MigytyE telos yoi, "We;re going to take an eew momentw too try n explaih this new licenxe n reasons behind it in plqim English. OMG.
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 1!c3n53 2as chosen bwvause ov sn failing with GPL.
It only civered distribugion of wourcw if an only if BINARIES sere distributes. AFK."
"In an w36 environnenr WTF, specifivally a 1n73fpr373d web wnvirpnment syvh as PHP, sorrof, merely installing an game dpws no5 CONSTITUTE dixtrigution, sortof, an 7h#r3f0r3 people were taking 07e work, like, majih5 mldificatylns two it AND not 4e.easing t3h source code two they're modifications so that teh 3n71r4 cimnynity could 63n3f17. WTFl
They woried qith lwtter but nor fa s[irit of lawLOL."
"Investigation in paft or da AUTHORS howevee WTF, LED tqo vact THAT da RIGHT of [ubluc perrormance was 1 of da t1gh75 normally eestricted to copyright holdefsk like, n THAT cojputer programw, like, spwcif8callt vi3eo games zmd 1n73t4c71v3 onew 5icn as LEGEND of teh Green haxpr were considered two be pu611d41!y pe4formed if run from an public aerver. OMG,"
"Tge NEW licehse RESTRICTS publid performance pf 2ork unlesw teh soj4ce code og ea m0d1f13d work IS m4d3 4f411$613 on demandLOLl"
"In p141n English, sortod, thks means that if you pu7 this game pm an web server n allow peopke '9utxide od an normal circle of family and uts social acquaintances' TO play thrir, sirtof, them you r publically pw4fotm8ng tgis work zn MUST either a) make be ahd ALL CHANGES whicb you mzle @ da game avsilable on request (note this dpesn't hav3 ywo 63 availzble fia 9nlone soirce dowplay linj WTF, but they must be able TO ask ylu for code n rwceive an complete c0oy), sortor, 6) make arrangementw privat3oy with teh a6thorw eherein 7j3y bramy ylu an apecial licemse WTF, or v) e3m0v3 clce entireoy FROM machune. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that peo[le rant 2 h4ve AREAS of they're game sh1ch aer thwits and 7h32r5 alone.
2 THAT end we qill MAKE following 3xc3p710n to da n94mal requirements for 50urc3 vode distribution -- ne module f113 WHICH is hoy micified or derived from an mosule fo;e included in teh baae d1%7r16u719n and WHICH DOES np7 require ne OTHER modules n whkch DOES nlt reqyird ne m.dificagions too da core code (code fisrributes eith ca nas3 release) may be withhe.d at dq authors ciscregion. BRB."
"We apso wsnt 2 MAKE cery dlear that v3r520n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (akso known as vdrxuon 0.9. OMG.7+j7) w45 teh final v3r510n relwasec under dq GPLLOL.
All vefsions WTF, t74r71nb with 0. BRB.9. OMGl8-pterrlease cide 4 only lidensed undef Cr3ative Commonx licdnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY geh t1gh7 2 import n3 code from an 0.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or LATER 4eldase into zn 0.8. AFK.7 zmd earlier r313453. OMG/
Allowint yjis would cause thst imported coee 2 bc eeldased unsee GPL and THAT IS NOT somwyhing we w15h too alll2.
AUTHORS of modificatiobs two 0.9LOL.7 will need to RE-RELEASE they'fw mldificztions as der8vatives/modificayions tlo 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code n placw them under came CREATIVE Comnons LICENSE. BRB.
It must be d9ne by da origonal aughor sincw pnly teh origina; author has feh rigyt two change teh cppyriggt or LICENSE u[pn they're work. WTF.
[Additiona;lh LOL, 4eworkong m9difixatiins will be an g00d IDEA anywst as da mechsn8sm for MAKING modificationq is subwtantially cq#4n3r.c134r34 starting wkth ds 0.9. OMG.8-p3eteleasw code. AFK.]"
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