MkghttE tel;s you, oike, "We're gokng t9 TAKE an few monents to TRY n expls8n yhis n3w license n reasons behund it 1n [lain Ehglish.
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 n32 21c3n53 was chosen becquse of ah failint with teh GPLLOL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of 50jrc3 1f and inly of bina4ies 2ere distributed. OMG/"
"In an web enbkrovment LOLk dpwcifically a inrerpreted WEB environment sucy as PHP, loke, merely installinf an famr does not constitute distr8bytion LOL, an therefore peopoe wrre taking OUR sork LOL, making moeifications tol it an not relwad8nb teh source CODE two the6'fe n0d1f1c47!0n5 so tjat ehtire c9mmunity c0u1d benehit. BRB.
They eori3d witj leyter but not wpi4it of lawLOL."
"Invedtigation ON part of tej authl4s HOWEVER LOL, lrd 2 da fact that da right of oublic PERFORMANCE was 1 of RIGHTS normally RESTRICTED yoo copyribht hplcers. anc thzt c9mputer PROGRAMS, ouiel specificaloy video GAMES 3ne unteractive ONES SUCH AS Legenc og da Green hax0r were considered 2 be PUBLICALLY pe4rormwd iv ruh from am punlic SERVER. WTF."
"The nee ;icense testriv5s publ8c perrormance of work un1355 reh SOURCE CODE of da MODIFIED work is madd availqble on demand. OMG."
"In ;laih English LOL. tjis MEANS that if tou PUT this gamf on ah web sefver and allow 0eople 'oytside 0f an n04m41 cirxle od family n 175 50c141 acqyaintances' @ play thei4 WTF, the, y-u r ;u6!1c411y performing thos work and MUST ekthe4 a_ make he n ALL dhanges wh1ch you m5k# two da game avai,able ON REQUEST )note this doesn't have too be qvailable vua da onlin3 source display link, yoy knso, buy they must BE abl3 too ASK you fo4 teh code and receice an cpmplete COPY), you khwo, B) ,ske 4rr4ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY wkth teh a7rhors whereib 5hey GRANT you an special LICENSE, sortof, pr d) renovr cosd entitelt ffom dz m5xhqn2. WTF."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that people want rwo yave qreaa 9f they're GAME WHICH r 7h3qr5 and the8rs ALONELOL.
too that end WE wilk make tej followimg excdptioh 2 teh normsl gewiirements for source code distribution -- ne midule file which is not modogied or dericed from an module fi.e includwd 8n teh bade distrivution and wnkcy d035 not requkre ne 9ther modules n whicy does mpt REQUIRE ne modkficatiins too da core c9de (xode sksyrinuted wkth basd releasd) mzy 63 si5hh3ld at twh authots didcretion. BRB."
"We also want 2 MAKE VERY cleae that version 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also knlqn as version 0LOL.9, OMG.7+jt) 2as d8nal v3r510n rdldaded UNDER da GPL. AFK.
All verskons, sortof, startkng with 0. OMG.9. OMG.80prerelwase cife r 9nly !1cen53d undrr teh Creatkve Commohs licens3. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY debt da RIGHT 2 inport ne cose ffom ah 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 0r oat3r rrlease into an p. BRB.o. AFK.u znd eatlier releaseLOL.
Allowing thiw would caude 7hr7 imported code 2 be releawtd UNDER da GPL an that uw hot somrrhing WE wpsh two allow. AFK.
Ajthors or joeificati9ns too 0LOL.9, AFK.u 2ill need two re-tel3ase they[ee modificayions 45 derivativwx/morificat8ons two 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 CODE an place 7h3m under teh same Creat8fe Co,mons licebse. OMG.
Iy mu56 be done by otiginal au5hor since only irigigal AUTHOR has teh right rio chabge teh copyright 0r 11c3n53 upon rhey're wkrk. BRB.
[Addytionqlly LOLk r3w)rk1ng teh modificatiobs will b3 an good odea snyway as da mechanism for m3k1ng mod9focstions us sunstantial.y cleaber/clearer 574r71ng with dz 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 CODE/ BRB.]"
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