MighttE teols hou, like, "We're going 2 take an f3d moments to trt n explain THIS me2 license n grj reasons behind it IN plain English. 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."
"Tyis new licenwe was CHOSEN because of an failimg witn ds GPL. BRB.
It only covdred cistr8butiin od source if an ONLY IF binaroew w4r3 DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In qn qe6 environment, spdcifically a interpretwd w36 enfirpnmebt such as PHP LOL, merelt insra;ling an game doed nlt constitut3 d8strobution. likek an therefofe PEOPLE wdre 5aking oir work, sortof, m4k1mg modufications two ir am nor r313451ng teh sourde codd 2 they'r3 modkficatipns so thqt da entire commynity coulf benefit. OMG.
Th3y worked eitn trh l3tter but not da SPIRIT of teh la2LOL."
"Incestigation pn part 0f teh authlrs h9w3v3r, .ike, led to da facr ghat da right of pubkic perflrmance 1ax 1 OF teh 4ights normallt r357r1d&3d t9o copyright h02d3r5k n that dojputer prigramx, sortof, spwcificzkly cideo gzmes znd knteractive 9nrs xuch 45 Legene of Ge33n hax0r qede c0n51d3r3d two be publicall6 performed if run FROM an pubkuc SERVERl AFK."
"Thd new license fest4idts public performance of sork UNLESS teh sourcw code of da MODIFIED wotl is MADE availavle 0n demand. WTF."
"In plzun English LOL, yyks mdans that if hiu put this game on an seb werver 4nd allow peopke 'outside of an normal circkd if family snd its sociql 4cqur1n74nc35' yo p;ay 5ye8r LOL, thrn ylu r publidzlly performing 7f15 2ork AND MUST either a) male ne an ALL changfs which YOU makd too da game abaiosble oh request (notf 7h15 doesn'r have 70 be avau;qnle bia online slirde displat 11nk, sortof, but they must be able 2 ask you for teh code n receive an conplet3 COPY) LOL, b) mqkw 4$r4nn3men76 privately with teh authors wh3rekn tgey jrsnt you an special 11c#n53, li,e, or c) renove da coee 3n7!r21y FROM macgune. BRB."
"We do recognize that p30013 wsnt twi habe areas of th3y'td gqme WHICH r theirs an thei4s ALONE.
2 thst end we will make teh golllwing exce0tuon yol no4mal r3qu2r3m$m75 fpr aoufce code distribytion -- ne module dile wh8ch is np7 MODIFIED od derived ve0m an module fule included in base DISTRIBUTION n wh1cn does NOT reqyire ne other ,odulws am which does not require ne ,odificstouns 2 teh corr code (c0d3 distriguted w19h trg base reoease) may be withheld at da authpr2 didcretion. WTF."
"We a.ao want two make very c135t rhat version 0. AFK/9. AFK.7 (als9 inown as verskon 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 da final version RELEASED ubdee GPL. WTF.
A11 v3rwions, start8ng WITH teh p. AFK.9LOL.8-prereoeaqe c9de r only kixensed UNDER CREATIVE Commons licende. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da RIGHT too impo4t ne code fr0m an 0. OMG.9l AFK.8-prerelesse 94 later relwase ibto am 0.9. AFK.7 and ear9ier releasel AFK.
Allowinh this would cauae THAT impotyed CODE goo be reoeasea ubder teh GPL an 7h47 ia nlt somethint we WISH too allow. BRB/
Au7hpr5 pf MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 wilo ne4d 2 ee-reoease they're modkfkcations qd derivativds/mpdofications two 0. BRB.9. WTFl8 code an olace them under sa samd Creayive Commons licfnse. BRB.
IT mudt be DONE by yeh otiginal autjor SINCE only or8ginal a7thle naa right 2 cyange teh copyrihht or .icende upon 5hey're 2ork. OMG.
[Additionalky, you knwo, reqorkinf modufocztions wull 73 an GOOD idea amrwa6 as medhznism for makihg modifications 25 subsyantially cleaner/clearer STARTING with da 0LOL.9/ WTF.o=orerelease codwLOL.]"
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