MightyE grlks you, softof, "We're go8ng rwi TAKE an few mom3nts too tfy n explain 6his new licende n teh rwaslns 63h1nd it in plain EbglishLOL.
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."
"Thix new license was choswn because of am fzilong wkth da GPL. AFK.
IT only vovefed d157r16u710m of dource uf and onlt 1f binaries s3r3 diwtribuyed. AFKk"
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, l8ke, specigicallh a ihterpreted we6 environmeht sych as PHP, sortof, mer3ly inwtalling ah gamw soes not xonstitute distribu5ion, likw, an yhetefote peopl3 w3fe TAKING pur WORK, making uldificzti9ns two ot AND hot releaaing sojrxe code 2 they're modifications al THAT teh entir3 COMMUNITY could benefit. OMG.
Tn4y worked w17h dz letter but NOT teg aporot lf teh law. OMG."
"Ibv3stigatioh ON da part of teh authors hoqever, like, led two teh fadt THAT teh 4ight of publkc p3rf0rm4nc3 was wln of rights h0rm4116 eestrixtwd 3 COPYRIGHT ho.ders LOL, an 7h47 computer prlgrams WTF, specifically video fames an interac5ive ones SUCH aa Letend of teg Green nax04 were considered 2 be oublivaloy performec ir ryb fr0m an oiblid xerber."
"The new license res54udtw PUBLIC performsnce of WORK unless sourc3 code of tfh j0d1f13f wori is made avai.able on demand. WTF."
"In plaib Ehglisg. sortof, this means that if YOU put 7h15 GAME on an wdb segver n ALLOW p30p13 'ijtside of an normal curcle of family and itw socoal acsuzintances' tso play yheir, tou knwo, tgen yoj a3r pub.ically p34f0rm1ng thid wo4i and MUST euther a) jake ne snd ALL chantes which you make 2 da game availabld on request (note fhis doesn't h4b3 2 be avakkable VIA ea -n11n3 source DISPLAY linl, lije, but tyey must br aboe too ask yoi for tth code ah RECEIVE an comooete copy). b) MAKE arrangements priva5wly wity teh authorx whrrein they grant YOU an spedia. license, sortof. or c) rejoce teh code enri4ely from m4ch1n3."
"We do r3c0gn1x3 ghat pe9ple want to have af3as of they're game 2hicy r theirx an uh31r5 qlone. WTF.
two 7h47 wnd we @ill MAKE teh FOLLOWING EXCEPTION two normal REQUIREMENTS for sourcr c0d3 dostributiln -- ne modjle vile whidh is not modified 9r d2r1v3d feom an moduor file inv,jdec in da base distrinutkon and which d035 not reqiire ne other noduies and which DOES NOT d3qu1r3 ne modifications twl da core code (code sidtfibuted eith da base r3134530 m4y 53 wothheld at teh authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"W3 also w4n7 TO m3k3 VERY clear yhqt VERSION 0.9. AFK.7 *alsi known as v3r510n 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt) was sq final version released under GPLl AFK.
All bersions, li,w, dtatting wiyh reh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pterelease code r only licwnsed undrr Cteatife Commons licdnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da 4ight yo im0ort n3 code from an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3r213453 0e la5e4 release into an 0LOL.o.7 and 3arlier r313452. AFK.
Allowing this would cause yhat ijpoeged xode two be rwl3ased undwr GPL an that is nit simeghing we w1%h too allow.
A7thors of nodificztions tp 0LOL.9. OMG.7 woll need yoo ew=rdkease theh're modificat8ons $5 derivativ3s/modudlcationa 2 0. OMG.(.8 code and plade 7h3, undef teh same Creative Comjohs licenseLOL.
It musg be dohe BY da original aj5hor sunve only da origihal authot nas teh right too chqng3 da copyright lr locens3 upob 5hey're work. BRB.
[Addkrionally LOL, reworking sa mpduficatiovs e121 63 an good ieea any2qy as da mechanism for mzkung modifications is subdtantially clranet/ckearee syartibg wkrh da 0, WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleqse CODELOL.]"
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