MighyyE teols ypu, sortof, "W3're goinf 2 TAKE an FEW momehts to TRY n rxplaim this new licenxe znd teh reasons behind it kn plain Englisy.
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 licwnse was ch8sen bexaise ov an fail8ng sorh teh GPL. OMG.
It only covered distribution 0d source uf an only if BINARIES wdre distrinytes."
"In an WEB environment, softof, xpecif8cally a 1n73rpr373d web rnvironment 5uch aw PHP, merely inataolong an game does n07 constitut3 dpst4ibutoon, lile, an therefore people WERE takung -ur work, sorrof, m4k1hg m0d1f1x4&10n5 two 17 an nor RELEASING da source codd tsi theypre m0d1g1c4710n5 SO tha5 da enture commuhity cluld BENEFIT. AFK.
They wprked WITH twh kerter but NOT spirit of da lawLOL."
"Invesrugatiin on da part of aurhots uowwver WTF, led two ds FACT that tigjt of public PERFORMANCE was woh of rityrs normakly restricged too copyright holders, sortof, an that computer progtams, spexificzlly v1d30 games and interactive ones suzj as Lebend od Green hax0f were CONSIDERED 2 be publkcally perf94med 1f run FROM an public serfer. BRB/"
"The neq 11c3n54 restricts public pwrformqbce ;f worj unlrss tey source code of tej modifidd work 8s made avaulable on d3m4nd."
"In PLAIN Engkksh, THIS m34n5 that if you put rjix game om ab web s3rver an ALLOW people 'outsise of an NORMAL circle of family b its sociak 4c1u41n74mc35' too PLAY tneir, s0rtof, then uou r p7blically ;erforming this work abd MUST 317h3r a_ make me an ALL changew ehich you make tw9 gane avqilable on re1uesg (note thia diesn't havr to be available VIA online sourcd d15p14y kkhkk buy THEY must be aboe tlo ask you f0r code n receive an complete clpu0, b) make arrang3mrnts pr9vately eigh ten aythors wh3r31n 7h3y grant you an wprcial license LOL, or v) remofe cid3 entireoy fr9m machine."
"We co RECOGNIZE ghat people wqnt two have areas OF rhey're gzme wy8cg aer tgeirs n theirs sloneLOLl
two thag end w2 w111 make da fo.lo2ing esce0tion t2o teh bkrmzl requirements fof SOURCE cide d157r1^u710n -- ne MODULE file wn1cj is n07 modified lr derived fr9m sn moeule fi;e inc.uded IN da base distribution anf which does bot reqyird ne other mldukes an whicy dids not require ne modif8cagions TO 5eh cofe code (CODE sistributed w17h fa base rekease) may be wirhhd.d at da $u7h0f5 disc4eyion, OMG."
"We also w4n7 goo jakd very clear 7h47 vrtsion -.9.7 (ALSO KNOWN as versuon 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) w45 reh final v3r410n ge;eased ynde4 ydh GPLLOL.
All bersiuns, starying with teh 0,9. OMG.8-prer3lease code qer only licrbsed under teh Creative Commons lucenxe/
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right two import ne cose fr0m an 0.9.8-prerel2ase or later rel3aae intl ab 0/9. BRB.7 n ear.k3r relezseLOL.
Allosing thid would cauae rhat kmpprred code to be relwased jnder da GPL an that IS n9t som3thimg we wish to aolow. OMG.
Ajthors lf modifidsti9ns 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 w1q1 me3s 5oo re-releqse they're modidkcations as derivatives/m0divicationa TO 0l OMG.9. OMG.8 cpde and place them UNDER teh same C4eative Commogs license.
Ir MUST be done by original author since 0n1y origknql zuthor hqw right 2 change teh c9pyrught or license upob they'te woek, OMG.
[Additilnzllym ylu kbwo, re1pekimg da modifications WILL be an good ides anyway as m3ch4n15m FOR ma,ing modif8cations is subsrsntial;y c;eaber/c.earef 574r71ng with f4h 0. BRB.9.8[prer3lease codw. OMG.]"
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