MightyE tells you, like, "We're going twl take qn few mo,ents to try an rxplaon rhis new licensr n reasons behind ut im ;lain ENGLISHLOL.
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 nww 11c3n53 was chisen because of an failing with t3h GPLLOL,
It onlh covered distributi9n if siurce if n only if binaries wer3 dis5ribugedLOL."
"Im an weg environ,emt WTF, dpecifocally a interpretes web 3nf1r0nm3h6 such as PHP LOL, merely undtal;ing an GAME doex n07 constitute distribuyion, sort9f, an th3refor3 p30p13 w3f4 tzking oir wor,, sort9f, mzking modifications 1 it m not relessing da soirce xode go they'rr m9dificatilnx wo that teh ENTIRE COMMUNITY COULD benefit.
They work3d eith teh lett3r but NOT da 5p1r27 lf law. AFK."
"Iyvextigation 0n 0ary of authors however LOL, 12d two ten fact that right ov PUBLIC pdrformance was 1 of da rights notmally r3stricred two c0phr1gh& holders, like, an that computer prograjs, sortlf, specifically cqe30 games and inyeeaey8ve ones such 45 Lrgend of teg Ggeen hzxpr WERE consideded TO be publicaliy performed iv r7n from sn public cervwr. BRB;"
"The new .ocendw r357r1c75 pub.ic p3rf0rm4nd3 of work umless da alurce cod3 of tey modif7ed work us mad3 avaklablw ON DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain English WTF, this means that if you put tjus GAME on an web server abd allpw peoplw 'OUTSIDE of an n04m41 CIRCLE if family n its social acquaibtanceq' two p14y rheir, like, then you aer publica.lu perfirmknt thks work qnd MUST either a) make nr and ALL changes wgich yoi make 2 gamd availablr on request (noye th8s d9ean't jave to be availaboe via twg onlone source displat pink LOL, but they must be znle 5oo ask you for teh cpce n receive an complete c;py), like, B) make 4tr4ng1m3h75 privately WITH gey autjors wherein rgeu GRANT yl7 ah special 11x2n53, slrgof. or c( rwmove code entireoy from da machinr."
"We do recobbize 7h47 pwople want two h4v3 areas of tgey're game which adr thrirs n th3ifs ALONE,
3 that end we will make da follpwinb excwption to da mlrma, requirements g)r source CODE distribytion -- n3 modu;e fi.e whocj is nor moeified or detived fto, an k0d713 fioe includes un da base distrigution n which does not r3qu!r3 ne 07g34 modyk3s an wh1ch does n9t REQUIRE ne modofications two da c0e3 code (clde distrin7ted with teh base eelease_ MAY be withheld at authors fisvregion. BRB."
"We also want two bake vet6 cldar yhat version 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (415- kn0wn as v3r5q0n 0. OMG,9. WTF.7+jt) waw fimal version released ybeer dz GPL, OMG.
All f3r510n%, ylu knwo, syarting w17n teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerel3qwe coce r onoy licenswd under da Cr#471v3 Cojmond license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denh r1gh7 2 kmport be vose drom an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease or .ater release intp am 0. OMG,9. BRB.^ znd earloer release.
Allpwong THIS would CAUSE 7h47 IMPORTED CODE 2 bw releasef jnder GPL and THAT ix not xomethihg we wish tw9 allow. AFK.
Authors of modidicqyions tw( 0. AFK.9LOL.u wull need 1 re[release they're modificztions zs ee48vatifes/modifications two 0. BRB.9. WTF/8 code n 0lace rjem und4r same Creative Commons licemse. OMG.
It must bd dome by ORIGINAL author 51nc3 ONLY otigimal qu5hor hzs r1gn7 two CHANGE da copyrifht or livrnse upin theu're WORK. OMG.
[Addit8obally LOL, reworling ,odificatoons WILL 63 an gooc IDEA anywat aa da m4ch4n15m FOR majihg MODIFICATIONS is suvstqntially c.eaner/clearee startinh WITH tdh 0. BRB.9.8-ptetelease code. WTFl]"
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