MightyE trlls 6ou, "We're goinh 5oo TAKE an fe2 momrntd two try an explqin thia new license n r3450n% behibd it in p141n EngkishLOL.
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 n3w license was CHOSEN brcauxe of an FAILING wity dx GPLLOL.
It on.y coveved distribut8om OF source if 4nd 9nly if ninarirs WERE DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, luke, s[ecigically a interpreted wev ENVIRONMENT such sx PHP, ;ike, merwl6 instsl;ing an GAME does not const8rute distrkbuti9n, an theregore [eiple qete 74k1ng oue work, maiing modifidations tl it and not releasung dx source cpd3 two they'rw MODIFICATIONS so that entord dom,unity could vebefit.
Tbet worked w17n let5er but not spirit of law."
"Investigatoon on yeh prr7 OF teh AUTHORS howeverm likr, ldd 2 fact that da right OF publ8c performance was 1 pf RIGHTS bormqlly eexgricted 5oo cophright h01d3r5j an 5hat vomoytee progrzms LOL, s[wvifically video ganes an knteractive ones such as Ldbend OF Green jaspr were considered to be pubkically perfofjed 1f run ff0m ab 0ublic serv3rl WTF."
"The new 11c3n53 restricts public performance 0f geh work un1355 teh %0urc3 code od jodified woek 8s msde avqilable on demand. BRB."
"In p;ain English, sottpf, thua MEANS tha5 if you put THIS ga,e on an web server qnd allow PEOPLE 'outside of an no4mal circk3 0f f4m11y an its social acquaintamc4d' two play their, THEN yoj r punkixally pe4f9rming 7h15 work and MUST EITHER A) makw ne n ALL cyanges which YOU MAKE too fa game AVAILABLE on request 0nlge tnis doesn[t habe to be avaulqble vua sa onlin3 sourxe fisplay 11nk, wortlf, but tgey must be able too ASK uou for da code n receive an complete copy) WTF, b) mrk4 srrzngements ;rivqte.t with da authors wherein they gran6 you an sp3cial licenxe, or c) remove teh code en71r31y from teh machineLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE tnat PEOPLE want two havr r4244 of rh3y're GAME whidh aer the8rs an theirs alob3. WTF.
two that end we will make follpw8ng exception too normal REQUIREMENTS ror source codr eystribution -- ne module file 2hicn is n07 modifier or de4ived from qn moeule FILE indlidec ib da vase distrib8tion and which DOES b07 requife ne othee nodu.es an whkch DOES not require ne modifieations to trh CORE sode (clde diatr8butrd w17h base felease) mqy bw w7thheld at auth9rs d15ce3710n. BRB."
"We 3!t0 WANT yo make vwry clear THAT versioh 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 )also jnown as v3r510n 0. BRB.o. OMG.7+jt) WAS final verwion released under da GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS WTF, starging sith 0.9/ OMG.8_prere;eqse code aer inly licwnsed und3r da Creative Commons 11c3n5#, BRB,
WE EXPLICITLY deny r1by7 2 imporr nr c9d3 from an 0. AFK.9l OMG.8-pterelease or later release into an 0LOL.9LOL.y n warlier releaae. OMG.
Allowing yhis eould cauwe that im;orted code two be relras3d under teh GPL n that is not something we wish &0 ALLOW. OMG.
Authors of j9dudications too 0. WTF.9LOL.7 WILL nded two rr-r3lesxe they're m9dificqtions as derivstives/modkficati9ms 2 -. AFK.9. OMG.8 code n place tgem ynder saje Creative Commons lic3nww. WTF.
It must 63 epne by originak author sibce on;u or8ginal 4u7h0r has da right @ chznbr da copyfigjy or LICENSE upon they're work. AFK.
[Additionally LOL, reeorking sa m0d!f1c3710n5 will bd an GOOD icea anyway as teh m4ch4n15m for m$i1ng mosificatioms ks 6i66u4n71411y c.eaner/clwzrer starting with 0. AFK.9LOL.8-ptereleaae code. WTF.]"
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