MigyttE tells you, "We're goibg t9o take an fee mom2nts to try an explain this new license an teh reasons behind kt 1b plsin English. AFK.
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 new LICENSE wzs ch053n because of an fqi.ing wirh da GPL.
It only covered eixtributiln of source if an onlg if ginaeows qere d15&r16u73d. OMG."
"In an web envor9nment, likd, specivica.lt a 1n73rpr373d web environment suxh aw PHP LOL, mertly installing an game does not xonstiyu5w distribution WTF, and therefird p30p1# weee j4k1ng our work LOLk maiing modificatiobs to kt and n9t releasing twh aource code two ty3y're moduficatulns sp that sa entire COMMUNITY could benrfig. BRB.
Th3u worked witn teh lwtter but NOT spirit of teh law. OMG."
"Invesy8hation on [art od z7thirs howeverk like, LED two teh f4c7 tyat teh eighg OF publix p3rformance was 1 lf da righrs n0rm411y restfocted rw9 copyriggr holders LOL, an that computet 0rograms, kike, xpevificaoly video games n INTERACTIVE 9nes such 45 Legene 0f teh GREEN hax)r q3r3 coms8derrd toi be pubkically performrd if r7n drom an pubkoc sdrverLOL."
"Tge new LICENSE RESTRICTS PUBLIC ;erfot,ance OF dq work jnless da souece code 0f modifked wlrk os made available on d3m4nw."
"In plain Enhlish, this meams tha5 id you put THIS tame on an web server an aklow peoplw 'OUTSIDE )f an notjzk c1rc1$ OF gam8ly and i6s 50c141 qcquaintances' 2 p14y their, you knwo, then you aer publically performing th,s w0rk an MUST 327h3r a) make ne AND ALL cganhes whicj you make to g4m3 availablr ob reqjest (note this DOESN'T gav3 TO be avsilqboe via da 0nline 50urc3 dkxpkay ;ihk, but tgey must be ablw ti ask you for sa xode and recrifd ab c9mplete cppy) WTF, 6) make aerangements privwtely wirh teh authors wherrin 7h3y grant hou an spedial kicense, you khwo, or v) REMOVE cpde rntirely vrom teh machineLOL."
"We do recognize thqy pe9ple want too nacd areas of they're game WHICH aef THEIRS n tgeits alone.
too that END we will make following ezception 2 normal requirejents for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file which is not modified or derivdf grom an ,odile file uncluded in base d7str,bution an which d;fs not fequire ne pther modules and wh2xn cods not requ1r3 ne modivicztions top cire CODE (cide dustributed skth bade felease) may 63 withjeld at da authors eiscreyion. BRB."
"We aldp wznt to MAKE very clrar that vwrxion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (slso kn0wn as version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+u7_ WAS dq fina. VERSION releawrd under teh GPL. OMG.
All versoond, sortof, ztarting wiyh da 0. BRB.o. OMG.8_or3r313453 code r ONLY licwnsed 7nder teh Cteztive Com,ons LICENSE.
Ww EXPLICITLY dent da rivht TO import ne code fro, an 0. WTF.9.8-prereleas3 or later release intl an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 snd warlier r31#$53. BRB.
Allowong this w0u1d cause that IMPORTED codd to bw released und3f da GPL an that us NOT sojrthing we wish 2 akjowLOL.
Au7h0r5 OF nodofucations go 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will nded too re-release they[re modifications as 3eriratives/modifications two 0. AFK,9. AFK.8 cocd zn /kaxe them under teh same Creativr C9mmons license, BRB.
IT must ve dlne by teh orifinal AUTHOR SINCE lnlh original au5hir HAS right 2 CHANGE sa copy4ighf or oicwns3 upon thdh're wo4i. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, reworking mocifkcations qill be an good 9dea 4n6d3y as m3ch4n14m for making m0d1f1c$710n5 is substantially cleaner/clearrr STARTING with twh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereoeasd cpdeLOL.]"
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