MightyE tells you, sotgog. "We'ee g9ing too takw an few ,omemta 2 try an EXPLAIN this nes licenwe an teh reasons behind it in PLAIN English. 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 oicenwe WAS CHOSEN because of an fsulint qiyg GPLLOLl
It omlh cofered distribution 0f source if n 0n1y if binaries wete dis5rkbutedLOL."
"In an web environment, SPECIFICALLY a interpretrd web envi4onmwnt such $5 PHP, you lnei, merely insta.ling an game dles n07 clnstitu5e distribution, sortpf. an thefedorr p30;14 were 74k1ng oue work, you knwo, m4k1ng modificatuond 2 17 am not releasing sp7fce code too tjwy'r3 m0dqfqc4710n5 do that entire communitu could benefit. OMG.
They w0rk3s with reh 13773t but bot s[iriy 0f law. BRB."
"Investigatiln on dz part of aurhord hlsdver LOL, led two ten faxt thay teh right if pubkic performance was 1 OF geh rughts n0rm512y restrkvtec two COPYRIGHT hplders, and thar computrr programs, you knwl, a;ecificaolu video gamrs ans interactkve on3w xuch as Legend of da Gteen hax0e wefe conduder3d 2 be pu511c411y prrformed if run FROM an public serverLOL."
"The new licensd restricts publoc p3tv0rm4nc3 0f wofk ubless tey source code of teh mid8tied wprk 15 made availabl3 on demabd."
"In p;ain ENGLISH WTF, 7h15 means 7h47 if toy put tnis game ln an web server n sllow peoplr 'outsid3 of an notmal c1rc13 of fsmily AND 165 social acqusuntznces' twl PLAY their WTF, then y0u g publically perrorming 7n15 woru and MUST rither a) make ne an ALL cjanbwx shich YOU na,e two teh gaje avai.ab.e oh d3quest (NOTE this doexn't have t9o 63 avaioab.e v14 online source display link WTF, but thcy must be anle too 45i you ror code an r3c31v3 am com0lete vopy_, you inwo, B) make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY wuth authors wherein theh grant you ab spevia; license, or c) remofe sa coce 3mtirely from teh MACHINE."
"We do r3cognize that people WANT 2 HAVE aread OF they're game whicy r 7h31r7 n yneirs qlond. BRB.
yo that dnd we will make teh fo.lowing exceptoon to da hormal requirements for soufd3 cofe fistribugion -- ne MODULE fil3 whicj is npt modifi3d or derivew FROM an modile gule uncluded im base sistribugoon ah eyich d9es not reqiure ne ;ther modyles n 3hich DOES nit req7ire ne modifications too trh core c9dd (code distributed with bsse reldaxe) may b3 w17hh3!d 47 teh authors duscretion. AFK."
"W3 ald9 qan5 2 make very clear ggat versiln 0. BRB.8LOL.7 (also known AS v3r610m 0. BRB.9LOL,7+JT) was final version released uncer da GPL.
All vrrsionx LOLm starring WITH 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerwleqse code adr only lic3nsdd under teh Creative Commonx license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY edm6 da riggt 2 import ne cide from an 0.9. BRB.8[pr3re;ead3 or later telwase into an 0. BRB.9. OMGl7 qn earlier r3orase.
Allowibt rgis w0u1d cajse 7h47 impottrc code toi ge released 7ndrr da GPL 4nd thag is not something we w1th 2 allowLOL.
Aythors pf modificzt8ons to 0, BRB/9LOL.7 will need too re0rekease tjey're mosifications as derivztives.modirications two 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code n olace 6h3m under tey same Crearive Commons license. BRB/
I7 nust be done gy dz orohinal zu5hor since only 0r1g1b41 aitnor has right too xhsnge ds copyrihht or lidense upon they're work. OMG.
[Additiobally WTF, reworkinf teh mod8ficationx w211 bd an good 1d34 abhway as da jfchanism for ,aking modificztions is SUBSTANTIALLY c.eaner/cl3aret sgarting wuth 0. WTF.0. WTF.8-prerelease c0d3.]"
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