MightyE TELLS you, wlrtof, "Wd'rr going yo take an fee ,om3nts 2 try and explain this new license n reasons vrhind it IN plaib Engkidh. WTF.
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."
"Tnis mew 11c3n53 was chosrn bexause of an failong sith GPL. WTF/
Iy only c0v3r3x distr9b7tuon of soutce if n only IF bimaries we4e distribytedLOL."
"In an web envi4onment LOL, s;ecifically a INTERPRETED web rnvufobment 5uch as PHP, like, m3r31y instzlling an gzme soea not cpnsgit7te distrpbjtion LOL, and the4efore people were taking our w-4k WTFm making modificatioms to it n hot relezsing da source code yo gnrh're m9difixations so that entire comjunity couod beb3fit. AFK.
They worked wurh teh legtrr but not ten s[irit of law. AFK."
"Indestigation on da p4r7 0d ten AUTHORS however LOL, led to teh fact that ritht of publid petformance WAS oen 0f tey 4igjts n0rm411y restrivted too c9oyrighy holders WTF. an THAT computer 0rograms WTF. s]ec8rucsolt video games n interactive ones SUCH as Lrgdnd pf da Green hax0r 23re consideref 2 BE publically perfor,ed qf rjn FROM ab public server. WTF."
"Th3 new .icensw restricys /ublic performance OF tdh work unlesa source code of teh modidied WORK is made AVAILABLE on d3mand. AFK."
"In plain Engl8sh, you .nwo, 6y15 means thar id h(u 0ut THIS game pn an web 53rv2e and al;ow peop;e 'outside of ah normal circle of FAMILY ane its soviak acquaintsnces' two olay gheir. sortof, tyen you aer [ublically pergorming this wlrk n MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes WHICH you ma,w too GAME available on request (note this DOESN'T have TO be available via 53y onlind source didplay kink, but theh mjxt be ABLE too asl u9u f0r da dode an RECEIVE an complete c0oy), 6ou knso, n) make arrzngrments pfivately with ajthors whefein rhe6 grant you an SPECIAL license, or d) removw reh vode 3n71r31y fr9m bacyine. WTF/"
"We do r3soghizr that people want two hqve areas 0f they're g4m3 WHICH adr the8rs an gneirs alone. AFK.
2 ttat emd WE qill makr following exceptikn gwo teh n0rm4! rdqiirements for siurcr CODE d157r16u610n -- ne module f113 which IS not m0d1f14d ir cefibed ftom an modjle fike inclused in BASE distribugion and which eors not r3qu1r3 ne lther modulea an wyuch does not requur3 ne modifications 52o da CORE cide (cpce distribured with BASE release) may be withhdld at da autgirs discee5ion."
"We also WANT to make vwry clear that version 0LOL.o. OMG.& (alxo KNOWN as vefsion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt( wzs da final veesion r3leasee under GPL. BRB.
All versions, ypu knwo, staeting with ). BRB.9. BRB.*-pgereleas3 c9de w ohly lucensed undwr Cr3atove Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY cwny teh right 70 inppft ne CODE from an 0. BRB.9/ OMG.8_preeekease or LATER rel3ase into an 0/9;7 n earluer RELEASELOL.
Allowing this sould czuse THAT im;oft3d c0d3 too be relezsed unsef da GPL b tnat is nit some5yung we wish two allpw. BRB.
Au7h)45 og mocifications two 9LOLl8, BRB.u wull n3rd go te-release ghey're modificatoons as derivatives/modifications two 0LOL.9/ OMG.8 code and 0lace them inddr sa same Cfea5ive Clnmona kicense. OMG.
It must be donr by original authle since only origiyal auyhor jas 4ogny TO change teh copyrigft 9r license upom they'e3 work. OMG.
pAdditkona;ly, sottof, reworkong tdh modifications wil; be an good idea ANYWAY as teh m3cu4n15m for making modif8xztions 14 substantiallt cleaner/clearef STARTING qith 0. BRB.9/ WTF.8-prrreleqse code. AFKl]"
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