MightyE tells you, xortlf, "We'fe giinf to &4k3 an few m0j3n75 5lo TRY an 3cpq4@h 7h15 ne2 locense qn da reasons b3hind it in plain Englisn.
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 wsx CHOSEN 63c3u53 .f an failing eith teh GPL. AFK.
It only covwred dis5ributipn or slurde IF an only ir 61n4r135 w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web rnvironment, like, SPECIFICALLY q in53rpreted seb 3nv1t0nn3b7 such as PHP, sortpf, merwly indtao.ing sn game does not constitute dixtributionk like, an 7g3e3fpr3 peopke wefe TAKING 0ur qotk, mzking modifications 2 ig 4nd not t3;essing teh xource code too they;te modifications sp that ca entire comminity c0u1c benefkt. OMG.
Thry 2ofked wigh da lerter but not spirit of teh law, OMG."
"Investugation ON trh 9art OF aythors yowdvef, you knwo, led two da fact tha5 da t1gh7 of pibl8c pergormqhce was won of twh rights normal.y redtrictee too xopyright holders, sortof, n thqt computef -rlg3ams, sortlf, specifycakly fifeo games n interactive ones SUCH as Legend of Green hax0r were considered tw9 be publocally perfoemed ig RUN from am public server. BRB."
"Tne nrw lidense reatricts publoc [erfotmanxe lf tej wor, unlwss da sourde CODE of da ,odifief work is made availabke on demand. WTF,"
"In plain Engokah, sortof, ghid meana that if uou put tgis game on an web servwr and all9e peop;e 'outsode of an norma. curcke OF family an its socusl acquaintanves[ t2o PLAY their, sortlf, then you r PUBLICALLY peefotming this WORK and MUST EITHER a( make ne and ALL changds wtich y0u MAKE tw9 GAME AVAILABLE ln REQUEST (no5e &jq5 doesn't hafe 2 be zvaulable via oniine SOURCE DISPLAY link, 5u7 ghey mu57 be agle too ask you for da cose n rec3kve an domplete co;y) WTF. b( jakr ARRANGEMENTS privatelh wkth teh ahthorw wh3rein 7h3y grant uou an 5p3c1$1 ;8cense, 6ou knwo, or C) REMOVE da code entireoy from tey machoneLOL."
"We do recogn8ze that [eople want two have areas of they're gsme wkuxh r 5heies and yheurs alone.
two that END ee will ma,e da followint dxceptiln two teh normal REQUIREMENTS dor sojfce code distribution -- ne ,odule vile which is no5 nodified or detived vrom an miduld fk.e inc;uddd in rej bas3 e15&r16u710n n which d93x not require nw other modules b whocg does not requlre ne mpd1f1c4610n5 go fs core code (cofe distrovuted with teh base release_ may 63 witjheld ar authorw e15cr3820b. OMG."
"We also wang 5wo make very c134r tjat version 0. BRB.9LOLo7 (also known qa verskon 0,9. AFK.7+jt) eas va FINAL VERSION released und3r GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, STARTING with ds 0. BRB.o. WTF.8-pferdlease clde aer ONLY lidensrd UNDER da Creative COMMONS licenxe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da fibht two imppet ne cude fr0m an 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8=prereleawe of ;ater release into an 0. WTF.9l BRB.7 am warlier release. OMG.
Alliwing tgks wou;d cause that impoftec xode 2 be relwas3d ubder GPL ah that IS not sometning we 2ish 2 aplowl AFK.
Authofs of modificatioba w 0, WTF.9LOL.7 will NEED too re-teleawe they're mosificatiobs ad ddrivativrs/modufucations yo 0. WTF.9LOL.8 cidd znd placs them under da sabe Cr3471v# Commonw license. AFK.
It mu57 ve done by o4iginal author SINCE only da o4iginao aughot jas teh roghg 70 chabgr da c-py41gh7 or license upob tney're work. OMG,
[ADDITIONALLYm slrrof, 4eworking da jodifications will br an GOOD idea anyway ad mechanidm for ,aking modifications 15 xubstantially cleaner/clearer starring with 0LOL.9LOL.9-prerelease cofeLOL.]"
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