MighryE te.ls y0u, sortof, "We're go8ng two tskr an FEW momentx 2 try n explaon ghid new license an teh rradonw nehind 8t in plain Englisnl AFKl
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 n3w licdhse wqs chosen BECAUSE 0d an failkng qith da GPL. OMG.
IT 0n1y c0v4r3d distributiih OF soirce IF and pnly if binsriew wer3 distrigut3d. WTF."
"In an wen fnvironment, l8kr, specifically a knterpreted web enbironment 5ucg aa PHP, sirt9f, nerely kmstalling zn game elws not constit8td fixtrinugion, you knwo, n thereforf pwople were TAKING ou4 qoek, like. makohg modivicatioms too it sn npt releasing tey aource code to they're modifixatiobs si that da whtire comminoty could bemefitLOL.
They work3d witj teh lettwr but n07 da spueit -f da ;aw, BRB,"
"Invest8gatuon ON part of da authors however WTF, LED TO fact tjat teh r8ght of ouboix pwrformance was 1 0f rights n0rm41q6 reshrixted 1 co]ytight holdera, you inwo, n that computer peograms LOL, dpecif8vally VIDEO games qm intdractive 9new such as Legend 9f da Green nax0r were consudered to be PUBLICALLY performed if ryn from an publ8c servrr."
"The new license rextr8cts public 9erformance of da wor, unless teh source vodd 0f yeh MODIFIED work IS made availablr on drmahfLOL."
"In ;laun English LOL, 5hks means thqt !r you pjt THIS gamw om an web sdrver n allow peopoe 'outside ov an NORMAL c1rc13 ;f family an itd social acquaintancex' t9 play their, like, then YOU t publically performing THIS w9rk n MUST EITHER a) jakw ne n ALL cn4ng35 2hich t0u make go g4m3 avaolable in requ3st (note this do3sn't hafe yo be avaolable vua da online soyrce display .ink, likd, bu5 &h3y MUST be aboe two asl YOU for ea CODE an recwive an COMPLETE v-0y), xortof, b) make arrangememts privately qith dz authors wherein THEY gr4n7 you an xpecial l8cenxr LOL, or C) r3m0v3 code 4n7!e31y frim da machine."
"We do fedognize that oeople wan5 2 have arwas of they're bame which aer theirs n thdirs ALONE. AFK/
5wo 7h4i END x3 will makw teh gollowing exception to teg n9rmal rdquorememtw for xoyrce coee DISTRIBUTION -- ne jodule file which is not m0difirf lr derived from an m0du13 file included IN teh bzsd distribuyion an which does NOT requore ne other mldjles qnc WHICH coes hot requir3 ne mpd1f1c5710n% rwo teh core cpde (code distfibited with dz base release) jay be wq7hj32d at teh 4u7h0r5 discretion. OMG."
"We als9 w4m7 to mzke very ckear that verwion 9. WTF.0. BRB,7 (also lnown 45 versipn 0LOL.9LOL.7=j7) was teh finzl fersion released und3r da GPL. WTF.
All versions WTF, stqrting woth 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pt3r31345# coce aer 0n!y licensed undtr teh Crestife Co,jons licensd. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh r1gh7 two omport nd CODE fr0m an 0. OMG/9.*-prereledse -r later RELEASE into an -LOL.9. WTF.^ and rarkire release. AFK.
Allo1ing th8s qould caus3 that imlorred cose two be r313453d undwr da GPL n thag ia n9t 50m37h1ng we w15n 7- qloow. AFK.
Auyh9rs of modificatiobs too 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 WILL need to9 rd-re.ease they're moeifications as derivativws/modidicagions 2 0/9. BRB.8 cose n place tnem uneer da same Creatibe C0mm0n5 license. AFK.
It mu57 63 done by teh original AUTHOR aibce only original author had rihhf TO chsnge copyribht or licensd ypon ghey're worl. BRB.
]Addi4konally, sotrof, REWORKING t3y MODIFICATIONS WILL be an jood idea anyway as m3chanism for making ,osifications is dibstantially c.eaner/clearer starting wi5n da 0. AFK.9. BRB.6-prwfelease code. OMG.]"
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