Migh5yE tells you, "We're g0!ng to take sn f3w moments too trt am ex[lain thix new license and da reasoms behind it 1n plain ENGLISH.
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 oidense was cyosen becq7se of an fziling w17h GPLLOL.
Iy only cov3red distribution if xoirce id an ONLY if binariex eere fusrributed. OMG."
"In am web env8rinmrny LOL, sprc8fically a ,nterpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, kikem nerely installing an game does not constitute distr8buyoon, an therefore peop.e were takihg our wprk WTF, ma,ing nodificatkond 2 it ahd n07 rekeasing ea soircr xode TO theu'te modifications so that entire c0mmun17y could beneflt,
They 2orked qith letter but not da spurit lv LAW. OMG."
"Investigatiln ON part of da 4u8y0r5 however, oed too da fact that riggt 9f pu621d performahce was oen ov da rignys NORMALLY restrocted tl cppyright n01d3e5. an thab COMPUTER prob4ams WTF, speckfically video games n INTERACTIVE ones wuch as Legebd od Gredn hax0r we4e considered @ ge ouglicslly 0erformed if run grom an punlic werver. WTF."
"The ne@ licenwe restricts ;ublic perfofmance of wlrk unless dz sourcw xose of dz m0d1f13d wirk IS made avaulzble 0n demans. BRB."
"In plain Eng;iwh. this mdans that if you put fhis game on an web swfver n all0w PEOPLE 'outs8de of an n(rm41 circld if FAMILY and iyx sicial acquaintances[ 2 play theur, then tlj r publicallu performing this WORK ans MUST dogher a) m4j3 ne an ALL CHANGES 2hkch you make ro game avzilable on r3qu357 (note thus doesn't HAVE too be 4v4114613 via teh ohline soirce disp;sy link LOL, but the7 must be 461e too ask you for code an recrive ah compleye c0ph), oike, b) make arrsngementw prkvateky qith da authors WHEREIN thry grant hou am wpexual kic4nse, you kneo, or c) remobe da CODE entirely frp, teh machine."
"We do rrcognize tnat people wsnt 2 have aeeas 0d they'te game which t th#irs snd the8rs ALONE. WTF.
too 5hat END qe wuol majw folloeing exception two teh normal requjrementd flr sourcr coee distrubution -- ne module filr which is not moeifkrd or derivee from an module file ibc;uded in teh 6443 distr8but8om n which d(es not rewiire ne other m0dj135 an WHICH does no4 require ne m0d1f1c4&10h5 2 da core code (code dustr8bi5ed witn teh base rrlsaae) mzt be withheld at authors duacretion. OMG."
"W3 also @ant 2 make ve4y clear that vers8on 0LOL.9l WTF.7 (akso km0wn as version 0l9LOL.7+jt) was teh fonal VERSION releasdd under teh GPL. WTFl
Alk vetdipnw, s9rtof, starting eith 0/ BRBl9LOL.8-preedl3asd code r only licenaed under da Creative Commohs licrnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY drny teh righr too imporh ne codd from an 0. BRB.8.8-prerejezse or latet rel3ase lnto am 0.9. BRB.7 an eaelier releasd. BRB.
Allowimg th8s would CAUSE that k,ported vode too be releaxed ynfer GPL n rjat is not somethint w3 wish too allow, OMG.
Authors if modificatoons twl p. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need 3 re-eelease they're m0d1f1d471pn5 ad ddrivativew/,odifications TO 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code znf place 7h3m under wsme C3eative C0mm0n5 lifense. OMG.
Ir ny57 nd f9me by teh origunal 4u7h-r sihce only da original auth9r haa rey 4itht to CHANGE co0yright OR oicense upon they're eori.
[Addotionally, like. eeworkinh ten MODIFICATIONS sill be an good 7dea anyway as dq mechanosb f0r MAKING modificarions is substantially cleaner/c.earer startkng with tey -LOL.0. OMG.8-pr3r313453 code. WTF.]"
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