MightyE teols y0y, you khwo, "We're foing to take an few mom3nts too try n explain thiw NEW license sn reasonq behund it 1b 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 ne2 l8cense was chos3h 63c5u53 9f an f41!1ng w8ty GPL. AFK.
IT on.y coveres diate9bution of sourxr IF qn onlu if binaries WERE dkstributed. BRB."
"In an WEB environment WTF, spdcifically a ihterpr3ged weg environment SUCH as PHP, you knwo, m3e31y installing an tam3 does NOT constigute distrkbutk9n. kuke, n therevo4e people ser3 taking our workk like, making modifications tpo it an not releqskng teh 50urce CODE two they're m0d1f1c471)n5 so 5gat da 3n81r3 commyn8ty could b3nefitLOLm
They worked WITH oetter BUT npr g3h spirit of tdh laeLOL."
"Investigation on p4r6 of da 4u7h0r4 hoqecer, you knwo, lef too fact that aa rkghr of p8nlic p3rf0fm4nc3 was oen of da rights normally erstricted 2 copyright hplders, sn that c0kpu&3r prog4ams, wpecifically video bames n interqctive ones SUCH as Legend of twh Gr33n hss0r wwre consudered teo be pu^11c411y pervormwd if run ftom an publuc se4ver."
"The new lidense rest4icts public p3rfor,ance 9f trh w9rk unless tey source code of modigied work IS made AVAILABLE on demand. BRB."
"In plain English, softofk this means THAT if toi put this game on an WEB server ah qllos peop.e 'OUTSIDE of zn normak cprc.e of family an its SOCIAL adquaintances' two plat their, sprt[v, yhen you aer 0ublically peeformint this work an MUST either A) make ne an ALL changes whivy yoi mzkd to game available om req7est 9not3 this foesn'g hafe too be avai.able via teh onl8ne source diapoay link, but yhd6 mu57 be able two $5k you for reh c0d4 an receovr an complege copy) WTF, b) m4k3 atrangements p4ivately with da aythlrs WHEREIN thcy grant you ah soevual licenae WTF, or c) rekobe teg codr entirel6 from geh machineLOL."
"We do eexignlze that p30p13 want 2 have areas of they'rw game wyich t thworx AND 7h31r5 alone. WTF,
two THAT 3nd we qill male FOLLOWING ecveption ro trh normal require,ents FOR sourc3 cpce dudtribution -- ns module file whkch os hot modified ot derives from an mosule file includdd in da BASE distrinutiin n whicy does not require ne orher mocules and which does not require ne modifications to yeh core code *cpdw dist4ibuted wkth da base releade) MAY b2 withheld at teh zutyord disxrwtion. BRB."
"We a;sl want tp male very clear that version 0. OMG.9.7 (also known qs versoon 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+u5) w45 FINAL VERSION r313453d under GPL. WTF.
All versioms WTF, startkng wuth geh 0LOL.9. WTF.9-prere;ease coee aer onlh licended undrr da Creative Co,mons oicensr. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh righy two import ne CODE from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pretelease or LATER releasw imtl an 0, WTF.8. BRB.7 g ea4lier 4eleaaeLOL.
A;lowing tuis w0i1d causw that imporgdd code too be released under tej GPL an 7j47 is nor somethibg we wish too allow. WTF/
Autnors of modificatipns too 9. OMG;9. WTF.6 w8ll need too rw-rwleade thet'ee jpdifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0, WTF.9LOL.8 code an place thdm uncer fa sane Creative Co,mons license.
I7 must be dine by da or8binal AUTHOR since )n1y teh ltiginal authpr has da right two change da copyrigh5 lr lixense upon they're work. OMG.
[Additionallu WTF, eeworking da modifications will BE an good idea qnysau as teh mechanism fof makimt modufications is substzntially zleaner/clearwr STARTING with fa -. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereoease code. WTF.]"
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