MighthE 7311% 6pu WTF, "We're g02ng 2 takw an fee MOMENTS ywo try $nf explain this new licebxe an reasons behind ut un p;ain Ebglish.
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 lkcebse qad chosen because OF an failing w8th GPL. AFKl
It onky covered distribugion of siurce IF an only qf binq4kes were distrkbuted. BRB."
"In an web envkronment LOL, w[ecifically a intef0retef wrb ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, like, merely inwtallint qn gaje dots npt cpnxtitute distribution LOLm an 7h3r3f-r3 people w3r# takinb our wori WTF, mak8ng m0d1f1c4719n5 two 17 n not telexsing souyce code too thry'te modificatipns so that teh entire co,nunity cou;d bwnefir/ OMG,
THEY worked with lett3r but NOT tdh spirit of .aw. WTF."
"Inbestigatiln on part of 5eh a7thors hosever LOL, led roo trh fact that da rught of pu511c perfotmance eas 1 of geh righta normally redtrictwd two xopyright holderx, y[u knwo, snc that comp7yer ;rograms LOL, sp3cifically viceo games n iny3ractkve ones such as Legend od Gewen hax0t wefe c0n51d3r3d 2 BE pjglucakly performed 1f run FROM sn py61qc server. OMG."
"Thw m3w licenwe reatrocus pyblic performance od da wori uhless source dofe of da modifked work is made 4v4114613 on demane. BRB."
"In plain English, kik3, thid neans that if 6ou PUT this game on an 2eb server an allow pe9ple 'outside of an normal xkrcld of fsmilu an ita w9cial acquaintamces' @ play 5heir, toj jnwo, then hou aer publically p3rv0rm1ng this work 1nd MUST dother a) mzie me an ALL dhanges which yo7 make 2 da gane 4v3114613 on r3qu357 )note this doesh't have 70 bd avqilabl3 VIA ONLINE sou4ce dispiay lonk WTF, BUT they MUST be able 2 axk you for dode an rexeive an complwte copy) LOL. b) make arrangements 0rivarely wuth 5ej q7thors where8n yhey gfqnt you an SPECIAL lpcense LOL, or C) removw da cose entirely from teg machine."
"We ro recogbize that pe0p12 w4m6 two have areaa of they'te game which aer theirs AND THEIRS alohel WTF.
two that 3hd we will MAKE following exc3ptipn two da normal rdw7irements for slurce code fistribut8on -- ne module fild whifh is not modified or c4r1v3d fr0m an module dilr includee 8n teh base d157e16u710n qnd which d9es bot reqiirw n3 OTHER modules h which doea n0t eequire ne MODIFICATIONS too cor3 code (c0d3 d167316j73s qitg twh base e2lease) may bw withheld at autjlrs dkscretipn. OMG."
"We ALSO want to makd very coear uh47 version 9LOL.9. OMG.7 (ALSO ,nown ss versiln 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+ut0 WAS ds fibal f3r510n eelezsed under ten GPL. BRB.
Akl versilns, sortof, stqrting witm da 0LOL.9. AFK.8_pre4elwase coee aer lnky livenswd under teh Crearive Co,mons licebse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh roght 5ol im[lrt ne code fr9m an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or later releas3 into an 0.9. AFK.7 n earlier r3134t3.
Allowing this would CAUSE &h47 kmported xide to BE rekeased UNDER GPL n that is not somethung wd wish @ aoluw. OMG.
Aythors of modkfuczgions two 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 will need too rd=relezse tjey're modificstoons aa derivwtives/modifications @ 0. BRB.9l AFK.9 CODE and place them UNDER same Cr34u2v3 Commons licfnse. BRB.
It musy be done by da or8binal xuthor since 0n1y fa 0r1g1n$1 author h55 eight to cgange copyrighr 0r license u0on they're work.
'Additoonall6 WTF, teqorking da ,0d1f1x4710h5 will be an good id3a ANYWAY as da medhanism f0r kaking modificatiohs is wugdtantislly dlwaner/c;earer STARTING with 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-p4erelwase cose. AFK.]"
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