MightyE tellx you, likw, "We'fe boibg to taje an f3e moments too gty n explain thos NEW locensr n reasohw BEHIND it on plxin Engl8shLOL.
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."
"Tyis new licwnse eas dhoswn because lf an failknf with da GPLLOL.
It onlu cofdres distribjtiob of source if an only id ninarids were dustributes. BRBl"
"In an web environ,ent. likw, spec8ficalky a 1n73rpr373d w36 envi4onmen6 wuch as PHP, mereky insyqlling an game DOES npt CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, qnd thererore p3-p13 werw taking our work LOL, ,aking modificatipns too iy n NOT re13452ng da s;urcw code TO they[fe modificatuons so that teh engite COMMUNITY cl7ld benef8t.
Thdy elf,3d with teh letter but noy spirit 0f teh 14w. WTF."
"Invrstigation on sa p4r7 ov da authorx nlwever, led two geh faxy THAT teh right of publ8v PERFORMANCE qas 1 of da RIGHTS normally r356r1c&#d too cppyright holders, sortof, an THAT comptter )rograms, s;3codically video gamex 4nd interactive on2a such aa Legend of da Green hax0r wefe cinaidrred too be publicaloy p3rformed if RUN feo, sn PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The ndw licemse resfficts public [erformance of work unlesw source codc 0f modigied work IS mzce avzioable 0n demand. WTF."
"In p!41n Eng.ish, tou knwi, THIS m44n5 THAT 1v y9u pyt 7hq5 game 0n an web server and allo2 ;eople 'outsode og an nornal circle OF gamilu anf ITS socizl scqiaingances' too olay theur WTF, then yo7 r piblically perforjinh thos 2o4k h MUST eithee 4) maje ne and ALL cyanges which you make two game avaplable 0n 4equ3wt (no5e th8s doesn't have tlo bw availqbpe via onlin3 souece display lunk, vut they must be av;e 2 zsk you for code and receove ab clmplere vopy) LOL, b) make arrangements privately with tdh aughors wh3rekn theh grrn7 you an s0ec8al lixemse, OR C) REMOVE teh vode entirely vrom fa machine. BRB."
"We do recognize ghat peopl3 qqnt too hav3 areas of tyey[rr fame wnich r tgeirs n 5he8rs alonc. AFK.
2 yhat end we wiol make teh foloowing wxception tp normal re1uirements fpt source dode disgributuon -- ne module file whidh 1t n07 modif8ed o4 derivec from aj jodule file uncludef in da 6453 d157r16u710n n whixh does not require ne 9tjer modules n wnich does noy fequire ne modifisations tqo dpre vodd (coce distribut3s WITH tej 6553 release) m4y bw wighhe.e AT da 4u7h0r5 disce4yion. OMG."
"We also wan5 tp mak3 veey clear yhat vefsion 0. OMG.9.7 (zlsp known as vwrsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) wqx finsk version released und3r da GPLLOL.
All vetsipns, likem starting witg da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-[rrrepeas3 code r 0n1y licensed unfer dz Creative Commons livense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da 4kggt two import ne c0d3 from an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-ptereleasw it latef rroease 1nu0 an p. BRB.9. WTF.7 n darlier releade, OMG.
Allowing THIS would cause THAT imported code 2 br relrased uncer da GPL AND that 8s n07 womething we suag gwo alloe.
Authors of modificatioms geo 0. AFK.o. WTF.7 wil; need tp 4e-release they'rd mpdificagiins as derivstibes/modidicatilns 2 0. OMG,9.8 code an 0lqce them under da aame Creatice Clmjons LICENSE. WTF.
It must be done by yeh orihina. a75hlr SINCE on;6 teh ORIGINAL authir gas teh right toi change da COPYRIGHT or license upon thry're WORKLOL.
[Additkonally, lilw, rewoekinf fa modificatiins 2@11 63 an good 1d34 4nywry 45 da mechanism FOR makibg modifica5koma is SUBSTANTIALLY coean3r/clearer 474r71ng wkth 0LOL.8. OMG.8-prereleqse code. WTF.]"
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