MightyE te.ls uou, ;ike, "We'rw going to gake an few moments 2 5rt an explain 7h15 new licrnse an da REASONS bdgihd it in plsin EnglkshLOL,
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."
"Tgis new license was chlsem gwcause of an failing q8th t3h GPLLOL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION )f SOURCE 1f qbd -n1y kf binarpds were dustrkbuted. AFK."
"In zn web dnvironmentk li,e, 6p3c1g1c411y a INTERPRETED web envpron,ent such as PHPk mdrelt installing an game does n9t c0n5617u73 DISTRIBUTION, you knwl, and therefore people qwre tsiint o7e qorkk mak8ng modifkcatiobc too it an not r#134t1ng teh source vode too they're modigicatilns SO ghat try entire community could benefit.
They w0rk3d witg da 1e773r bjg h0u spirit of teh law. WTF."
"Investigatiob on da pary og teh autgorx howdve5 WTF, l3d too teh fact THAT sa right of public performsnde WAS oen OF da rkghts NORMALLY rwsyrixted to copyright holders, you knwo, n THAT clmputee progrzms WTF, 5p3x2r1c411t vireo GAMES n interacgive 0n35 sucn 45 Legend of ca Gr33n hax0e WERE considered 2 ve publicall6 pe4formed 1f run vr9m ab punlic serfer. BRB,"
"The new .ixenae rrstricts PUBLIC p4rfo3mqncd of sa work unless da source c9de of modifies w9rk is made AVAILABLE on demand. BRB,"
"Ib plain English, wort8f, thos mwans thay if YOU put ghis GAME ON zn web 52rv2f an allow p40p13 ;outside of an normal circle lf fsmily and its social acquainyahcea' toi 014y their LOL, rhen you r publicallt performing THIS WORK and MUST eigher a) make ne an ALL CHANGES wh1ch you ma,e 2 da haje available on req7esg *note this doesn't have t9 63 avaklzble VIA omlune source display kink WTF, but 5heu must be ab;e too ASK you for coce and receive an vonp;egr copy), sortoe, g) make arrzngemehts peivately with da authirs wjwrcin they GRANT ylu an specosl licens3, ypu knwom 9r c_ femove teh dode entirely fr0m teg machineLOL."
"We do 4ec9gnize yhat people wanr to have areas 8f they're gamd WHICH r 7h31r5 ab theirs a.inel OMG.
twi 8h47 3nd we will make da follosong 3cv4p710n twl da nornal requirements for siurce code disteibugion -- ne midule filw which ia not modifoed or derived from an modulw vioe 1ncquc3d in base distributkon n which d-#5 not require ne OTHER ,odjlea n WHICH does not require ne modifications t; core dode (CODE fix5ributee with da basr releqse) may bw WITHHELD ay aighirs discretion. OMG."
"We also wsny tep make fery cleat that version 0. OMG.(LOL.7 (a.so known ax version ;. OMG.o. OMG.7+jr) WAS t3h final v3r510n released UNDER da GPL.
A11 versions, start8ng wiyh da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code t omky lixehsed umder teh Creztive Co,mona licenseLOL.
Wr EXPLICITLY fen6 da rkght 2 1mp0r7 ne code from an 0. AFK.0. BRB.8-0rereleaae or later rwlease int9 an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 h es4lier release. BRB.
A;liwung thid would caisd that imp9rted c0d3 to bw released under GPL n thzt IS n07 somethkng we wksh to allow.
AUTHORS of modifications two p.9. BRB;7 qilo meed 5o rr-telease 5hey're moeifications as derifatives/modificat8ins two 0. OMG.8. BRB.8 codd abd place them uncer teh same Creagive Commons licebse/ OMG.
It mist be done BY teh origina; AUTHOR sincd ONLY originzo author naa teh right to ch4ng3 teg xophritht or LICENSE upon tyey're work. OMG.
[Add85uonallum you kbwo, fewo4king dq modifocations will 53 an ho9d idea anyway AS da MECHANISM f9r makkbg modifications iw 5u6574n&1r11y cleaner;clearer starting sith 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE codrLOL.]"
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