MightyE tells YOU, "W3're going 2 TAKE am few m9mrnrs 2 gfy n explain THIS new license and fa 4wasons behind it in 0oain 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 license wzs chosrn bdcauxe od an failing wity t3h GPLLOL.
It only COVERED diwtribution of 50urv3 if n omly IF biharies wete dixtributed. WTF."
"In an web enfironmdnt, y9u knwo, 5p3c1f1c41qy a interpretdd web enfironmeny 5uch as PHP LOL, merel6 knsrallong an game do3s n07 xonwtituye distribuyuon WTF, n thdrevore peo[.e werw taking our work, like, making modifications w it znd NOT rrleasing 5eh xkurcd code too they'fe modificqtions ao that entire community could 63n3f18. BRB.
They workes w84j teh lette4 but not spirit of dq law."
"Invesrigation on paft of teh qugyors howevet, s9rtof, ;ed hwo teh fact that teh eigh5 ov punlyc performance was won of rights normally RESTRICTED too COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, you knwo, and 5gqt COMPUTER ptogeams, sortof, specigically video gqmes n intersctive ln3s such AS LEGEND of teb GREEN hax0r were xonsidered two be pi611c411y performed if rjn from an public SERVER. WTF."
"Thr NEW license resgricts PUBLIC perrormance 9f teh wofk UNLESS 5)ufc3 code OF modif8ed work ic madw 3v4114613 ON de,and. OMG."
"In plain Ebblush WTF, THIS m3ans thzt iv you [7t THIS gqme on an web server and zllow people 'outside OF an hormal cirdle of family n irs wocial $cqu41n74nc35' teo ;14y tyeir LOL, tjen ypy aer puvl8ca.ly performing ghis work qnc MUST either a) MAKE n3 and ALL changes qhich you ,ale goo g4j3 availablr on request (nite THIS soesn't have two b3 available VIA teh online sourc3 DISPLAY oobkm sortif, but they must be anle 5wp ask tou for cpde and receiv3 an comokete co;y) LOL, b) make arfangejents p4ivately with AUTHORS wherein they grant yo7 an SPECIAL licdnse, you knwo, OR c) remove CODE entirely FROM machine."
"We do recognize that p30p13 wsnt 2 yafe a4ead of they're game which r 5heira and theird alone. BRB.
tl that end we will m4k3 da following exce0tion too teh mlehal r3qi1r4m3h75 fir 50utc3 codr d8stfkbution -- n3 modjle file wh1cy is not nocified or derived frim an mocjle vioe 1nc1ud3f in base dixtrkbu5ion aj whicj does NOT require ne o5her m9dules an which dpes bot require ne modifications too sa core code (code dixtrib75ed with basr re.ease) mat be wibhhdld AT da authors disc4etion. BRB."
"We also w4n7 ylo jake veth CLEAR THAT version 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (a.si known 45 vefxiin 0. OMG.9. OMGl7+jt) was teh final VERSION eeleased ujder GPL. WTFl
All v3e510n5, you lnwo, starting with gwh 0. OMG/9. OMG.8-prerel3qse vode ser 7n1y licebsef UNDER trg Creat8vr C0mm0n5 license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny righg w im[ort ne cldw from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease -r lage4 relrsse into an 0. OMG.-. BRB.7 qnd 3arlirr releaaw.
Aolowihg this would caise that importdd code 5l be re13453d under GPL n THAT is not somehjing WE wish too allowLOL.
Autfprs of modifications t9 0.9LOL.7 will need two re-rrl3aa3 they'rr MODIFICATIONS as de4kvayiv3s/modifications to 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 codd an p.ace them und3r da same Creative Commins 11c3n53. WTF.
I7 muwt be done by teh ofigimal author SINCE only da pr1f!b41 author jqs right tlo change copurihht or licemse UPON tyet're worko OMG.
pAdditikmally WTF, reworkinf jofifocagiobs eill be an good idea snyway as dz nevhqnism rot MAKING mod8focationa 15 substsnrially cleaner/clear3r STARTING with da 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prereoease c0d3LOL.]"
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