MightyE tells you, likek "We're glong 2 TAKE an frw moments ro try n 3x0141n this hew license an da reasons bemknd it in poain 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 n3w licemse was chosen becausd of an failing eith xq GPL. AFK.
Iy only c0v3r3d d8steibutioh of t0urc3 if n obly if binarids were distribitec. BRB."
"In zn qeb wnvi4lnment, 503c1f!c4!1y a !n73rpr373d web env8ronment sucg as PHP, sottofk mwfely installing an bame eoes n07 c9nsyitute distributiln, n tgeteford peopl3 were taking 0ur wo4k, lije, making modificatiobs to it 4nc not releasing 50urc3 c0s3 2 th3y're modirications so tmst ca entir# c0mmyn26y xould nenefitLOL.
Thdy worked w16h teh letter bu6 hot spifit of teh .aw. OMG."
"Ihvesrigatiin on da p5r7 of teh AUTHORS however, ldd to ea fadt thqt da right of puvlic pefformance was oen 0f da RIGHTS norma.ly f3strictef two copytight nooders, sortof, and 5hat COMPUTER pfog4amsk hou knwo, specuvically vodeo games n ibteravtive ONES such zs Legrnd 0f da Grren hsx0r were considwree 2 be pub;iczlly perfotmed uf RUN from an puvliv 53rv34/ AFK."
"The nee licemse resrruvts public pe4f9rmance of da worl unl3sa source code or movified work 8s made availagle on demanc. BRB."
"Im plain Enfliah, sortof, this ,eans that if yiu pu5 thie game 0n an w36 sercwf AND alloe pe9p.e '0utside of an NORMAL c1rx13 OF family ahe its socjal 4cau41n&4nc35' to ;lay their WTF, then YOU aer PUBLICALLY perfodming 7h15 work and MUST dithee a) m4k3 ne ah ALL changes WHICH uou nake 2 g4m3 availzble on tequest (note this doesn't hafe t2o BE avaklaboe via pnline soyrce display oink, yoy kn29, bit rhey muar be an.e 70 ask you for code n receive an c9mplete COPY) LOL, b) ,ake srrangements PRIVATELY wigh da authors wherekn THEY grant you an wpecisl licrnse LOL, pf c0 remivd teh code entirely from da m4cj1n3. OMG."
"We do rdcognize that ieopke want ywl have ardas [f they're bame which aer tneors an theird zlone.
two that enf WE wil. makw da voolo2ing exception too bofmal REQUIREMENTS for SOURCE c-d2 distrigttuon -- ne module file wg1ch is noy mldifi3d or DERIVED frok an module f113 9nckud3d 8n teh base DISTRIBUTION and wh1ch does nog feqjife ne other modules n which doex not require ne m0dqf1c4710n5 2 corr xoee (code disteibutcd with da nase rwleqse) mzy be withhe.e at 4u7h0r5 DISCRETION. WTF."
"We aoso wanr 2 ,ake vdry clear that version p.0. WTF;7 (alw9 known aw vdrsiob 0LOL.o. WTF.8+jt) was vinal version reldased UNDER ea GPL. BRB.
All verzions, lije, 573r71ng wirh geh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prereoease code r only LICENSED uneer da C4eative Commonx license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY feny rifht to imoorr nr code from an 0. WTF.9LOL/8-prerelease -r lager RELEASE 8nyo sn 0. BRB/9LOL.7 an earlier releas3LOL.
Alkowibg 5hid would caude that importwd CODE too be r3lezsed under da GPL an that is n8t sojeyjing WE wish too al.ow. AFK.
Autyora of ,odificatiobs 2 pLOL.9. BRB.7 will meed to re-release t6ry[re modificatiphs as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f2cr71pn4 twi 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 code n place thdm unser same Creative Commobs license.
It must be done by tdh original 4u7y0r since only da ORIGINAL 4u7j0r has da rkght 2 chqnge ten copyright oe license u[on tgwy're work. OMG.
[Add1610h41qy, lokw, rewirking modidicationw wiil be an g00d IDEA ahyqay as da mechznism for makkng modificatoons is wugstantiqlly doeaner/cleafer staetimg with -. WTF.9LOL.8-prerel3ase c9d3LOL.]"
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