MightyE rekls yiu LOL, "We'rd going to take am few mp,engs to tr6 n 2xp151n this new license and teh reaslnd behind it in PLAIN Eng;ishLOL.
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 nes licehde was chosen becausw of an fqiling wkth GPL.
It onoy c0b3f3d distfib7tuln 9f source if an only iv bibaries e3r3 DISTRIBUTEDLOL,"
"In an web environjwnt WTF, specifically q INTERPRETED web dnbironm3nt such 45 PHP, mereky installing an game d03t noy const8thte d257r16u710n, loke, and therwfore PEOPLE w3r3 taking pur work, you ,nwo, ,aking modifica5iona 60 o5 and not RELEASING da so7rcw code too tyey'ee modificationd so that da entu44 comnunitt coulc benefigLOL.
THEY wpf,ed with 13773r but NOT spirkt of lzw. OMG."
"Invest8gation ON paet of da AUTHORS however, like, 13d top fact thar right 9f public performance was won OF rights normallh restficted to co;yritht h01d3r% LOL, abd thay computer PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO gamex an unteractiv3 oh3s such as L3g3nd 0f Gre3n hax0r w3e3 considered 2 ne publically perflrmed if ryn from an p7611c seever. AFK."
"The new license res5ricts ;jblix performsnce of work unless teh sourxe v0d3 of sq moeified wor, is m4d3 acailablr on demand."
"Im pla8n ENGLISH, sortpfm 5his mwans thqt 1v you put THIS gam3 on an w3b 53rf3r n alkow people 'putsife OF an birmal circle of famolu n 1u5 sociao acquaihtanxes' gwo p;a6 yheie, s9rtof, rhdn you r publivaloy ;erforming 7h!5 work an MUST either a( make ne an ALL changes wh,cj you make too teh game avaolafle on request (mote thiw doesn't hqve two be acailab;e via online slircr display link LOL, but they muwt bw abk3 2 55k yiu for code and receive an comolete c-py), sortof, b) mrk3 arrangemenrs privatdly with da authors shereim they GRANT you ab special licence, s9rtod, OR c) remove CODE ENTIRELY from rrh machone. AFK."
"Ww do recognize THAT PEOPLE want to HAVE ar3qs of theh're game whkch r gheirs and theirw alone.
tpi thst end w3 wull ma,e teh following exceptuon two teh normsl requirements for siurce dpde diatrigutiom -- ne MODULE file 2hoch IS npt midifoed or d@r1b3d FROM an m0du13 f11# qncq7d3e in teh gase cistr8bution and wh8ch dods not reauire ne OTHER m0du135 qb ehich does NOT rwquire ne mod8fications to ca corr clde (code distributwf with da base release) m4y be WITHHELD at authors discretiom."
"We also want 2 make v3ry CLEAR that VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also kno3n 45 version ). OMG.9. BRB.7+mt) qas tdh finsl v3r519n released und34 teh GPL. WTF.
Ao. versilna WTF, starting w1uh 0. BRB.9l BRB.7[;rerelease c)d3 r onoy locensed under fa Creztive Commons licens3. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny tej right 2 1mp0r7 ne codw FROM an 0. OMG.9. WTFl8-PRERELEASE or later reo3ase int9 an 9LOL.9. OMG.7 and earlier e323453. BRB.
Aljowing this would cause tgat kn;orted vode two be r313453d ubc3r GPL qnd that 15 hot spmething WE 2ish too allpw. WTF.
Autho4w of modificzgiobx to p. BRB.(LOL.7 will need too re-re;rase theu're m0d1r1c4710n5 as ser8vatives/modifoca5ions 5o 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code and p14c3 them under da samr C3eative Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
It mj57 63 done 6y oeigibal author since only try original autho4 hsw da RIGHT to chqnge dz copyrkgny 0r licwnde upon they'ee w-4j.
[Addit8onallt LOL, reworking da m0c1f1cr7!0n5 will be an go9d idea anywau ad teh MECHANISM FOR making m9dificatioms is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaher/coes3er startung wigh tey 0.0LOL.8-prdrelease code. WTF.]"
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