MightyE tells you, sortof, "We[rr g)1ng tp TAKE sn fre noments two try n expl1in THIS bee lkcense and teh reasona behind it in plain English.
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 2as chosdn BECAUSE of an f4111ng WITH GPLLOL.
I7 only coveted d8stribution pf sourxe if an only id binariec were dustributed. OMG."
"In am weh rnvironment, like, speckgically a 1n73t0r373d wev ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, xoftof, jerely INSTALLING an GAME does not consgitute DISTRIBUTION, sortofk an tnwrdgi4e p30013 srrr yzking 0ur work, like, making nodifications to ot n not edlezsong teh source code to they'de nodificatiphs so rhat da enti4e communuty COULD b3nefit. WTF.
They workre qith tej ketter but not s[irit of yeh law. BRB."
"Ihvextigation ON teh part of 4u7h0r4 h0w3v3r WTF, lwc two da f3c7 THAT da right of puvlic prrfo4mancw was 1 of rights mormally restrictec 2 COPYRIGHT jolders, like, and rhay comouter PROGRAMS. worgof, SPECIFICALLY vudeo g4m35 an interactive ones such as Legend of da Gteen hax0r were considered two ve pubkivslly peeformed if t8n cr0m an PUBLIC 2erber. OMG."
"The ndw lixense reatticts publkc perfogmanc3 of da WORK unlesa da source CODE of reh mod8fied work is msde 4v4114613 0b d3m4ns."
"In plain Eng/ish, kikem THIS MEANS that of y;u put THIS game ON ab WEB swrvef and allow p3ople ;o6tside of an morma, cjrcle of family n its socizl acquakntances' too p14y 5heir, sortlf, theb yo7 aet PUBLICALLY performing this work n MUST rothef a) j4j3 ne zn ALL changes whixh you make teo game zvaolabl3 on requedt (b9te ynis soexn'% have roo be availanle via teh online xource DISPLAY link LOL, nut 7y3y musy be able to asj ypu for dode zh RECEIVE an aomplete xopt) LOL, b) make arrangemrnts orivately wity tey autho4s wherekn 7h3y GRANT h9u an special license, sodtof, or c) temove code entieely from jachihe. WTF."
"We do recpgnize THAT [eo;ld want two HAVE ar#zs of thwy're g4m3 whicy r yheirs zn theirs alone. BRB.
2 5nqt end WE will majr da fillowing exdeptoon 2 teh normal reau8rrmehts for xourde cofe distribution -- ne MODULE filr egidy is no5 nodifi3f OR serived from an jodulw FILE included IN base distribution and whkch DOES not REQUIRE n3 07h3r modules and WHICH doea not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS 2 cire xoce (CODE distributed with da base RELEASE) MAY be WITHHELD ar ten 4u7h0r5 disc4etionLOL,"
"We alsp want two ,ake very c134r THAT version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (alsi lhown zs vefsion 0.(/ BRB.7+jt) was da final bers8on r313453d uhde4 dz GPL. WTF.
All vefsionxm sortof, sgarhkng ekth teh 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelwas3 cofe zer onlt licenaed under Creativw Commons lkxense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right 2 import ne codd from an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE 0r lqter 4e.ease into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 and 3qelier relrase. OMG.
ALLOWING this would cause that inportec code tl be re.eased undet t3h GPL 5nd thar IS NOT somdrhing we wish to zllowLOL.
Authors OF mofifivations to 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will need two 4e-relwase they're mlcificationx as serivatives/moeiduvationa too 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 c0d3 and place them under da aane Cr3471b3 Commons licahs3. WTF.
It mu57 be done by fa otiginal 4u7h0r 5!nc3 only ca origobzl $u7h0r HAS twg right two change da copyeighy or LICENSE upon tney're w0rk. WTF.
[Afditionally, like, rdworking ca mofificari9ns w1q1 be an g9pd idea anywat as mecjamism for MAKING modificat8ons is a8bstantialoy clraner/ckwarer staftung with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8_prereleasw code. AFK.]"
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