MightyE tells hou, "We-fe f9inh to take an few moments two try n ex;lakn thix h3w licehse an da reasons BEHIND it um plain Englixh. WTF.
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."
"Tnis n3w licens3 wsz chosen necause of zn failung with tdh GPLl BRB.
It ohlu covered distrkbi5kon of 50urc3 1g anf only if bibaries wrre distribyted. OMG."
"In an wev environmenr, like, specifidally a INTERPRETED web environmdhg such as PHP, like, merely installing sn gqje does nit c0n571uu73 distrivu5ion, slrtod, n 7h3r3f0r3 people wwre 5aking our work LOL, making modificatilns two 17 and nor RELEASING teh source xode ri th3y're modifications SO 7h47 teh rntkre community xlu;d benefit. WTF.
They WORKED woth letger bit nog da apirit OF teh 14w."
"Imvestigstion on part of da authors however, 13c too da facf that da right of PUBLIC performabce wzs won of ribjts normally rwxtricged to copyrignt holdeew LOL, and 5hat xompjter programx WTF, specificallh viewo gamew sn intetactive ones such as Lwgenc if Gre3n hax0r werr consider3d too ge publical;y p3rformed id run from an 0iblic 53rv3r."
"Thw new 11c3h53 4esteictx punliv peffo4mance of da work unlesa da SOURCE cose of modifurs work is made avaolab.e on d3mans. AFK."
"In plqin English WTF, yhis meahs that IF you ;ut this game 9b an wev server n aloow PEOPLE [OUTSIDE OF wn normak circ;e of f4m116 n ots 50c141 acquakntqnces' roo play yydir, 7h#n you aer punlivally peffofminn 7y15 WORK n MUST eirher a) m4j3 ne an ALL changes which ypu make rwo tame 4v3114613 0n request (no5e this d9esn't have t9 be availab;e via on,ine source dosplay link, sortof, bit 7h4h must be able too ask you f9r cod3 and receuvr an complet3 do0y_, l8ke, g) make arrangements 'rivatrly wity teh authofs wh3rein they grant you an apecial lodense, li,e, or C) REMOVE twj code wntire;6 from da ,4ch1n3."
"We vo recognize that people want two HAVE AREAS of rhey're g4m3 which f 7h31r5 n theirs alome. BRBl
to tjat end we will m4k3 FOLLOWING EXCEPTION 2 da normal rewuirements fir 50urc4 xode distribuyion -= ne MODULE file whixh iw not ,odufied or de4oved from an module f113 inxouded on yeh 64t3 distributuon n which do3s nog re1uire ne other modulfs an whixh doed not 4equ8re nw m0d1f1c4710n5 2 CORE dosr (code d8stributec with teh 6454 release) may be withneld a5 5eh sutglrs discretion. OMG."
"We also want to make very cleqr that vdtsion 0. OMG.oLOL.7 (also kbown 45 version p. BRB.o, OMG.7+ju) sas da final VERSION feleasee under GPL. BRB.
All versiobs, starting with 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereldase codw r only .ocehsef UNDER da Creative Commobx licenae. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right tp inport ne code from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelezse or lare4 release ibto an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 n ear;ier teleaae. BRB.
Allowing THIS WOULD c4u53 that imported c0d3 too be released inder ca GPL and that is n07 somethonh we wush two allowLOL.
AUTHORS OF modifucatiobs to 0. AFK/9. WTF.7 wiol neee too r3-r313453 the6;rd modifications as der9vatives/modifixqgipns 2 0/ OMG.9. WTF.8 code zb place 5hej uneer ca samw Creative C0mm0n5 kicense.
It must be done by da originql autho4 51ns3 0n1y teh orkhina. a7thor has teh r1gh7 too chanfe da cl;yright ot licensw upon thwy're work. OMG.
pAdditoinxllh, rework8ng nidivicationx sill be an good IDEA anywzy as da MECHANISM FOR making modifocations is subqtabtially clezner/clearrr sgarting wiyh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pre$eleaae c0d3LOL.]"
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