MightyE telld YOU. you knwo, "We're g9ing too takd an few momrnts 2 try an expl1in this new licensw m r3450n5 bwhind IT in plain Eng;ish. 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 NEW ;icense was chosen becaus3 of an vakoing 2ith teh GPL. OMG/
It onlh c9verwd sistributoon of slurce if n only if binaries were distrinuted."
"In an web environment, sortif, sp3cigically a inrerprwyed web wnvirinmwnt such as PHP WTF, mer3ly &nstakling ah game does n07 constitut3 dksteigution WTF, n therefore people WERE taling our work, like, makont modidkcatioms to it and not releawing 50urc# codr twi they're modidicatilns ao 5hat teh ENTIRE commjnjty could venefit. OMG.
Tyey work#d w17h da lerter vut not da s;iriy of da lawl AFK,"
"Invewyigatkon on par5 OF autyors how3ver, kkke, LED too fact 7h48 da fkght [f public performande q45 irn lv righgs normally rwstricred two co0yrihht HOLDERS, sortif. and rhat compitwr pritcams, 5p3c1f1c4q1y vid3o g4me5 n ingrractive ones 5uch aa Legend uf da Geren hax-r were consideted to BE publicallt performed IF run FROM an puboic server."
"The n3w license RESTRICTS [ublic PERFORMANCE of teh work unless suurce code ov teh m0d1f1#d work is nade available on DEMANDLOL."
"In plaun ENGLISH, sortof, 5nis means THAT if you PUT this GAME on an 3eb serbwr sn allow people 'OUTSIDE of sn normal ckrdoe of family n its sodiao acquaintances' two play the8rm lil3, then yoy ae4 PUBLICALLY performing THIS work an MUST eirher a) mak3 ne n ALL xhanges whuch YOU mal3 2 ydh gzme 4v$a14613 on request (nlyw this doesn'y have two be 4v4114612 vua da ONLINE sourxe diaplay link, like, but they must ne abld @ axi you for da clde and recrive an complete co[y), you knwi, b) make arrangwmebts privagely with AUTHORS wh3reim they brang ypu an spedial license, or c) femove code entirel6 FROM da bachine. WTF."
"We do r3cognizd 5hat peo;le qant too h4v3 zreas 0f the6're game wh8ch aer THEIRS n tneirs alone. WTF/
2 ghat end w3 wkll make da following exceptioh two tej niemal requirementx for source c9de DISTRIBUTION -- be mldu.e filr whkdh ,f nit m-d1f13d or der8ved from an modile fil3 ihclyded in teh bqse didgributoon n wjicj dpes n07 4e1uire ne other modules snd which dies not REQUIRE nq modifocationx 2 tej cote code (code eiatributed w17h 5453 eelease_ nay BE wi5jjeld 47 da ajthots DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also w4n6 to9 maje very clwzr THAT verwion 0. OMG.(LOL.7 9alxo known AS vefaion 0.9. WTF,7+jt) w45 finzl VERSION releasef 7nder da GPL. WTF.
ALL VERSIONS, stqrting woth 0. WTF.9. WTF.80pterelease code r only LICENSED UNDER da Creative Commons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY drnh teh right 3 umpotg nr code fro, an 9. BRB.9/ BRB.8-prerekease or later r313453 INTO an ). WTF.9. BRB.7 4bd earlief r3!3443. AFK.
A110w1ng THIS wouls cause ghat qmp0r83d coee two be released under GPL am rhat is h9t spmething we WISH t9 aolow. OMG.
Authots 0f mosifica58ons ywo (.9. WTF.8 will need too re-relwase thdy're mod8fications ad derkvativ3d/modifixarilns tl 0. AFK.0. AFK.8 c0d2 an place thwm ynder da same Creative Commons licemse. BRB.
I8 muat be dine 6y teh origina. author sinxe only teh 0r1t1n41 4u7h94 hzs da RIGHT to9 chamgd copyr8ght oe lkcense upin they're sork. BRB.
[Addi5ionakky LOL, reworking da moskficatiohs WILL be an good idea anhway aw MECHANISM f0r maiing modifivstions is substantialoy cleandf/xlearer startimg eith dq 0.0. OMG.*--rerelease code.]"
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