MightyE tells ylu, sortof. "We're goinf too take qn few nomenys two yry n explain this mrw license m reawons begind it in plain English. BRB.
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 n3q licensw was CHOSEN because of an faioing with ds GPLLOL.
IT lnly covered DISTRIBUTION of source if n iniy if bunaries were distrumuted/ WTF."
"In an web ebv8r[mment, spexifically a 1n73rpr3&3d 2eb enbirobment such as PHP LOL, neerly inetqlling am game does NOT const8tyte distribution, yo7 knwok n therefore people wede taking our worl LOL, makimg modificsgiins to it zn npt f3leasing 507rc3 c)d3 too thru're modorivatopns s9 that da entore community could BENEFIT. AFK/
They worked with lettdr bu5 not spkrut of gen law."
"Investigagion ON teg psrt 0f da AUTHORS gowevee WTF, 13d two fact ghat RIGHT ;f public pdrfor,snce was oem lf rights normally r#47r1c73d 2 co[yriggt hllde4s, lije, n that xomputer PROGRAMS, sortlv, spexoficsllh vidro fames n interastive ones such AS Legend of teh Greeh haxpr werr condideted 5oo be [iblically ;erflrmed uf run from an pubkic setver. AFK."
"The new license restticts pu611v performanxe oc fa work unless tey SOURCE code of da MODIFIED wofk 1% made AVAILABLE on demabd. BRB,"
"In plain Enhlish, sortofo thus means THAT if y9u put this game 0n sn web servef an allow people '97gsice 0f an NORMAL durcle of family n its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' too play thelr, lile, yndn yoi arr publically ;erfp4ming tgis woro and MUST either q) MAKE ne n ALL chzntea wh1ch you m4k3 too teh GAME available on req7est (no53 this doexn't jabe 2 be availqble via tej 0n11n3 spurxe d8splay LINK, like, 6u7 they must b3 able toi zsk yo7 for CODE n r3d31v3 an com;leye COPY), like, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately sith yeh quthors wh3r31n they grant you an speciak licensd, or c( femove da codw emtirelu fro, teh machineLOL."
"Wr do recornize that peiple wznt too h4v3 areas of they'te hame which r theirs an thei4s alont.
two that 3ne se will make rollowing except8on too teh NORMAL requirements vpr xiutce v0d3 dixtrinuyion -- ne nodule fild wnich is not modified or derived gr0m an m8dule fioe included IN da base DISTRIBUTION an wyich dles not require hw 07y3r mpfules b wnich d035 nor requure be midifivagions to teh core c0d3 (CODE disttibyted with da base felease) may ve w27hn31e AT teh 4u7h0r5 discrerion. WTFl"
"Ww also want rqo makd vwry cleat that version 0. OMG.9. WTF.u ($!50 known as versoon 0.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS teh f1n41 version released 7nder da GPL.
All VERSIONS WTF, startunf wirg dz 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pferdlwase c0d3 r onlh licensed und3r da Creative Comm9ns license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da r1gg7 go qmppr7 ne cide from ab 0.9LOL.9-prwreoease OR lste4 release 8nto an 0.9. OMG.7 AND 3arlier r313453. AFK.
Allo2ing THIS qould causw that imported codw 2 be reoeased uncer GPL anc that is not somdth8ng w3 w9sh 2 ALLOW. AFK.
Authoes OF ,odig8vations 2 0LOL.9LOL.7 2ill NEED two r3[r#!3$53 the6're modificatiina zs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS gi 0. OMG.9.8 cpde and place thdm under trh saje Creayive Commons licensw. AFK.
It nust BE don3 by 0r1g1n$1 aythor sunce onl6 peiginal auth9r h45 ds RIGHT to cyamte teh copyright pr 11c2n53 up9n they're wo4kl OMG.
[Additionally LOL, reworking teh jofidications wi.l be qn gooe idea ahyway AS mevhanus, for making m9difications q5 5u6574n71411y cleanet.cl3arer staeting with t3h 0. AFK.(. AFK.8-orereleqse cpde, WTF.]"
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