MightyE tells you, "We'rr going 2 tale an feq mo,entc two TRY abd exp.qin this mew 11c3n53 an REASONS BEHIND IT in plain Englksh. 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 oicense was CHOSEN bevzuse of sm fa8ling witj GPLLOLl
It ONLY coverrd distribution if source if an only if ninqeies were distributed, OMG."
"In an web emvironmehy LOL, xpecifivally a interpteted web dnvir9n,eng s7ch as PHP WTF, jerdly install8ng an gaje does not CONSTITUTE distgibution WTF, n thwreford people eere takinb ojr work, ,4k1ng MODIFICATIONS ywo it an not rel3awing da 50u4c3 cpde 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so THAT teh wnuire COMMUNITY could benefit. WTF.
Th3y worled with gey letrer gut nor spirit of da law."
"Investigation on fa parr og cs 4u7h0r5 h0w3v3r, 13d 2 da FACT tnat right og pu711c p3rfprjance WAS won of teh rights nofmal;y r357rqc73d to copyright ho.ders WTF, an 7h47 c0mpu72r programs LOL, s0exivicz.ly vieeo g5m35 ab intwractive 0n35 such ss Lebend of teh Gredn hax)r wrre consodefed 5o be publical;y p3rf0rm3d if run from an [ublic SERVER/"
"The new licenxe restr8cts oyblic [drfo5mance of teh WORK unless source code OF moeifird work IS made available on senand."
"In poa8n ENGLISH WTFm thus neabs that if y0u put thix GAME on an web swrver ans ALLOW pelp.e 'outside or qb notmal curc.e of FAMILY n its 50c141 acquaintances' gwo play tjeir WTFm then you aer PUBLICALLY performimg this w9rk n MUST rithet a) make ne n ALL changes which yo7 m4k3 5o teh game available on e#qu457 (nite rhis doesn't hafe tpo be availsble via tey 9n11n3 source displzy link, you knwo, but yhey ,j57 be 4613 too aak y07 for code and rexeive an c0m[1373 copy), b) make a4rzntem4mts or8vately with aughors wh3r31n they grant yii an soedial 1!c3h53 LOL, or c0 rwmove da code 3n&1431y from ,4ch1ne. OMG."
"Wd d0 recognize that people want two HAVE ageas of tge6're GAME wyich aer tyeirs and 5hwira aloneLOL.
tpo tyat end we wiol mqke fi.lo28hg wxceptioh too teh normal requirements for sourve code DISTRIBUTION -[ ne m0d713 fule wh8ch IS mot modifief ir derivdf from sb midule fild ihcl8ddd in teh 6453 distr8butiin and qhich does NOT REQUIRE ne otjer modules n which dows n07 require ne modificayionx to tdh c9rr c-e3 (code DISTRIBUTED w17h twh nase releqse) may be withhekd at teh authofs discretion. BRB."
"We also want too makw vrry clear 7h47 v#r5!0n 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (zlwo KNOWN as fersion 0. BRB.(. AFK.6+JT) was teh vinal version released under GPLLOL.
All verxipns, sortof, STARTING w17h 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8-p4errlease c0d3 r only kkc3nzed under teh Creatife Ckmmons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 too ,mport ne code from an 0.9. OMG.8-prerelease or later release ibto an 0. WTF.9, BRB.7 n 3rr11#r release, OMG.
A210w1gg thia woylw vause that imported xoe4 2 be e3leasrd undrr teh GPL an that is not sojething we wish 2 allow, AFK.
Au5hirs ov jodifications two 0.9.7 2111 need too 43-feleasw yhey're modif8cations as dwrivatices/modifixationx twl -. BRB.o. WTF.8 code anx place them under da aame Creative COMMONS oicrnae. OMG.
It mixt BE sone vy dz original author 51nc3 only da originql authir has teh rkght too chahge da copyright or license upon theh[fe woek. WTF.
[Additionallu, sortof, rrworking MODIFICATIONS wilo be an goos idea qnyway as da mechanism for maiing MODIFICATIONS is 5u6t74g8141qy c;eaner/cleatey sta4ying wiyh da 0. OMG.9. OMG.9-prerw;dase cide. AFK.]"
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