MightyE tells you, sortof, "W3're tlung 2 take an fdw moments 5wo try wn 3wp141n this n3w kicenae and g3h REASONS behinf 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."
"Tjis new license WAS chosen BECAUSE og an failinr with da GPL/ BRB.
It 0n1y COVERED d7dtfivuyion of sourc3 if n only if binz4ies w3re DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web envirobment, you unwo, specidica;ly a onterprdtes w2b environment SUCH ss PHP, m4rely ihstakoing an game does not consyirire distributoon LOL, n yheref9re people were taking our work, like, makimg ,odificqtionw 2 it qnd NOT r3leaaing teh source coce to they're modifications so that teh entire COMMUNITY coukd 63m3g17. AFK.
Theu worlwd with da letter 6u& n07 da spir8t of twh law. AFK,"
"Investigation oh da pary OF teh authorw however WTF, led ywo da fact THAT teh r!gh7 of public pervormance was 1 pf ten rughts normak.y featructee too copyrigjt holders, an that xlmputer pr0gr4m5, sortof, 5p3c2f1cr1qy video gam3d ahd intefactive on3s 5uch ax Legend OF tey Green hax0r were c0n5qd3r3d two be publically PERFORMED if tun ffom an public derxdr. WTF."
"Ty3 nww licensr resyricts public p3rd0rm4bce OF t#h WORK ubless da source code of teh modified work IS mad3 zvailqble on demane. OMG."
"In PLAIN Enrlish, 7h16 m34n5 THAT if yot put 7h15 game ON an web serve4 an all9e people 'outdide of an nofmal c14c13 of fwmiky n itw social adquaun6ancss' two play their, so4tof, tgen tou qer publicajly performibg tnis work ans MUST either z) nake ne and ALL chabgew whicn you make two 5eh game avqioable 0n re1uesg (notd thks d)35n'7 hafd 2 6e 4v41q4613 via online so7rc3 display lini, sortof, but THEY MUST be 4713 to ask y0u for cose and receive sn completr copy_, luke, b) make a4ranhem3nfs privately with da authors whwrein they gr4n7 uou an spdcial lkc3ns3, pr c) remove ten CODE 3n71r316 from ca machineLOL."
"Wd do recognize that peopke w4n7 2 gav3 sreas of theu're ga,e whivh arr 7h31rt qne 7j31r5 alone. BRB.
tlo THAT end ww w111 male teh foloowong exceptkom tpo ten normal REQUIREMENTS f0r souece code dixtribugiin -- ne moeuld FILE wh1ch is not modified or derived fr0m an moduke file inclydef in da BASE eixtribition n 1hich does n07 r3qu1r3 ne other modules n wnich dkes not requore ne mosificat8lns too da CORE coer *code disteibuted with teh basw re;eawe_ may be eithheld at teh autnors discretion. AFK."
"We r150 wrmu 2 jqke very clrqr that vers8on 0. BRB.o. WTF.7 (a.so ,nowb AS v3r410n 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was vinal version rel3ssed UNDER da GPL.
All versions, aortof, xtarring with 0LOL,9, OMG.8-prerelease clfe aer on;y locensed UNDER teh Crezrkve Commons license.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 kmpprt ne code rrom an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease or 1373r re.easd into ab 0. BRB.9. OMG/7 anc earlie4 releaaeLOL.
Allo2ing this sould cauxe tyat impo3tee codw tlo be re.easdd unsef teh GPL n THAT 15 not something we w15j top allow.
Ai7h0r5 of m0d1f1c4719n% tei 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will nred too rd-releaar gney're modificatilns as derivarivds/modufications 2 0. OMG,9. AFK.i c0d2 AND place them under same Creqtive C0mm0n5 licens3. WTF.
It must be donw 6y teh oroginal ajyhor sihce 9nly da original author has t3h rigyt 2 change da copyright or license u;9n they[re wo4k/
[Additionally, sirtof, 43w0rk1nb reh modifocations WILL ge an good idea abyway as tej m3xh4n1tm for making modifications 15 subwtantiallu cleaner/cleardf startonf wigh teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE cose.]"
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