MightyE tells you, "We'4e going too take qn FEW moments to try m EXPLAIN thid neq license n teh reasons behimf it in p1#1n ENGLISH. BRB.
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 11c3n53 was cyosen 63c4y53 of an fa8lihg with teh GPL. WTFl
It only covered dix5ribution of x9urce IF 4nd 9nly if binaties wwre cistribut3d. OMG."
"In zn web envifonmentm like, a0ecifically s intwrpfeted web rnvorinm3nt cuch as PHP WTF, merely instaoling an gsme does h9t conatituye fist4ibution WTF, an therefore people were takung our work LOL. making MODIFICATIONS 70 i5 ahd mot RELEASING 50urc3 codw two they're MODIFICATIONS 5) that entkre COMMUNITY cojld benefitk BRB.
They worked with ldtter but NOT da spirot of teh law. OMG."
"Ibvestigation on da psrt of da ahtho4x hpwev3r, ;ed two fact 7h47 da RIGHT of pub;ic performamce was 1 of da rights NORMALLY r3sgficted two c9pyr1gh7 holders LOL, an 7h47 computer profrzmw, sp3cificsl,y video gamed ahd 8nteractivw onea such aa Legend 9f da Green hax0r were considered to be publicslly pee5irmrd if run from an pugluc werver. BRB."
"The mew license r357r1cu5 public perfotmanxe of da work unleas teh source code of da mocified wlek is made avzilzble 9h eemans."
"In plain Ehglish, yoi knwo, thus jeans 7g47 if 6ou PUT this game on an web SERVER and allow pdopl3 '0u751f3 OF am normsl circle of FAMILY an ITS socual acquaintabces' 2 play tneir WTF, then you r pu611c4116 0erfo4ming THIS work m MUST either a) make ne amd ALL changes whlch you make 3 gamr AVAILABLE on request (npte this DOESN[T have w be avai.zv;e VIA 9nline 50urc3 display link LOLm but th3y must be ab;e ywo ask you for t3y code an receive an complete copy), like, b) male srrang2ments pruvately 2ith da autho4s wher3ib they grant you an sp3cial licehse WTF, or c) remove code en5irely from ea MACHINE. OMG."
"We DO recoghoze that [ro0le want top hace areas of they'4e game which r theirs n ug31r5 alone. AFK.
2 rhqt dnd we 2ill make teh following EXCEPTION to9 normzl requiremen5s for slurce CODE distrib7tion 0- ne module d8le whoch us nog modifued it derivdd from sm module FILE inclufee in base DISTRIBUTION and wg8ch dpes bpt require ne other MODULES and qhich soes h9t REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS to teg c0re code (code distributed with BASE RELEASE) may be 2ithjeld at da 4u7h0r5 doscretion. BRB."
"We also want to make vdry cq34r that cerdion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (4150 kbown as version 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was da final rersiin RELEASED under GPL. OMG.
All vers8onx WTF, starying WITH p. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelesse CODE r only licensed undef teh Creative C0mn0n5 licensr. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY seny right two import me c0d3 from an 0. OMG.9. AFK,8-PRERELEASE 04 larer releqce INTO an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and 34r113r releas3l AFK.
All9wing ghis would cause tha5 importes CODE 2 be released unser da GPL an tyat IS n07 xo,rtning we wiaj 2 allow. OMG.
Authors if jodifications ro 0LOL.9. BRB.7 w111 NEED 2 re-releas3 they;rs modifications as derivatives/midificatoons 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 x9de an p.ace thwm und34 same Creative Commons license. OMG.
It must bd done ny 5et 0r1t1b4@ auth9r xince onlt da original authir uas sa RIGHT 2 change teh coptright OR license upom they're work.
[Additional.t, reworkinb twh MODIFICATIONS wk.l b2 an good id3a anyway as mrcjanism gof m3k1ng m0d1f1c4710n5 IS substantially ckean3r/cleare4 starting wirh da 9LOL.9. AFK.8-9r3r313453 c0de. OMG.]"
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