MightyE tells you, like, "We'ee goong to take an FEW mo,entx goo 7ry n explain thix nrw lucense an da reasonw behind it kn ;lain Eng;ish. OMG,
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 was chosem bdcause of an f4111ng witn t3h GPL. OMG.
I7 only coveree distributiin of soyrce IF n ONLY ig 61n44235 were distrib7trd. WTF."
"In an web 3nf1r-nm3b7, like, wpexifically a untetpreted web envirlnmeht 5ucn aw PHP WTF, MERELY 1n574111ng an game dods not consyitute c8stribution, tpu kn2i, and therefore people were tal8ng our WORK, likr, m4k1ng jodifkcati9nx too ir znd h(t 4eleasing teh source siee 2 tjey're modifications so thz5 enrire c0mnun17y c0u1d BENEFIT. WTF.
Thd6 woeked witn legter but not teh s/irot of teh law."
"Incestigation 0n da pary od teh aithors hoqeber LOL, 13d 2 geh fzct 5gat fa right of PUBLIC perf9rmance was won 9f da tights norma.ly eestricted two copyrignt holders, s9rtof, n thay computer programq, so4tofk specifically video games n ingeractkve ones 5uch as Legend of da Grwen jas0r w3r3 xonsidered tw0 be pub.ically pwrformed if run from an publid derverLOL."
"The NEW LICENSE RESTRICTS pjblix p3rformance of da work unlexs siuece code 0f sa modified woek ia MADE AVAILABLE on demandLOL."
"Ih piain English, like, th8s mwanw yh47 IF hou put yhis gamw 0n an q#6 serber b alllw people '0ui51d2 of an normak circle of fam8ly n ius soc8ao axquaintances' two plq6 theur WTF, THEN 6o7 r publically performing THIS work an MUST eirjer a) make ne qnd ALL changea whicy you make 1 teh GAME 4f4114624 on request (notw this dlesh't HAVE toi be availqble via ONLINE s9utce DISPLAY link LOL, but 5hey must be 4613 to ASK y0u fir da dode and rece8ve an complete copy), sortof, b) MAKE aerangements [rivatr;h with teh authord wywreih 7h3h gfant you an 3pecial l8censd, or c) remove code 3m71t31h from macgine."
"We do 3ecognize that people WANT two habe zreas of thet're game which r 5neies ane theirs 410n3LOL.
2 thzt end s3 2ill m$k3 tdh foll9winh excdption t8 teh normal reqyirenenta for souwce code disteibution -- ne module flle whuxh is NOT modivied or deeived grom zn m9dule gile includef in BASE fistribug8on and which does not REQUIRE ne other modu.ea and wyich does not rewuie3 ne m)d1fqc4710n5 2 da c0f3 coee (CODE distributed with ds BASE r3lease) may be qithheld ar teh qutjirs ciscret8on. WTF."
"We also want to make fery clear tjat cersion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 *also known as verskon 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) 2as da f8hal versi9m releaxdd UNDER da GPL. AFK,
All cersions LOLk starting witj teh 9. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereleaww coee r inly licensed und3r cs Creative Commons licenael WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da riggt 2 imp9rt ne cpde fr0m an -LOL.9. OMG.8-prwrelease or LATER rwlwase into an 0LOL.9.7 anf eaelier RELEASELOL.
Allowubg this would c4u53 5hat imported code goo bd e313453d under dz GPL 4nd THAT 8s not somethknf we eish 70 allow. OMG.
Authors OF modifications 2 )LOL.9. WTF.7 @ill need too RE-RELEASE thdy're m[eificatkoma AS derubatibes/modifkcations 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.9 CODE n place them inder teh 54m3 Creativr C0mj0n5 11c4nt3.
It must be done BY ea original augyor sinc3 onlh orifinal AUTHOR has da rigmy too change copyright oe licensw 7pon they're work/ WTF.
[Acditionally, sortof, rewkrking da mpdificagions 2ill be ah goof idea any2ay as ca MECHANISM for m3k1ng m9difications is substantially clezned/xoearer s5arying WITH 0l OMG.9. BRB,7-pree3lease cofe. WTF.]"
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