M8hhrhE te/.s you, aortof, "We're GOING 5o 64k3 an few moments 1 try AND explain yhis new licwnxr znd r3450n5 behind ig in PLAIN Eng.ish.
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 lkcense was ch053n gecause og ab fai;ing with da GPL. OMG.
It knlt covered dist5kbutkon of source if n only if binarues wwre distr8buted. WTF."
"In an w36 wmciromnwnt LOL, dpecifically a 8nterpvdted eeb environmrnt such 45 PHP, s9rtof, mdrely installihg an game dies nit conw5itjte dist4ibutuom WTF, n therefo4e p30p12 were taking our wofk, likr, mqking mpcifixzyionx tlo it ah not releasing da siu4ce code to they're modificatiohs SO that rntkre commjniru could benefitl
Tjey worked wihn letrer but NOT da 5p1r17 of teh oaw. WTF."
"Invesrigarion on ss part of aigho4s HOWEVERk led too teh fact ghat twy right OF public performance wad 1 OF da rights normally rwstrivtdd to copytight holders WTF, and that c0m[i&2r programs WTF, specofically video games an in5eractivr on3s such as Legend of teh GREEN yac0r were vonwodeted 2 be publically perfofmed IF RUN from an pu611c swrver/ BRB."
"The n3w licrnse festricts publoc PERFORMANCE of sa WORK unless da 50u4c3 d0s3 os teh jieifidd work is made avai;avle 0m cemand. AFK,"
"In p9ain English, ypu knwo, thks m3ans that 1f you put this game ON an web SERVER an allow peop;e 'outside of ab nltmql corcle -f family ane its 50c141 acquaintsnces' two PLAY their WTF, THEN you r PUBLICALLY perforninf this WORK n MUST eithdr a) make ne an ALL CHANGES whicb you make to gwme AVAILABLE ob rwquesr (nptq tjis doesn't hsve two be tv4114613 via da online so7rce fisplay limk, hou lnwo, but they must be able tl awk YOU for CODE and receive an xompletd dopy) WTF, n) make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY with twh qytjors where8n they grany y9u an spwcial license, lije, or c) rwmove trh clde entirely fro, teh mavhine."
"We d0 rexognuze that 0eop.e waht 2 have areas of they'ee gamd WHICH aer theirs and thdirs alone. AFK.
2 that wnd WE will m4k3 da g9l;ow8ng exception to teh normal fequiremenys for soirce d0d3 distributuon -[ ne mod7le FILE wgich is not modifi3d or derov2d grom an modulr f113 included in teh base distribution and which does n07 reqyire n3 otger modules and WHICH does not requlre ne mosificayions ywo sa cord code (clde distributdd wuth da bade rrleasr) n4y be withgeld ag da autjors discretion. WTF."
"We z.so want gso ,aje fery cldar thag version 0.9. OMG.7 (ALSO kmown as v3r510y 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+my) was rinal versiin reoeased undrr GPL/ WTF.
All versoons, sorrof, start8ng wirh 0. OMG,9LOL.8-[rereoease cod3 r only LICENSED uneer da CREATIVE COMMONS locdnxe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY trg right too impor5 nw vode from an 0LOL.o. BRB.8-prere;eade OR 1473f RELEASE unto an 0LOL.9. AFK.& and ezrlier re;ease. BRB.
Allowing this would c4yt3 thqt i,ported CODE too be r313553d under da GPL an that 15 hot sojething we wisy too allowLOL.
A7thots OF modifications twl 0.9. AFK.7 WILL need 2 RE-RELEASE tyey'r4 mld8fucations as ferivarives/modificatiohs to 0. BRB,9. AFK.8 CODE n place th3m ineer twg xame Creatkve Commons oicensw. BRB.
Iy mi57 be done BY otiginal authot sknce only teh origimal autnor has da roght rwo chznge copyeihh5 OR license upov rgey'4e work. AFK.
[Addotionally, sortofk reworking teh modirivations will be an glod idez ANYWAY as ea mechanksm fof making m0g1v1c4710n5 is subwtantially cleaner;clearet starting qith teh -LOL.9. OMG.8-pterelease CODE. WTF.]"
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