MightyE 7311t you, "We[re going 2 74k3 an few MOMENTS too try ab explain rhis new licrnse n da reqsons behihd it on plain English. BRB.
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 licemse qas CHOSEN because of an failing s17n teh GPLLOL.
I7 0n1t c0v3r3d d157r16uu10n of w9urce if n onlh uf binarids 2efe distributed. BRB."
"In an web envirpnment LOL, apecificall6 a ibter[5eted seb environment sych as PHP, merely instzlling an game does not c0n5&17u73 sistributiob LOL, an ghdrrfo4e people w3r3 taking OUR work. you kbwo, making midifucations tqo it an not releasing teh sourd3 code too theh're modificati9ns so thar entire communiy6 could benefigLOL.
Tgey worked wkth da ;etter bit not spirit 9f teh law."
"Investigatuon 0n da pary od authors HOWEVER, sortif, led too fact that da right OF public [erformancr was wom ov roghts b0rm4!1y rextricted rl copyrighr holssrs, ab 7h47 comp7ter prpnrams. like, specirical;y videl games an ihteractuvd ONES such as Legend of da GREEN hax0r w3re cobs,deref TO be pubkivallh perdi4m3s ig run fr0m an public serveeLOL."
"The new 11c3n53 restructs pu611c perfoemance ob da w9rk unless SOURCE CODE lf teh MODIFIED sork 15 mafe availqble oh DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Ebglixh, so4tofk thos means 7y47 ir YOU put this GAME on zn web server n allow peoplr 'outsode of an nprmal circle od tamily n its socia; acquain5znces' to plau yheir WTF, then y0u aer ou711c411y performing thid work and MUST eithee a) make ne am ALL cyangrs which you maje 5wo da fame avsilablr on r3q6357 *note this doesn't have rwo BE ava8lanle via da online %0urx3 display lunk, like, 6u7 THEY must 62 ABLE to ask you f0r code an recekbw zn complege copy), aortof. b) MAKE arrangemenrw privately with teh authors whereih th2y g3ant you an speciql license, sirtof, or c) remove da code entirely froj tey maxhkne. WTF."
"We do revognixe that peo0le WANT too gave areas of rhey'rd game which a3r rheirw n tneirs alone. AFK.
too that end we will ma,r roklowimf exceotiln tql da normal rdquirements for source CODE distrinurion -- ne module FILE whuch is npt modified or serivee from an module file 1nc1uc3d !n teh tqde didtribut8oh an syich cors not rew7ire ne other ,odu.es m wgich does not require ne modifications ti teh core cod3 (CODE dist4ibyted with teh gase fwlease) jay be wityhels 47 da aithots disdretion."
"Wr also want two make very coesr THAT version 0LOL,9. WTF.7 )ALSO KNOWN aw vetsion 0l BRB.9. BRB.u+j7) wqd final VERSION released under yeh GPLl AFK.
A11 verxionsm you knwo, starting with teh 0. BRB.9LOL.i-prerel3ase dpde aer only licens3d und3r Creative Commons locensd, WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny rihhh to9 1mp0r7 he code f4om an 0/ AFK.9. AFK.8-pre5elease or later release INTO sn 0. OMG.9.7 an earlier erlease. AFK.
A;.owing this woukd cause that 8mported code two be released und3r teh GPL and that iw NOT something we eis6 two allowl BRB.
Authors of modifications tqo 0. BRB.9.7 will need to te0reldase tyey're mpdifications as dwrivqtives/,odigications ro 0. WTF.0. OMG.8 code n place yhe, under da sqme Creqtivw Commons 11c2n53LOL.
I8 MUST be done gy orohinak ajygor since only teh orkginzl a7thor has right two change copyrifht or .idense UPON they're sorl. WTF.
[Ad31710n411y WTF, REWORKING mldif8catilns will be an goid ides anyway as da m3ch4m15m for ma,ing modifidatiobs is substantially cleandr/clearef starting wiyh teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prer3l3sse c.deLOL.]"
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