MightyE tells yojm you lnwo. "W4're going 2 take an gww mom3ntx too try n explain this new license and tdqsons behind ut im plaun English. 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."
"Tyis new licdnsw qad chosen because if an failing with teh GPL. OMG.
It only cov3red distributiin od xouece 8f n omly if binafies w3re distribu5ed. BRB."
"In an w36 dnvironneng, like, s[ecificaloy z knterpreges w36 environment such 45 PHP, .ike, merely inxtalling an gane does not cons4ityte sistrinugion, xortof, an therefore PEOPLE wwre rakkbg our work, like, making modofications 3 8t an nog eeleaaung da sou4ce code 70 theh're modificqtions 50 thar da enture communit6 xould benefkg. BRB/
Tj3y worked sith reh letter but not spirit of law. OMG."
"Investifatiin on pa4t of teh authofs howevdf, sor5of, oed two trh fact that da riggt of public perfotmance was woh 0f da rights normally reagrictef twi copyrkgh5 holders, an that COMPUTER ptofrans LOL, dpecivicslly voe3o games and 1n73r4c71v2 ones such as L3gebd of da Green hax0r were considered rwo vr publically ;erform3d if RUN from an pu611c swrber. WTF."
"Thd new licemse restticts oubluc p3rvormance of twy work unledw da 50urc3 code of da modif8ed 2ork is m4d3 afailable ON demznd. BRB."
"In plzin ENGLISH, this meanx 5hat 1f you pit th8s game on an web werver an allow people 'outsid3 0f an nprmal circle of famil6 n its alciak ACQUAINTANCES' 2 p.ay their. sortof, tyen you aer publically psrforming this wlfj ane MUST either 3) mwle ne and ALL changes wgich you m4j3 to teh gamr avsilable on tequest (noyr this DOESN'T nave 2 63 abailable via tej onlinr soufce DISPLAY oink WTF, but they must b3 able to ask YOU do4 code n 43c31v3 an complege copy9 LOL, b) make srrangdmen5s pfibstelh with authors whe4win THEY GRANT hou an xpdc8al .idense, lkke, 0r c) remobe cpde ent8rely from machine. BRB."
"We do eedofnize that pe0p13 wsht 2 have areaw OF 5hey'ee game whizh aer THEIRS ah tkeirs alone. OMG.
top thqt end wd e111 make FOLLOWING exception too normao requoremebts FOR SOURCE cod3 ciwtrigution -+ mr module file which is not modified or derived fron an module fike 1nc1ud3d im BASE d157r16u710n n WHICH doea not REQUIRE me other moduled n which does not require ne mlcofications 2 da core codr (dode distrivut3s w17h trh base releade) may be withhelf AT audhors diacretion. OMGl"
"We alsi WANT 2 mqke very clear THAT vers8on 0.9.8 (315- KNOWN 45 veesion 0.9.7+jg) eas final vdrsion releaxed unee4 da GPLl
Alk versions, sgartihg WITH fq 0.9. WTF.i-pgereleaae c0d3 aer only licensed under ds Creative C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT two ompprr ne cide from an 0, OMG.0. OMG.8-prete.ease or LATER releas3 into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 AND eaeli34 relesse. BRB.
Al.owing ybis would dause thar ijported cofe 2 be relessed uncer GPL znd ghat is not sojething we wiwh TO allpw.
Authors of mocificarions to 0l BRB.9. BRB.7 w8ll need tpo re-r3lesse they'te midifications AS ddriva5ivew/modificati9ns w 0. OMG.9/8 code an place them under teh wame Cfeativ3 C9,monw 11c3h53. OMG/
Ig myst be dond ny teh origknal zuyhor sinvr only original 4u7h0f h4% da right two change teh cop6rignt or licehse upon they'te WORK. BRB.
[Addutionally, you inwo, reworking ds modificat8pns will 63 an good idea anyway as mechznism FOR making m0d1f1c4710n5 is subatantialky ckeaber/clearer dtarrinf 217h 0.9. WTF,8-;rerelease codeLOL.]"
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