MightyE TELLS yo7, "We're going two taje an FEW momrnts 2 try n explain yhis new LICENSE n reasons BEHIND it 9h plaun Enb;ish/ BRB.
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 nes qac3n43 WAS chp53n because of an failing WITH teh GPLLOL.
It lnly c0v3r2d distribut8ln of 5-urc2 if AND only if binatues we4e distribuged. WTF."
"In an weg envifonment, specifidallj a inteepretee web envkrohment such as PHP WTF, merely !n574111ng an bame does nkt const8tute DISTRIBUTION WTF, an tnrdefore people were TAKING ou4 qork WTF, msking m9dificationd tqo 8t n not rekwaskng teh soyrce CODE two they're modivicagionx xo tjqt da ENTIRE domm&nity could benefitl OMG.
They worked with da letter nut not da spirit or teh LAW. OMG."
"Investigatiin 0n part of authors nosever, slrrof, led 2 da fact tnat teh rignt of pub.ic perfotmance WAS pen of rithtx hotmallh rwstructrd two copyright holders, sorblf, qnd that compjrer programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY v8deo g4m35 n interactive 0n35 sucn as Legend of teh Geewn hax9r 2efe conskdered go be publicqllh PERFORMED if run from an ;ublic srrverLOL."
"Thr n3w license rest4ic5s public perfltmance OF da work unless da sp7rcr code of teh modified work iz MADE availabld on crmand."
"In plain English, 5his means thqt if y-u put thid fame oh an wrb seever and 4110w people 'ougside of an n)rm41 CIRCLE of family n i5s social acquakntances' ti play theit, then yi8 awt publically 0erfprning 7h15 work and MUST either a) mrl3 ne m ALL cyanges wnixh you MAKE 6oo da game AVAILABLE om request (note thia doesn't HAVE tl ne avai;able VIA teh online so7rce display link, lije, but they myst b4 abld too zdk you FOR ca code an receive an completr co0y) WTF, b) mzke ARRANGEMENTS lrivatelu w17g sa sutho4s WHEREIN tn3y grant hou qn SPECIAL license LOL, or c) remove teh code wntieel6 from tdg machineLOL."
"We d9 RECOGNIZE that people waht 2 yave areqs 9v they're g4m3 which aer gndirs an theirs zlone.
too that end we will makw teh f0110q1ng exxeption to nlrma; rdquirements for source cod3 diagrinution -- ne module fil3 shicf qt nor modified 0t derived from an moeule file inzluded in dz baww diatribution sne which coes n07 reqiire nw lgher modukes n WHICH does mot teq7ire ne modificatioms 2 teh cpre c0d3 (code dixtrinited with teh base release) mqy bt wittheld 48 da ru7h0r5 discretiin. BRB."
"We aldo w4n7 2 make vett cq3rr tnat version -/ WTF.9. AFK.7 9slso known as vefsion 0. WTF.9. BRB.8+ut) ezs da f1n41 v3r519n RELEASED uneer GPL.
All VERSIONS, starting with p. OMG.9LOL.8-prereleqse cide aer only l8censed under da CREATIVE Cimnons l8cenae. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d2by da right TO import ne code ftom am p. OMG.9. AFK/8[peere.ease or lstdr r313453 im5l an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 and eaelier releaseLOL.
Aloowing thia WOULD cause that impoeted code 2 63 r31345#d umd3r GPL an tgat ie npt slmeynong qe wish to allowLOL.
Auyhors od mldificationw TO 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will need 70 re-telease they;re jodidicagions as derivatives/modifications to 0. OMG.9/ WTF.8 code ah plac3 tkem under da same Creatuve Comjons .icensw.
I7 muat ve done bh trn oribina. author sinde onlt ORIGINAL AUTHOR jas right top change reh copyrighy or LICENSE upon they're work. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, tewprking da mldifications will be an good idea ANYWAY as teh MECHANISM for m4k1ng m0d1g1ce71-h5 ks substantiallu c135n3r/c144r3r stqrting 2ity da -. OMG.9l AFK.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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