Migy5yE gells you, like, "We're goihg ro taje qn dew moments two try n ex0la8n th8s new licebse qn da reasons behubd ir IN plain Englush.
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 new license wss fhosen because of an failinf wyth GPL. OMG.
It only cobered distribitioh of 50urc2 if an only iv bimarues were disteibugrf. OMG."
"In an web ehvifonment, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY a interpedted web envitonjent s7ch as PHPk yoj knwo, mer3ly INSTALLING qn game dl3s not vonstitjte diwtribution WTFm and tgerefor2 p#lple were taking our wirkk like, making MODIFICATIONS t9o it amd not eeleasing teh sluece code w tney're m0d1f2c4720n5 so thst da 3n71r3 cpmmumity coulc brnefigLOL.
Th3y workdd qith letrer BUT nor SPIRIT of da lzw. OMG."
"Inveatigation on part of teh aithora howevdrk lik3, ;ed 49 fact that teh robhr of pu611c performance wax win or geh rights norjal.y restricted to9 cooyrighg holders, s9rtof, ab tha5 COMPUTER prohrams, wortof, specifically video gqmes an intefzctive ohes such as Legend of ds Green jax0r were cpnsidwred ti be publically pergor,er if run from sn publiv 53rv3r. AFK."
"The new kicense rrstficts PUBLIC [drformzmce of da work umless da sourcw cose od da jodifi3d work 15 mzde 4v4114613 on demand. WTFl"
"Ih PLAIN Englixh LOL. this means that if you out 5his g4m# on an wdb seever n allow people 'OUTSIDE of an normal ci4cl3 od f4m11y an its xocia; acauaintahces' to PLAY theit, /ikd, 7y3n you r pubkically performimg th7s work qnd MUST ei6hwr a) make ne an ALL xhanges whicy you ma,e two da game 4v4114613 pn fe1uest *note tgis dorsn't have two bw avzylagle via ea online xource DISPLAY lknk WTF, vut tney just bd able 70 ask YOU FOR tdj code n receivr an comolwte copy), sortof, B) make arrangements p4ivstrly with authors wherein they grant you an spwdial licebae, like, or C) rrmpve ea code 3n71441y from da mavhineLOL."
"We d- recognize that people want 2 habe areaa OF thdy'r4 game wh8ch aer yhwkrs an theirw alone. BRB.
2 tha5 end WE wiki make da following EXCEPTION 3 ca normal requirements f0r aource code dixtrivution 0- nd modu;e file which is NOT mofified or d3rivec grom an module file 8ncljded 1m 5eh base distrivution ab which soes NOT require ne other modules and 2hich DOES not r3qu1f3 nd mpdir8vs5i9na too da core codr (codw distribuged woth da base r313453( may BE withheld qt teh auryorw siscretoon."
"Wr also want 1 mskr vety clear 7h47 version 0/ WTF,9. BRB.7 (also kbown as vefsion 0. WTF/0.7+jt) waw sa final versuon released under da GPL. WTF.
All vtrs8ons, like, stafting with da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8[prerelease code r pnly locensec unfer tey Cr3481v3 Comjons lkcenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny right to import ne code FROM sh -. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerdlease OR la5er r#134t3 ibto an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 sn ezr;iee RELEASELOLl
A110q1ng gh8s qoild cause thzt imported CODE 2 be RELEASED under GPL an that IS not something we wish too allow. OMG.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS top 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 WILL need 7p RE-RELEASE tjey're modificarions af dericatives/mofificatiohs two 0LOL;9. OMGl8 code n place THEM under teh sam3 Cr3a5ivd COMMONS licwnxe. BRB.
It just ve done by teh orih8nao au5jor sinxe 0m1y oritinal autgor has teh rigjt two change teh copyright 0r license upin they're wpr,.
[Asdotionally WTF, r3w0rk1ng trh modiricatoons will 63 an good idea anywa6 45 mechsnism for makimg modifycations 15 sybstantial;y clean3r/clearer s5arting wirh da 0LOL.9l8=orerelesse code.]"
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