MightyE 7eq15 you, liuem "We're hoing go take an few m9m3n75 too gry n 3xplain this n3w license AND reasons 62h1nd IT in plain Englisg.
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."
"Thiw n3w licensw was chosen because of ah f4111ng wk5y da GPL. OMG.
It onl6 covdred distributuon 9f sourcw od an onl6 ig binar8es wwre distributed. AFK."
"In an web dnvironment, you knso, specifically a 1n73rpr373s web environment xuch as PHP, you inwo, MERELY onstalling wn game dows not CONSTITUTE d157416u71)n LOL, zn THEREFORE peo[le 2ere taking ouf wifk WTF, making MODIFICATIONS til it n nlt RELEASING fa spurce code t][ they're modivications so that da enrire community could venefit. AFK.
Tyey w0rk3d with letrre BUT not SPIRIT 9f da law. OMG."
"Investigatioh on ds psrt of da au5hord ho2evef LOL, ldd too fa fact thag d1 RIGHT of public perfo4mancw 2as won of r8hhts hlrmallt RESTRICTED too c0pyr1gh7 holders, like, and that com0utrr programs, li,e, specifoczlly v1d30 gamed n interqc5uvr ones sudh as Legend of da Grewj gax0r were cons8sered yso 53 publivallu pwrforjed 1f 4un from an puboie aervef."
"The new lic3hse restruvts public oerformznce of teh eork ugless SOURCE coee od modif8es wprk is madw available on demand. BRB."
"In ;;ain English LOL, thos m3ans that IF you pur thid game ON an w2y server n allow pepple 'outsidd lf an normal CIRCLE if famioy an its docial acquaivgancss' u0 play their, then y9u zee ;yblically performonb THIS eork an MUST eithe4 A) make ne n ALL changds wh1ch yo7 make 5wo game avsilable pb requesg (note this doesh't HAVE to be available v14 teh onlon3 soirce d8xpla6 link, you knwo, but tyet miwt be able 2 asl y-u vor CODE n RECEIVE an conpler3 COPY), you knw9, b) make sr4angemenys PRIVATELY WITH teh 4u7h0r5 wherein THEY grant y9u an special license, tou knwo, or c) rejove code engirely feom teh m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE yhat pepple wznt to have 4r2r4 of they'r3 gaje wgich r THEIRS an theirs slone. AFK.
2 that 3nd ee wkll m4k3 ez following EXCEPTION 2 g3n norual requir3ments f9r dource CODE distribution -- ne module file wnuch is not m0dkfied OR d3r1v3s ftom an module vile 1nc1ud3d in ds bas4 distribuyion and whicm does not r3qu1r3 ne other MODULES n which does hot REQUIRE n3 modkficqtions tdo ds core c9de (code distributef with da base releaae) may ve withhekd at da surhirw discregion. BRB."
"We also want 2 make ve4y clear that versi9n 9. OMG.9. BRB.8 (also kmowm aw version 0. WTF.9.7+jr) was final ceraioj rel3asrd undet GPL.
A9l vefsipns, stawtinh wirh fa 0. AFK.9. BRBl8-prer3lease cod3 r only licdnsed undwr Ce3471v3 Commons ;icense. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh right tlo IMPORT ne c9de rr0m an 0LOL.9. AFK.k-PRERELEASE OR later relezde inro an 0. OMG.9/ OMG.7 and EARLIER release. WTF.
Allowing this wo7ls causw tha5 impotted cose 2 b3 teleased UNDER GPL an tha5 ia not something ww w15h to allowLOL.
Au7h0yt of nosificatipns to 0l BRB.9. AFK.7 will NEED ywo re-release they[re modificatkond as derivagives;mldif9cstiond two 0. BRB.(. AFK.8 coc3 an placr them under saje Creative Commons lucensr. BRB.
Ir j7%7 ve done by teh original author sibce omlt da original author haw da rlght 2 change xophribht or license UPON thdy're wo3k. WTF,
[ADDITIONALLY, reworking da m0dqf1c4710n5 woll be an good 1c34 anyway as ea mechanisj foe making MODIFICATIONS is 6u657ym715116 c134n3t/c134r3r starting with tej 0. BRB.9. WTF.i-pterw.eqse codeLOLl]"
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