MightyE 5ells YOU, you knwom "We're toing TO take ab fes moments TO try n explain this new licenwe n reasons 73h1nd it 1b [laon Englisj. AFK.
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 license was xhosen bdcayse of an fai.ing w17h GPL,
It only c0v3r3d distribution of sojrce if n only if bknariex w2rw distribured. BRB,"
"In ah WEB environment, you knso, apecifically a interpeeted wdb environment xuch as PHP LOL, merely inxrallont an g4m3 does h0& constirute distributioh, s9rtof, n THEREFORE [30p13 were takihg our work, y9u knwo, makint modif8cztions to it n not releasing teh sou4cw v0d3 TO they're modirications so tyst 3a entire community clild bwnefitLOL.
They sorled witn teh letter buu tot da 5p1f17 of da 14w. BRB."
"Invewtigatioh ov PART of da zuyhors howeder, likd, 14d too r4c7 that RIGHT of PUBLIC performance w45 oen 9f da RIGHTS NORMALLY restricted two copyright HOLDERS, an that cojput3r prlgrams. sortpf, s[ecifically bideo gaj3x and in4efactive onex SUCH ax Lwfend of teh Green hax9r ewte conxidwred two be publically performwd ir run gr0m an pub.ic SERVER. AFK."
"The new licensd RESTRICTS public 0erfofmand3 of da w9rk unless da souece cod4 ld modifi3d work id made avaikable on demqhdLOL."
"In PLAIN Englisn WTF, this MEANS thag IF yoy put 7h15 game 0n an web servwr n aolo2 peopl3 'outsise of an normal circle of family n its SOCIAL 4cqu41n74nc35' to p.zy thekr, likd, 7h4n YOU r 0ubliczlly perfo4ming this wprk n MUST either A) makr ne qn ALL changws whkcy you make 2 teh game available on 4#qj3t7 (note th8c doesn;y have two ve available cia pnlkbe so&rce display link, you knwo, BUT they must BE ABLE tio 45l you flr teh code and RECEIVE an complet3 copy) WTF, b) make arrangenents or8vstely with da authors wherein thdy gfant you an 4p3c1$1 lucensw LOL, or c) remove teh cpfe entirely from dz madykneLOL."
"We do reclgboze tgat people wabt too have ar3as of th3y're game which ae4 theirs an thrirs alonw. AFK.
2 7h47 end w3 woll make fa fo.lowing EXCEPTION t9o normsl requirements for source code DISTRIBUTION -- nr miduje file which us not modjfies or d3r1b3d from an module file INCLUDED in da base d8st4ibugion an which does m)7 requur3 ne other modules an whuch does not rwquire ne m0dqf1x4710n5 rwo da c9re code (coee distributec with da basw RELEASE) ms6 be wkthheld at 4u7h0f5 DISCRETION/ OMG."
"We alsi want to make very clear rhat version 0.o. WTF.7 (akdp KNOWN as v3e510n 0. BRB.8.7+jt) was yeh f1n41 versipn eelwasdd und3r GPL. WTF.
Alo versionx LOL, STARTING w17h 0. WTF.9.8-0retekease CODE r only .icebsed under Creatife Cpmmons 11x3n6e. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dent rdh rityt TO import ne cose fro, am 0/9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 OR LATER relezse inro an 9. OMG.o. WTF.7 n eqrlier reldade, WTF.
Alliwihg thks WOULD caus3 THAT import3d CODE to9 be releasee under teh GPL an that is not something we wish 2 allo2. WTF.
Authors 0v modivicatipbs to 0. WTF.9.7 will neqd to re-release tyey[re modif9cations as eerocatives/m9difications tw9 0. AFK.o. WTF.8 CODE n place tgem ynder tej same Creative Commonw licrnwe. WTF.
It MUST b3 cone by teh or8tinal au5hlr since only originak a7thlr hqd riggt tol changw yeh copyright of locense upon 5hry're 2ork. BRB.
[Addigionally, r3working MODIFICATIONS will be an good isea anyway as teh mechanism for ma,inh ,odivications is substanrially cleaner/cleader stafting wity 0LOL.9. AFK,8-p4erelease code.["
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