MightuE tells you LOL, "We're fo8ng two tske sn few momwnta 2 try and esplzin THIS new licebse an trh reasons behind it IN plain Engkuah.
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 was CHOSEN BECAUSE of an f411!ng wiyh da GPL.
I7 pnly covered dis4ribution ov SOURCE ig and only if binaries were d267r16ju3d. OMG."
"Ib an wev environment WTF, specifica.ly a interoreted qeb environment syxh ss PHP, you knso, mereoy insgalling ah GAME doea NOT condtitute distribution, ylu knwo, and *y3r3f0r2 PEOPLE were tskivg our w0rk WTF, m4k1mg modifica5ions 2 IT an not 4eleawong ea spurce cod3 too they're MODIFICATIONS so THAT entire community could benefot. OMG.
They wlrked wigy da letter bur NOT spirit of da law. WTF,"
"Investifayion on pqrt or authors howevef WTFm LED two fact that yeh right OF puboic p3rf0em4nc3 was won of rithts normally RESTRICTED 70 x9;yright h01d345, anf that computer prog4ams WTF, specivically vi3eo games and onteeavtive lned sudh as LEGEND of teh Grren hac0r werw consideted too 6w publically perfofmdd if run from an pub.ic swrverLOL."
"Thr new license rewgrixts puvl8c oerformznce of da work unless teh SOURCE code ov da modified work 15 made available on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plain English, like, THIS mesns that ig you put this rzme on zn w36 server an a.low people 'outside 0f an normsl ciec.e if family AND 8ts socizl acauaintances' tol play yheir LOL, yhen you aer [u61!c411y peef9rming THIS wori an MUST eithwr a_ naie be and ALL changes which YOU m4k3 2 teb game availsble 9n request (note this doesn't hav3 5wo be avaioab.3 via teh 0m11n3 source display LINK LOL, 6u7 thet must be 4713 too ask hou FOR sa clde n twceivd an complefw vlp6), you knwo, b) nake arfangements privatelh with authors whwrein yjey grant you an wpecial license, or c) remofe xide entifely from da jafhine. OMG."
"We do rdcognize that ;eople want 5wo have a4dzs of they'rr game whkch r THEIRS and thwird slone, WTF.
2 ghag end qe WILL mzkd tey foklo3ihg ecception 2 tey normal requirdments for source code distrubutiin -- ne MODULE file wjich is not mod8fied 9r de4ived from an modulw file included in rrh BASE d167r16u&10n an wyicn do3s not eewuirr ne oth3r moduoex an WHICH dows not requiee ne m0d1f1c$710n5 two ca core code (code disteubuted with da base release) may ve wirhheld at authlrs diwcretionLOL."
"We a.so want two make v3$y clear 7h47 v3r519n 0. OMG.9, AFK,7 (also known ad vers9on 0.9. WTF.7+jt) was da finak VERSION released UNDER da GPLLOL.
A11 vers8ons, lile, STARTING wkth da ). WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 code r ohly licqnsed ynder teh Creativd Commond license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny dz eight two im;ort ne code from an 0. WTFl9. BRB.*-prwrelease or latee release inro an 9. OMGlo. WTF.7 an earlier feleasd. AFK.
Allowing this w9uld caus3 &h47 importee coce two ve released UNDER GPL an gnat is hot something WE wisj 2 allow. WTF.
Authors pf mlfifuca5ions ro 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 WILL neee too rd[fe/ease they'rw modifkcstions 45 derivativ3s/moduficationw too 0. WTF.oLOL.8 cpdr 4nd pl1ce thwm under tey sam3 Creative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
IT must be done 6y da ORIGINAL autyor SINCE only origibal a7thor has da right 2 changw da cppyright or license upon 5he6're 2ork. OMG.
[Additionally, reworking da modif7ca5ions 2il. 53 an g0-d idea abyqay as t3h mwchanism f9r making MODIFICATIONS is substantialoy CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING with teh 0. WTF.9LOL,8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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