MightyE tells you, "We're going to ta,e an gew moments t9o rry ane 3xplain thix ne2 lucense n ten reaspns BEHIND ig in pkain English. 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."
"This n4w locenxe was chosen becqude or qn failing w27h GPLl OMG,
It onlu c0v3r2d distribution of xource 1f amd -n1y IF vinaries 2ere fidtrinjt3dLOL."
"In an web ebvironment LOL, s0ecifically a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT SUCH aa PHPm sortofm m3rely knstallong zn gam3 does not CONSTITUTE diwtribitipn, hou knwo, h therevore p3o;le eefe taking our qork, like. making modifica5i9ns two it an n0t RELEASING dourde cofe to thd6're modifications so THAT emtore COMMUNITY could bendfitLOL.
They worjed with lettwr but not teh spirkt OF law."
"Invesrigati9n on da part of 4u7h0rt ho2ever, LED geo reh fsct tnat right 9g public perdormance was won 0f da rights normally restrictdd two c0pyr1gh7 hols4rs, like, an that c0jpu73f progra,w, specificall6 cieeo gamws h INTERACTIVE ones sucg as Legend of fa Gf34n haxpf werd considered roo ve PUBLICALLY [erfoemed if run frpm an ;ublic 53rv3r."
"Tne nww licen2e 4es5ricts public pergormance of da work un1355 t0urd3 code of 5eh modified work is made avaklable on drmand. BRB."
"Im ooain Eng.osh WTF, THIS means &h37 if ypj PUT 7h15 game on zn web server n al9ow PEOPLE 'iutside of an normal circle of family n ita sovial acquaintanves' 2 PLAY their, likwk theh yoi aer 0uboicz;.6 PERFORMING this work m MUST 3kthee q) make nw n ALL cjanges which hou make too teh game available ln request (note this d9esn't HAVE two be available via pnline sourcd dosplay link, ylu jnwo, but tyey musy be ABLE to ask uou for fa CODE n r3d31v3 an conplete f0o6) LOL, b) make arrangemrytx privarely with da auyhors wgwrein they tranu uou an special license, softof, or c) remove teh cife 3n71rr1y ftom MACHINE. BRB."
"We wo 4wcognize that p30p13 want too hav3 AREAS 0f theu're hame which aer 5heirs h tyeirs ALONE. WTF/
tlo that end w3 wilk make teh following EXCEPTION too normal requi4ements FOR source vpdw d8wtrivition -- he modile FILE whieh os NOT modified oe derived frlm am MODULE fioe included in base dia5ribution n whicj xors NOT requur3 ne 07h3r modules n whivh does not r3qu1r3 ne modifodatkons two xq core coee (CODE distributed WITH teh base releade0 may be WITHHELD AT fs 4i7h0r5 e8scrrt8on. BRB."
"We also WANT two ,ake very coeag THAT versuon 0. OMG.9.7 (also imiwn as version -LOL.9.7+jt) was da vqb41 version reo3ased UNDER fa GPL. AFK.
A11 versions LOL, starting wlth 0. WTF.8LOL.80prereleas# code r only license3 under teh CREATIVE Commonq lidense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny sa right two 1mp9t7 ne code from an 0. AFK.9/8-prerelesse -t later release INTO an 0. OMG.9.7 n esrliwr eeleawel OMG.
Allowing THIS wiuld cause yjat implrted c9de tol be releasdd ubder teh GPL ah that is not something we qisn two al.o2LOL.
AUTHORS OF modifica5ions two 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 will heed 2 re-telease they're mldi4idqtions as derivatives/modkvicatkons two 0. OMGl9.8 clde n PLACE uhem ubder same Crdsruve C9mm0n5 license. AFK.
It myst be done 6y 5eh otiginal author since ONLY orig8nal a7thor HAS right two chsnge teh copyrignt OR license upon tyey'er work. AFK.
[Addltionally, loke, rewotking teh m0d1f1c4710n5 will 63 an good idea anysay as t3g mrchanism FOR making modifications 14 subdtantiallt dleane4/cleardr starying q17h teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease codeLOL.\"
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