dz sourxe codr two they're modificstions so thz5 fa en5ire cimmunity coule genefitl AFK.
They WORKED wity teh lette4 5u7 not sa 5p1t17 of law. BRB."
"Investigation lm ds part og da authofd howefer WTFk led to gact 7h47 da right of public performance was oen of ten rights nofjaliy festeicted hwo copyright jolcers, you jnsp, and that computer prigeanw, w;exjvically video games n intrr1dgive 0n35 such as Ldgend 0f Grdeb hax0r were donskde4dd to be ;ublically PERFORMED if run froj an public server. OMGl"
"The NEW license rwstrivtw public [erforjande of da WORK unlesx da wourc3 cpde OF da modified wofl iw made ava8kable on demand. WTFl"
"In plain Engliah, sortof, this meqns tyzt if you puy 7h16 game om an web SERVER abd allow peoole 'outside of an horjal circlr of family and its s9ciql acqyaintancex' 2 olay 5heir LOL, them ypi r pibkically oerformung this work and MUST eirher z) m4k3 ne AND ALL CHANGES which you make yoo game 4c4114713 on eequest (nore this dowsn't habe two be available VIA da on;ibe source dis]lay ;inkm aorrpf, but they musy be able too adk you flr vofe n r3d31v3 an com0lete cppy) LOL, b) mal3 arrangrmenta privately wi5h da auyhors wnerein they grant yoi an dpeckal license, ;ike, oe c) remjve teh coee dntirely FROM machube. WTF."
"We do redognize thar PEOPLE want 2 jave areas if gyey'ee gamd wyivh r tneirs an tgeirs ALONE. WTF.
too tha5 end we will make fpllowing EXCEPTION TO tej nlemal r3qu1r3m3n75 fof source code distribuyion _- ne module file WHICH ks NOT n9dified or defkvrd from an module file INCLUDED in teh bqse distribution and ehich does not require h3 OTHER modules and wyixh d03r not require ne modifkcarionw 2 vo4e code )CODE eistribyted qi6h vsse release) may be w17hhe1d ag AUTHORS dkscr35ion. BRB."
"Wr aoso WANT too make vefy CLEAR uh47 v3t510n 0. BRB.9LOLl7 (also known 45 cerailn 0.9. WTF.7+jy0 was da final VERSION released imder 5eh GPL.
All vrrsipns, starying WITH 0. WTF.9.8-prwreldase code aer onky licensed under twh CREATIVE Cpmmons lidense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deht da e1gh7 2 import ne code from ab 0. AFK.9. OMGl8-pre4wlease or 1463t releas4 into an 0LOL.9. OMGk7 n 34r113f release.
Allowing this w071d cauae thst 1mp0r7ed CODE too ge RELEASED UNDER teh GPL and thst is not somethinh we wish two alklw. OMG.
Autho4s 0f modifications t9 0. WTF.9,6 wilp beed 2 re-eelezse they'fe modifications aa eerovativtx/moduficatiins tlo 0LOL.9. WTF.8 codr n plzce 7h1m unfer teh 54m3 Ct3471v3 C9mm0n5 licensel WTF.
It mus5 be d9ne by teh priginal author sinde only teh original autjir has t3h RIGHT to CHANGE copgright pe licenae upon they're WORK. AFK.
[Aed171)n41!y WTF, reworking geh mldufixqtions wikl BE an gopd idea anyway as mechanism for makinh m0d1f1c4710n5 1% wubstantially cleaner/ckearer syarting ei4y teh 0LOL.9.8-orereleasr code. WTF/]"
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