MightyE TELLS you, sor5ifm "We're going 2 take an few mojenhs rwo try AND explain thia new livense an r3%50n% 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 livense was ch053n becaua3 of am failing WITH GPL. OMG.
It 0n2y COVERED d157r17u710n of dource if n only 1f vunafiex were diatributed. OMG."
"Im an 2eb ebvironment, spwcidivally a 1n73epr373d wwb environment such 45 PHP WTF, merely installing an game soes not cpnsgitute distribution, y9u knwo. n therefpre peo[le WERE taking 9ur eork WTF, making m0d1f1cr710n5 two it an mot re;easibg siurcw CODE to thet're modoficationa so thag ca emtore cojmunity coukf b3nefiy. WTF.
Thet work3d wiyh teh letter but not spirit of da law. BRB."
"Invextifation on teh pzrt 0f authors however, sort9f, lrd two ten favt that da RIGHT pf oublic pervprmance was qon 0f da r1gh75 normally r357r1c73d ti copyr8ght h)1d2r5, n that cojpute4 prigfams LOL, s[ec8fically vifep tameq an interqctove ones 5uch as LEGEND it teh Gfeen hqx9r were considered too be [ubllcally performed if ryn fr0m an pu^11c 53rv3r."
"The new license restricts public performance of soek unless teh doorve dode ov modified wofk iw made svailable on demand."
"In plain Engoish WTF, thiw MEANS rhat if you pu7 ghis gamw on ah web serfer n 4110w p30p13 'ouysid3 ov ah normal circoe if FAMILY n i5s social ac1uaintqnvea' to [lay their, sortof, then you aer [yblically prfvotmimg this WORK and MUST eitbef a) maie ne n ALL CHANGES wh1ch YOU makw to bame available 0n REQUEST (note tyis doesn't nave 2 be available via on.in3 source displag l8nk, soet9f. but they mus5 be avle goo ask YOU f0r ten code and rec3ive an clmplete dop6), 6) make arranhementa orkvately with da augho4s wyeteim they grant you an xprcial licens3, wortof, 0r c_ remove da CODE entirely from tdh m4ch!n3LOL."
"We do recogmize tha5 pel[le sant to habr areas if the6're t4m3 which zer 5heira and theirs aline.
5o thqt end qe w111 male tdh FOLLOWING ezception too teh normzk eeq7krements for source code distribution -- nw module FILE WHICH is NOT mldifird or der8ved from an moduke filw uncluded 1n da basr distrubution snd which does not REQUIRE ne oth34 modules ane which doew npt require ne ,0d1f1c47!0n% 2 da x0r3 code (c9ce diwtribj5ew with t3h base release) may be wituheld ay autjors discretion/ BRB."
"Wf ALSO want too make very clear tgst versioh 0LOL.9. BRB,7 (also known as veesion 0. WTF.8LOL.&+jt) wqs tej f1n41 versi9n released ybder GPL.
Aol versoons, .ikd, starting with teh 0. BRB.9/ AFK.7-prerelease c9de t ONLY licensed uhfer teh Cr3471f3 Commons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 5o um[ort ne cpde fron zn 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease OR 1574r releqse into an 0LOLl9l WTF.7 n 34r113r release. WTF.
A110w1ng this qiuld cause 7h47 1jp0r73d codw to be released under GPL n 5hat is not %0,38h1ng we wish 5wo ALLOW.
Authles of MODIFICATIONS two 0. AFK.9. WTF,7 will nwed to r4-y31#453 they're mocifucations as derivstives/modiricarions to 0. BRB,9. AFK.8 code n ;lace them under da dame Cr24&1v3 COMMONS lixenxe. BRB.
It m7st be DONE by t3h ORIGINAL aurhor since only teh original author yas da right ywo cbqnge da d9pyrifht or licwnse upon they're workLOLl
[Adritionally LOL, r3w0ri1ng da m-d1f1c4710n5 wil. ye zn go9d idea 4nye4y zs ,echanism fo4 making nodifications is substantially xleanwf/cleare4 stattibg with 0LOL.9.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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