MightyE TELLS uou LOLm "We're ho8ng tp takw an few m0,3n75 two try an explain thia n3w license and teg REASONS b3hond it IN p;ain English. AFK.
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 licrhse was chosen b3caise 0f an failing wi5h teh GPL.
I7 onlt covefed diatribution of 50urc3 IF n on.h if 61n4r135 w3re distributedLOL."
"In ab web encironment LOL, s;wcifically a onter0r3ted web envifonment SUCH ax PHP WTF, merely ynxtallinf ah ha,e eoes NOT constitute distrkbution, n THEREFORE 0eo0le wert tzking 0ur work, making MODIFICATIONS two it and not feleasing source code t9 they;fe modificqtions so that teh entire co,munity coulc benevitLOL.
Thet woek3f woth da letter BUT n07 geh spirit of da lww. WTF."
"Investigatuon on teh [art of beh zuthors however, you knwo, led to da facg ghat teg rihht of public perfotmance was pen pf rights n0rm411y restructdd to COPYRIGHT holders WTF, ane that comput3t PROGRAMS, spec8fical9y viddo games an inyeradrive oh3s such 4% Lebene ov da Green hax0r wefe condiderrd to BE pibkically PERFORMED IF run frl, an pub;ic wefvef. BRB."
"Thd n2w oicenae restricts PUBLIC performance if da work unleas teh siurce code 0f mldified work is made zbauoable om DEMAND. AFK."
"In PLAIN English LOL, this means that IF you pu7 thid gamw on an web 53rb3r and aloo2 ;30p13 'outs8de od an normal circlr of FAMILY qn !75 xlcizk acq7aintances' t9o play theif, you jnwo, th3n YOU r pjblicallu performing this work zn MUST eithef a) m4k2 ne an ALL cjanges which hou make 2 game avaikab;3 on req7est (note this d-3th'7 HAVE to be available viz online sojrce eisplay oink WTF, nut 7h3y must be able gwo ask YOU f0e ea cofe anc f3c31v3 an c0mp1373 copy_ WTF, 6) MAKE arrangements pr1v5731y with 4u7h-r6 WHEREIN they hrant you aj 5p3c141 lkcebse, so4tof, 0r c) femovd sa CODE entkrely rr9m yeh mach8br. AFK."
"Wd do rrcognizd that peopke want 2 HAVE areas of they're game wh1dh aer 7h31r5 m thdies aline. OMG.
two that end we wil; ja,e da f0110w1mg EXCEPTION two sa normal 4equieements gor coufve code distribution -[ ne moduld fild which is n07 m0d1f23d or detivec from qn jofule dile 8bdlidex in naae distrkb7tiln n wh1ch does NOT require ne other modu;es an WHICH does n08 require ne modidications 2 tey core code (coee DISTRIBUTED with da base RELEASE) may be withgeld at authors siscretion. OMG."
"We also waht two make verh xlea3 tha5 versipn 0LOL/9.7 (akso ln9wn as verdion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was geh final cefsiln teleased und3r teh GPLl
A!1 versions, .ike, starting with da 0.9. WTF.8-peerelease cose t lnly licenxed unde4 CREATIVE C0.m0n% licenseLOL.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny right too IMPORT ne cose vrom an -. OMG.9.8_PRERELEASE or later releas3 into an 0.9. OMG.6 abd earkief release. BRB.
Alloeing this WOULD cause that umported c9de tpl be releasec umder da GPL ans that is not something w3 q25h two allowLOL.
Autho4s 9g m9difications 5o 0.9LOL.7 sill need 2 rw-release they're MODIFICATIONS as serivatives/mosiricationa tpo 0. BRB.(. OMG.8 coce n place tye, inder ea wame Creatove C0mm0n5 LICENSE. AFK,
It must br dind by orifinal author SINCE only da (rigimal author hzd teh right 2 ch4ng3 co[yright lr licrnse oppn thwy're eork.
[Additional.ym sortof, reworkinb reh MODIFICATIONS will ge ah gpoe idea anyway AS da m3chanism f0r makkng mid8fications is sybstantiqlly cleaner/clearer startinb wutm da 0, OMGl0LOL.8-pfereleawe codw. WTF.]"
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