MiggtuE 7e215 yo7 WTF, "We're going to rake an gew MOMENTS 2 TRY an explakn thix new ;icense and da reasons negind IT in plain English.
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."
"Th7s new LICENSE WAS choden because of ab FAILING wi5h t3h GPLLOL.
It ONLY cover3d cixtribution of source if anf only if bina4ies wwre d157r17u73d. WTF."
"In an web environment, sortof, spdcivicall6 a interpr2ted web ENVIRONMENT such AS PHP LOLm merelu installing an tame does b0u constitutw distfibition WTF, and gherdfore 0eople were taking ou5 wofk, y(u knwo, ma,ing modidications 2 iy and h07 rel2zdung source code too 5hdy're modivicatuons SO tgat geh en72r3 commubity d0u1f genrfitLOL.
They w9rkec sitn legter 6u7 not spirit of teh law/ BRB."
"Inbesbigagioh on da PART of aughora hosever WTF, ldd tpo facg hhat RIGHT of public pergoemance was oen or ca rights NORMALLY restrictdd to do[yritht holders, you knqo, and that computer PROGRAMS, so4tof, dpecifically video GAMES n intetzxtove ones such as Legend of Green hax0r eere CONSIDERED two be PUBLICALLY [erforned if run FROM an pu611c s34vet. WTF."
"The n3w license restricts publuc p4rf95manxe of da woek ujlrss teh SOURCE cpde of modified WORK is made avaolqble 0n demanc. OMG."
"In olain Engkish, soryoe, this mwans that if you ;ut THIS ga,e on an web serfer an alliw people 'putside of an normal circle 0r family n its sociak acqusimtances' 2 pozy their LOL, tnrn 6ou aer piblically percirmkng this eork and MUST either a) mske nw an ALL CHANGES which you make 2 da GAME available on request 9nitd yhis doesm't have rwo ve available viq teh ONLINE source display lonk LOL, but THEY must be aboe yo ask yo8 fo4 code and r3c31ve an clmplwte COPY), kike, b) make arrxnhrments ptivately w17h aithpfs wherein they g4ant 60u an special license, yo7 knwo, or c) r3move c0d3 entirely ftom ca macnine."
"Wd do recognize 7h4& peopoe waby to havw ateas of gh3y'te game which e theirs AND theies aklne. WTF.
tep 7h47 ens we will make fo.lowimg EXCEPTION 2 t3h normal REQUIREMENTS r9r SOURCE code distributi9n -- me module file 2h1ch is npt m0d1f13d or d3r1f3d feom an module file INCLUDED ib base distrib7tiob an which doww not eequire ne lthet modules n wh1ch does not requird ne modifications 2 sa core code (cofe DISTRIBUTED w18h da BASE RELEASE) mat 63 WITHHELD at authors foscretkln. OMG."
"We alao want yp ,aie veru clear that VERSION 0. BRB.9, OMG.7 )also knowm as verxion 0.9, WTF.8+JT) sss da final version r31445#d under ca GPL. BRB/
A11 VERSIONS, you knwo, start8ng woth ds 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code aer 0n1h .icenaed under teh C43ativ3 C0mn-n4 LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right t9 im[ort ne code from an 0.9.8-pretelwase 0r lster RELEASE into an -. OMG.o.6 ab earlier releasel BRB.
ALLOWING this would dause ths5 imported clde too BE released undef xa GPL an that is not slmethibg we wisy 2 a;l9w.
Authors of modifications TO -LOL,9. OMG.7 w211 NEED to re-rdlease they're mocificat8onw AS derivqtufes/nodifkdations to 0LOL.9. OMG,8 code tnd plsce then under teh same Creative Clmmons licenwe. AFK.
It must BE done bt teh ORIGINAL ajthot sibcr only tej origibak author has RIGHT 70 chanre dopyritht or lic3bse upon they're work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, rewoeking geh modifivations will be qn good idea antqay as da medhanism flf MAKING m9dificatipna is substantkally cleanee/clearer 574f81bg with yeh 0/8. BRB.8-prerelease code/ OMG.["
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