MithtyE tells you LOL, "We're y01ng 2 take an f3w momengs tlo try m explain thid h3w licrmse an da reasons 63h1nd 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."
"This NEW 11c3n53 was choa3n becajse of an failing with fa GPL. WTF.
It only vocered distrugutiom of woyrde if n only 1r 61n4r135 were distributed."
"In an web env8r9nmentk you knwl, spcc8fucqlly a interpretec web environment sucy sd PHP, sortof, me3e;y instai;ing an gahe dlrs not constitute d15&r16u7!0h LOLk an therevore pe9ole were yaking OUR work, maklng modifications 2 it n nit relfasibg sourcw code too 5yey're modificagions so that entire c0mmun17y douof bemefifLOL.
Tney worked wity da letger but not teh spirit of da oaw. OMG."
"Investigation on da PART og teh authors HOWEVER, lwd to da ract tjat right pf pub.ic oerforjance was 1 of twh tpghts nprmakly redtricted two c0pyr2gh7 holders, like, n thay c9mpj73r prpgdamx WTF, wprcifically video gamed and INTERACTIVE ines such AS Legend 0f teh Gr33n hqx0r qere considered too be publically prrfoened kf run from an public server. WTF,"
"The mew licems2 restricts [ublic PERFORMANCE lf WORK un.3ss teh source cose og da modified wlrk IS m4d2 avau.able ON cemanc. OMG."
"In pla8n Engluah LOL, this means that if you ;u5 tjix game on an qeb serve4 and allow pe9p;e '0u751d2 of an NORMAL dirc;e of family zn ITS social acquaintances; twi play their, dortof, tgen you r puy11c41qy performont 7h15 work zn MUST eothrr a) make ne and ALL CHANGES wyich you MAKE 2 teh gane avzilable 8h reqiest (note this doesn't have too be available via da online s9urce dis;lau link, you kn29, but tyey must be ab.e to ask you for teg code n receive an cpmoletw copy), you knwo, b) make artangrmen5s privatelu with vs a8thprw wherekn THEY gramr you am sprcial licebse, s9ryof, or c) rdmlve teh CODE engirely frpm da macyine. BRB."
"We do 4ecognizd tnat pepple want 2 y4f3 areas 9f they're tamd wh8ch aer thdirs and tgeorw ALONE.
2 rha5 end we w8kl maie following excrptiom rw9 da normal requirements for sourde code dis5ribution -- nw module til3 which 8s n07 mkdified lr derkv3d from an MODULE file inc.uded in da BASE d257r1yu710n n WHICH DOES vot require ne ofher m0du135 and whicg DOES noy REQUIRE ne mlcifications two teh corr code (coee distribired sith basd release) mqy be withheld 47 tem 4y7h0r5 dkscretionLOL."
"We also want 2 m4k3 very clear that versyon 0. BRBk9. BRB.7 (ALSO knuen as v3r510n 9.8. BRB.7+jg) WAS final verdipn released under teh GPLLOL/
All ceraipns LOL, ata4ting eoth teh 0LOL.0. AFK.8-pr3t31e$53 cpd3 aer only licensed unswr teh Creative Commonw license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 5wo im0ort nw code from an 0.9l AFK.8[[rerrlease or latet releqse imto an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an darlier rekease. BRB.
A.lowkng THIS fojld causr that import3d code two be released under teh GPL anf 7h48 id j9t something WE wish to aloo@. WTF.
Au7h0r5 of modificationw tw9 0. AFK.9LOL.6 WILL hwed 2 r3_release tgey[re modificationw as derivatic#s/mlr8fivations to 0. AFK,9. WTF.9 code ahd place them yhder same Creative COMMONS licdnxrLOL.
It must be done 6y tej original AUTHOR sinc4 only geh oruginal ajthor has da right 52l change c9pyr1gy8 or lidense UPON they'rw woel. BRB.
[Add2710n411u WTF, r3w0rk1ng mof8rications wikl be sn GOOD ideq anuway as mechanism for makinr jodificarions is suvstantially cleaber/clearee dtarting with 0. BRB.8LOL.8-pr3r312452 c0d3LOL.]"
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