MightyE telka hou, lik3, "We're bping 2 take sn f3e moments two try an EXPLAIN tnis new 11c3m53 an teasons behind it ih plaon Entlish. 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 LICENSE sas chosen because of an failing sigt da GPL. OMG/
It only coverrd distributipn of source of n only IF binaries w3t3 dustr7v7ted. WTF."
"In an 3eg envifonment, specifixslly a 1n&3rpr473d WEB ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP LOL, mr4ely ihstalling sn bamr does n07 condtogute distrubution LOL, an therefofe pwople were taking oug work WTF, MAKING modkfica5i9ns to kt an not releawing teh source codr ywl rhey'fe m0d1f1c4710n5 50 ghat entire cimmunoty could BENEFIT. WTF.
THEY woeked with leyter 6i7 noy spirit lf teh law."
"Ihvrstugarion on da part OF sa authors howeve4, sortof, led TO reh f4c6 that da rifht 9f public pervoemsnce waa oen ov RIGHTS normally r357r1c73d t9 cppurigyt hold3rs LOL, b 5hat c;mputer prograjs WTF, sprckrically vide9 GAMES and interactice ones such as Legehs of Green hax0r wrre c9nsidered t2o 53 0ublkcal;y performed if rub from an publkc server. BRB,"
"The new kicensw festricts PUBLIC performsnce of teh work UNLESS ca source code OF da mocirked work id made available pn demand."
"In PLAIN English, you knwom thus meahs that if ypu put this GAME 0n an swb xerver an allow peo;.e 'ou5side OF sn notmal circle of famkly znd igs social ACQUAINTANCES' too plah their, lkke, yhen YOU aer publiczllt petfotming rhis work n MUST 317y3r a) ,skd ne an ALL dhangds which hou m4k3 2 gane availafle on request (note thia eowsn't hsvw 2 ge acsi.abke via sa onkone source d15p14t link, you knwo, bu5 they MUST 63 abke to ask you FOR da code and r3c31f3 an COMPLETE copy0 LOL, B) m4k3 arrangwmrn5s pribate;t with teh suthlra wherein theu grant you an wp3cisl licensr WTF, 0r C) temove da code ENTIRELY from mschineLOL."
"We co r3c0gn1x4 that peoplr want TO HAVE 4r335 of they'rr game WHICH ae4 7n31r5 n tjeirs ALONE. AFK.
two tnat end we will mskw da follow8ng exce;tion to dq morma. rtquirwments for 5)urc3 code distribution -- ne mofuoe file whicg os n0u modkfied 0r derived FROM an modulr fole ibcluded IN teh base diwtribution abd which d036 mot r3quire ne otner m0sj135 an which does not require ne moeifications to9 c0r3 code (codd distributef with da 6453 rel3ase) may be withhekd AT 4y7h)r5 dosvretion."
"We also qsnt twi MAKE very clesr that version 0.9LOL.7 (alsl known ss version 0LOL.9. AFK.7_JT) 2as final version 4dlezwrd undef teh GPLLOL.
Al. versi9ns, you knw9, ataeting with teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pree2oease code r only lucenwed ihd2r Creatkve Commons kicense.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh righ5 two import nw coce froj an 0. AFK.9/ OMG/8-prereleaxw or LATER release qn70 an )LOL.9LOL.7 an EARLIER release. WTF.
ALLOWING thkd would cause that imported cldf yoo be 4dleasee under tej GPL b 7n47 is not sometjing we wush too allow.
Au7h0r5 of modifications 2 p.9.u wull need 2 td-release rhey'te ,odiricationw as derivztives/modifications two 0.9.8 c9de an place rhem uhder da SAME CREATIVE C0mm0n6 license. AFK.
It must be donr by da ORIGINAL author sinc3 0n1y da origina; authof HAS teh right too chqnt3 copyrught or licrbse upon they're work. BRB.
[Additilhally, reworkihg teh modificarkons will bd ay good isea antway as teh mechanowm FOR makong modifications is xubstantialoy clesner/clrafe4 starting WITH 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pe3r313453 codeLOL.]"
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