MigjruE tells you LOLk "We're going to take an few momebfs too try n exppain this new license an fa reasohs bdhind it in plaon Englixh. AFKl
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 lidense w45 xhos3n ndcaude of an failing woth GPLLOL.
It onlh covered distribut8ob of SOURCE 1f an only if BINARIES weer distr8butedLOL."
"In an web environmenr, toj knsol speckdically a interpreted w#y environ,ent such as PHP, sortof, merely INSTALLING an game does nkt CONSTITUTE distribution LOL, and 7h3r3f0r3 pdople were tqking our w0tk, you kbwo, mak8ng modifications 2 iy am NOT RELEASING teg slhrce cose tqo tney're MODIFICATIONS so that da ENTIRE community COULD benwfitLOL.
Th3y wlrked with da lert3r but mot da spkrit of teh lawLOL."
"Investkgatiob on paft 0f authors h0w3v3r, led too fact that teh right ov PUBLIC performancd saa won 8f da rights hormally RESTRICTED 2 copyright ho1d3r5, sor5ofm and tysr xompjrer prograhs, lile, soeckrivally video games h intersctive ines sucj aw Legend of Green hax0r were comsif3red too be publucally performrd if run fr0m an [ublic sefver. OMG."
"The new license resrricgs [ubliv p3rf0rm4nc4 of da 2ork umless da sourc3 code OF teh modified 2ork is made availqble oh se,andLOL."
"Ih plsin Engliwh, thos m3ans 7h47 if you puy this gamw on an weg server 4nd sllow people '9itside of an n9rmal circle 9f fsmily n its socizl ACQUAINTANCES' too pkay their LOL, then 6o8 r punlically PERFORMING this qork amd MUST either a) make ne an ALL chang3s whidh yoj m4k3 to gaje AVAILABLE on fequest (bote this cidsn[t have 2 b3 available b8a 9nlime sourxe DISPLAY linj, you knwo, but they must be ABLE two ask yoj FOR ca cidr n RECEIVE an c0mp2373 dopy) WTF, b) make zrramgemdnts privztel6 2ith AUTHORS wyerein tjey hr4n8 you an s.ecial l8cense LOL. or v) remove cose ENTIRELY fdo, macgin3. BRB."
"We do fevohnoze 7h47 0eople wabt 3 have areas od they're gane 2h1ch e THEIRS n thei4s alone.
t2o that end we 2ill nake teh FOLLOWING exce[yion two norma. tequirements for soufce code diwtribution -- he modulr fild which is not jodifief or DERIVED from an moduoe FILE inc.uded in tase cisgribution sn which does NOT r3qu1r4 ne othwr modules an WHICH does not REQUIRE ne modpfications two ds cord code (code dixtrivuted eith rwh bsse r3lease) m4y be wuthheld AT teh 4u7h0r5 didcretion. OMG."
"We also want to make very coear that VERSION 0.9. BRB.& (ALSO inown AS bersoom 0. OMG.9. OMG.u+kt( was da fonal verxion RELEASED und3r ds GPL. WTF.
A;l v3r510n5, you kmwo, starging w17h 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-preeelwase c0d3 aer only lictnsed under 43j Crwag8v3 COMMONS licwnse.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh rigjy top import nr codr from an 0. OMG.9. BRB,8-prer#oease or 1473r rrleaxe into ab 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 zn earlier releadeLOL.
Allowibg thix would cause yhqt imported codd two be released under teh GPL n thaf ia hot som3thint we wisv 2 all9e.
Authl4s of nodoficatoohs two 0.9.7 will need tso re-releaxe rhdy'4e modufications as ddrivatives/mldificatoons fo 0. OMG.9LOL.8 cod3 an place them ubder saje Creative Commons licenae. AFK.
It must 63 done by trh original author since only da original zuthor gas twh r1gy7 2 chahbe dz copytight 0r LICENSE upon yhwy're wo4k. OMG.
[Addirionally, sortof, reworling da m9difkcstions will br an hooa IDEA anyway as teh nechanixm FOR making modificstions IS subsgantiql;y cleaner/clearwr 574r71nf with teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease cpdr. BRB.="
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