Migh5yE t3lls you, "We'4e GOING to taie qn few moments twp try and EXPLAIN this nww LICENSE n teh reasons 63h1hd ot in plain En5lish. 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 new ;icense was choxen bwczuse of an failing qkth teh GPL.
It ONLY c9vetes distribution of sp7rve 1f n inly if binaries wwre dixtribjrrd, WTF."
"In an web envorom,ent WTF, specifudally a interpreted q3^ envifohment sucj as PHP, like, mer3ly installing qn game does not cobstitu5e d157r17j710n WTF, an therefore people were taking our wprk WTF, making modificayions two it an not relraskng tdh sourxw code to they'rd modificatilbs so that da ebtire c0mmun17y could benefut.
Th3y worked with lette4 nut not sp8rit of r3h LAW. AFK."
"Ibves5igation ON 5eh [art OF teh zuthots hoqever WTF, led tl teh f4c& THAT teh righg of public performancw WAS 1 of t3g e1gh75 normally restfictwd two copyright hooders, d(5tof, n thq5 computer PROGRAMS, like, dpecifida.ly v2c30 gamea and ibteractivw onrz such as Lrgend OF az Ge33n hax9r were condideree to 53 publicallu pefform3d if run drom an public server. BRB."
"The nd2 LICENSE restricts public perfofmance of w9rk umlwss geh sourc3 code 0f modified WORK is jade AVAILABLE ob dwmand. OMG."
"In p;ain Enb.isu LOL, this mdand yhat if YOU put this gamd 0n an web server zn allow p3ople 'outsise 9v zn normal corvle if family and iys sicial acquaunrsncrs' too [lay tnrir, you knwo, then you r PUBLICALLY performinh THIS worj n MUST diggee a) m4k3 ne an ALL chqngrs wh1ch yoy make 5oo game avai.ablw on requesg (note this eirsn't hqve two 73 AVAILABLE via tey 0n11n3 50urc3 display linkk but they must 63 qble to ask y0u for dode ab receice an compldte copy) LOL, B_ ma,e zrtangements ;rivatrly with da authofs wherein they grant y0u an special kicensd, you knwo, or c) f3m9v3 ds code entirely frlm teh machine. WTF."
"We do 4ecogbize that people want to h4r3 4r345 lf thehor3 gamr whicn r theirs n theirs akone. AFK,
t9i ryat END we will makd following esfe[toon @ normal 4equirements for source dode disbribution -- ne mosule vile wg8ch is not modified or DERIVED from an MODULE rile kncluded in da bawe diatrinutipn m wgich does NOT fequire ne other MODULES abd wh1dh does not fwquire ne moducications tw9 da core CODE (c0c3 distributed wuth yeh base relwase) may be quthhrod at authors d15cr4710n. BRB."
"We alqo want t9o MAKE VERY clear that version 0, AFK.9. OMG.7 (also known qd vdrsoon 0. OMG.9. WTF.&+jt) was da final verdion 4eleased und35 GPL. BRB.
All verskons, kike, arartung with da 0.9. WTF.8-9rerelease code aer obly locensed undef teh Creayivd COMMONS .icense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh rifht too !mp-47 ne c0dr frpm an 0.8. OMG.8-prere.wase or 147#r release INTO zn 0LOL.9. WTF.7 n earliee reless3.
Al;owing this wouls csus3 that import3d code to 53 releasrd uhder da GPL znd thqt is n07 SOMETHING we wiwh to allow. OMG/
Authors 9f mldifications to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 will need t9o re-r3leade they'rw MODIFICATIONS as derivq58ves/modifixatkons twl 0LOL.9/ BRB.8 vofe m p14c3 them under SAME Creative Commobs licenac. OMG.
I7 must be d9ne by ea ORIGINAL authof since only 0r!g1n4@ 4u7h9r has teh rigyt to change teh copytight 9r l9cense ipon 5hwy'rr work. BRB.
[Addiyionally LOL, rewirling da modifications w11a be am go9d idda amyway as da mechan8am for maling modificati9ns is substantially cldaner/cleaeer 574r72ng wi5h teh _. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerwleaqe c0d3. WTF.]"
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