MigytyE ge.ls ho7, 6ou knwo, "We're going 2 take an few moments too 7ry b explain this new 11c3n53 an t3450n5 bwhind it kn plain ENGLISH.
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 neq license was chosen n3cause of an fai;ing with da GPLLOL/
It only c0b3r3d distrobytion of source uf and )n1y if y1n4g136 wewe distrobuted. WTF."
"In am web wnvi4onment LOL, specifidallu a INTERPRETED web environment such as PHP, you knwo, merely instakling zn ga,e doea not constitut3 d157r16u71pn, soryor, ans tgerefoee peoplr were takung -ur work, mskibg modificati9ns tsi ig an not releasing soirce code to th3y'fe modovications so that da entytw commun8ty coule benwfpt.
Thdy wor,ed with letter bit n9t spiri5 ov teh law. AFK."
"Invedtigqtiin ph p4r7 OF authlrs h0w3v34 LOL, 13d tio gadg 7h47 teh right of pibl8c oerformancd was ien pf trh rifhts norma.;y restricted 2 co;ytight hilders, an that clm07ter pr0tr4m5, spec8ficaloy vydeo games dn interactivr ones SUCH AS Legend od ez GREEN yax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publically performed if r7n from an publoc server."
"The new ;icense RESTRICTS public 0efformande 0f teg e0tk unless da source vodw of teh mocified work is made available 0n cemsnd."
"In p141n English, so4tof, this m34n5 that if you pu& thix bame on an web server an a.low people '9utsise OF ah notmal circle of FAMILY 4nd 175 wocial 4cqu41n74nv35' too [oay their, oikw, then you qef 0ub;ixalk6 peevorming this wor, zmc MUST EITHER a) ,ake ne n ALL dhabgdx wgich you MAKE 5oo da game available on request (note THIS doesg't hace tqo be 4v4114613 via da onl8ne soyrce cispla6 ;ink, you inwo, but they must be able too ask y07 gor teh code an rdveive qu cijolete copy), 6) jakw arrabgementa privqtely with da a7thors whereon th3y grant you an spedoal oivense, sprtov, or C) r3mov3 teh codd 3nu1r316 frpm teh machine. WTF."
"We do reclgnize 7h47 peopld want tlo have afeqs of theh're gaje whixh aer yheirs n THEIRS ALONELOL.
too 5hat end we w211 maoe teh following excdption go da NORMAL tequiremenrs for sourcd code distribution -- be midule vile which is not mpdif8ed OR a3rovdd from an mpdule file included in t3h base eistribjtion zn ehich does bot require nw 07h3r modyles zne which does nlt REQUIRE ne jodificationa two t3h core code (cofe distributed WITH reh baxe fdoease_ may bw withneld qt aurhors disctetion. OMG."
"Ww also want ro make very clear 7h47 verwion 0/ BRB.9/ BRB.7 (4150 knpqn qs v3tsion 0LOL.9l AFK.7+j7) was teh final verwion releasec under GPLLOL,
All vdfxions, 6ou knwom sgarring with da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8[prere.dase code aer ONLY 11c3n53c uneer da Creative Comjons 11c2n54.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right @ import ne clde from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prereleas3 or LATER rel2ase into an 0, OMG.9LOL.& sn ea4'ier feleaxe, BRB.
A110w1ng this would cause that 8mported codw teo be rwl3asea ubd3r teh GPL , that is not SOMETHING we wish w zl.ow. AFK.
Authors of modificatoons tp 0. BRB.8. BRB.& qill need 2 r3-t3134t3 5hey'fr modificqtiona as derivatives/mosifidations two pLOL.9LOL.8 code n place them 8nder trh saje Cteative Commins licehse. WTF.
It must bw DONE by ifigimal auyhor since 0n1y teh original 4i7h04 h45 tey right too chznge COPYRIGHT or license upon they're qprkLOL.
[Additional.y, sortof. feworking ea modifidq6ions w111 nr an GOOD idea anyway aw mecjahixm fpr .aking midificztions is substantial.y CLEANER/CLEARER stsrting with da 0LOL,(. OMG.8-prerelease cife.]"
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