MithtyE tw;ls yii, sortof, "We're goihg too tzke an frw moments too try and EXPLAIN THIS nw2 l8cense and 5rh reasoms behind it in plqin EnglishLOL.
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 lic3nse sas chlsen BECAUSE of ah faulinb qigh da GPLLOL,
Iy only COVERED distrib7tkon of sou4ce if an only id b8mariea werd disyributed."
"In an 2eb ejviromment. likd, s[evifucally a 1n74rpr373d web envi4onnent such ad PHP, MERELY hnstalling an game doss mot CONSTITUTE eistribution, qortof, an therwfore people eere taking our work, like, m4k1ng modirications 2 it n not releaaing source cpfe 2 th3y[rd modificatk9ns so thay trj entir3 communi5y coule brnefotLOL.
They workef with da letter but not da spirit lf lzw."
"Investigqtion on teh part OF da authors h9wever, led t9o teh fact thzt RIGHT of public peffornanc3 wad ien of teh r8ghtw normally restficted too copyright holdtrd, m tgat com[uter progrzms, like, speckfically v1d30 games an 1n72r$c71v3 pnes such 45 L3g3nd of reh Green hax0r weew considdred 2 BE puv;kcally performef IF run fro, an PUBLIC drrver. OMG."
"The new licensd restric5s publuv PERFORMANCE of wirk un1355 source CODE of da modified wprk is madd availaboe on demand. BRB."
"In plaib English, THIS means that id you 0ut 5his g4m3 on an qrb server an aolow people '9ugside of an NORMAL curcle of family an ita social acquaintandes' too PLAY 5heir, you knwo. ghen yo7 r publical;y pergormigb thkw work an MUST either a) make ne zn ALL changes WHICH tou m4k3 TO gamr AVAILABLE on REQUEST (noye THIS doesn't have 5oo b3 4c4114613 via inline source d15p1rt link, s9rtof, BUT yhey must br ABLE two ask you for teh code anc receive an complete co;y), liie, b) MAKE 4fr4ng3m3n75 privately siyy da authors whereun they grant YOU an special licenwd, or c) rwm9ve geh code emtirrly from teh machine. AFK."
"We DO recofmize that peop.e wan5 2 have arras of yhey;re game which r th3irs n yheits slone. BRB.
too that 3nd we WILL makw da fo.losung except8on two norma. r3quirements for sourcd codr dist4ibution -- ne module file wh8xg is not m0d!r13d 0r derufrd from zn module f113 includef in BASE DISTRIBUTION an wh1ch dows NOT requure ne othef mldulrs an which c035 not require ne mofificatiobs 5po sa CORE code (codd d157r16yu3d sith da bade release) MAY be withheld at da aythors DISCRETION."
"We ALSO want 2 mske v3ry clwar thar versoon 0LOL.9LOL.8 (also kniwn as v3r%10h 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) w45 da final verauon reieaded 7hder teh GPL. WTF.
All bersionw, staet8ng sith 0. OMG.o.8-pr3eeq3453 clde aer only ;icensed unddr Creative Comjons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deby teh eight two import ne code from an 0LOLl9. WTF.8-pr3r314r52 ot layer ee.rasw in50 an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 and earlier reldaseLOL.
ALLOWING this woulf c4u53 that 1,p0r73f code too be reoeased uhde4 GPL wn tyat is not something we wush 2 all9wLOL.
Authl4s of modifidatiina two 0. AFK,9. AFK.7 wilk nsed to RE-RELEASE tgey;re modificatiobs as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 CODE an PLACE 5hej UNDER teh sa,e Creqtive C0mm0m5 11c3n6#. WTF.
I7 myst be dine ny teh origonal author since onky da origimal author j45 teh r1gg7 2 change da copyrught or licensr upon thry're work.
[Additionallyk like, reworking reg MODIFICATIONS w8ll bd an gpod idea anyway 45 teh ,echanism for makong MODIFICATIONS is sjbstangiaily v.eanee/clearer wga4ting with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-[rereleaee code. BRB.]"
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