MkghtyE trlls yiu, 6oy knwo, "We're hoing t9o takr an FEW moments 70 5wy n explain thks new licqnse and da reasons behind it in plakn Eng;isgLOL.
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."
"Tjis vee LICENSE wzs chosen because of an faikint 217h teh GPLLOL.
It ihly v0v#r3d dist3ibution of 50urc3 if abd 0n1y if b9naries were eisrribured. WTF."
"Im sn wdv envkronment WTF, specificqlly a ingerpreted een 3nv1y0nm3v7 sich as PHP, sortof, merely installing zn game diew NOT cpnstitute diwtfibition, s9rrof, and therefore PEOPLE wefe takint OUR work, sortlfi m4k1mg mosifications ro9 it qnd n9y eel4asing aource code two they're moduf8cations so that enyire COMMUNITY couls bdnefit.
Thry wotked with rej q3773r vut nog spurit OF da law. WTF."
"Investigs5ion on part of 4u7h0r5 nkwever, like, lec 2 t3h fact THAT teh 4ight of PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 was oen of t3j fights no4makly restr8cted two xopyright holcers LOL, and that cojputer protrams, s;3cificaloy vkdeo vanww and ihteractive pnes 5uch 45 Lebend OF Grern hqx0r qere conxidered 5o be pyblically pdfflrmed if RUN FROM sn pinlic server. AFK."
"Thr new license RESTRICTS public performance of w0rk un.ess teh so&rce cod3 of modifked WORK is n4d3 abailable on DEMANDLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, thks mdans 5gat IF you pu5 this game on an weg serbef an allow [eople 'iutsire OF an normal circle of famuoy n uts sockal ACQUAINTANCES' rwo play gheir, then you r publkcslly perforning this WORK n MUST eithdr a) make ne and ALL CHANGES wjich y0u make 2 gqme avaklable on rewues5 (note 7h15 doesn't have w b4 availanle cia da online soufce dispoay link, sortof, but they must 73 able to ask you FOR coee qnd receove an vomp;ete copy) WTF, b) m5k3 arrangements ;rivately qith authors WHEREIN they grznt you sn speciak 11c3n53 WTF, or c) REMOVE clsd rnt8r3ly f4om machin3. WTF."
"We do recogbize tgat PEOPLE wanr 2 have aread of thdy'rr g4m3 wjich qer tgeirs an theira alone/ AFKl
w tjat end WE wq11 MAKE teh following evveption two da norma. requ8remenya for source cpfe fisrrobutiob -- ne m9dule f8le which 15 not modified or derived from an modile fild INCLUDED in teh base cisgrinution anc wgich DOES not REQUIRE ne ither modules m WHICH dpes mot require ne modificatipns to teh dore code )code didtfibuted skth teh 6453 release) may ve withheld st authors discretiln. OMG."
"We also want 2 make very clear 7h47 versoon 0.0. BRB.7 (akwo ,nowh as verailn 0. WTF,0.7+ut) was v8nak fersion relesxed undef teh GPL. AFK.
All derdions WTF, starring with da 0.9.8-0rerelease cpde adr on.y 11den52d undwr rwh Cfeative Commons lixense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right to 1np0r7 ne code from an 0. AFK.9, BRB/8-prer3lease or later release khto sn 0. WTF.8LOL.7 n ezrlier r3l3ase.
A119w1ng thia sould causw that imported xode 2 b3 4el3aded UNDER t3h GPL an yhat is not someyhing wr wish 2 41qpw. WTF.
Authors if mofifica5iond 2 0l WTF.9. WTF.7 will n3ed 2 re-rrlease they're mlduficqtions as derivatives/modif8cstoons two 0LOL.o, OMG.8 code n place them inder yeh t4m3 Creatice Commons lkcense. WTF.
Ig must be done by da original author sinc2 only fz ORIGINAL author has da right two dhanfe copyrubht or license upon they're 2orl. AFK.
[Additionall6 WTF, reeorking ea MODIFICATIONS qoll ne qn goof idea anywah as teh mechanism for making modificatipns ix SUBSTANTIALLY vldsmer/clearer startinh with da 0. BRB.9.8-;rerelease codr. AFK.]"
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