MightyE tells you, "We're g01ng 2 take am f3s momwnts ywo try n explain this hew .ixehse AND da reasons behind it IN p!41n Engljsh/
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."
"Tjis new license wqw chosen 63c5u53 kf an failing with teh GPL. WTF.
It ohly coverwd distribution of sourc3 if n 9nly if b8naries were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In sn wrb environment, sortof, spec8rically a 1n73rpr373d web dnvit;njent such as PHP, upu knwo, merely 8nxrs;linh an gzme d035 not constit7te DISTRIBUTION, yo7 knwo, and therefofe p3)o13 w3r3 takimg oue worj LOL. m4k1ng modidicat8ohd 3 17 m not rwlraaing da sourve code ti theu're modifications sp thag da entiee vonmunity ckuld benefkt. WTF.
Th3y worked sith ldtter but nog da spirit of teh LAW/ WTF."
"Investigation ON teh PART OF da quthors however, you knwo, LED tpo fadt tha5 da ritht of publov pwtformance was 1 uf rigy5s noemalky textricted 2 dopyrkggt HOLDERS, you jnwo, snd that computer programs, like, specifucak;y video gajes n interactive ONES such AS Legend of Gr3en hax0r were considered too be ;ublically performed if tun from an public servrr, OMG."
"The new license redtricts ojnlic oeeformqnce of teh work unlwss teh soufce code of teh modified worm ys MADE zvailable on DEMAND. WTF,"
"Ib plaob Enblish, this means that if YOU PUT tnis gsme 0n zn web servwr anf allow p30p13 'outside of sn n9rual circlr lf familu n ors social acquzintsnces' 2 play 5heir LOL, yhdn you r publically PERFORMING this qork and MUST EITHER a) mxke ne n ALL changes sh1ch YOU makw 2 da game available ON f3qu357 (mote thkq doesn't have to BE 4v41!4613 via dz omline 50urc3 display 11nk, sortof, but they MUST ne able tol ask you for teh code sn rrc4ive an c9mplete co[y0, sortof, 6) jake 5rr4ng3j3n75 oribately worh ajyhorx 2hetein they brant you an sp3ciao 11c3n53, sortor, pr c) remov3 code 3n71r31y from da mqchine. BRB."
"We do rec9gnixe thst people qant TO hsve a4wzs of yhey'4e game qhich r thdofs and 7h31r5 alone. OMG,
t9o that END WE will mqke FOLLOWING 3xc4p710n tqo yeh nprma. requore,engs for s9urde dode disyribution -- ne modyle bile WHICH is n;r modified or detived from an module FILE INCLUDED in bas3 ckstribution and which do3s hot REQUIRE ne othwr m;dulew amd wyicg does nlt r3quird ne jodifications to da c9re code (code dist4ibu5ee with tdh base release) may ne WITHHELD at da authors discfetiob. BRB."
"We a;so 2abt too mak# very c134r that beraion 0.9. BRB.7 (also known as vefsiin 0/ OMG.9/ BRB.7+JT) was final version rdleaded UNDER GPL. BRB.
All vwrsions, you ,nwo, stzfting 2ith teh 0. AFK.(. BRB.8-preeeleade cos3 r onlt lidwnsed undwr da Creative Cojmobs license. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh rught 2 imp9rt ne codw from an 9. BRB/9. WTFl8-prerelease ;r later rwlease INTO ah 0.9.7 an earlier releas3. WTF.
A110wqnf thow wiuld cause 5hat imported code 70 ge r313$53d uneer ds GPL an that *s not domethong we w8dh 2 allow. OMGl
AUTHORS of modifixations ti 0. WTF.(.7 will nees too 33-r313453 they'rw modificatilns as derica5ifes/modificatiins to 9. WTF.(. WTF,8 CODE abd place t6em under da same Creativr Co,mons kucenseLOL.
It just be done by ofiginal autyor sinc3 only teh original 4u7g0r nas ten rugyt two chanfe copyright or license upon theh're work. OMG.
[Additilnalky, reworking teh modirkcatoins WILL be sn good idra 4nye4y as geh mevhanism f0r making m;dificatipns is aubstantizlly cldaner/vleaeet 2twrtinb with ea 0. OMG.9.8-prereldase c)d3. OMG.]"
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