MigytyE tells y8u LOL, "We're going d tqke an few joments 2 rry n 3xplain this n3w lkcense n reasons BEHIND it IN plzkb 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."
"This hew LICENSE s45 chosem vecause 9f an failing with tdh GPL. OMG,
It 0n1y COVERED distrihution of source kf AND 0jly if bins4ies 2efe distrivutee. BRB."
"In an WEB environm2nt WTF, s[wfifically a interpreted eev enbirinment w7ch AS PHP LOLm mdrely installing an game does not constitute DISTRIBUTION, oike, an therefore peopoe werw taking our work, you knwl, mamihg m9digicatipns to it n nlt releasong teh soufde code to theh're m)d1f1c47!0n5 so THAT tej 3n71r3 COMMUNITY could benefit. OMG.
Theh worked sitj le4tef but not teh SPIRIT OF teh lae. OMG."
"Invesrigation on teg p4r7 of da authors h0w4v3r, sortof, ;ed to da fact 7h47 teh righy of pjblic pervormance was 1 of da rifhtw normally restructwd 1 c0;yr!gt7 h9lcers WTF, an tnat computer ptograms, apedificaklh video games ans oh5erqctive ones SUCH sa L3gemd of teh Green jax)r were cinsiddred too be po%11c41qy pdrform3d 1f run drom an publkc aerve4. WTF."
"The neq lic3bwe restfucyx puboic performance of da WORK unlexx da aource cide of midified work is made avaulabld ob denandLOL."
"In plain English, this means that IF yoi pu7 th8s GAME 0n an web serber n allpw 030p!3 'outside or an nofmao c,rc;e 0f fqmily an ktw sucial acquaintances' two p;ay their, sortpf, then you r public1lly peffirming this WORK an MUST 3ither a) make ne and ALL CHANGES which you maoe 2 dz gzme available on eequest (note this doesn't yafe 2 be avzilable vuq online sou4ce displau link, soryof, but thry must be anle too ask YOU flr teh code an receove sn COMPLETE dopy) LOL, b) make 4r44mh3m3n75 pfivately wiyh teh authors WHEREIN tj3y frant uou an sp3c8al license, OR c) r3m0v3 c0e3 entirely fto, 5eg machine. WTF."
"We do 4ecobniae rhat people want to h4v3 arwas of thdy're gqme which awr yheire abd theirs aoone.
to that end w3 WILL makw t3y fo..owint EXCEPTION too teh nir,al reauirements for SOURCE CODE d157r16u710n -- ne module fo;e wjich is n9t modifidd or derived fr0j zn moduld file included in da bsse fkstribution n which do#s not re1ukre ne other modules an which does not require ne MODIFICATIONS too va core c0d3 (xose disttubuted with base f3lease) jsy 6e withheld at dq autjots d15cr3710b."
"W3 also qant 2 make vety clear that version 0, WTF.9. BRB.7 (qlso known ax version 0LOL.9. AFK.&+kr) was da rinal fersoon relezxed 7bdef teh GPL. BRB.
All verdions LOL, starting with teh 0. BRB.9, OMG.7-preeelrase codw aer on.y LICENSED under da Crdative Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY ceny da right to impovg ne c0d# fr(m ah 0. OMG/9. BRB/8-prerelease OR .ater re.ease in5o an 0. OMG.9.7 n earlier release.
A110w1ng tgis WOULD CAUSE 5hat kmpor5ed cide twi be released under GPL and that is not sonethong we wiwh 2 qll0wLOL,
Authors pf mpdificxtions to 0. OMG/o. WTF.7 qill need two te-repeade they'r3 modivicztiins as derivat8ved/modifidagions too 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 c0d3 and place them under teh same Cr34u!v2 C0mh0n5 licens3. WTF.
It ,usr BE dobe vt teg priginal author since only teh 9r1g1n41 author has dq 41gh7 3 change copyrigh5 or 11c3n53 j0on they're wlrk. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, reworking da midifications qikl be an GOOD idea 3nuw4y as mechamism for ,skibg MODIFICATIONS is sunstantia;ly coeaner/c.3arer startimg w1uh teh -LOL.o. AFK.8-pr3eelease CODE. BRB.]"
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