MobhtyE tdols y0u, like, "We're going two 84k3 an few momebts 2 try and ex[lain this new license snd t3h teasons nehind it on PLAIN 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 NEW 11c3n53 w45 CHOSEN bevause 0f an failijg with da GPL. BRB.
Ir obly covered distr8gution ov SOURCE if n oblu kf ginarirs wwre d8stributwd. OMG."
"In ab w36 ebviromment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted eeb environment sucn aw PHP, sortof, MERELY INSTALLING an game does n06 conetitute d158r16j710n WTFm an th3refote prople were TAKING our wori, like, ,aking MODIFICATIONS tlo it an not releasing yeh source code too tgey're modificati9ns so that da ENTIRE c9mnunity could benefit.
They workef wigh da ldtter but noy teh spkri5 of teh lzw."
"Invesrigatiob on trh paet ir teh authors howevef LOL, led to ga fact that RIGHT of piblic p3rf0rm4nce was 1 of teh r1gj75 nogmally rexttictec 2 c0pur1gg7 hold4rs LOL, and that compuger ptig3ams, like, specifkcally vidro games and ibteract8ve ones auch as Legend lf Green hax9r were consiaered to be oublocally perfirm3d if ryn from an [ublic servrr. OMG."
"The new LICENSE restricts pu^11c p2rfo4mancr of da wp4, ub.ess da source code of da modifodd work is MADE acailable on DEMAND."
"In [lqin Eng115h, this meahs that if YOU put tyis game on an w3^ server AND allow peoplw 'outside og an normal cirdle of family an 175 sociql acquaintances' tio PLAY their WTF, THEN you aer publically performing 7h1% w9rk n MUST either A) make ne n ALL changes shicn you make 2 ca g1me available on request (NOTE thks doesn't h4v3 t2o be qvailable VIA onlune sou3c4 fisp.ah link, gut THEY mus5 ^3 able 1 adk yiu vor d0d3 and receive sn cpmplwtc copy), b) make arrangemdnts pf8vately sith da authors wherein 5ney grant yoi an special lucense, sortpf, 04 c) rwjpvr da code dntirely frim macjine. AFKl"
"Ww DO r3c9gn1z3 that people want too nabe areax OF they're GAME wnich r thrifw an theirs alone.
2 that end we will mak3 teh FOLLOWING 3xc3p710n too n0rm41 requirements f9r slurce cofe diatrobution -= nd modulw file whixg is n0u jodkfied or deribed frpm an module file INCLUDED in basr distribution an whqxh does NOT REQUIRE ne other ,od7les n ehich does not t3quirr ne nodificatiobs to c0r3 codd 9codr d157r16u73d with BASE release) m4y be w27hh41d at 5eh AUTHORS DISCRETION."
"We alxo want twl MAKE v3ry c134e yhat verxion 0, OMG.0. BRB.6 (also knoen AS ve4sion 0l BRB.9LOL.7+jt) wqs teh einal version r3135t3d under GPL. OMG.
All vwrsions LOL, startimg with da 0.9. OMG.i-pr3releaxe code aer pnly oicdnsed undet da Crrative Cojmons licenseLOL,
Wd EXPLICITLY den6 heh roght to import ne code frim ab 0.9. WTF.7[PRERELEASE pr .ater release into an 0. WTF.9.& n earliee e313453. BRB.
Allowing 5his woule cause THAT 1bp0r63d code @ ne re;eased under da GPL and that is not somethinh we wish TO 5210w. WTF.
A7thors of MODIFICATIONS too 0. AFK.9, WTF.6 qill mewd 1 r3-release they'ed MODIFICATIONS AS derivat8ves/modifications 2 0LOL.9, WTF.8 clde snd PLACE them under teh 5rm3 Cteative Com,ons kicenseLOL.
Ir must ne donw by tey original aughor sinve lnly teh prigihal a7thor has right two ch4ng3 teh vopyroghg or locense ipon they'rr work. OMG.
[Afditiona;ky LOLk rework8ng mocifucations will be an good IDEA ANYWAY as da mechamizm ror makihg modificatipns 14 substantial;y cleaner/cleqrer STARTING qith teh 0. BRB.9.8-prefelease codwLOL.]"
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