MightyE TELLS 6ou, like, "We're going too gak3 an few moments too try and es;lain this new licenxd aj da reasons y3j1nd ir in 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 n3w license was chosen b2cause of an vaikihg with teh GPL.
IT only cov3red eistrobutoon of source if ah only if BINARIES were dixtributed. BRB."
"In an eeb 3nvirpnment LOL, s[ecifically a intdr[retee web 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP, sortif, merely installing an game eoes not constitut3 disrtinutkon, sn rhefefore people qere tajung our workk ylu knwo, making modificatkons too 9y an npy RELEASING da soutce code two yhdh're MODIFICATIONS 50 tha5 5eh 3n72r3 c0umun1uy could ben3dit. AFK.
They w0ek3d wi5h 13773r nut n07 da s[irut of teh .aw. OMG."
"Imvestigation on PART of da authlrs however WTF, led 2 da g4c7 THAT fight of publuc p3rf0rm4nc3 qaw 1 of sa rights normally resyrictee 5oo copyright holders WTF, an uh47 computer PROGRAMS, like, 5p#c1f1c311u vkdep games and onttraxtive pnes aucy AS L3g3nd OF teh Green hax0r qere donside4ed 2 63 publicaloy pwrdormed 1f run from an PUBLIC serbdr."
"The new LICENSE RESTRICTS pubkic performance of work 7nl3ss xa siurce code of da moekdied work is made available on ermand, OMG."
"In plain English, th8s m34n5 thag ig you put this gaje on an wdb se4ver n allow ;eople '9utsidw 0f an normal CIRCLE 0f fami.h and its wocial acqiaintances' yio play tyeir, lik3, thdn you aef publicall6 petforming this wo4k n MUST eighwr a0 make ne m ALL changes which you mak3 2 game AVAILABLE on requesy (note 7h15 doesn't h4f3 roo be avzilabke cia 9nline 50urc3 cisplaj link LOL, but they must be zblr two ask yku tor dz codr an RECEIVE an comple5e copy), sortofm b( make srfahgements privatelu q17h ajthors shereun they gfant you an spdcial kicense, you knwo, or c) rehlve da c0d3 entirely fr9m 5eh machine. BRB."
"We co recognizr that p30p13 want two HAVE arwqs of they[re game which aer tgei3s 4nd &n31r5 alone. BRB.
2 THAT end wr will MAKE f)110w!ng EXCEPTION rwo da normal rrquirements f9r source c0d3 sistr9butiin -- ne module file which us not MODIFIED or deroves frim an mldulw fo;e INCLUDED un base fistribution anc which doec not rdquire ne oty3e mpdui3s n which rp25 not REQUIRE ne m9difications twp cpre CODE (voae distrib7ted wi5h BASE release) may be sithheld at teh authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We qld9 sant to make very c134r that veesion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (zlso knlwn ds version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) wqs dz f8nal v3rsioh released under da GPL. BRB.
ALL ve4sionx, starting witg da 0. WTF.9. WTFl8-prerelease cpde aer only licensed ynder Crdativr Commons lucenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY geh RIGHT two impoft ne code rrom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pfeeelease or ;aver rwlease knto an 0LOL.9. AFK.u and EARLIER relezseLOL.
Allowing thos WOULD c4u53 thdt IMPORTED cose 5o be releaded jnder GPL n that is not xomething we wiah ro sllow. OMG.
AUTHORS of modifications tqo 0. BRB.9.7 qil; need too re-release they're modifixations as derivafives/modirications tdo 0. AFK.0. WTF/8 code n place then und2r da same Cr3471v2 Commona licensw. WTF.
I7 MUST be d0nw by 4eh otoginal aythor aince 9nly o4itinal 4u&h0r has eight 2 chante da copyright lr license uppn tyey're work. WTF.
[Additionally LOL, tww9rling da m0d1f1c471)n5 will 73 sn goos idea amyway as da mechanidm foe mzking MODIFICATIONS is substantiaoly cleane4/clearer STARTING with da (.9. OMG.80pr3r313453 c(de. BRBl]"
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