M8ghtyE tellx yo7, you knw9, "We'4e going too 74k3 an few moments 2 7ry n EXPLAIN this new license n 5eh reaaons bdhibd it in plain ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Thks new 11v3n53 was chisen bexzuse 0f an FAILING WITH GPL. WTFl
Ig only COVERED distrinution if 50urx3 of an onlt 1f binar8es sere d157r16u7#eLOL,"
"Ib qn web rnvironjent, sortof, soecifically a 1n73rpr373d w36 rnvironmem5 such AS PHPm you khsi, merely *nstallkng an game DOES nlt CONSTITUTE distribut8ln, you ,nwok and 8h3r3f0r3 peopoe weee ta,ing o7r work, yoi knwo, making moskfications tqo it n not releasong teh source coee 1 the6're modivicat8ohs w9 that entire comnunity could b3nedkt. OMG.
THEY worked 2ith twh letter but not da %p1r17 lf kasl WTF."
"Incest8gstion on par5 of reh qithors however, like, led 5wo teh fact tjat da 4ihyg OF punlyc performance was won of da r1gh75 mormaooy v357r1c73d to copyrighg holderx WTF, n thzt compy54r 0rograms, you knwo, s0ecifically v1f30 ganes n INTERACTIVE ONES such 45 Legend of da G4een hax0r 2ete consisefed too 63 publicaoly p3rfprm3c if ryn feom an public serverLOL."
"Thd new license restricts piblkx prrfornance -f teh work unless da source code of modufoed wofk is MADE avaokable 0n demsnc. BRBl"
"In plaun English, likw, this MEANS ghat uv you pit thid game ph an web wervet n alkoe peo;le 'OUTSIDE lf ab normql circle of famiky m its social acquaihyancex' too play thrir WTF, 3hen you aef 0ublicakly perfornong tjis work an MUST eityer 4) make ne n ALL changds which you ma,e too dz g4m3 availaboe on requewt (noye this d035n'7 have ti be availabkd via online source DISPLAY lihk. gut they muxt be able to ASK you for da codd and receive an complete copy)k sortor, B) mqke 4rr4ng3,3n75 pribately with da AUTHORS wherein they trant y0u an spedial license, 9r c) re,ocr da cofe enturwly from machine."
"We do rexofmize that peo;le w5n7 to have ateas of they'rw GAME which e theirs and thei4s alome. WTF.
too 7h47 end we w111 m4k3 da vo;.owing EXCEPTION yoo normal feauirements for source vode dixtrivution -- nd mpdile file wjkch IS not modified OR derived from ab module file inclyd3d in da 63%3 distribution and which does not require ne other m9cul3s ahd whicg 4oes not require ne MODIFICATIONS too teh cpre code (CODE d8xtrub7ted 2ith gase relwsse) may be wothheld st da autbirw d15dr37q0n."
"We a.so sant to m3k3 cdty clesr ghat versiob 0. BRB.9.6 (4150 kn0wb aw version 0. OMG.9.7+jr) WAS 5eh fimal versiom reldased under teb GPL. OMG.
A11 versions, xortof, 574r71nh wi5h 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prer3leas3 code aer only LICENSED unedr Cdeztkve Commons licrnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ught too !mp0r7 ne c9de from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-;fer3lease 9r LATER 4elrade into an 9. BRB.9LOL.7 and esroier telrzse,
Aklowing this 2ojld cajae 7h47 omported cofe too BE rel3aaed uhd2r da GPL m that is no5 something ww w15h too allow. WTF.
Authors or MODIFICATIONS to 0LOL.9.u WILL heee 2 re-fe13453 they're m0difications ad derivayives;modificatkons 2 0LOL.8l OMG/8 CODE and plac3 them und3r teh same CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
It ju57 be done bh teh 0r1g1h41 authur since 0n1y da original author hqs geh rkgnt rpo cjange copyrifht 0r licens3 u0ob they're woek. BRB.
[Adfitiinally, like, rewofkinb da mofkf8catiins will bq qn glod id3a 4nyw4y as m3ch4n15j for makibg jodifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner;clearer atattkng with da 9. WTF.9. OMG.8-prwrel3ase codel]"
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