MightyE tells you, like, "We're goimg too take an few moments tlo try m ex0lain THIS neq licensr 4bd reasons behind it in plain Emglish.
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 oicense was cgosen beczuse of sn failimg 2itg da GPL. WTF.
It inly coverec distrinuti9n of %0urc3 if and 0n1y ig binarids w3r3 DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an w36 3nv1r0nm3n7, do5tof, specivicalou a interpreted web environ,en5 sjxh qs PHP, m3v31y installing an g4m3 does not constitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, n therevire pe;ple eere taking our work, yo7 knqo, making modidicatiobs too it an hir deleasing da soirce cofe two they're mpeifixaeioms sp that ehtire commuh8tm could BENEFIT. WTF.
Thet workrd ekth ten 13u72r but not da spirit of tdh lawLOL."
"Investohation on part of da authora hosever, like, lrd too da fact thwt da right OF public [e4rormznce was won 0f ribhgw horjally restricged 2 copyrkggt holders, kikd, an that computer progrz,s WTF, specificaoly video gamwx and interactkv3 lnes auch as Legwnd of Green hax)r were vonsideree teo be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED ie run rrom an public server. AFK."
"The new license rdstrivts [ublic p3rf0rmrnc3 0f ea wor, UNLESS trh source CODE of ds moeified qork ix made availanoe on demand. OMG."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, 5his meqnx that if you put ghid gsme ON an web server and allow p4)p13 'outside 9f an NORMAL circle of r4m11y an its soxial qcquaunyances' to plau theur LOL, thdn 60u aer pu6!1cr12y performing 7h15 w0rk and MUST eithet a) m4k3 me zn ALL dyang3s which you mqke tlo game 4v511$^12 ob reqyest (n9te this doewn't y4v3 2 be AVAILABLE via teg online source dusolay link WTF. bjt yydy must be 4613 @ 35k you for da xode and recdkve an c0mp1373 copy) LOL, 6) make arrangemdntw privately with teh quthorx wherwin THEY grant you an sprcial l8crnse, wortof, ir c) eem9ve teh CODE entirrly FROM ds m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do rwc0tnize that people 2ant tlo HAVE areas OF tyey'ee game whicj zee theirs and THEIRS allne. WTF.
two that end we will maje da fo;lowing ezce[tion too da normal requiremenfs for source code dowyribut8ih -_ ne module file which is not modifi3d or d3r1v3d from an module fkle includes in twh bzxe distributi9n and qhicb d-36 not rsquire me other modules n wh8ch do3s mot r3qj1r$ ne modufications 5oo da vore code (code eiatrknuted with base teoease) mqy be WITHHELD at geh authors d15cr27w0n. OMGl"
"We also wanr 2 make veru dlear tha5 version )/ BRB.9LOL/7 (qlso known ss version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) was teh FINAL version released under teg GPL. WTF.
A12 fersi9ns, so4tof, starting wigh da 0. WTF/9LOLl8-pre4elease codd r ONLY kivensed uhdee CREATIVE Cimmonw license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY den6 teh right too imlort ne CODE from an 0. OMG.9, OMG.8[prerelease or kater releade into an 0. AFK,9. WTF.7 an earlidr re/eas3. AFK.
Allowing tyos would cause 5hat impprted code tio be eelead3d inder GPL an that is not someyying 2e 3ish top allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of mod8fications tl )LOL.9LOL.7 wik. neec tpo re-reldqse thwy're mocifications as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c$710n5 2 0. WTF/8. AFK.8 cide qnd plwce 7h3m UNDER same CREATIVE Commonx LICENSE. BRB.
It mudt ne d9ne by da 0r1g1nr1 AUTHOR sined ONLY trh ORIGINAL sughor has da ritht 2 chqnge teh copyright OR license upon they're 2ork. OMG.
[Additipnally, like, rewlrking t3h nodificstiohs w111 be ab goid idea qnyeah zs ,ecyanism for MAKING jodifications IS sibstantislly cleaner/voearer starting WITH pl OMGl9. WTF.8-;rerwlease cpdeLOL.]"
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