M8ghtyE tekka YOU, s9rtof, "We'4e going too 5aie ah few jpmebts 2 try n 3xplain thid new LICENSE and da fessobs brhind it in PLAIN Engkish.
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 n3w licdnse w45 CHOSEN because of an failinf wirh GPL, BRBl
It only vovered disgribut8on of doifce ir an only if binaries were disyributed. AFKl"
"In an WEB envirinmemt WTF, xpeckfkcalkh a int3rp4eted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, merel6 insta.ling ah bame does n9r cpnstitute eosyribution WTF, an therefpre p30;13 were tsking our eork WTF, makihg MODIFICATIONS two ir sm not releasing da SOURCE code too they're modifications so THAT da ENTIRE community could benegig.
Tye6 sorked WITH ket5er gut not teh spieit of twh 14w. BRB."
"Invesyigation on part of teh ru7h9r5 howevet, sof5of, lef two trh gact tjat twh right of 0ublic performahc3 wax eon of rights bofmalky restridted 2 cophright HOLDERS, you knwo. an that computer pr0gr4m%, 5;3c!f1c4q1y v8deo ga,es n inreractive 0n35 5uch aa Legend of da Grden has0r were consiferes tol be p&blics;ly pe4formed if run FROM an public server. WTF."
"Tye new license RESTRICTS public PERFORMANCE pf da work uhless teh soutce CODE ;f n0c2f13d qork IS ,ade 4v411$613 0n DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, yo7 kmwom THIS means thar kf tou put this GAME ob an WEB werver snd a.lpw p30p!3 'ojtside of an normal curcle 0f fami.y and iys slcial scq7aintancds' 5o plqy their, then yo7 r publicqlly perfofming this w0r, n MUST either a) make n3 n ALL dh4hg35 whuch YOU make to9 teh tame AVAILABLE on request (NOTE tgis d035n'8 havw too 63 qvzilable via da online SOURCE sisplay lin, WTF, but they mudt be anke top ask you voe teg code an feceive zn cojplete COPY), v) make arrangemen5s prkvatsly WITH a7th9rd wherein they GRANT y0u an specizl ;icemse WTF, or c) remove da cpd3 ENTIRELY frpm mach8n3LOLl"
"W3 do recognizd thag people w4nu twl havr areas if thrh're gqme wh1ch r gheirs an theirs aline/ WTF/
t2o that end we 2i9l m4k3 dz fpllowing excwpt8on twl teh nofmal requurementx f)r xourve code dqt7r15u710n -- ne module vilr which is NOT modidied or defived ffom an mocule file included in 6463 distrinurion an wh1ch doea not require ne OTHER modukex an wjich does not requi4e ne moduficqtilns to fa c0r3 code (cpdw dishributed sigh vasd release) may bd witghe;d at da authors dkscretion. AFK."
"We ALSO eang yop make veru clear that vr4sion 0. OMG,(LOL.7 (4150 KNOWN as version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was finao vetsion eeleased under GPL. WTF.
All versiins. starting with teh 0. OMGl9. AFK.8-prerdleasd code r only licens3e under da Cr3ativ3 Commond license.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh right 2 import ne c0d3 fr9m an 0l BRB.9. BRB.8-ptereleaae pr LATER RELEASE 1nu0 an pLOL/9. AFK.7 an ea4.ier rekwade,
Aklowong this WOULD cause tha5 implrged code two be released under ds GPL sns that is not somrthing we w15h ti 4110s. WTF.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS to -. WTF.9. OMG.7 will NEED 2 rd-reoease ggey're modificatiobs as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB.9.8 xode an place thek UNDER teh xamd Cteative Comjons licensr. OMG.
It mua5 be done by ofigina. author sincw only lrifinak ay5hor has right two change coohright or license upon they'rr work.
-Aexigionally, yoj inwo, 3eworking moeirications will be an g00d idea snyway ss m3ch4n15m for makinh modifocations is wubstqntially CLEANER.CLEARER starting wkth p. BRB,9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code/ BRB.]"
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