MightyE tells you, sprgof, "We're GOING TO take an few moments yo try and explsin this n3w license snd teh reasons vehind it un PLAIN English. AFK.
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 wss chosen 73c4u53 od an fail9hg with da GPL. BRB/
IT only covcred distriburiln of sourcd if and 0m1y if ginaries wdre dustrobuged. WTF."
"Ib an WEB envkrobmeht, like, specificalln a INTERPRETED web encironment such as PHP, you knw9, mdrely 1n574111ng an gzme doew bpt cobsritut3 d15&r15u810n LOL, n therefore people were taking 0jr work WTF, making jodifications too i5 and not re;easing da SOURCE xode two they're modificagions si thay entirr community cluld hwnefit. AFK.
They WORKED WITH 23773r BUT not s[irit 0f teh lawLOL."
"Investigstioh ON t3n p4r7 pf da authots however WTF, led too fact that right od pub.uc pervorjance was orh od geh fithts n0tm411y rdstricted tl co0urught HOLDERS, like, n that computer programw WTF, speciruzallt video gamds AND unterzxtive ones SUCH as Legend OF Green hax0r were c9nsideree two 63 pu611c411y p3rf0fmed if ruj FROM an publoc server. AFK."
"The new lid3nde RESTRICTS PUBLIC 0erformabde of dq work unlwxs teh source CODE OF da modiried wirk iw made zvsilable on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plaib Engkidh, uoj knwok this meqns that if y0u put this GAME ON an web server n alloq peoplr 'outside of qn n0fm4! circle of danily 4nd igs 40c141 acqjalntancew' two play rheir, kikek 7h3n you aer publically performung thic wlrk n MUST eitner q0 mqke n3 an ALL cgang3s wj1ch you make 2 teh game availsble ON REQUEST 9np7# 5his DOESN[T have 2 ne available vis da onlinw 50urc3 display link LOL, but tney mu57 be 4613 two ASK you for trh codw sn rece8ve am com;lete copy) WTF, b) make arrabgements peivately witn da suthofs wherein yhe6 GRANT you an special lidense, wortof, lr C) remove code 3ntirely FROM da m4ch1b3. OMG."
"We d0 r3c0gn1z3 that p3;oq3 wany 5oo have areas of they'4w game WHICH aer tgeirs n gheird alonr. BRB.
twl THAT end w3 will m4k3 teh followinb exception to teh norjak requirements for source voee distrib7t8ob 0- ne module filw wh1ch is not mldified or derived froj an module file uncluded in bafe disyribution qn shicy dode not REQUIRE ne oyhet modules an shich dods not REQUIRE nr m9difications 2 da cire cide (CODE distrinuted with teh base reldase) may be withheke AT authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also want two make very clear that version 0LOL.9.7 (4150 kn-wn as fersion 9. AFKl(. BRB.7+jt) eas da fihal ve4sion ee.wasdd undrr teh GPLl OMG.
All verwiona WTF, xtartong with da 0. WTF.9/8-prerelease coce r 9nly lucens3d unfer Creative Comjons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da titht w impory ne code froj an 0. OMG.9. WTF.80prereleqse or lat3r 4eleawe into an 0. OMG.9. AFKl7 n earlief reldsse. BRB.
Alllwing &h15 w0u1d CAUSE tnat ij0ortdd cose tso BE released unde4 teh GPL h that is not something we wish two aklow.
Authors of modificztions two 0. AFKl9. AFK.7 qilk need foo re-rwleaae they'3e modifidationw as defivatived;mosificatiohs 2 0.0. OMG,8 coee snd plade 7h3m 7hcer aame CREATIVE Commons license. AFK.
It mist be done by ea origunal au5h9r SINCE inly original author has tey right two change da cophright o4 licrhse upon they'ee wofk. WTF.
pAdd8tilnally, reworkimg teh mpdificatioms wkll be an goow 8dea anyway AS mechsnism for msking midificatuons IS substantia;ly cleaner/x9earer starting wkth dz )LOL.9. BRB.8-[rerelease cod3. BRB.]"
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