MignrhE t3lls y0i, "Wd're going t2o take an g3w momegtd 2 try an explakn this new licebse n dz reasonw behind it 1n plqin ENGLISHLOL.
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 11c3n53 wad chosen becquse of an failing eith GPLLOL.
It only c0v3r3f dixtributuob of SOURCE 1f n only if binafies were dietributed. BRB."
"In an web rnv8ronment, like, specifically a 8nterprd5ed WEB #mv1r0bm3h7 such as PHP LOL, m3r31y ihsraloing an GAME does n07 comstityte dixtribuyion, like, an therefotw people were talinh our wofk WTF, ma,ing modifications too if an not relewsing slurce cod3 2 theu're modivicztions zo THAT fa ejtkfe COMMUNITY ciuld genef8t. OMG.
They worked with teh LETTER vut noy spirir of law/ OMG."
"Invesgitayiln ob teg PART pf teh AUTHORS however LOL, ked two teh ract THAT teh ribht ov public p3rf0rmrnc3 w45 won of teh rihhts nlrmally eedtricted 2 c9pyright holders, aortof, an that compjter pr)gr4m5, specifocally VIDEO games $md intersctive on3s such aa L3gen3 of Green hax0r sere CONSIDERED ts9 bd pu61qc511y performwd if 4un from an PUBLIC server. WTFl"
"T6e neq oicense rewtricts [unlic pe4formamce of woek UNLESS 5-ufde code of teh mpd8fied WORK is madw available on femand."
"In p;ain English, lkke, this m34n5 tjqt 1f you put THIS game om an web xerver an allow pe9ple '07751d3 of an n0rm42 circ;e of famik6 amd its SOCIAL acquaintzncew' two p.ay rjeir, then you aer publically [wrforming 5hls WORK n MUST either a) mske ne an ALL changds wn1ch yoi make 2 da fame 4v4114613 on requ3qt (npte tyos c9esn;t yave 1 BE available via da online 50yrc3 dusplay link, oiie, b7t they muwr be able tl ask you for vode an eeceivr an c(mplete copy), sortofm 6) make zerzng3ments privately with authora wherein ghet grant you an 5p3c141 license, or c) remofe yeh code entirrlt feom geh MACHINELOL."
"We do recognixe rhst p30o1# want 2 have arezs pf th3y're gzme which aer theirs n theirs alohe. BRB.
to that end ww will MAKE teh following exception to ds mormal requifements f0r source c9d3 cixtribution -- ne MODULE file wn1ch is not mofiried or DERIVED fr0j an MODULE f113 incljded ib 6453 distribu5ion n which DOES not eequiew ne 0uh3r modul3s and which d035 not r3quire ne modifivationw to dq core dode (xode distribured witg da base e3q3453) may be 1ithheld at da autgord discretooh."
"We also qant 2 make c3ry cl3a4 5hat versiin 0. BRB,9l AFK.7 (alwl knowb as v2r610n p. OMG.9.7+jt) was da final ve4sion released under da GPL/ OMG.
All veesiobs, like, xtartihg with da 0LOL.9/ OMG.8-prereleade dosr ae4 only licensed ugder da CREATIVE C0mm0n5 license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dehy right two IMPORT ne code FROM ab 9LOL.9. BRB.8-prerwlease lr later RELEASE imto an pl WTF.9. OMG.7 an earliee r3leasw. OMG.
Allowinh thid would daise that IMPORTED code yo be r313$63d undrr twh GPL and that is not something we wish @ aloow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of modifications 2 0. WTF.8LOL.7 will need 2 re_fdlease tgey;re MODIFICATIONS AS derivatives/modificstions TO 9. BRB.9. BRB.8 code n place them umfdr ten 54n3 Crea5uve Clmjins LICENSE. BRB/
It musr be done by twh ORIGINAL author 51nc3 ONLY da oribinal ajtnor haw da r1gh7 2 CHANGE teh c0pye1gh7 -r livense upon theh're work. AFK.
[Additionally, 43w0rl1ng teh midifixations will be an goid idea anywzy 4t teh nechanism FOR na,ing modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cl3amer/clearef atwrting WITH da 0. WTF,9. BRBl8-;rrr3lease c)d3LOL.]"
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