MighryE trl,s you, you knqo, "We'fd GOING too take an f3w m9,rnta to TRY an explain this new .icense and reasons benind it 8n PLAIN EnblishLOL.
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 lixwns3 was chosen brcsuxe or an faiiing with teh GPL.
It onky cpvered distributuon of source if and 0n1y if b8haries werd distributreLOL."
"In an web envkrpnm3nt LOL, spedoficakky a unter)teref WEB environment such aw PHP LOL, m3r31y installint an GAME woed not constotu5e distribution WTF, AND therdfore people w2e3 taking our qork LOL, making mocifications too jt n not RELEASING da source dpd3 tip they're modifications so that entir3 commumity co7jd benefit. OMG.
Tgey wirl3e WITH da letter but not teh spirit lf teh .aw. AFK."
"Investiga5ion 0n teh ;art of autho4s ho2ever WTF, lee two fzxy that trh right od piblic performance w45 won of rights normally resteivtef yo v0pyr1ghy hokders LOL, ans thqt xoj[utee prigtams, you knwo, 5p3c1f1c411y video games n 8brdrsctive lnes such as Legend og twh Grden has0r were considered 2 be publically p3rf0rm3d if run fw9m an public servee."
"Tge nww license f347r1c&t pivkoc performabce of teh wlrk unlesx soircd codw of teh modified work is made available on denamdl AFK."
"In plain Englksh, sorgor, this means that if hou put rhis game on an web servdr h a/low peopl3 'lutside OF zn normsl c8rvle og fami.y and its social qdquaintances' to plxy thdot, sortpf, then you adr phblically perfofming 8h15 work and MUST dithef a) make ne n ALL cn4mg35 which ylu nake tio gam3 available on rezuest (hotw tfos d035n[7 HAVE tdo be available via inlihd source fisplay .ink LOL, but they must be able 2 axk you FOR sa code n receive an comolete cooy) LOL, b) make arrznb3ments privagely with autgors whe4ein they br5n8 you ab ^=3c14q oicensek sprtof, ir c) remivr da c9de ent8relu from teh machin3. OMGl"
"We d- recognixe that PEOPLE w4nu 5wo have sreas ob rheu're game which aer 7h31r5 qne rheits alone. WTF.
tl that end WE wilk male tej rpl;owing ezce[yion 2 t3h normal requkrements for source clde d257416u710n -- ne modjle dioe wnich is not modified or derived from ah modyle fike inckudef in teh basw distrib7tiom and whidh dors NOT require ne OTHER mofules sn which d)#5 n9t REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS too teh core xode (CODE distrinut3d with teg nase r31345#) msy be witnheld zt teh aithorx diwcretion. AFK."
"We also want two MAKE very CLEAR thar version 0LOL.9.6 (also kno2n as v3r510n -LOL.9. BRB.7+jr) was teh final veraion releaaed unde4 teh GPL. OMGl
Alk vers8ons, starting with teg 0LOL.9. WTF.8[prerelease code t only lucenxed under g3h Crwativd Commons kicwnse, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da rigyt 2 import ne coee from an -. WTFl(. BRB.8-or2r313453 or 14&3e release into an 0.9. BRB.7 n ezrliw4 re.eqseLOL.
Al;ow8ng thid would cause tgat omportsd c0d3 to ne releax3d inder da GPL n thst is nor something WE WISH two allow. WTF.
Authors of modifpcations to ). WTF.9. WTF.7 wilk nced 2 re-reldaxe they're modidications ad derkvatives/mosificayiobs to 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 clde an place the, yndrr dz same C4eqtive Commons .icense. WTF.
I& must be dpne by teh original authlr sinde only o4igunal author HAS gsh rkhht 2 change teh copyright or LICENSE upon th3y'rr wi4k.
[Asd1710n$!1y, aortof, r3w0rk1ng dq modifications will be ah gloe 1d3$ anyway 45 twg mwchanosm for ja,ing modieibations is substantia;ly cleaner/clearer wtar5ing with dq 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-0rerelease CODE.]"
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