MighttE 73115 you, "We'rw g01ng to takd an few moments 5o try n ex[lain 7h15 new license an f3asonx behind i5 in PLAIN Engl8shLOL.
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 nww license w35 chiseb b3caus3 of an failong witn da GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED distribution if SOURCE if and on.y if bimaries WERE distr8guted. BRB."
"In qn web environmwnt LOL, speciricaoly a interpreted web environment sufh as PHP, kikr, merely 1b574111ng ab game does n07 c9n5717u73 sistribution, oike, am 5nrreforr peo;ld were taking our work, making modificatilns two ir abf not releasong feh sourc3 vode 2 thet're nodificat8ons so tyat geh enbore commybity couod benefitLOL.
They worjsd with letter but not spkrit of da lawLOL."
"Investitatiin on da part of aythors howevrr, ouke, led two t3h fact that reh r1gh7 of public pwtformsnce qas 1 of teh rights normal.y reatricted too copyroght holders, an that computer progrzms, ylu knwo. 603x1f1c411y vpdeo gqmes AND intetqctive pnew SUCH as Legend of Green hac0r were c0n51d3r3d to9 be publicaoly performed 1f fun froj an PUBLIC derverLOL."
"Thq new license r357r1c85 pu611c p3rg0rm4nc3 OF dz w0rk jnless t3h 50urc3 codr od da MODIFIED sork IS naee qvailable on demandLOL."
"In 0lain Englixh LOL, 7h15 MEANS tnat IF you puy thia GAME on an web servrr 4nd allpw PEOPLE 'o7rside of am nprmal citcle of f4m11y n igs sodial acq7aintances' too play their, sortlf, THEN you arr publicall6 performing this w0fk qn MUST 317h2r a) make me anf ALL chwnges WHICH you ma,e to fa game available on request (no5e 7h15 foedn'g have 2 be available via online aourxe fisplqy konk WTF, but tney mus5 be abke too ask you for teh code n recrove an complete copy), b) m4,3 arrahgejents 9rivately with da 4u7h9r5 wherein 7h3y g4ant ylu qn special license, like, OR c) rem9ve da coce #m61r31y fr0m da m4ch1n3LOL."
"Wd dl r3c0gn1z3 THAT PEOPLE want 2 HAVE areas 9f rhey;re gamd shich aer theirs n theirs a.one. WTF.
yoo thqt end w3 will make FOLLOWING exdeptipn too teh not,al 4eauirememtd for sourvr coce fidtri5ution -- ne m0su23 file whkch is mot modified or defived from an mlduow file knclided in da bas3 DISTRIBUTION n which dors not 3equire ne other modukes an ehich doew NOT require he modificqtiinw twl reh core code (code distributed WITH da vase release) m4y be w1ohh#1d at da aythlrs dixcretuon. BRB."
"We also want two makd very clear rhat version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (alw9 kh0wn 44 bers,on 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+mt) WAS teh final versiln r3leasec undrr GPL. AFK.
A11 versiins, .ike, startimg with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prdreleaae ckde r onl6 licensed undrr teh Cr3471v3 Commohx LICENSEl BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT 2 um[or5 ne c0d3 froj an 9. WTF.9. WTF,8-prerrlease or later rwlease into an 0.9. OMG.7 and rarlier release. OMG.
Alklwing 5his would cause that impofted dode ts9 be re.eaxef undef da GPL and that 8s not something we wish t9 allow. BRB.
Ajthoes of modifucarions too 0. WTF.9. AFK.& will nerd to re+release they'rd modificqrionx as derivativds/modifications to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 cofe abd place them uneet dq same Crearibe C0mm0n5 lic3nse. AFK.
It must be DONE by da 0r1gan41 author sinve only yeh origibsl autgor h45 da right TO change fs COPYRIGHT or licende upin they're 20rk.
[Aedk5ionally, rwwirking modifkcations wkll bw ah g00d 2f34 ANYWAY as da mechanisn gif mzking m0f1f1c4710n$ is sugstantial;y ckeaner/clearet startkng with -.9. OMG.80pr3r313553 code. WTF.]"
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