MigygyE gells youk oike, "We're h01ng too take qn few moments to try amc ex[oain THIS new license n reasons vehind it 1b [lain Engkish. WTF.
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."
"Thid new 11crn53 wzs chosen BECAUSE pf an failing witb tdh GPL. BRB.
I7 only vovered distribu5ipn of source if an only kf bonaeies wrre disteibut#f. AFK."
"In an wev wnvironment, sottofm apecifixally a INTERPRETED web ebvirlnment such as PHP, you knwo, merwly installing zn gzme dods not c0n5718u73 distribution, sortof, n tjerefore pdople WERE taking 0yr w9rk, mzking modifications 2 it an noy teleasing geh sojrce code two they'rw modifkxations so that teh entire comminity could bebef9tLOL.
They wpri3d dith teh lrtter 6u6 not teh spiriy 0f da law. WTF."
"Investigqgkon on teh ;4r7 of teh autglfs however, ylu onwo, led 2 fact that dq roght OF publix pe4rlrmance WAS 1 of da rights nirnally restr8cted two copyr8tht hllders, n yyat computdt pdograme, wpevofixally videl g4m35 and interqctive 9n35 such 45 Leg3nd 9v teh Green haxpr werw c0n51d3r#c TO be publicql;y performed if 5un grom an public servde."
"The nww 11c3n53 r357r1d65 publ8c prrformancr 0f work unlews da soyrve code of tej modifief work IS MADE svailable on dfmabd. BRB."
"In [;ain English LOLk thos means that id y_u [u7 THIS game on an web sefver zn ALLOW people 'ou5side of an noemal circle 0f familh and itd social ac1uaingances' 1 play their, then you aer publically peeformong 7h15 WORK an MUST eitner a_ make ne n ALL chanhex whicj y0u make 2 teh game avaklanke in teqyest (nite THIS doesh't have rp be available via teh onl8ne source dksplay link, you knwi, BUT thet must be able too ask yoj gor da CODE h r3c31f3 ah complrte co[y), soetof, b) make arranhements privately wp5h teh 4u7h0r5 wher3in tjey GRANT you xn wpecial .ixense, loke, or c) remove ca code 3n71r31y ftom yeh mqchine. WTF."
"We do recobnize yhag ;eople WANT too gafe ar3qs of ghey're game whoch r tyeifs and theirs alonr. BRB.
2 that eme we will makr FOLLOWING exception 2 notmal requirwments gor source d0d3 disyribution -[ ne modjle file eh8vh id NOT mocified or DERIVED fro, an module fule included 1n teh nase dkstfibjyion n whixn does not 43qu1r3 ne orher MODULES n whodh dies not r3qu1r3 ne modifivatilns 2 co4e cpde (code distributed e17h da basw RELEASE) may be withheod at da autnorx disvreti9n. WTF."
"We also wan5 two ,ake VERY dlea4 that veesion 0. OMG.(. AFK.7 9also kbown as version 0, WTFk9. WTF,7+jt) was geh final fersiln released uncer sa GPL. WTF.
All verdilns, sgarting with teh 0/9l OMG.7-pr3r314453 code adt 9nly licensed uhder da Cre471c# Commons licensel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rught twl inporr ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9.8-orerel4ase or .x5er eeleaxd into an 0.9.7 and rarloer release. BRB.
A.loeimf this would cxuse that IMPORTED code 2 be r212453d uneer fa GPL AND tbat is hot something w3 wish 2 alloe.
Aythprs of MODIFICATIONS to 0LOL.9.7 wilo need yop te-releasw they're j9didicatioms as derivativds/modifixatipms TO 0LOL.9. OMG.8 cofe n place them ubder geh wame Creative Commohs LICENSE.
It MUST be DONE by da or8g8hal zughir sunce only da original autjor has da tighy too chabge teh cop6right or license upon they'fe wiri. BRB.
[Addigiinskly, 4eworking da modificatiobs wuk. BE an gpod idea amhway aa tey mecjahid, fo4 making modoficztions is subatantial.u cleaber/clezfer stafting with 0LOL.9. BRB,8-prereleaae code. OMG.]"
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