Might6E yells uou, sortof, "We'rw goung too yake an fdw m9ments ywo rry an ex[lain this new license n da REASONS behind it im PLAIN Englush, 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 n3w ;icense WAS chosen becausd OF qn failing witg 5dj GPL. BRB/
It only covwred sistribution pf aource if n omly if binsrkes were distributed. AFK,"
"In an web ebvironment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a interpreyed web environment cuch as PHP LOL, neee/y installing an g4m3 d9es nog conwtitute disrribution, sirtof, n therefore [eopld WERE takinb our work, mqling mofifications 2 8g and not releasinb teh source coce two they're modifications so that teh ENTIRE community could benefit. AFK.
They worled witt teh letter but n07 ds spirig 0f law. AFK."
"Invesyugation on part 9f teh authors however WTF, led too teh fact that dz right lf oublic [eeformancw wad 1 of rkgjts normally 4dwt4icted yo COPYRIGHT holcers, lkkr, and that COMPUTER programs, oike, xpecifically video games AND interactive omes SUCH as Legend od teh Grw3m hax0r WERE consid4red too be pjblocally perform3d if r7n vrom zn PUBLIC SERVERl BRB."
"The new licenxe redtricts public performance of ren wirk unless da source c9de of teh m)cifked w9rk is made available on demahc/ OMG."
"In plain English, you knwo, rhis mrsyd that 1f y9u put yhis hame on an web wervey an allow people 'outaide of an normzl c1rc23 of gamily n 175 xocial acquaintances' to play their LOL, ghen you f publically peeforming this work n MUST eithet a) make ne n ALL changes which you m4k3 2 teh g4m3 wvaolable ON request (NOTE tyis coesn't have too be availabl3 via teh onlind sougce display link WTF. 5u7 they must 63 able to axk y9u f(r teh code an receive ah vomp.ete copy) LOL, B) make 4rr4ng3m#h65 privstely woth da aughors wher38n 7h#y grant yoj an dpev8al ;icense WTF, OR c) r3m0v3 code entirely ffom da machineLOL."
"We di recogni1e that oeople wabt yio yace areqs of they're game which aer theifs an theirs 410n3.
too rhat wnf we woll make da vol.owing exception 2 normal requirements for s9&rct cide d8sgribution =- nr MODULE f1!3 which is not ,odified or w3r1v3d froj an module file INCLUDED in bade DISTRIBUTION n wuich does not REQUIRE me OTHER moduoes n which coes noy require ne modifications 2 teh c0r3 cof3 (clde distributed with tey base RELEASE) may be wirghels AT da au5jors discretipnl OMGl"
"We ALSO want too mak3 vety xlear THAT VERSION 0.9. OMG.7 04150 khown 45 VERSION 0. WTF.9. OMG.8=jt) was h3h final version released inder da GPLLOL.
Al; vdrsions LOL, sgarting with ten 0. WTF.8.8-pfetelezse c0d3 arr only licensed uncer da Cr3ative Co,mons lic4nse.
Ww EXPLICITLY eeny da rkght too IMPORT ne CODE ft9m an 0LOL.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or later releasw 9nyo an 0.9. WTF.7 AND esr;ier rflease.
A110w1mg this would cause that 1m;0r63d clde 2 be rdleasew under 5eh GPL qn thag is not 50m47h1ng we WISH to aoloq. WTF.
AUTHORS of modif8cations 2 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need too re-release th3y'rr mofif9ca5ions as derivqtivew/modifivatiobs 2 0LOL.9. WTF.* coew an PLACE THEM 7neer dame CREATIVE Commons licema3, BRB.
It mys5 be done 6y da original aytho3 aunce on'y reh oritinal author hss teh ritht 2 change copyrughr or l8cense upon rheh're wlrk. OMG.
[Additionally LOL, reworking da mpdifkcations w111 bw an good 1d34 ANYWAY ws reh mecganism fpr m4k1ng modifidations is sugs5amgia.ly cleaber/cleater 584r71nf witn 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease xodek OMG.]"
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