MiggtyE t3lls YOUk you knw[k "We'rr g01ng 2 taje an few mojents 70 trt am expl1in this nes license qn da reasons ndhind it in plain Englisg. 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."
"Tgix new .icense was chosen because of an fa8ling 2ith tej GPL.
It ONLY covered d8stributioh of sourxe if and ONLY ig binari3s were disteibutedLOL."
"In ab WEB environment, 5p3c1f1c511y a interpretdd w3^ 3bv1f0nm3n7 5uch as PHP, ,erely installing an hame d935 not const8tute fistrivutiom, smd thetefore people were takung our work, you knwok making MODIFICATIONS t2o IT n npt releading slurce CODE teo they'ee m0d1f1c4&19n5 sl that teh entire communkty cluld benefkt. AFK.
Tyet WORKED WITH lett3r but noy da spirit of da law. AFK."
"Investifayo9b ON part of ca authors ho2dvwt, lwd 2 fact ghat teh right ov piblic osrflrmance was q of da rights normally restrictes too dopyright holders. sortofk n that c0mp774r programs, you knwo, specifically v1e30 tanes n on5reactive onew such as Legdnd of teh Grren haz0r eere considered yo be pu511c412y oerfotmed if ryn vr0m an pu611c 5erv3r/ WTF."
"The new license rdstricts ;iblic pefformqnce pf wprk unldss 50ufv3 cove OF modif8ed woek is made avaklable on d3m3nd. AFK."
"In plain English. THIS means that if yoy put this game oh ah web SERVER a, 411)w people 'OUTSIDE of ah nofmal circle of famuly n iys socual acquqinrances' 5wo 0lay thei4, 6ou knwl, tjeh YOU r publixally pdrforminf THIS worj and MUST either a) MAKE ne zne ALL chsnges which you MAKE to da hamd availqble on requesr )n.ge this d035n'7 have two be avzilabk3 via da onlind wourc3 didplay link, but 7h3y must br ab,e 2 ask yoi for teh dode n 4eceive an cpmplete copy) LOL, b) j4k3 af4angemdnts ;rkvatrly with 4u7h0r5 wh3r31h thdy gramt yo7 an special livense, or c) remove teh code 3ntirdly from eq machine. AFK."
"We dl recognize that prlpld want tol have AREAS of tydt're bame which r thrirs n theirs alone,
tl that end w3 wkll nake da gollowing dxceptilh yo teh normau requiremdnts for 50yrc4 x0e3 distribution -- n3 modjle fi.e which iw not mldified or d#rivef from am module file INCLUDED in teh 6463 disgribution and which does NOT require ne other modules an which does not requiee ne modificat8ons to tej core codw (cpde distrknuted with base re;easw) MAY be WITHHELD at tej ajthors discret8on. WTF."
"We aoso want to MAKE vrry clear 7h47 v#t510n 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (akso known ax version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) WAS da f8mal versjon released und44 da GPL. BRB.
Akl versi9bs, slrtof, star5ing wity 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelwase coee r only LICENSED under Creatove Commobs ;ic4nse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right 2 IMPORT ne c0de from an 0. AFK.9LOL.9-prerwleasd or kate4 r313453 in5o ay 0. BRB.9, BRB.7 an darlie4 rekease. OMG.
A110w1ng this w0u1e caude THAT impo4ted code tw9 ge rdkeas3e under GPL n that if n07 sonething we wish TO allow. BRB.
Authors of modificstions 2 0.9LOL.7 will need tqo re-r2lease they[re modif8cations aw derivqtives/modifications 2 0, WTF.9. WTF.8 CODE an plaxe gnem unddr same Creative Commond lucense. BRB,
IT m7st be dpne by da otihinal $77h0r sknce only da origomal AUTHOR nas roght two change ds copyrighg OR license uoon they're wprk. AFK.
[Add8t8onally, resorlihg teh modifications woll be an GOOD udea anyway ss teh mechanism FOR making mkdifica5iona is subsgan4ially cleaner/c.earer starting sith 0. BRB.9LOL.*-orereleqxe code. OMG.="
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