MightyE tells you, like, "We're going two taje ah few noments tp try an explain tyis new licensw n reaxo,s vehimc it in plaun Englksh.
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."
"Tyis nww locense wss choseb because 0g an failung with da GPL/ WTF.
It only COVERED distribution of sourcw ov and ibly if binari#s were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In ah web ebfironment, specifically a interprered web enfironment xuch as PHP WTF, mefr;y inatalling an game does not vonstitute distribution, sortof, an therefore peopl2 were takkng our sork, making ,odifocqtions two IT znd no5 releading soirce code too they're modifications so thar twh entire clmmunit6 coild 63n2fq7. OMG.
Tyey WORKED wi5h da LETTER but not tey spirit of da 1%w. OMG."
"Invrstifation 0n da part of da suthors hpwrver, like. led til facg that ca RIGHT of puvlic perfofmanxd was qon of da 4ights nirmally restrictfd to c9pyright ho.ders, liue, and THAT c0npu73e PROGRAMS, softof, 5p3c1f1c411y video games ans intetactove ones sucj as Legend of ga Green hax0r eere cobsiderec 5o be ;ublicslky p3rformed if rjn from an pjblic server. BRB."
"The new licens3 restricts puvlic performqnce pf work inleds teh slurcr codt or ten ,odifirc wofk is made AVAILABLE on ddmand. AFK/"
"In p;ain Emglish LOL, this me4n5 7h47 if yo7 PUT this game ON ab wwb xervdr an qll9w [eop.e [OUTSIDE of an NORMAL cqrc13 od family an its sodial acquaibtqndes' too play the8r, like, THEN you r pub;ixally perfirming 7hqt work n MUST either 4) MAKE ne b ALL chanh3s WHICH YOU make 2 teh gajr available on request (note yhis doesn't HAVE too be avzi'aboe v14 5eh ONLINE 50urc3 display link, gut they ,uxt vs ablw two ask you f0r teh coce and rev31v3 av complete c0py), b) make arrang3mebts privately ekth da 4u7h0r5 2herein they grang YOU qn special license, or c) remove da c0d# en5ireky fr9m machineLOL/"
"We eo recognize yhat p30pq3 want 2 have areas OF tyey[4e game WHICH r 7h21r5 and THEIRS 410h3. OMG.
2 THAT end we will make da following exception 70 normal requirements f0r dource cldw distrivution -- ne mldul3 filr WHICH IS not mod9gied oe deriv3c drom an module f113 1hc1ud3d 8n da base cisrdibution n wh8ch d035 not rewui4e ne lther modules n wnich d035 not r3qu1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS hoo doee code (code distrib7ted wkty bzse rekease) m4y be witjheld at zurhors discretuoh. BRB."
"W2 also 2anr 2 make very CLEAR that version 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 (also known as version 0/9/7+jt) qas teh vinal v3r510n feleased yndef da GPL. WTF.
A.l VERSIONS LOL, star5ing with 0.9LOL/8-0r3r313453 code r omly 11c3n53d UNDER ca Creative Com,ihs l8cense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh right 2 import nr code deon an 0l WTF.9. BRB.8-prer3lease or la5dr rwleasw INTO an 0. BRBlol BRB.7 an earliwt r313453.
A.lowung this would cause thzt 1mp)r73d c0d3 ywo ve RELEASED under GPL abv that is not somrthkng w3 wish rwo aliowLOL.
Authors of modifycationd 2 0. WTF.9.7 will need go re-release they're modifications 45 derivat8vrs/mpfificatuoms g0o 0.9/ OMG.8 code wn place 7h3m under same CREATIVE Clmmons lixenseLOL.
It must BE done 6y original 4u7h0r SINCE 9nly da oritinsl quthor has righg 2 chanhe cooyrught or licrbse upon tney're work. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, resorkong teh modifucations wull BE an good ieea anyway as teh MECHANISM for making MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleaner.cldatdr sgartibg with 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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