M8thtyE tella yoj LOL, "We're going 2 take an d3w momwnys 2 try n explain thiw new l8cense anc teh ressons BEHIND IT in plaib Englosh, WTF.
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 licdnse was chosen becauae of sh failinf WITH da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED disyribution of spuece 1f an 9nly if 61b4f135 w3r3 disttibuted. WTF."
"In an seb enbifonment, s8rtod, 5p#c1f1c411y a intefpreted w36 ENVIRONMENT such zs PHP LOL, mere;y installing an gsme does hor cinatotite distrivution, sortof, n the4efore pelple WERE taking our w0rk, l8ke, making modificatiobs go 17 n not eeldasibg teh soufce code too they'fe modifications so that da 3n71r3 communit6 could benefit. OMG.
They qorkwd wu5h letter but not da spirit OF twh la2. OMG."
"Incestigat89n om tey part of teh autjors however, led too facr that da right pf publuc PERFORMANCE was oen og 5eh rifhts normally restr8cted two copyrigyg h(lders, you knwo, ag THAT compurer progeams, yoj knwo, s;ecifically vise9 games n interwctive ones sjcn r5 Legene 0f Greem hax0r wree v0n51d4r3d 2 be publically performec if rum drom an piboic 53rv3r. AFK."
"The n3w license rrstric5s ;uglic performance of teh WORK unless s9uece code of teh moeidiwc wor, ka made available on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plain English, you khwom this means that if you put this ga,e 0n an web serber n ALLOW people ;l7taide of an norma. circ;e of dsmily n its social acquaintancrs' gi olsy their, ghcm you r publically perfoeming this work an MUST either A) make ne j ALL changes which you make 70 da game abailable on request (NOTE THIS doesn;u have rwo be availagle VIA teh 0n11h3 source DISPLAY link WTF, but THEY muxt be ablq 70 asi YOU for teh covw and receive an COMPLETE co;y). sorylf, b) jaje arrangemen4s pfubate;y witn AUTHORS wherein THEY GRANT y07 qn special lic3nse, likdm or c) rrmove teh code enyirely FROM machine."
"We dp recognize thay people sant too have areas of thdy;re game which r theirs ahd theifs a;one.
two that end we will make dz following exc3ption too da NORMAL REQUIREMENTS vor source xode distribjtiom -- ne m0du13 filw which is nlt m0d1f13d or DERIVED from an midule v113 included in trh base disgribution and whicn does nor rdquore ne otger MODULES an whieh doex not requite ne modifixations toi da core cod2 (clde disgributed 127g teh bqwr releaae) mau b3 withheld at da aythors discretionl BRB."
"We aoso waht yo8 make very clear thqt version 0. WTF.9. OMGl7 (also known as ve4s8on 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) wss final vwrsion released uncer teh GPL. BRB.
All v3r510n5, 58$r71ng with teh 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease code f ONLY licenawd ubdee sa Creatife Comnons licenwe. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY da right 2 import ne code fro, an 0. WTF.9. AFK,8-prerelease or 14^3r relwade int9 an 0.9. WTF.7 AND rarlier r323453LOL.
Alloeing THIS WOULD cauwe THAT imported d0d3 tp be releaaed uhder da GPL n that ks not 50m37h1ng we w15h to allow. WTF.
Authorx of moduficatilns to 0.9LOL.7 will need to RE-RELEASE theh're mosofica5i9ns as derivatives.modificagions too 0. BRB.9. OMG/8 xode and place the, und3r same Creative Commins license. WTF.
It mu48 be fine bt orkg8na; author SINCE pnly teh pr8ginao authlr h45 right 2 ch4ng3 da x0pyr1gh& or license upon ghey'ee WORK. OMG.
[Additiomally WTF, reworkihg teh m8dificagions wull be an gooe odea anyway as n3dhanism f9r making modifications 15 aubstantiaklt cleaner/ckeardr STARTING with teh 0.9.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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