MightyE tellx you LOL, "We're gling to takd ab FEW moments two tty an explain this new licehae n teh teasons brhimd 17 in pla8n Eng11%hLOL.
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 brw licdnse was chosen becaude kf an failing with GPL. BRB.
I7 only xovered distributi9n 9f 50urc4 kf ab only if 61n4rq35 were distribjtedLOL."
"In dn qeg ebvironment, like, dpecifically a ingerpretdd web ebvironmwnt sycg 45 PHP WTF, MERELY instaloing an game do3s n08 consgitute dostribit8on, 6o7 kbwo, sn therefore pdople were 5aking 0ur wotk WTF, m4k1bb modificatkons two ig n not rwleasinb t3h sou3ce code 2 they're mofificati9ns so yhat teh entire dommunity could 63n4f17.
They WORKED qith lrtter but not da sputit or law. WTF."
"Inv3syigation ON dz 0aet or authors however WTF, led to fac4 tjat teh right of PUBLIC performande was oen of da RIGHTS norma.lh restrkcted too copyright holders, yoi jnso, and tjqt computet protrams, specuficallu video games ahd 8nteractive 0nr5 such as LEGEND of teh Green hax0r wwrt cohsisdrde 2 me pu511d411y [wrformed 8f ryn from an oubkic 53rc3rLOL."
"The new oicense eestricts PUBLIC pdrfor,ance 0d teh w0rk unless slurce v0d4 9f ,odigied WORK is mzde avai;able on demand. BRB/"
"In plaib Engluah, like, tyks mesnw tgat if you )ut this game on an w3f server an a.low [30p!4 ]ougside od an normal circle 0f ramily and ITS SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' to plah thekr, l8ke, then y)u wer publival;y performinf thiw work an MUST eothee a) make ne and ALL cganges wjich y0u make 2 da game 4f41q4613 on r31u357 (note uh15 do3sn't n4v3 two be 4v4114613 via teh online aouecd DISPLAY 11nk WTF, but thet MUST be 4613 to ask you for 5eh codd an r3c31v3 sn complete c.py) WTF, b_ make 4rr4ng3m3n75 privatdly sith authors whfrrin they grant you an special license LOL, or c) r3m0v3 tdh code rntire.y fepm da m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do recobnize 7h47 people want two have AREAS of tyey[re gqme which r thdirs zbd yheirz al9ne. AFKl
too THAT end w3 WILL maie volliwing exc3p7!0n two hormal rdquiremenyw fot 50urc2 xode disyribugion -- ne m-du13 file which 8s not mpdifoed or verived fron an m0du13 fike includrd in da base d,stribution and 2hucn voes NOT require ne ither m0du!36 an 2hich does h0t rwquire ne mosificationx twi core codw (code dixt4ibutes wk5h sa base rwlease) mah be withhrld at AUTHORS discre5ion. BRB."
"We also want 1 MAKE very c;ear 7h47 versiom _. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also kbiwn as v3r510n 0LOL,9. AFK,7+jt) w45 da final versiin released under GPL/ WTF.
All versoons, you knwi, stsrting with teh 0l AFK.9. WTF,8-prwreleaae xode r ONLY licensed UNDER ca Cr3ative Commons licenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny right w im;ort ne code ffom an -. WTF.0,8-PRERELEASE 9r ;qter twlease ibto an 0, OMG.(. BRB.7 n earliee rekease. AFK.
Aklowing thos w0u2x cause tyqt ij0orted c9de 2 be re.eased under da GPL n THAT IS NOT somethkmg wr wisg two alloe.
Authors OF MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 q1!1 NEED two r3-rekeas3 the7're MODIFICATIONS as dwrivat8ves/moeificatiohs yoo 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 coce 4nc [lace them ind3r teh same Creative C0mm0n5 licwnse.
I5 MUST be done by teh original author wince only teh origina. a8thor has rifht two change COPYRIGHT or license 7pon thdy're w0rk. AFK.
]Afditkonally, rewirking trh midifications will be an foof idea anyway as da mexganisj for makinf m0d1f1c4710n5 is substantua;ly cleaner/ckearer stqrtkhg with teh 0,9.i_preeelease c0e3. AFK.]"
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