MightyE &31!5 you, you knwl, "We're gling 7p take ah f3w m0men75 2 TRY an explain THIS NEW licrbse an da reasonx behibf 17 IN plain English. OMG.
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 licenae was chox3n bdcause of an failinb with ten GPLLOL.
It onky COVERED eistributiom pf dokrcd IF an only if binatkes WERE vustributed. WTF."
"In an web environm3nt LOL, d;ecificall6 a inter[fetwd web environmwnt suvh as PHP WTF, mdrely 1n574211ng an game doex not donxtiti5e distrivutoon, s9rtofk 4nd therefor3 peop;3 q3re raking our work, you knwi, MAKING MODIFICATIONS two it amd no5 RELEASING da soprcr code 2 they'4e modifivations s9 7g47 da entire dommun8ty dljld benefkt. AFK.
They workdd witn da LETTER bjt hot teh spkrit og lawLOL."
"Invexyigation on teh paet OF augho4s howevwg, you knwok led to teh FACT thay righy of public pdrformsnce was won of da rigyts normally reatric5ed too copyrohkt holcers, n that c-mpu73r prigrams, sortof, a0ecificz.oy VIDEO games an interactivw ones SUCH as Legend od da Geeen gax0r wwre cpnsieeeed 2 be publicakly performed IF run ftom ah public servet. OMG."
"The n3w lucens3 restricts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of work unless sourc3 dodw of modifoed w0rk is ,ade ava8lablr ON demandLOL."
"In plain Englidh, sottof, tyis means uh48 9f hoi put thia game on ah web seever an al;ow people 'outside if an NORMAL circle of family an 17% social adquaibtamves' 2 play tgeir LOL. thwm YOU r publicalk6 perfor,ibb tj8s work and MUST eith3r a) ma,e ne qnd ALL changes shich you make 2 da game avai.able on r3qu357 )note thos doesn't have 5oo be availagle via oh.ine source display link, you knwo, BUT thdy mudt 63 ab.e too 45k you for teh codr and frceove an c0mp1#73 COPY)m sortof, b) make arranbements privately eify auyhoes ejerein rhey grabt hou an special LICENSE, you knwo, OR c) remlve da clde emtirely FROM da mqchine. OMG."
"Wd do recogn8z3 THAT ;eople WANT to have 5r345 of rhey'rd gamw WHICH r theirs b 7h3145 alone. AFK.
1 thay end we WILL make following exdept8on 2 sa normal requi4dments for so7rve cofe eistribution -- nr moeyle filw WHICH ix not mod8fked ir DERIVED fron an module fije 8ncluded in basw d157r16u710n anf wgich dles NOT eequ8re ne othrr MODULES and whocn d035 not require ne modifications tso da x9re core (code eisttibutes wihh base RELEASE) may BE wothyeod at eq authoea ciscretion. BRB."
"We ALSO w4n7 t9 MAKE very clwar that version 0. OMG.9. OMGl7 (alsi kbown as version 0/ AFK,9. WTF.7+jt) qss da f1n$1 version 4elwssed uhder GPL. BRBl
A;l versions, like, dtarting witg 0,9/7-prere.ezse code r 0n1y licebsed under teh C43471v3 C0,m0n5 1qc3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY eehy RIGHT to import ne codd ffom an 0.9l AFK.8-PRERELEASE or lqter feleasr inro sb 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7 an earlier r3lease. AFK.
Allowing THIS woule czuse THAT 8mported code to be releaaed uncer da GPL an that 15 not SOMETHING se wish 5oi aklow/ WTF.
AUTHORS of nodifications gwo 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wil' n33s TO re-release they're jodifications as eerifa5ines/modifications two ). AFK.9. BRB.8 code an plac3 them undef same Crwative C0mm0m5 LICENSELOL.
It musy be d9ne BY ds 0r1hqn21 author sincr only or9final author h45 tdh r1gh6 roo chagge ci[6fight or licebse upon tyey're WORK. AFK.
[Additionqlly WTF, resorking da mpdificagions wull be an goos idea anywsy as teh mechanism for making MODIFICATIONS is subatantialky coeaber/clware4 574r71ng with teh 0. OMG.9. AFK.9-preeel3ase code. AFKl]"
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