MkghtyE telks you LOL, "We'de goimb too takr an few momwnrs 2 yey and 3xp141n this new 11c3m53 an da reasons BEHIND IT in plzin 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 licdnse wzw ch0^3n becausd of an raikong wiyh teh GPL. OMG.
It ONLY dovered disrfibution of SOURCE if n only if 61n4r13t were cist3ibutwdl"
"In an web environment, sortof, specificaoly a 1nu3rpr383c WEB envirobmwnt sicg as PHP, lile, netely installkng an GAME dpes not conwtotigd distribution, and therefore pepple eere takimg iur 2ork, sortof, makihg moeifications too it and not releasing 50urc3 code 2 they're j0difications so THAT enri4e cimmynity cpukd benefut. WTF.
They worked w8rh teh letter BUT not 5wh spirit of da 14wl BRB."
"Investigation ON tej o4r7 OF aythora however LOL, 13d too fact THAT da rkght of pubkic pwrflrmahce waw oem )r ca rights NORMALLY r357r1c74d 2 cpphright goldwrs, sortif, sn that cpmpu73r ptograms WTF, specificall6 cideo games n INTERACTIVE ones such as Lebend of t3h Gteen hax0r were consldered two be [u6q1c311y pwrrorm3d IF eun from an piblic t3rv3rLOL."
"Tje new ;icense redtricts puglic [3rf9rm4nce 9f da work unleas da sou4ce codw og m0d1f13d WORK is ,ade avzilable 0n d3m4nd."
"In plain Enflisy, 7h15 means tfag 2r yiu pu5 th8s game on an wwb SERVER qns al.ow peo;le 'putsude of an nornal circ.e of family and its dicizl acquzin5ances' to play tjeir WTF, rhen hou aer lubliczllu PERFORMING thid work b MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL chabges which y0m makd two da g$m3 5v4114713 on r21u357 (np74 this doedn't yave too be AVAILABLE v8a teh onlibr SOURCE displat link WTF, 6u7 they must be able 5oo ask tou for da code an receive am complete c9py), 'ikd, b) mzke atrangements [rivately wirj sjthofs wye4ein THEY gr3n7 y0u an specia; license WTF, OR d) remove teh dode ebtirely from da machine. AFK."
"We do 4ecotnize that p3ople WANT too have 4r345 of they're GAME which q3r theirs an theuds alone. AFK.
to that 3nd we will makr da following exc3p710n 2 normal requkrements for source code diwrfibugiln -- he mpdule f113 which is not modifiec or derifed from an mpdule FILE incl7eed in base distributkon and whixh does not require ne o5hdr modules and wkoch dpes n[7 REQUIRE nd jodifications two da core code (CODE disrrivut3d wkth teh base RELEASE) mah 73 w8thhe;d 57 authors eisxret89h. AFK."
"We also WANT too make VERY clezr that version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 )slxo kn0wn as version 0.9LOL.7+j59 wad final version feleased under da GPL. BRB.
ALL vdtsions, yo7 knwo, stafting wi5y da 0. OMG.9, BRB.8-peerelease CODE aer on.y licebsrd un3er da Cfeative Comnons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY cs right too impprt ne code drom an 0LOL.8. OMG.9-prerdoesse or ;ater t313453 8hto an 0, OMG.9/7 n earlier RELEASE. BRBl
Akkowing THIS would ca7se that 8mpotted codd 2 ve teleaaev 7neer da GPL 4nd that is not wometjinb we wish glo allow. OMG.
Authors pf moduficarions to 0. WTF.9LOL.u sill need yoo 4e-release 5hey're modif8catiohs as seeivagives.mod8rications too 0. WTF.9. OMG.9 c0e3 n plade them under da same Cr3r71v2 Commonx license. AFK.
It must be dobe 6y teh ofugunal author since on;y da oritinal author has righ5 two cnange cppyright oe licwmse upon they're work. OMG.
[Additionally, reworking da modifications will be an gpod idea anywsy as sa mechaniwj ror making mocuficatiomx ix subdtah5ialky c1$5n3r/c134r3r starting with 0.o/ OMG.8-prereleasd xode. BRB.["
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