MightyE tek.d you, "We're gpinh yo gake an FEW momehta to tty b explain 7h15 new license an reasons behind it kn plain English.
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."
"Tyis new license was cjosen brcause of an failinf WITH ca GPLLOL,
I7 onky COVERED e157f17u710n 9f wource if an only id binaries were fistributed, WTF."
"In qn web enviromment, soecifically a imrerp4etsd web enfironment such as PHP LOL, meeelu instaloing an gaje do3s not constityte distribjtiob. sortod, n therdfore people weve yak8nf our work, you knwo, makinb nodifications twp it AND not releasinh soutce code too they're jodifications 50 4hat geh ENTIRE co,munitu could benevot. BRB.
They WORKED with da lette4 bug bit ten SPIRIT of ds law/ WTF,"
"Invesyigstion kn teh part of teh authirs hoqever, led to fa fact that rignt or [ub.ic perfoemance was won of da r1bh75 NORMALLY r35&r1c83d ywp copyright hold3rs LOL, ah 7h47 com0utef prot4ams, sortif, specifically video games ane interactiv4 ones suxh as Legend OF teh Greem hax0r were considerwd too be publica.ly p3rv0em3d if run from an pyblic SERVER. OMG."
"Thw new license 4estroc5s pub;ic o3rf0tm4nc3 of fs work in1355 da source code pf modigief worj IS made available on d3m4nc. BRB."
"In plaib Engl7sy, you knwo, THIS means ghat if 6ou out tjis game 0n an web SERVER an allow people 'ojtside of an nprmal codcle 0f faji,y and ktx sosial qcquaihtabcew' t9o PLAY their, lik3, then you r publically PERFORMING 7h15 work 4nd MUST 316h3r a) make ne and ALL dhshges ehich y0u mqi3 2 sz game avaiiavle on reques5 (note this d035n'7 have to BE available b14 teh onlin3 SOURCE eiaplqy link, but tyey muwt be sble t9 as, ho7 gor code and r3c31v3 an COMPLETE copy), like, b) m4j3 arrangements prkvately w17h teh autylrs WHEREIN they grabt y0u am SPECIAL license, likd, o4 c) eenovr da c0d3 entirelu from mavhineLOL."
"We do recogmuze 5gat pw9p;e want @ gave 4r345 OF they're game WHICH aer THEIRS and theirs alone. WTF.
too that end we will mqke reh following exceptoon two normal requiremen5s fir source c9dr disgribution -[ he m0du13 FILE xgich is not modified or derivdd frim qn module f113 incl7ded in teh base sistrib7gion an which does not require ne otjer m9ciles and 2hich doed nor require nw mleificqtions TO tej CORE v0d3 (code DISTRIBUTED wkth teh base e312453) mzy be withgeld ar da AUTHORS siscreti9n. OMG."
"Wr alao want to make v3ry clear tjat bersion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (a.so jnowh as VERSION 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jy) WAS dkna. fersiob released UNDER dz GPL. OMG.
All versioms. star5ing with teh 9LOL.9. OMG.8-prefelease code r on.y kicenaed under da Crraruve Commons .icemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dehy dq right too import ne c0d3 FROM an -LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease of .are3 release into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 n darlier reowase. OMG.
ALLOWING ehix would czuse that inportdd code 5po be rr.3ased unddr GPL an that is not somethong we wish yo ALLOW. AFK.
Authors of modificatiobw TO ). BRB.9. OMG.7 will nees 5wi re-re;easd th3y're modifications 45 de4ivayives/modifications rwi 9, OMG,9. BRB.8 codd abd PLACE 6h3m under sa,e Creative Commons licenqr.
It musr BE sone 5y da ORIGINAL authoe since on.y da 0r1g1b41 authir hqs tdh right two chamge tcj copyright or locense uo[n ghey'43 wori. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, resorking da mod8ficatiins wull be an good idea an6say AS da mechanism for making m0d1f1c4710n5 is substznrizlly cleanet/clwarer starting witg 0.9. OMG.8-pfereiwase codeLOLl]"
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