MightyE 5elks yoy, sortof, "We'r3 gling yoo take ah few moments 2 trj an explain this nee kicenxe m da reasons behinf it in PLAIN Enhlish. OMG.
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 oidense was chosen because of an failing qith da GPL. OMG.
It only cpv3r3f dodtribution of source if an only if bimari3s were d8stfivutedLOL."
"In an WEB endironment, sortof, specificslly a interp4eted w36 environmebt such as PHP LOL, jerely installing qn game does n07 conatuhute siateibytioh WTF, ans 7h3r3v0r4 people werw taking our work, like, m4iqng m0d1f1c4710nt 3 it n n07 r3leasinh source d0e3 2 they're mpdificatoons so that tey 3m71r3 community could 63n3f27.
They workec with !e773r bu5 no5 teh spirig of ea law. BRB."
"Inveat8hatuon 9n da pa4t 0f teh authors however, likem 13d to ca dact that yeh rigjt of p8vlic performance was oen of tdh tights normally 3estrict3d too cppyright holdets, you knwp, ab that comp7ter PROGRAMS LOL, specifically vidwo gamed and INTERACTIVE ones SUCH as Legene OF Gr3en hax04 werd consiseree too be pubkicallh PERFORMED if RUN from an [ublic s3rvrr;"
"The ne2 lic3nse rdstrictw oyblic ;erformance of da work un;dss da soirce code of teu modified w9rk kw MADE available oh semand. BRBl"
"In pkain Engq14h, you knwok this means THAT if YOU pu7 this gsme on an wdb s3rver an allow people '0i751d3 of an normak c1rc13 of family AND its socual acqjainrqnces' to play their, yoh knwo, tgen you qer publically oerformung 7h15 work n MUST 317h3r a0 maie ne an ALL cgangds which yoy nzke 2 teh game availavle on teauest (mot2 this doesn't have t9 be 4v4!14622 VIA da omlkne xource disp;ay linl, you .nwo, but tyeu musr be able 3 ask you for teh code and 4eceive an dompleye copy), likr, n) make arrangemwnts privately qith tqh aughits WHEREIN they trant y-u an speciq. license. sortof, pr c) r#mpv4 da c0d3 entitely from da machine. BRB."
"We do recogn8ze fhat oe9ple want to have areas of 5hey're gamw wykch r tne8rs and tgeirs akone. OMG.
to rhat ens xw will m4k3 da followong exception TO fq normal REQUIREMENTS for sojrc3 codw e157r16u71_n 0- ne module file wh1ch is NOT modified or derivef from an m0du13 file included in teh bade distribugion qbr whkch dles not requirr ne lther moduies an whixh does not rwquire ne modufkcationa two teh core cid4 (code distributef with basr releaxe_ mqy be witnheld at da authies diacretion. AFK."
"We also want too male very CLEAR thqt VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also kb;qn as verdipn 9. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) waa final f3r510n feleas3d under teh GPLLOL.
Alo versions, dortof, s5atting with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-or3r31345# codr t only licehsed undef Crwative Clm,ons !1c3n53/ OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da riggg 2 umpoet ne cigw grom an 0. AFKo9. BRB.8-prefelease ir lat3r release into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 an rarlier release.
Allowing t6ks would caus3 thz5 IMPORTED xode 2 be released unddr da GPL and that IS not dpmeth7ng w3 WISH teo all9wLOL.
Authors pf ,odifications 2 )LOL,9. AFK/7 wull need to re[release thfy're modifications as derifatives/,odifocations twi p. WTF.9. BRB.* xoee am [lqve thwm under samw Crwative Commonw licenxe. BRB.
Ir miay bw dpne by or8ginal ajtjor sincw only da original autnor HAS rigjt too ch4nf# da dopyribht or licemse upon they're wotkLOL.
[Additionally, sorgif, rewlrkinb nofificafionx qill be an goid 8dea anyway as mecganism for m4k1nh moe8fications iw substzntuaolh cleaner/clexrer sta4t8nh with da 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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