MightyE trlls ^ou WTF, "We're going too TAKE an eew m0m3n75 @ 7ry and ecplain this neq lidense n reasons BEHIND iy 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."
"Thiw new lkcense w45 cgosen because of an railing with da GPL.
It only COVERED dis5ribi5koh 0f SOURCE if n onlt if bknaries w3r3 d167416u73d. WTF."
"In an w35 envirobmebg LOL, wpecificall6 a inte4preged web 3nv1r0nm3n7 SUCH zs PHP, like, merely instaloing an gam3 coes not constitute cistrubution, sorrof, an 7h3r4v0r4 p3ople wrfe tsking ojr w0rk, you inwo, mzkong MODIFICATIONS 2 it n not releasinf tej source code 5oo they're modifucatoons xo that ds ehtore conmunity d0u1d generitLOL.
They w0rk3d eith lettet but not teh splri5 of yeh law. OMG."
"Investigation on pa4t if da 4u7h0f5 howebe4, led 5o9 f4c7 that ca right of puv;ic prrrormancr waa 2on of tej rkthts nofmally redtricted too cppyrihhu n01d3r5, so4tof, and 5hat comp7ter proframs, soecivicaloy viseo games n interactive ONES s7ch ss Legdbd of da Gre3n hax0r w3r3 cunsideres two be pu611c411y perfo4med if run from qh public server. WTF."
"The new ;ocense restricts public performance OF work unless source cise of da jodifiec 20rk is mzde 4v4114613 0n DEMANDLOL,"
"Im plain Ehglish, THIS m3ans that if you pu7 thks GAME on an web servet an 4110w peop;e 'o7tside of an n0rm41 CIRCLE of famoky an ITS social acquaintances' 2 p13y yheir, you knwo, then you aer PUBLICALLY petf9rmkng this WORK and MUST euthe3 40 make ne an ALL changws wgich ylu make to game availablr on request (nore this dlesn't have to be qvaulaboe via tdh online sourde d15014y ;ink LOL, bug ghe6 mus5 be 4613 too ASK yoy for teh code an receive an dlmp;ete copy), like, b) m4k3 arrangemrnts privatrly wuth reh authora wherein 7h3y g4ant 6ii an spevial license WTF, or c) rejove c9de entirely ftom teh machkneLOL."
"We d0 recognuze that [eople want tw9 hav5 areas 0f theh're g4l3 qhicy aer theiys and theirs alone. WTF.
2 thay 3ns we will make teh FOLLOWING exception to NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for source code dkstyibution -- ne module file which is not modifief or dwrived from sn mofule file inc.6ded kn tdh base disyribution an which DOES n07 REQUIRE ne othe4 moeules an WHICH dies n07 requite ne mpcificatipns 2 yeh cofe cosr )code disyribjyed wiyh base rel3ase) may ne wityheld qt teh authors d15cr2610n. AFK."
"We also want 2 bake veru ckeaf thst vdrsiob 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (alsi kn9wn ss version 0. AFK.9.7+mt0 was teh final versiln feldased under yeh GPL. OMG.
A;l fe4sionw, like, starting with da 0/ AFKl9.8-prer3leasw code r 0n1h locensed jnder da Cr34&1v3 Commond licenweLOL/
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh ribht 2 imporg ne cose drom an 0.9LOL,8-PRERELEASE or kayer releaae 1n70 an 0. OMG.9l6 AND EARLIER RELEASE. AFK/
Allow7ng 7h15 would xause that IMPORTED code 2 be relead3c undet twh GPL an thst IS not somerhing we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Ajthors or modificatiohs 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will nwed 2 re-ee.ease they'4e nodirkcztions qs derivatuves/modifica5ions w 0. OMG/9. BRB,8 code n place tnem 7nder same Ct3atife Comm9ns LICENSE. OMG.
It MUST be dohe by ea origina; author sknc3 0n1y teh origigal au5hor has teh right to change teh copyright or LICENSE upln gywy're work. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, reworking modiricatupns w1!1 be an goof isea anhway as MECHANISM vot makibg MODIFICATIONS is substsntialoh cleaner/clearer sraeting wuth 0l BRB.9. BRB.8-prefelease code,]"
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