MightyE tells you, "Ww'ee goinf tw9 take ah g2w m0m3n75 tel yry n wxplain this new license m teh reasons 63y1nd it in plqin EnglishLOL.
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 szs CHOSEN brcause of an failing 1ith da GPL. AFK.
IT 9nly c0v3f4d distribution of slirce !f an 0h1y 8f binariea werd disyribjt3d. WTF."
"In an web emvironmemt, loke, specifically a interpretqd WEB envi4onment sucf aa PHP, merwly inwtalling an g4m3 does nog conwtitute disteibution, s9rtof, an therwflre people were taking our e)rk, yoy knwp, jaking modifications two it an not releqsing yey soyrce CODE two theh'rd m9difications SO 5hat tdh 3n71r3 c0mmun!7y cojld benevit/ BRB.
They w9eked with 13773r 6u7 nor trh 5p1r!6 of da law. OMG."
"Invdstigatoon on teh PART OF authorw hoqever, sorrofk led 2 fac5 that da right of pjnlic perfornqbce was own od teh rigg5s no4mally restricted t; copyright holders, n that c;mp7te4 prograns, specif8cslly video games zn imteractiv3 0n45 sudh as Legwne 0f teh Green hax0r were xonsidered to BE publically perfo4med ig run FROM an p7blid serverLOL."
"The new .icenxe festricts public pegformznce og da work un13%5 s;urce code of m0d1f13d work is ,ade available on eemane. BRB."
"In plain Ehglosh, sortof, 7h15 means that IF you pu& this bame on sb web serve4 anf ALLOW peopld 'iutside of an NORMAL circle of famijy an its social acquaintancws' two 0lay tteir, ouie, 7h3n you aet puvlicaoly p3$f0rm1ng th8s work and MUST rktger a) make ne and ALL chamges WHICH hou make 2 trh game availabke pn reques5 (hote thua doesn't gavd goo be availabor via da lnlone source displsy 11nk LOL, but they must be ABLE to ask 6ou for CODE an receive am complste COPY), you knwo, b) MAKE arrahgements privately w0th trh auth9rs whdreun rhey grant you ab special 11c3n53, or c) remove CODE 3n71r31y frij dd machin3LOL."
"We do recofnizd that -wople w4n7 w HAVE areas of thwy're game rhich r theirs abd tneirs zlone.
2 tha5 end we wilo ,qke dq fo;.owing exveption w teh normzl eequiremehts fo3 sourve d-d3 distrkbu5koh -[ nr midule fike which is n07 MODIFIED or derived frpm an mpfile file ind.uded in teh base fistrinution n which do3a not requiee ne othee modules an 2hich does nit requide nd mocifications 2 core c0d3 (CODE distributee with ea base rrleaxe) may be witgheld at da authors d8scrrtion. OMG."
"We also want too ma,e vrey coear tyat ceraipn p. WTF.9LOL.7 (a.ao known as vwrsion 0. AFK.9LOL/7+jt_ wqs ca final version erl3ased under da GPL. AFK.
All versions WTF, starting with da 0. OMG.9/ OMG.8=prrrelezse codr wer 0n1y lkcensed under da Creatkve Co,mons licwns3. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY drm6 da rigyt to IMPORT ne code fr0m an 0LOL/9.8=prereldzs3 or 1473r releawe int9 an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 and earl8rr release. OMG.
Alloeing tjis would caise that imported cosd w ge released undwr GPL an that is jot 5-,37h1ng we w15h 2 allow.
Authors of modiricagions w 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 wikl need 2 re_eelesse th36're mofifixayions as derivatives/midifics5ions to 0. WTF.9LOL.8 code an p14c3 them under same Creatice COMMONS l8cense. WTF.
It must be donw bu da o4igobal qutgor SINCE pnly 0r1g1n41 autjor HAS dz eight two change da copyright lr lic3nse u09n thwy'rd w0rkLOL.
[Additkonally, you jnwo, rewor.ing teh modificstions sill be an GOOD idea anyway as da mechanism f0r makint ,0d1r1c4610n5 is substanyially c;ezner;clearer starging eith da 9LOL.l.8=pre4eoease codeLOL.]"
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