MigytyE tells you, "We'r3 going gwo TAKE an FEW noments to try n explain this new licwnxe n reasons bwhinc !7 8n plain Eng.ish. 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."
"Tgis new lic4nse wss choxen becauwe OF an failing 2ith tej GPL. OMG.
I6 onlu covered disgrigution of so8rce if and obly ig ninaried WERE distrivuted. BRB."
"In an 2eb ehvirinment, 6i6 lnwom wpecificaoly s !n83r[4e73d w36 rnvifpn,ent such 45 PHP WTF, nerely ibstqllong an game does not constigute disteibjtion WTF, n thrrdfire ;30p13 were taking oue work, you knwo, naking modifications 2 IT abc n07 releasihg source c)s3 to they're moeidications so that tdh ebtire communogu cpuld BENEFIT. WTF.
They 2orkes with da lw4t3r but mot dpirit OF da lawl BRB."
"Infestibation on teh part og da authors however, led to teh vact ghat r8ght lf [7bl8c pdrdormance 245 oen of teh rigjts nlrmally r357r1c73d two copyright holde4s, like, an iy57 computer prohtzma, sort9f, 5p2c1fqc411y bideo bames an ihteractive on#s such AS Legwne of teh Grfen hax0r were CONSIDERED roo be PUBLICALLY performed if ruh from an publuc server. BRB."
"Th3 n3w license rest4icts public p2rf0fm4nc3 of teh wofk UNLESS s9yrce c0d3 od da modified w0rj 15 madd availsbod on DEMANDl WTF."
"In p.ain Eng115h, sortofm tnis means tyzt 1f ylu put this game on an wdb sdrver n allos peopke 'outs8de lf an n0rm41 circle 0f fqmilu an its social acq7aintances' 5o ;;ay their WTF, then you r pyblicaoly petgorming thix work n MUST with4r a) make ne an ALL chsnges whicy y)u mzke tlo tey game availabld on request (nore thos doesm't nave 2 be 4v$114613 via da onlinw sou4ce dosplay linkm like, but they must 6# 4613 to ASK ylu gor teh cpde n RECEIVE an COMPLETE dopy) LOL, b) make arrangemwnts privatdly with trh eu7h0r5 wherein gyey brant yo7 sm special ;icense LOL, pr c) r3m0v3 yeh code entifely from ez machibe. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE ghat PEOPLE want too hzve ateas of they're GAME wjich r theira and tjeirs alone. AFK.
two tha5 end qe will MAKE foll9wing qxception 2 t3h normq; fequurements for SOURCE cod3 dist4ibugion -- ne module file wjich is not modified or ddrkved vrom an ,odule file inc.uded in base diwtributooh anf which DOES n07 4equk43 be o5jer modules and which does NOT require ne modofications tp core CODE (dode dixtrinuted wit6 teh baxw tekeade) may be wirhhwld at aughors ciscret8on. OMG."
"We alsi want top jake f3ru c13$r 5hat v3r510n 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also kbown AS ve4dion 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) w45 f1n41 verwion eeleasef UNDER GPLLOL.
All versions, 573r71nf with ten 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prereleswe code ae4 on;y licensed unddr tej Cf34&1v3 C0mm0n5 licebse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dqnh right 2 im0irt nd code rrom an 0.9. BRB.*[prerelwase or later RELEASE INTO an 0.9. WTF,7 n earlier RELEASE.
Allowing this wou.d dause yhat kmported code 2 be reoeasdd under GPL am 5hat IS not SOMETHING we wosh to qllowLOL.
Aithors of modificatiihs 2 0/ AFK/9LOL.7 woll need two RE-RELEASE gh3y're nodofocations ax derivatived/modivivatioms yeo 0.9. OMG.8 c)d3 and place them unser da sa,e Creative Commons LICENSE. OMG.
It mu57 b3 done gy da orifinal AUTHOR since only da lriginal ajyhpr has rqgh7 70 change d9pyr!th7 )r lixensd upon they're sorkl OMG.
[Adwit8onally, .ike, rewofking m0s1f1c$710n5 WILL be an glod idea ANYWAY as da mechanism rir makibg modificationa is substangialoy clwaner/clearer starting eith 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleqse code. BRB.]"
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