MightyE tells you, "We're going to takd an f3w m0j3n75 two ttu an exolain thiw new license an da fwqsons nehind it in plain Englisg. BRB.
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 ,kcebse was cnosen becajse of ah failing WITH teh GPLLOL.
It ONLY cocwred distribution of sourvw if n onlu if BINARIES wdre distributed. AFK."
"Ib ab web 3nv1r0nm3n7, specigically a 8nger0reted web envirobmdnt such as PHP, like, m3r#!y knayallung an game doex not constitute disteivution LOL, n therwfore people WERE taking 0u4 2o4k LOL, makibg modificqtuins too ig an not releasing SOURCE codd 2 they're mofifications a9 that teh eny8re communiry coykd benrfit. BRB.
They sorked q17h kegter nuy NOT spirit 0f da law. WTF."
"Investkgation on da PART 0f da authors however WTF, les to fa fac% THAT da righg of oublic PERFORMANCE wad 1 9f teh rights n0rm411y resgticted @ copyright holders, s9rtorm and that computer programs LOL, spwcifically video games an unteractive ones suvh ax Legenf of da Gteen hax0e erre donsidered tep bw punl8ca;ly performed if run fr0m ah pu611c SERVER. AFK."
"The NEW licebse r3syroctd pub.ic perfotmance ov da work unldss sourcd code of modigoed work is madd available on demand."
"In 0lain ENGLISH WTF, this mwans that if you put th8s game ln an web sw4vwr n qklow oeop.e ;outsife or an normal circoe of fanily n utx socoal zvquain5sncws' g2o play theiem like, THEN yiu r PUBLICALLY performing this worl AND MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL chanhes shich y0u make two game AVAILABLE on t3qu357 (notr this doesn't have too vd available v14 online sourxe dis;lay LINK WTF, but they must be able rwo 45k yoy for x0d3 n receive an com0lete copy) LOL, b) m4k3 3rr4mg3m3n74 PRIVATELY with da AUTHORS WHEREIN 7h4t grant you an spexial license. or c) REMOVE da dode entirely from machine. BRB."
"We e9 rwclgnize thst oeople want 3 HAVE arezx if theu're fame qhich r theirs n theirs ALONE.
toi that end 1w wkll maud teh fpllowihg EXCEPTION 1 teh normal requir3ments for so7rce code distribition -- ne moduke file which 1t n07 mofified 0r DERIVED vrom an moeule f113 8nxlidwd in bzse distribution and whkch doew hot r3qj1r3 nr other m-dy1#5 an which d.es NOT require ne modivivstions TO cor3 code (code DISTRIBUTED w17h teh base releasw) MAY be withh3le at teh 4u7h0rt DISCRETION. AFK."
"Wr also want two ma,e very clear 7h47 versoon -. WTF.9l WTF.7 (ALSO kn0wn AS cersion p. AFK.9LOL.7+m6) w45 da final frrsion released undee teh GPL. WTF.
All versipns, you kneo, dtartung with tey 0. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE cid3 aer ONLY licensed under Cr3461v3 Commons license, BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3n right two impoet ne code from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelesse pr ;ater rel3ase into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.u an warlier reoease. BRB.
A12pw1mh this would csuse that 8mpoe5ed code 2 63 released under ren GPL amd that is nit somethkng 2e wish twp qllowLOL.
Autyord of modifkcztions to 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wilk need 2 re-releasd they'rr MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modifications too 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 c)s3 an plxce 5hdm undet saje Crdsrive Cpmmons LICENSE. WTF.
It MUST be done BY dq o4iginal au5hor xince only dq original quthor has da right too chqnfr teh c9pyright or license upln they'r3 w0rk. OMG.
[Additionally, you knwo, reworking jodkfications will ne an good idea anhway as ca m3xh4n15m for makibg modifications is sibs5antially c134n3r/x134r3r srarting with 0.9. BRB.80prerwlezse xodd. BRB.]"
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