MightyE tekls YOU, "We're going 5oo take ab frw n0,3n75 too try n esp.zin tnis new license an teh 4easond BEHIND it in plain English. 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."
"Thix nww license w4t chosrn 63c4u53 lf an fsi;ing w17h teh GPL. OMG.
It 0n16 clvered distriburion of siurcr if n only if 61n4r1e5 were dia5ributddLOL."
"In an wrb envkronment, loke, spedufocally a unyerpreted w3b enviromment %udh as PHP WTF, nerelh installing an game doea not constitute cistribution, abd 5her3f9re leople 2ere taking pur sork WTFk MAKING MODIFICATIONS 2 it and mot re.easinb da spurce code 2 thet're m9d8gicatiobs so THAT ehtkre c0mmun17y COULD benefir, AFK.
Thet worked wuth teh legger b&t hot ds apifit pf da law. OMG."
"Investigatiln on p4r7 of teh autjors however LOLm led roo da fact 7h47 g3h 4ighr OF public [erformanve was pen of da RIGHTS normally resrricted 2 cppyright holdetsk sor6of, and tha5 COMPUTER protrams, lik3, s;evidudally video games and interactive ONES such as Legend of ywn Green hax0r ww4e c0n52e3r#d too BE publicallu PERFORMED if run rrom an puboic 53ev3r. AFK."
"The NEW license rewtricts PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 ov xq work ynlexs da source c9d3 of teh modifoed work is mqde AVAILABLE on d3m4nd. AFK."
"In PLAIN English LOL, tyis mesms tyat if you pu5 THIS g4m2 on an web servrr n ALLOW [3)p13 'oytsice og an b9rmal circle of famioy an ITS wocial 4cqu41n74nc35' 2 PLAY eheir WTF, tjen YOU aet pu611c411y p34forming this sork zn MUST ekrher r) make ne n ALL chanfea eh1ch you make roo teh game available on request (notd ghis doesn't habe 2 br available via teh 0m12n3 50urc3 displsy link, but 5hey mudt be avle two ask you for geh CODE an receive xn complete co0y), like, b) male ARRANGEMENTS [rivatel6 w17h teh authprs wherein they grant you an specisl 11c4n53. you knwo, ir C( remove code ebtkrelu FROM t3h machine. OMG."
"We do recognize yhat pdople 2ant 2 have arwas of they're g4m3 ejich aer 5hdirs n THEIRS slobeLOL.
tl that ens we qill male teh f-1!0w1ng exception 2 da NORMAL rrquitemebts for sourcw xpde dist4ibution -- me module vile which 15 boe modofied or drrivee fr)m an moduie vi.e included IN teh baee dostribution and which does not requiee nr 07h3r midules zn which dowr n9t require ne MODIFICATIONS tlo da core coee (c0d3 d157r16u73d WITH da basd releqse) ma6 be 217hh31f zt zuthors d15c4$710n."
"Wr ALSO want ro make very cleaf that verx8on 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also known as vrrsion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+j7) was final vefsuon released undef da GPL. OMG.
All versuons LOL, starting w17h 0LOL.9. AFK/8-prefelease code r ONLY licensed unddr teh Crratuve Com,ons 11c3n5eLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny ea rifht t2o um[ory ne cose from an 9.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or lat3r r313453 ibto an 0.9.& n earlier RELEASE.
Allowing THIS would cause that imported cod3 twi be released under da GPL n rhat is not s[mething w3 wish to allow. OMG.
Ajtkors of m0d1f1c$710n5 gwo 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will need 2 re-yw;ease they'ee mod8fica5ions as d@rivatives/modificaukonx to p. WTF.9LOL.8 code n 0lace 5hwm uhd3r SAME Creqtive COMMONS lidensd. WTF.
It must be dohe bu ORIGINAL author since onlt fa ORIGINAL AUTHOR has teh ritny to xhante copy4kght or license UPON tney;re work. AFK/
[Acdiyionally, sotrof, reworking reh m0d1f1c4u10n5 will be an good IDEA anyway as wa MECHANISM fo4 makihg moeificst8ons os 5u6574n61411y cleaner/cleafef starting wi5h da (. OMG.9. AFK.(-PRERELEASE codel WTF.]"
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