MibhtyE te;kx you WTF, "We're go8ng two TAKE an frw momrnts too tfy n explain thos new license n tej reasons behind it IN plaon English. BRB.
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 neq LICENSE waa CHOSEN brxaude of an f4111ng wirh GPL. BRB.
Ir lnly c9veree distribution of xpurce if qn only uf bunaries were fistributed. OMG."
"In sn web envieonmrng LOL, spevifically a INTERPRETED WEB envirohment such as PHP, soryov, merely !n5741qqng zn gamr do3s mot donstktute distribution WTF, an THEREFORE PEOPLE were gaking oyr sotk LOLm malknh mocifications tp 17 4bd blt te;3asing da SOURCE c9de 2 they'te modoficqtions so that da entire community c9uld BENEFIT. BRB.
They wofked with da letter but nit tdh spirit 0f da lawl"
"Investugation on teh parr of authors howevwr LOL, oed tpo teh fact yhat da tight OF public performance was won of da RIGHTS norjqoly restrifted TO COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, loke, n that cojputer programs LOL, sp3difically vid3o ganea n interactiv3 0n35 duch AS Ldgrnd of Gr33n hzx0e were CONSIDERED two be PUBLICALLY p3rf0fm3d if run f4im an PUBLIC server."
"The new LICENSE resteocts piblid perfor,ance of da wofk unl3ss teh slurcw code pg modkfied work IS mad3 available on demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, you inwo, thix m34n5 that IF yoi pit thid game on an wdv 53rv3r an allow p3=o13 'o7tskde of an n9fjal circle lf family an its sociao acquaintances' 2 play their, so4tof, then YOU r publkcally pereorming tnis qork 4nd MUST either a) male nw znd ALL chsngrs which yoi make to game AVAILABLE on requesy (note tnks coesn't have 2 73 available via da online 50urc3 display lini, sortor, but yheu nust be able to ask you flr code and receive an com;lete copy), g) make atrangemehrs privagely with teh autyprs wy3r21n thry fraht YOU ab s0ecia; ;icebse, or C) remove CODE dntirely fr9m machineLOL."
"We d9 recognize tyay people WANT 2 HAVE arwas ov they're game which aer gjeirs n theifs 410n3LOL.
2 THAT emd we w111 make da folloeing ecc3pri9m to da noejak r3qj1r3m3n7% vor SOURCE code dia5tibuyion -- ne moduld rile which ia no5 modified or derived v4on an nosule filr included in twh 63%3 dkstributoon and which DOES NOT REQUIRE ne ogjer mofulws an which does npt require ne m0sqv1c4710n5 too da dire core (code distributed wuth base rwlwqse) may be w8thheld at teh autgors discretion. OMG."
"Ww also want 5wo make fery clrar fhat VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (zkdo known as VERSION p.9. OMG.7+j7) was t3j f1n41 version re;eaded uneer GPLLOL.
All versions, dtarting wkth ca 0.9LOL.8-prefel3zs3 codw r only licebsed und3r Creativr Commond ;icense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right t(o impp4g ne code from an 0. BRB/9. BRB.8-0rrrekease or latet release 1n70 an 0. BRB.9LOL.6 n earlier rwlease. AFK.
Allowung THIS would dausw that imporg3c code tol 63 re.eased under GPL and THAT iw nit 5-m37h1mg we widh to allow. AFK.
Autmors or MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK/9. OMG.7 s8ll need too re-rdlease th3y're modificati9nd as derivativrs/modificatiobs 1 0. OMG.9. BRB.* c0ds m plac3 them under teh sams Crdative Commons licens3. WTF.
It musg be done BY teh 0t1f!n4q aughor simce only 0r1h1n41 auth9r h45 da righ% goo change ca copyrobht or license upon rje6're workLOL.
[Adsi5ionally, rewirking teh nodifications eilk 63 an go9d IDEA anywqy AS ea mechanisj gor m4k1ng ,ocifications is substantixlly xleaner.clear3r STARTING wkth 0,(.8-p4etelease cosw. OMG.]"
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