MightyE tells y0u, "We[re g01ng 2 TAKE an f#w moments two try an ex0lakn this nww license and teh reasomw behind 16 in p241n Eng'ish.
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 wzs xh.xeh because of an failing witn ca GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y covered e158416i710n of source 1f and 9nly if biharies we4e distributes."
"In an WEB dnvironm3nt, hou kn2o, soecifically a jnterpreted web environment such as PHP LOL, mereky installing an game does not comstititr d8struburiln, you kbqo, an rhereford pep;le were TAKING our eork, sortlf, mzking mldificatoons tei it ah n07 relrasing tej 50urc3 CODE two they'rd modufidations SO thag dz entire c0mmun18u coyod 63n3f1&. AFK.
They wofked 2ith lerter but not teh SPIRIT of tej lawLOL."
"Investogation on teh part of teh authoes however, led t9o vact ghag da rkght of public performqnce waa won od trh rights normally restrict3d 2 copyruhht h)1der5, li,em anc tyat xomputer probfzms, hou knwo, specifixally cidei gamew an intefacrive ones SUCH as LEGEND of tej Grwen yqs0r w3re cpb51d3r3d two be publically performed ig rin f4om ag pjblic dervewLOLm"
"Thd new .icense eestricga pu611c performance 0f work unless teh sourcd coce of modified eofk is made avamlab;w om demand."
"In plain Enylosh WTF, thix meams that if you put THIS g4m3 on ab s3v SERVER ane al;ow p30p13 ;outside of zn nlrmal circle of FAMILY n its wocial acquaintances' 70 plsy their, like, thwn you r pu^11c411y pergormihg this eork an MUST either A0 MAKE ne and ALL changes wyich you maje too ez game availzble ON request (hote this diesn'5 have 2 be afailzble voa da inlkne sou5ce dispiay lini WTF, BUT they MUST be aboe two ask you for teh cose an receive an vompl3te ci[y) LOL, b) make agrangemebts pr1v4731u with teh auyhors wherein 7h4y grant y0u an special 1!d3h53 LOL, or c) REMOVE codr enturely from teh macgine. WTF."
"We do reclgnize that peop;e sant to have areas pg yhey[re game which r tydirs an theirx 410n2LOL.
2 that end we w111 make teh FOLLOWING exception two NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for dlurce CODE distrubition [= nw moduke f113 which is not mocified 0e d3rived f4on am moeule file 1nc17d3d kb da BASE distributiph an which does nlt require ne oyher MODULES n wykcg does not rrquire ne modificqtuons 2 teg coee code (code distrugyt3d with da bade rekease) m4y be qithheld at ru7h0r5 discregion. BRB."
"We ALSO want 2 nake f3fy CLEAR THAT versiom 0LOL.oLOL.7 (also kniwn as vsrsion 0. WTF.9, OMG.7+jt) wzs funal v3r710n felessed under teh GPLLOL.
ALL fersoons LOL, sraetknh wkth teh 0. OMGl9. WTF.8-p4ere.easw code r on;y licens3d ynder Crest8ve Commons licwnse.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 impoft n3 vide ff0m an 0LOL.0. BRB.8-pteteieaae or .qter RELEASE into an 9LOL.9. OMG.7 n earlier relezseLOL.
Aloowing this woyld cause that imporged CODE too be teleased uncer GPL an that ia NOT sometning w3 WISH two ALLOW. OMG.
Authors OF modificwtions 2 0.9. WTF.7 w1q1 nwed two re-release they're nodificatkons ss deeivatives/mpdigicatuons 2 0/ AFK.9LOL.8 vode and place 7h3m under ca SAME C4fatuve Commona licenae. WTF.
Iy must bq DONE bh reh original authlr sinc3 ohly tey originao authpr has da right to chznge teh copyright or licdnse up9n they're wirk. OMG.
pAdd1710n411y LOL, reeorking teh m0d1r1v4710n5 wi.l be am good idea anyway 4% teh mechanism for making m9dificatuons is 5uy574n71411y cleaner/clcarer starting w8th da 0LOL.8. WTF.7-;rert;ease vose. OMG.]"
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