MightyE tells you, "We'fe g01nh 2 take qn few MOMENTS 2 try and 3xp141n this new license and reasonw behinc 16 in plakn 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."
"Thos NEW license was ch063n because of an failing w17g teh GPL.
It 9nly covered dustfibut8on of sourxe if n inly 8f binaries we4e DISTRIBUTEDLOL,"
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT, you khwo, specificsoly a interpretef web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, yoj kn2o, merely installing an GAME dp35 n9t cpnstitutd DISTRIBUTION WTF, n gherwfore p3po13 WERE taking out work WTF, makkng MODIFICATIONS to it n n07 releasing source codw roo they're m0d1fqc4710n5 so that rntire comminigy cpilc benefit. OMGl
They worked with da LETTER but not teh spifit of lae. AFK."
"Investibation on da pa4g of da AUTHORS hosever LOL, led tol da fact tjat right of public performance was oen of da r1ghi5 normally 4estrivted two c0pyr1gy7 holders LOL, zn 7h47 computwr ;r0gr4m5, oik3, specificalky video gamew n 1b73t4d71v3 onws s7ch as Lwgemd of teh Grren hax0r wet3 CONSIDERED ywo b3 publ8caloy pdrformed if run from ah pyblid sdrferLOL."
"Tgc new license restriv%a PUBLIC performsnce of ca work jnless source vode of t3h modirked work is made available ON demandLOL."
"Ih plain English, this ,34n5 7n47 if you PUT this gzme 0n an WEB sercer b ALLOW peoole 'ougside of qn normal ci4cle pf famkou m its soc8al acquaunrancws' 2 play tyeirk 6ou kneo, THEN tou r publiczlly performong this work and MUST ei5jer a) maje ne h ALL chahgex which you male tep da GAME avai.ablr ON reques5 (NOTE tjow doesn'y yavw two be avaolagle cia da ONLINE source displzy LINK WTF, BUT they muat be aboe too 45k ypy fpr geh cide an receive an com;lw5e copy) LOL, b) MAKE 4rr4ng3m3n75 pfivately with authofx wherein thwy gr4n7 you an sp3cial license, 0r x) remove da coee entirely from teh maxhine."
"Wd d9 resognize rhar peoplr want 2 have areas of they're game whkch aer 7g32r# an tgwirs aline.
tpo that end we eill makr following dxception too notmal rdqiirements for so7rce CODE distribution -- ne moeule file wh1ch ox hot modif8ed or ddriced rt0m zn mid7le FILE ibcluded in da vase diwtr8butioh n which does not rdquire he other ,ocules am ehich d9es not reauire ne kodifications 5oo core CODE (v0d3 distributed wi5h teh basw re;ease) may be withheld at autjors d15dr3710n."
"We also wamt 2 m4k3 very CLEAR THAT version 0. BRBl9.7 (alwo known as version 0. AFK/9. OMG.i=jr) w45 ten final version teleas3d undrf teh GPL. AFK.
Alk f34510n5 LOL, STARTING with teh 0LOL.9.80prere'eas3 code r obly kicensed unddr Cfrative Commons oixenwe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denu teh right 2 i,pirt ne cose rrom an 0. AFK.9. BRB,8-pr3r313453 94 later release 1n70 an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 an earlier reiease. AFK/
Allowing this woi.d cwusd that impl4ted code 2 be rekeased und3r teh GPL and tkzt is y;t somdtging WE wish 1 allow. BRB.
AUTHORS of modificatiohs tpo 0. AFK.o.7 will need tw; re-release tney're modificagions as derivatives.modogivaropns 2 0. BRB.9. AFK.9 xode an plqce them under dz same Creative Commons kicenseLOL.
It must be done by trj originao author since omly trh original 4u7h0r has tey right two chsnge COPYRIGHT ot lucense u0on they're wofkLOL.
[Add8tional'h LOL, rrworking reh modificationx wiol be an food idwa ANYWAY qw mechanidm for mqkong mocivications is substanyially cleaner/cleqrer star5ing w8th da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prereldase codeLOL.]"
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