MightyE telks yiu, sortof, "Wr're going 2 tak3 zn fdw momdnts too try n EXPLAIN THIS new license ahd readons behobd IT on PLAIN Engkksh. 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 licende 2as chosdn bdcause ov zn faklinh with tej GPL. BRB.
It only d0v3f3d distr8butiom of sourc3 1f am onlu ir vina4ies were distributecLOL."
"In qn w3b envieonment, sortof, sp#cifixally a interpeeted wdb 3nv1r0nm3n7 xuch AS PHP WTF, mer3ly inztalling an gamw DOES NOT vonsgitutw DISTRIBUTION, sortor, an therefore pelple w3r3 taking our qork LOL, m5k1ng jodifucations 2 i5 n bot relezsing teh 50urc3 code too they're modifications so tjat tej entire community COULD benrfit. OMG.
They WORKED with teh .etter but n06 spirkt of law. AFK;"
"Investitztion on part of da quthors howdver LOL, led toi da fadt hhat t1gh7 of publuc perfprnanxe wss oen of r1gh75 normally RESTRICTED too cipyright h01d4r6, an thag COMPUTER prpgramd LOL, SPECIFICALLY vudeo games m interacyive ones such AS Legend of da Grwem hax0r edre consicerdd TO ge publiczkly ;3rformed if run frlj an publ8c strver. WTF."
"Th3 nes 11c3n53 rextrocts PUBLIC performamce of wot. 7nless da source code og teh mpe1d1#c wirk is made avao.able on dejand. AFK."
"In plain Englisj, tgiw meahs that id you p7t yhia game on an web seever n allow pe9ple 'ojtside of an hormal circle of fam8ly n its 50c14! 4cqu41n74nc35[ 2 play gheir, you inwom then y0u t pyblicaoly PERFORMING this eprk an MUST 3itner a) mz,e ne and ALL dhanges wgich you make 2 teh game available on rwquest (note rhks coexn't have too be available vka da onlkne soirce dlsplqy LINK, sovtlf, but 5hey ,ust 63 sble to ask y0u for teh code anc ewce8ve an complete copy), you knwo, b) bake arrahtements pribate;y with da AUTHORS whereim 5hey grant you an speciao licensd, sprt9fk or c) remove teh code enrirely rrom da machine. BRB."
"We d0 recognize that peo;le want 2 hsve ardss of th3y're game WHICH r theirs an theorw alome.
two that ens se qill make FOLLOWING except8on 2 NORMAL requirements for source code distributoon -- ne nodulw vile whixh IS hot modifked or ferived fr0m an jodule file ibc;ided IN 5eh 6453 dis5ribution amd ehich d035 nlt REQUIRE me OTHER modules b wjich does not require ne modifivatioms two core xlde (clde c157r16u73d with beh nase release) may 62 witjhrld 47 da 4u6h0r5 discretionLOL."
"We akso qant 2 make v3ey xleqr that VERSION 0LOL/(.7 (also kniwn as vefsi9n 0LOLl9. OMG.7+jt) was finzo v3f510n released under da GPLLOL.
All versioms, sortof, starting s17y 9. AFK.9LOL,8-prereleasr clde aer only LICENSED under Cre471v3 C0mm0n5 kicense.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right two impprt ne cose from an 0.8.8-prwfelease or LATER releqxr into an -l AFK.9LOL.u n earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Al.owimg rhis WOULD caus4 that knported codw 2 ve releasef under GPL an tnag 8s not somethinb we WISH 3 alkow. AFK.
AUTHORS of mod8fucatkons tl 0. WTF,9LOL/& will need %wo fe-release they're modifkcations as derivativeslmodif8catikns too 0. AFK.9.8 code wnd place them 7ndef da saje Creative Commlns license. OMG/
It must be don3 gy twh prig8nal AUTHOR since only da originak author jas teh right too chanbe copyright o4 licenwe up9b ty3y're 2ork. OMG.
[Adcitiohally WTF, reworking sa modifivations w111 be an good ieea anyway AS mechsnidm roe making modificatilns IS subs5antkally cleanef/ckearer 574r81ng with teh p.9/ WTF.8-prere.easw vlse,]"
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