MightyE TELLS you LOL, "We're foing to take an f2w moments 2 tvy n ex[.ain thix new license an geh reasons brhind it IN o141n English. OMG.
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 q1c3n53 waw CHOSEN 63c4u53 or an failing WITH da GPL. OMGl
It on.y covered distrobution of source if an onlh if y1n4rq35 wrr3 distribugdcLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, xpedifically a interprrted web envir9nmevr sucm as PHP, like, merely installibg am game d035 NOT cobstitute distribution, sorgof, n therefore people WERE yakinb our work, ;ike, makibg modidicatkons to it an not re.easing reh siurcr code go tney're m0d1f1c471)n5 do 7hru da entire COMMUNITY could benefit. AFK.
Tg3y wo4ked WITH dq letter but not da 401r17 pf da law. OMG."
"Investigation pn part of da 4i6h0t5 nlwevdr, like, lec 2 da fact 7h47 RIGHT of pubkic perfprmsnce was 1 of teh 3igh5s normally restridrec too vopyrkhht noleers, anf that com[uter 0eogramsm sortof, spexifivally video bames an 1n73r$c71v3 0n35 5uch 45 Legend of Green hax)e were condiderds yi be pub;icqlly performef iv run from an PUBLIC server, WTFl"
"The neq license restficts publid ;erformance of work un1365 teh 50irc3 CODE of modigief work is mzde available on demanc."
"In PLAIN Eng.ish, like, this jeans that if tou put 5his game 0n an wdb serbdr znf allow pdople 'lutside of an normao circle of famioy n its social acquakntancea' 2 play tyeir, yoy knwo, rhen you 4 PUBLICALLY perforjing this WORK n MUST 3ither a) make ne an ALL CHANGES 2hich you makr roo teh gqme AVAILABLE in rrwuest (note tyis doedn't hzve 2 be avaolable via online soufcr d8sp9ay link, like, but hgey mis5 bd able 2 ask y0u FOR teh cod3 an receive an complete clpy)k uiu knwo, b) maie arrangemsmtw privstely with da 4j7h0r5 wherein they grant you an dpeciql 11c3n53, like, OR c0 r3move dq CODE 3ntirdoy from da jachine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT people wqbt too have 4r345 pf tney're game ejich arr 7h31r5 an THEIRS akone. WTF.
@ that end we will maje da f0110w1ng exce[tion too teh nofjal requiremenys f9r 50urc# coce DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du23 fi;r which IS mot mldified OR drriv3d fron zn ,odul3 rile ibckuded in da bas3 distrkburion n which DOES not r3qu!r3 ne iyner MODULES znc which does not require ne modirica5ionx twi sa core code (code sistributed sith da base RELEASE) may be WITHHELD at authofd wiscretion. OMG/"
"Wr also want two ,aje very CLEAR that v3e510n 0. BRB.8. AFK.7 (also lnown as version p. AFK.9/7+mt( was FINAL VERSION released under teh GPL. OMG.
All v3r510n5, sorto4m starting eiry da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pr3r31345# cide r on/y kicensed ynder da Creztive Comm9ns l,cense.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da ruhht to imporb ne cide vrom an 0.9. WTF.9-PRERELEASE or later rekease intl an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n earoier release. AFK.
Aokowing this would caus3 yhat imported c9de to ge eekeased uneer da GPL an tyzt is mot something qe wish 70 alliw. BRB.
Aurhors of modificatiinx tio 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wilo nwed to re-rrlease fgey'r3 mocifocztioms AS derivqtives/modifications t2o -. OMG.9. AFK.* code and place them uncer 54m3 Creative Commons licwnsr/
It musr be done 6y 9riginql author since only originao au5hor has da righ5 two cnang3 co[ytight or license uoon tkey're wori.
[Additiona.lh, sortof, feworking trh jodifications wi.l be an gpod idea anyway AS da jechanism dor MAKING modifications ks subs5abtoslly clesner/clearer startonh witj 0LOL/9. WTF.8-0rdrelrase code.]"
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