MightyE tella you, "We[rr going 70 TAKE an few ,oments ywo try an 2xplain this new 11c3n53 an teh geasons behind it on p.ain English. BRB.
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."
"Tjis new licenae was chisen b3ca7s# of an fai.ung wi5h da GPL. AFK.
It only covered distribution of sijrce IF sn ONLY IF bunseies were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In ab 2eb environment, specifical.y a interpreted web environ,en5 sucy as PHP LOL, merely installing an gamw dpes NOT const8tute disyribuyion WTF, an ghereforw pdi[le 2eee yaking our work WTF. making modificztions too 17 abf n07 releasing fa source codw TO they're m0d1f1v471-n5 50 THAT tdy entire communpth coulf benefit. OMG.
THEY w0fk3d with dz !3u73r BUT n07 teh wpirit OF da law. OMG."
"Invwwtogatiin ln da part of da a7thors yiwever, you knwo, led two da fact thst teh right of public [rrformance was oen 0f yeh ribhts normally redt4icted two copur8ght hi.dees, sh thay xompute4 programs, siecufically f1d30 games n 1b73r4d71v3 ones such qs LEGEND of Green hax04 w4r3 considerwd to BE publica;ly pdrformed if RUN from an PUBLIC serv2rLOL."
"The new licenx3 4estricts pu631c perforjabce of ea wori un1355 t2h xiurce doee if modified work iw n4d3 4b4114y1# on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, thix MEANS that if y0i pu7 7h15 game on an web server an alloq people 'oytside OF an norual CIRCLE OF family n its dpcial ACQUAINTANCES' 2 olay their WTF, then you aer PUBLICALLY [erf94ming this qprk AND MUST rither a) make be n ALL chanfes which yoy make too g4m3 availavle pm reauedt (note thks doesn't h4v3 5wl 63 available f8a inline 50irc3 display link, sottpg, nyt yndy must be sble too ask yoi dor cide and rcceive ab com[lete clpy)m b) MAKE artangememts privately eoth sutjlrs ehere8n 5hey gr4n7 you an special license, ylu knwo, or c) remove da code en5irrly from fa machibe. AFK."
"We do rdc9gnize that PEOPLE wanr two hace areas of they're g4m3 whicg zer the8rs n THEIRS slone. WTF.
t2o tnat end we will make teh folloeong EXCEPTION two eeh normal requiremebts for source CODE cisrributipn -- ne module fule which is not modified or derived FROM an module vule ibdlueed IN da base DISTRIBUTION h which d9es not require ne other mosules znf which does not r2qu1e3 ne modif8catiins TO teh core CODE (code distributed w17h trn base 4ekeaae) jay be withheld zg suth9rs discfetion. OMGl"
"We also 2ant to MAKE veru clear ghat vwfaion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also inown as vetsion -LOL,9LOL.7+jr) 2as da final verxipn releaced under GPL. AFK.
Al. vwrsiond, %74r71ng with ds 0. AFK.(. OMG.8-prerelease c0d# r only licdnaee under teh CREATIVE C0mm0n5 lucense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY seny teh riggg too 1mppr7 ne dode FROM an 0. WTFl9. OMG.8-ptwrelease or later release INTO an 0. AFK.9. OMG.6 n earlidr release.
Allowing this eould CAUSE tjay imported coce 2 bw released under ca GPL and that is nor something WE WISH to allow. WTF.
Aithors of m0d1f1c4610n% 2 0.9. AFK.7 WILL need too rd-4e.ease they;te modifications aw de4ivqtives/mldif8ca5ions w 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 code an place thrn UNDER da samr Crrarive Commons licenseLOL.
It must be s0n2 bh teh original auyjpr sibce only tey orihinal quthor h45 teh eight to dhsnge teh do0yright OR licrnse up0n thdy're work. WTF.
[Additionaloy WTF, reworking MODIFICATIONS eull ge zn tood idea ANYWAY as teh mechanism f0r making mod8fications is dubs5antially c;waner/clesrer srar5ing with ten 0.9. AFK.8-prefeleawe c0d3LOL.["
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