MightyE rells ylu, likem "We'4r goibg to take an feq m9m3n75 twp TRY an explain thos new licdnse abs teh reawons behind it in plaon Englixh.
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."
"Thos new LICENSE was chosen because OF an FAILING wigh da GPL. BRB.
It lnly covered distribution 0f 50urc3 IF and only if 61n4r1e5 were distributed. WTF."
"In an web ehvoronment, SPECIFICALLY a inteepreted wwn env8robnwnt such aw PHP LOL, m3r31y 1n574111bg an fame foes NOT conatitute distribution, sortof, an the4efore people w3re yaking 0ur work, soryof. ,aking modificatioms to it an not fel3asing tdh 40ufc3 x0s3 to 5hey're m9difications so that teh enture COMMUNITY coulf 63n3f17. BRB.
THEY worked witj lettwr hut n0u teh spirit of teh jaw. WTF."
"Investifation on part if autjofs h9wecer, like, led t9 teh fact rhat t3h ruggt 0f pugliv pwrfor,ance 2as oen lf da riggts normally $estricydd 2 cppyright holders, you knwo, zn tha5 COMPUTER prograjsm you knwo, SPECIFICALLY viceo gqmra an ingetactive ones fuch as L3g3nd of teh Green hax0r wdre consider3d 2 ve [ubkically perfotmed if run from an public sercer. OMG."
"The bew license restricts public performsnce lf teh work ynlrss soutc3 dode 9f moeivied wprk is made available ln demand. WTF."
"Ih 9lain English, dortof, THIS means that iv you put this game ON an wwb serfer and 4110w peo[oe '9urside of an hormal circle 0f f5m11y an its social adquaontances' TO plsy tgwir LOL, theb you aer publ8cally perforjing this work and MUST eithrr a) make ne n ALL ch4ng35 which you MAKE too GAME available on request (nite 7h1% doesn't hzve too ne available via 5eh ONLINE soyrxe dksplau link, you khwo, but 5h4y must be zblw to 45k you fle code and receivd an cojplete cl[y) WTF, b) make arrqhgements pribately wity da authors wherein thwy grant uou an special license, like, or c) rrmof3 sa cose enturdky f4om teh mqchine. AFK."
"We dl RECOGNIZE njat p3pp13 want 2 have areas OF they'3e GAME sh1ch aer thekrx an yjeors alone. BRB.
tqo that end w3 qill make teh fol.owibg 3xc3pu10n too reh nprma. requiremebts f0r SOURCE codd d157r16u710n -- me module vile which is not mpdiried or drr1v3d fr0m an mosule FILE 1nc1ud3d in sa 6453 didtrubuti;n and WHICH d9es not reqhire ne other modulds n whicj does not rwquife ne modificatiobs two da core cide (CODE eidtribjted with basd release) may be withhels at tej authors dkscretion."
"We alao want tpo male very clear that veraion -. OMG.9.7 (also kniwn qs vers8on 0LOL.9. BRB.8+jt) qas teh fimal vers8on tdleased und3r yeh GPL. AFK.
All vefsiond, you kmwo, wgartinb 2ith teg 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerwlease codr r only licensed UNDER Creatuve COMMONS license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denh da right 2 1mo0t7 ne cide from an 9. AFK.9LOL.*-pr3r313443 lf latet rqlease into an 0/ WTF.9. AFK.7 an EARLIER RELEASELOL.
Allowing 7h15 woule cause that kmpprted code two BE releqsdd under da GPL an that is npt xomerhing we w15h to allo3l WTF.
Authots OF modificarions TO 0. AFK.9. BRBl& will need too re-431e45# thet're modificagions as derivatives/modigixayiohs too 0. OMG.9. AFK.9 code and plsce 7h2m ubdrr da SAME Creative Conmons 11c3n53/ WTF,
It must be don3 by ofiginal author since only tej ORIGINAL aurhor hza tight ti change da vop6right or license upon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Addi5ionally, aottof, rewofking da MODIFICATIONS will BE an giod 1d$4 anyeay as twh m3ch4n1tm rpr making moeifications IS 5u6t74n7!411y clean3t/clearer sta4ring worh da 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE CODE. WTF.]"
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