MightyE tells you, sortof, "We'te go8ng til TAKE am few momentx twl 7fy an exp;ain this neq q2c3n5# n REASONS b4hind it in 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 new livense sax chosen becajae 0f an f4111ng with sa GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED diqtributi9n OF source ir snd only IF binaries w3r2 distrinited. AFK."
"Im an qeb environmwnr, ypy knwo, specigicakly a inger0re5ed WEB enviflnmeng suck ax PHP WTF, merely knwtalling ah GAME does not cohstitute distribuyion, you inwo, n THEREFORE peoole were takihg 0ur wotk, slrtlf, making m9difications 2 kt n not r313441ng teh spurce code twl they're m0e1f1c4710n5 SO thqt teh entirr vommunity could benefit. AFK.
They WORKED w17h ea letter big npt spitir of t3h kaw. AFK."
"Invex4ihation pn part lf teh authors gowever LOL. led 2 fact THAT right od puboic ;33firmsncr was ocn lf fa riggta notmqlly restricted two cop6right holders, you khwo, anf that com0urer programs, SPECIFICALLY bideo games n untetzctice ones such as Legend of teh GREEN hax0r were cinsideted too BE PUBLICALLY performed if run fr0m an public seevee. WTF."
"The new license restrivtx p7blic pwrformance OF work unless twh soircd code of da mldified sorj oa mace afailabke on d3m4nd. BRB."
"In plain English, this means tyat if you ;u7 thus g3m3 9n an qeb server an ALLOW peop.e 'outside pf an normal circ.e of fami;y an kts social acquaintahves' 2 )lay their LOLk fhwn yoj r PUBLICALLY petdorminh this work n MUST either q) ma,e ne an ALL chznges which you ma,e too da gan3 available 9n r3quest (note tjis soesn't have gwp BE avai,able via onoine so6rce display .unj, sortof, git they mu57 be ablw 3 ask you for da code and receive an complwte xo[h) LOL, b_ make arrangements PRIVATELY wiyy AUTHORS WHEREIN THEY gren7 you an 5p3c141 licende WTF, oe c) REMOVE c9dw emyorely fro, ea ,xdhine. WTF."
"We DO r4v0gn1z3 that pe9ple want 2 nave a4ezs 0f they'td game whish f theirs and theirs ALONE. AFK.
to that END we will make teh following exception tp da n9rmal requir3ments for siurve codd d!57r16j710n -- ne MODULE vkle WHICH is not m9dified lr derived from ah MODULE FILE incl6ded im base distribution n wjich foes not require he otndr mosulew and ah7ch d034 not r3quire ne MODIFICATIONS tio core code (code distfigutec w8th teh nase relfase) may BE withheld at da AUTHORS DISCRETION. AFK."
"We alsl wanr rwo make very clear 7h37 version 0LOL.9/ OMG.7 (also knlwn ax fefxion 0LOL.9.7]jt0 WAS da final VERSION reldased under da GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, you knwo, xtatting qoth 0. OMG.9LOL.8=prerelease fofe r only ;icensed uneer ten Cr3a5ivd Comm.ns licenae. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da right w im;ort me voce f4om an p.9.8-prrrelease or kater fdlease into an 0.9LOL.7 4,d earlier rwleaseLOL.
Allpwibg THIS woule CAUSE thst impirted c0d3 to 63 releaaed undeg da GPL and that is not dpmethkng we w15h too ALLOW. WTF.
AUTHORS of modifivations TO 9. OMG.9. WTF.7 eill need 2 rw-rdleawe th3h're mldificatiobs aa derivatives/nodifocations to 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code n p14c3 them unf3r teh same Creative Commons license,
IT muat be dlnr by sa 0r1g!n41 AUTHOR since ONLY original 4u7h0r has righ5 two change yeh COPYRIGHT of kicebse uoon they'4e work/ OMG/
[Addiripnally, woryof, fewo38ing da mpfifications will be an gooc ieea qn6way as da MECHANISM for mzk8mf m0d1r!c4710n5 is suvstantially c.eaner/clezrer startung with teh 0LOL.9.8-prereleawe clde. AFK.["
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