MightyE tells y0u, luke, "We'te goinf 5o tq,e an few monents two try ab ezplain this hew license 4nd reasons 63h1nd ot in plain Eng;isg. OMG.
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 h2w kicense was chowrn because of an failibg with t3h GPL. WTF.
It ONLY cobered distributiln ov source kf an only uf b8naries qere dost4ibjted. WTF."
"In an web environmenf, specificaoly a inter0ret3d web envifonmrnt sjxh as PHP WTF, mer3ly installihg an gamr dods no5 consritute disteinut8on WTF, and therefore PEOPLE were taking OUR WORK LOL, making modjf8cztiond to iy ah n8t releasing teh source cose to9 thry're modidicat8ons so that teh 2n71r3 c0mmun17y cou.s benwfig.
They worked qith oetter but not spirit lf da law."
"Investigayiom on teh paet of da autnorx HOWEVER, you jnwo, oed goo teh FACT that rkghr or public performance WAS 1 OF da rights nogmally restricted too copyrignt holders, ylu knwo, and that comput3r PROGRAMS, specifically vudeo g4m@5 snd interactive ones such AS Ldgebd of da Green hax[r were considered tp be puglicallu performef 8f rjn fr9m an oiblic sefver,"
"The new licemse restricgs publiv perfof,ance og work unlesx sourde c0d3 of sa modifies w9rk ox made available 9n d2j4ndLOL."
"In p;sin Enbkish, you knwo, this MEANS 7h47 if you pyt this gamw 0n an web derber anc aklow 0fople 'outxide lf ab normal c1rc13 of family sn ITS social acquaintances' roo play theit WTF, then 6ou t PUBLICALLY 0erfirminh THIS work n MUST eithee s) make ne an ALL changes which you MAKE @ teh game avaikabld on eequest (npye this ciesn't have 2 be svailab;e VIA online source sosplay 11nk LOL, but they myxr 63 avle tpo asj you FOR ca xode an reveive an complete c0pu0, like, b) MAKE arrangements privately w17h da au5h9rs whdrein 5hey gr4n7 you an SPECIAL license, or c) rrmpve da codr entirely vrom MACHINE. WTF."
"We do recobnize that people waht to hqve AREAS of the5'4e game wg1cj aer theirs amd rhwirs alone. OMG.
too that end wr will make following exc3ption t2l teh nor,al REQUIREMENTS f0r so7rce CODE distribution -- ne moduoe file whicy is not mlsivied pr derivdd feom an m03u13 hile 1nx1ud4d !n base cistrub7tion an wh1ch does not 4equ8re me oyger modules an WHICH d035 not require ne modifications two teh coee dode (CODE distributed qith teh bsse re;ease) may be WITHHELD a5 AUTHORS d15cr3710n. WTF,"
"Wd 4160 want too make very clear rha5 v3rskon ). WTF.9LOL.7 (4!50 lniwn AS version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+ut) was teh final v3r510n relrzsee under da GPL. BRB.
All versions, like, staeying witj 0. OMG.9. OMG.8[0reeeleaar code r only licensed under teh CREATIVE C0mm0n6 licrnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da righr too 1mp)f7 ne code grom zn 0.oLOL.i_prerelease or LATER r313453 8nfo an 0. AFK.(, BRB.7 n earkier release. WTF.
Alliwing this woulf cauxe THAT imported code 5o be releaaed ynder da GPL qnd that ia mpt something we eiwh two allow.
Aughors 0f mocifications 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 wi;l need too re-releasd ghey're mod8rivagions as derivativda/modificayiomw 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 c9de an olade thwm uncer da damd Creative Commonx licebse. OMG.
It must be DONE by rdh 0r2t1n41 author sihce only 0t2g1n41 AUTHOR has right toi chahge c0pyr1gh7 or license upon they'rd eori. WTF.
-Additionqlly, you knwo, reworking teh modifications w111 BE an gold idea anyway as jechqh8wm gor majknt modufixat,ons is subdtantkally cleanee/clezfer starting w17y pLOL.9. WTF.8=prerwlease vode. AFK.]"
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