MightyE hellx YOU, xort9f, "We'rd giing tol take an few m0men75 to try qn explain 7hq5 new license AND da ress9hx BEHIND it in plain ENGLISH. BRB.
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 new LICENSE was chpden because of an failimg with teh GPL. AFK.
Ig only c0vet3d disteibution of s9urcd if an lnly IF binzries were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an 1eb environment WTFm specifoca.ky a inyerprered web emvi4onment aucg as PHP LOL, mrrrky installing an gsme dows npt constkture d8stribution, you knwl, and THEREFORE p@0p13 w3ee TAKING OUR wor,. MAKING MODIFICATIONS too iy and nog releasibg teh wource code TO rhr6're mlcificationx SO that teh entire xommunity could bdnefit.
Tgey wotked qith t3h lette4 but not sporit of teh lae. AFK."
"Investigation om part od suthors however, led two teh gaxt that da r1gh7 of pub.uc pervormance was won OF da rights normally restricted two cop^4ight holders, an that compyt3r programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY video hames n imy3rzdtuve obes such as LEGEND of teh Green haz0r q3r3 comside4dd two be publicallt p3rf03m3c if run grom ah 0ublic srrver. AFK."
"The new l8c3nse eestricts public peefprmance 0f da work unlras da so7rce CODE 0f ten modified work is made AVAILABLE on d3mand. WTF/"
"In poain Englisn, 5his m3ans thzt if YOU pur this gamw on qh wwg server an allow peop.e 'outside of an NORMAL vircle OF family n ITS woxoal acquaintances[ to PLAY their, sortof, theb you r publically PERFORMING this work and MUST eithef a) kake nr ab ALL dhanbes wjich you mqke 2 53h game available 0n request (notr THIS doesn't have too be AVAILABLE cia online sourde diaplay link, you lnwo, gut tjey MUST bd 46!3 2 asi y9u f0r cofe an receive an cpmp!e73 cipy) LOL, b) MAKE arramgemehts privztely WITH sa au5hors wherein they grant you an special livebse LOL, or c) remive teh codw ENTIRELY from mach*ne."
"We do recognize 56at people want too hdce AREAS of tgey;re game 2hich aer theirs snd theirs alone, OMG.
two that END we sill ,ake dollpwing exception too normal rwquirementa for 50urc3 code disrribution -- me module filq ehich is mot jofified 0f detivew FROM an m9duoe file included 1m da bzse distributilb an which d9es not r3qu1re ne OTHER modules n which DOES not requir3 ne modofications roo CORE cose (cose diwtributed ditj bsse release) MAY BE wi5hhrld at suthoys discregklnLOL."
"We also w4n8 to maie very cldar that v3t510n 9/ BRB.9. OMG.7 (also ,blwn 45 vetsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.8+jt) was t3h v1n41 vefsiom releasrd undef da GPL. OMG.
All veraioms LOL, start8ng with 0/ OMG.9. WTF.8_prerekdsse CODE dee lnly licensef ynder da Crrative Commons locrnse. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh r8ght tqp umpirt nd code from sn 0.9. AFK.8=pr3r313453 ir oater re;ease onto an 0.9. WTF.^ n earlier RELEASE.
Allowong this would cqusw that importee code two be r313552d under GPL n THAT iw n-7 SOMETHING we w15h 2 alkoe. BRB.
Authors OF modigications top 0. OMGl9. WTF/7 woll h33d TO te=re.ease they're modoficatuons as ferivativwx/josifications tio 0LOL.9,8 code an place them under da 54m3 Crrarive Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
It must b3 done BY t3h original author SINCE pnlt da iriginao ajthor has teh 4ight tq9 change c0pyr1gh6 or license upon rhey'e3 work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, r3w0r,1ng teh modificqtions will b3 an gopd idea anyway as mechanism for MAKING modificatkons ia substantially cleaner/clezrwr xtarting with 0/ BRBl9, AFK,8-prerel3qse codd. AFK.]"
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