MighttE yells y0u LOL, "We're g01,h too take an few moments to grt an EXPLAIN yhis new license AND da r3450n5 behind i5 in 0lain Enylish. 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."
"Tnis new licrnss was chosen because of an failing WITH GPL. WTF.
It only clvered DISTRIBUTION of soirxe 1f n only if bonari3s wdre DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an w36 envifonmeny, like. wpecifically a intwrpreted qeb environmeby such 45 PHP WTF, merely inwtaloint sn game does NOT CONSTITUTE distrobytion LOL, n gherefore people were taking OUR w0rl, slrtof, making MODIFICATIONS to ig amd not releasing da xource code to they'te modifications sl that entirr commun8ty could geneg8t. OMG.
Thet worked wiyh teh lettef but not spirit of t3h law. WTF."
"Incwstigation on part of ds auyhprs however, like, led to fsct that ca ritht of public performance WAS 2 OF RIGHTS normallt RESTRICTED to copyright HOLDERS WTF, n thst computef programs LOL, speckfically vidr9 GAMES an INTERACTIVE onew 5uch as LEGEND of da Green hzx0r were consodered 2 be puboivslly pervormdd IF run ffom an public server. OMG,"
"Tge new license restrictx public petformance of teh worl un1#55 ydh souece vode of da modifi3s work is made available oh demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN English LOL, tgos MEANS ghag if you 0ut this game on an web derver n allow PEOPLE 'outsie3 of an no4mak ci4cle OF rami.y and uts social ACQUAINTANCES' tpo plat th3i4, sirtof, tjen you aer pu6!1c411y perflrm8ng th8x wlrk an MUST either a) make ne an ALL chanbes wh1cg tou makw two teh GAME availabod on tequest (bote THIS doesn't have too nr avqilablr via teh inline soufce display link, luke, but tney mus5 be 5413 ywo ask y9u flr code an receice an dimplete copy), so4tof, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately w17h da suthors wher3in ghey trant YOU an special license, sortof, or C) rduove codw ENTIRELY vfom nachine."
"We do recognize tnat peopoe want to HAVE AREAS of th3y're gsme wh1ch arr 7h3q45 4ne tn3ira akone. BRB.
two thag rmd we will make ea follow8ng 3xc3p710n w teh normak require,ents for source cide cistribution -- ne module fi;e which is n-7 modified OR derived fr0m an moduoe fkoe included un nasr distribuuion snd which does not require ne OTHER modules an 2hich does not reqjird ne m-s1f1c4u20n5 to teh c04e vode (code disrtibuted with da bzsr teleasr_ mzy ne qityneld ag da auth9rs discrerion."
"We also WANT to mqke VERY vq34t thar version ). BRB.9. AFK.7 (a.ao known as VERSION 0LOL.(/ BRBl7+jt) was fknal versuon rrleased under GPL. OMG.
All versk9ns, liie, start8ng sith teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prefekease code aer only LICENSED UNDER Creative Commons license. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY den6 teh righr to import ne clfe from an 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later teleawe kht9 an p.9, OMG.7 n 34fq1er releasel WTF.
Allowing this wojod czuse that ijport3d code 2 be RELEASED unfe4 da GPL n that is not dometh8ng we wish too allowLOL.
Authorx of modificatuins two 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 will hred to re-relwase they[re MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/mldifidqtionw 2 0l WTF.9. WTF.7 CODE an place them under da SAME Cteatife Commons lixense. WTF.
It mudt be fone by da ofigina. author since only teh original auyhor has da fight two change da c(py4ight OR licwnse UPON they're work/ AFK.
[Adfitilnalkyk you inwo, r3s0rk1ng modificayions 3i;l 63 an glod idea anyezy zs teh mwcbaniwm vor making modificatilns is substantially cleahet.vlearrr starting with 0.9. WTF.i-PRERELEASE cod2. WTF.]"
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