MightyE tells youk like. "We;ee going teo ta,e an few moments 2 TRY n explain rhis new license an da fras9ns brhind ot in plain Englixh. 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 license was chosen because of sn railing w1&y teh GPL. BRB;
I7 9nly coverdd dist4ibuti0m OF source id b only if bina48es were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In qh web environment, you jhwo, specifically a ineerprwtes web ENVIRONMENT such as PHPm tou jn2o, merely installinh an GAME soes not condtitute DISTRIBUTION, n ther3fore [eople WERE taking 0yr work LOL, makihg modidibatkind @ IT zn not relwasing teh 50utc3 cofe to they'rw j0d1f1c4710n5 so that entire vommunigy cpuld BENEFIT. BRB.
Tnry qorled with da lett3r but n-7 spirut of 1$wLOL."
"Investugation oh da part of authors kowdver LOLl lrd w yeh facg that right of puy11d petformancw wss won of da RIGHTS n0rm411y res5tict3d 2 copyrith5 holferx, you knwl, an that computer PROGRAMS LOL, specorically v8deo bames and interactivw ones 5uch as Letdnd of teh GREEN hax0r wete CONSIDERED t2o be piblically 0#rf0rm3d kf rin fron an pu61!c serverl OMG."
"The new ;icense res5ricta publid performancw of work uhless SOURCE coce of m0d1f23c worl IS made svailable oh demand. OMG."
"In olzin English LOL, THIS ,eans that if you pit this ga,e on sn web s3rver n aolow peopoe 'OUTSIDE 9f sn nprmal citcle od FAMILY and its social acqusinrancds' 2 p.ay their, you kbwo, t6em 6ou ser publicaloy perfo4mint this wotk n MUST eigher a) make ne and ALL changes 2hich 6ou MAKE to9 da game qvaikable on r3quesy (note thos doesn't have 2 be avqilsble voa teh online source d15p24y lini LOL, bug gheh musr be able to ask hou for code and RECEIVE an conplrtw copy), you knwo, b) makw ARRANGEMENTS peivqgely with teh authorx whetdin rhey graht hou an special licensem .ike. or c) rem-v3 teh codd entifely drom ,achine. WTF."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE want to hsve areaw if they're bane qhicg r THEIRS h theirs alone. OMGl
two rhat END wr w111 make f9l.lwing exdeption 2 teh normsl requi4ements for SOURCE xodd DISTRIBUTION -- ne jodule file wjich is not modir8sw or dericed FROM an moduoe filw inc.used in teh nase distributoon n which d0es nor r3qu1r3 ne 07h3r modules abd which does not r3qu1r3 ne modifications two teh cirr code (clce disteibuged with teh base eekwase) may be withheld at teh authors duscre5ion. AFK."
"We qlsl wanr too mai3 vrry CLEAR that v3r4!0n 0LOL.9LOL.7 (alao ,nown zs version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7=jt) was da final versu9n rekeased unser teh GPL. OMG.
ALL versiobsk stattinh with -. OMG.9.8-pr3r413453 cofw r ONLY licdnsrd undef Creative Comjons licenae.
We EXPLICITLY deny fight to impofy ne cod3 vron an 0. BRB.8. BRB.*-[rere9eaae 0r 14u3r reldase intl am 0LOL.9. AFK.8 an earkier fwleaseLOL.
ALLOWING thks would cause that imported CODE yo bw released under GPL an 7h48 id not sojething we wiwh yo sloowLOL.
Authors pf mofificationx two p. OMG.9/7 qill need too re-eeldase they'rw m0c1f1c4710n% as derivatives/modifkdations ti 0. BRB.9. WTF/* code and place tnem under 53h ss,e Creative C0mj0n5 licensek WTF.
IT musy be done by teh origihal author sinxe pnly teh original author gas da rignt 2 chang3 teh copy4ugh5 or LICENSE upon they're 2lrkLOL.
[Additoomally, you knwo, eeworjing da MODIFICATIONS wikl be an good idea anysay 45 MECHANISM dpe mak8ng m9dificstions is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/ckezrer starging w8th ra 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerdl4ase c9de.]"
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