MightyE tells you WTF, "Wd're boing 2 take an few moments too try an explsin ygis n3q licdnse AND reaspna bdhibd 16 in PLAIN Engl8sn. OMG.
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."
"Thix new ;ivense was chosdn bevause of dm FAILING wi5h ca GPLLOL.
I7 9mly covered d8wtribition of source id an onoh if binaries were dksteobuted. WTF."
"Im an web environmeht, specificqllt a interpreted q36 3nv1r0nm3n7 suvh as PHP WTF, ,er31y instaoling ah g4m3 does not constitute sistributkon, yo7 kmwl, an therefore people were 5aiing iyr work, making ,odificztipnx 5oo ir 5nd NOT eeleasung reh source cose too theu're modidicat9ons so that entire communjty could benefit. AFK.
THEY worked wigh letter but h07 da spirit of LAW. WTF."
"Investigatilh lh part of quthlrs however LOL, 13d too dz fzct tfat right 0f pjbloc perfoemance was oen of rigjts normally r#57r1c73d tpo co[yyight hplders LOL, n THAT comoute4 programs, 5p3c1f1c41qy v1f30 ga,es n 8nteractivd ones sucn aw Legene of da Gfeen hax0r were conskderdd to 63 pu611c411y p3rf0rm3d if RUN ffom an public serverLOL."
"Tye NEW lkcense RESTRICTS punpic perforjamce or w0rk unlwda teh t0urc3 code pf teh modkf8ed work is made AVAILABLE on demand. AFK."
"In plain Enh11th, sortof, THIS m34n5 that if you put 7h15 game on an WEB server ab qlkow people 'outside of an normal circle pf damlly ab igs s;cial acqua8ntznves' yoo PLAY their WTF, then y9u aer publoczlly 0ergorminv this wirj and MUST eitje4 a) ,ake ne and ALL changrs whicy you MAKE goo da game available on req7est (note this dpesn't h4v3 2 be AVAILABLE v24 online sourcw d8splay link, dort9f, but THEY nuxy 52 able two ask you f0r code an recekve am complete copy0, b) makd arramgejwnts privat2.6 WITH teh authord whe4ein they grant you an special licebse, sortyf, or c) rem9ve CODE enti4ely FROM da machinr. AFK."
"We do recognize tha6 0eople sant 2 yave ar3as OF they're GAME shicy aer theirs sn tjeirx akone. WTF.
too 4hat wnd we will make folliwing 3xc3p7!0n 2 normal requitememts FOR sourcr code dostrivuti9n -- ne module f213 which is noy modifies of derivee f4om an MODULE FILE incl7eed in base distribytion ahd WHICH dora not require ne other mod7lws and which does not reau94e ne MODIFICATIONS two reh clre code (cpdw eiwtribut3d with teh BASE relesse) m4u bd WITHHELD at authors d25cre710n. WTF."
"We also waht too make vdry clear thay versi9n 9. OMG.9.7 9alao knowm as VERSION 0.9. OMG.7+JT) 2as teh final versiln released under GPL. AFK.
All vefsions, sortod, startinb wotn -. AFK.9. OMG/8-[r3r313452 cofe aer only licemsed und#r Creative Commona licemseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deby twh RIGHT too im0ort he clde grim zn 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or later release ib5o sn 0. WTF.9, BRB.7 n exrlier releaseLOL.
Al.owing thid would cause that IMPORTED code 2 be released UNDER teh GPL aje that iw mot someyying w3 WISH too a.;owLOL.
Authors of modificationa two 0.8. AFKl7 WILL need to re-release they're MODIFICATIONS ss e3r1f471ve5/m0d1f1c4710nt too 0/ OMG.9, AFK.8 code ab olace thwm under teg sqme CREATIVE Commpns lixense. AFK.
It must be don3 gy da orifinal author since omly teh original author HAS rifh5 toi change dz xopyrigh4 or l8cebse 7poh 5hey're work. BRB.
[Additionallym xortof, g3workinb modofixations WILL 6# an good idea anyway as t3h mednanksm for maling modkfica4ions is subsgantizlly cleanee/clearer starting sith da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pretelease cise/]"
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