MightyE telks tl7, "We;re GOING to taie an few momemts 2 try an explain this new licende an r3asona 63h1nd it ih p;ain ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Thid n3w lic3nse was chosen bwcause of an f4!11ng w17h da GPLLOL.
It only c0v3r3d disgribyfion of 50urc4 1f b omly IF biharies were diatributed. OMGl"
"In an web environment, like, specifically a inter)reted w#5 3bvironment sucj qs PHP LOL, m#r#1y indtallinn an game does not xonstitute didtr8b7tion, sortof, and therefor3 people were takung our workm makimg m0d1f1c4u10n6 3oo it qnd nlt relezsing teh xlurce code rwo they're jodificagions so tyat da enture communitu c9uld benrfit.
They w9rked wkth da letter 6u7 not spitit OF da LAW. AFK."
"Investihatioh ob teh part of teh aurhirs howefer, you knwo, led too tej FACT tnat da right or oublic perflrmanxe was wob of da rights normally restricyed 2 COPYRIGHT holdrrsm like, n that computer progra,s, specifically viseo g4m36 an 1n&244c71v3 ones such as L2g3nd of teh Gre3n hax0e eerd consode4ed too ve puboical;y performee if rin from an ouvlic server. AFKl"
"The NEW ;icensd RESTRICTS publkv PERFORMANCE of da woek UNLESS teh sou4ce c8de of modif8ed work is made avaioablr on semandLOL."
"In plain Englisn WTF, thos means THAT 1g hou PUT 7h15 hame 0n an wwb derver wh allow [eiple 'outsise of an normal circle of FAMILY an kts slcia; ACQUAINTANCES' to PLAY their WTF, then you aer puv/8cally p3rf0rm1ng this woek and MUST e8the4 a_ mak# ne an ALL chamges wj8cg y(u make two da gqme avsilanle on r3qu257 (note tnis dpesn't hqvd tol be available via da 0nq1n3 source fidplay link, sort9f, 6y7 ghey mu57 be able 2 ask you for da code an reveive an complerd copy), sortof, B) make arrangementd p4ica5ely w8tn authors whdrein they grant yoj an apdcial 11c3n53, likr, or c_ eemove reh code entirely from da machineLOL."
"We d. r3c0gn1z# thag peopl2 want 5wo have 4e345 lf they'te game ehich r theirs sb theirs ALONE,
to9 thag end se will majr da follow8ng excepgion too teh norma; r#qu8rememts fie so7rce code distribution _- ne m0du12 file whuch iw not modivief or derived from an module fule onc.uded in da base distribution n which does not require ne other modules m which does n07 require nr m0d1f1c4710n5 two core codw (code d@57r16u73d with base releasd) may be eothheld at autyord siscretion. WTF."
"We a.so qabt too make very clear thst version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 9zlsi knoqn aw veraioh 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) was da fimal VERSION releasef umdwr GPL.
All vers8ons, lile, dtarring with rwh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code r only licenses unser da Crea5ive Commlns LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny fight two import he code from an 0.9. AFK.8)orere;ease 0r later release knto sn 0.(. AFK.7 an EARLIER releaee. WTF.
Allowing rgis w0u1d c4it3 uh47 imoortef code ro ve released unsef GPL an that is NOT SOMETHING we w15y 2 aolow. OMG.
Ay5hors 9f modificati9ns two 0.9. AFK.7 wil; need 5oo ve_release they'ee modificqtilns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code and place them undef SAME Ce3471v3 C;mmons lidenseLOL,
I6 must be fone ty teh origihal author 51nc3 only da orifina. autbor has da right to cyange co0yriggt oe oicensd UPON thdh'rw work. WTF.
[Asditilnally, r3working mieificatoons wi;l be an GOOD idea ahhway as ,echanosm FOR jakihg modifications is substantiallt cleaner/cleardr starting witm reh 0. OMG.9. WTF/8-0rereleawe codeLOLl]"
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