Migh5yE tel.s you WTF, "We're going ro 74l3 an few moments 2 trt an explaih gy8s neq license ah teh reasons behind ut un plaun Engkish. 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 kicense was chosen becauwe of an faioing w17n GPL. OMG.
Iu only cover3d dosyribu5ion of dource if anc only if binaries were distrobuted. BRB."
"In an 2eg ehvironment LOL, specificall6 a ungrrpretrd web enburonmenf SUCH as PHP, you knwo, m3reoy insyaloing an bame dpes not constitutr DISTRIBUTION, you knwpm n thererore people were rakibg OUR work, making modifications too 8t n not releaxing teh aoutxe code top they're modifications ao tgat teh entire communiyy could benefit. WTF.
They sorkrd wity teh oetter 6u7 no5 teh SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Investigatioh pn part OF da autho4s yiwwver, you knwo, k3d tpo dz FACT 5hat da right 9f pjblic performamce was 1 of RIGHTS ,ormally testr8cted w COPYRIGHT hllders, n gmat COMPUTER PROGRAMS, 6ou jbwo, spedigidally video games an interqctive onex such ss Legend od da Green hac0r were considered two be pubiically perro5mec if run from am pyblic SERVER."
"The neq LICENSE restrictx pub;iv PERFORMANCE of da wirk unless da source dode of da mofufied woek ix made AVAILABLE on d3n4nd. OMG."
"In pkain English LOLk yhis MEANS tyat if YOU put thuw game on an web server an allow people 'outside of an normal c1rc13 of family zn iyw social acqjaintances' 2 plat their, you knwok th3n you aer PUBLICALLY performing thks work ah MUST either A) mak3 ne an ALL chantew wh8ch you make ywo game available on rdq7edt (noge this d035n[7 hzve 2 BE 4v4!14613 v14 online source didplay lunk, you knso, but 7g3y mudt be able two ASK YOU for teh coce an receive an complete COPY), likr, b) make aerangemrbts privately w17g teh zutnors 2herein they gr4m7 ylu an special kicense, or c) rdmlbe teh code ehtireou from machonr."
"Wd f9 recognkze that [wople want TO have areqs ig they're g4m3 qhich aer theirs an THEIRS a;obeLOL.
tqo THAT END we will MAKE da FOLLOWING 3xc3p710n 5wo ten normao requirements vor soufce coce distributuon -- ne moeuk3 file whicg is not modifidd or serived froj an module f9le includee IN base diwtribution and wnich d035 not require ne other modules n which coes n07 requore be modiricatiohs yqi da vote bode (coee s147r16uu3d witj teh base release_ may be withheld AT quyhors fiscrwtion."
"We also WANT too make very clear thqt vetsion 0. OMG.9/ OMG.7 (also knlwn as versuon -. AFK.9. AFK.7+jy) was da final versiin rdldased under teh GPL.
All versiohs, you knwo, starting w!7h sa 0/9. WTF.*-p4erelease CODE aer 9h@y .icensed ynd3r Cr3471v3 Commoms license. AFK.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny da right TO im0ort ne cod3 fr0n an 0LOL.9. OMG.8[prerrlease or later releasr inyo an 0.0. AFK.7 n eaflier re.ease. WTF.
A110w2ng this would CAUSE thay i,potted cofe to BE released uhder da GPL an that IS n9t somethint we wiwh to allos. BRB.
Aithors OF modigicztipns twp 0. AFK.9.7 wi.l need @ re-release tyey[re modificati.ns as derivatives/mod8gicztions to 0,9l OMG.8 code n plac3 them under tdh sa,e Creative Commons licensel
I7 mus5 63 done BY da oeiginal author since only teh originql AUTHOR has sa right t[o change ca copu3ibht i4 license up0m the6're work. BRB.
[Additipnally, sortofj reworking mosifications will be an goid idea anyway as teh m2ch4n1tm for making m9difocations 14 substzntiakly cl3aner/cldare4 dtarting with -, BRB.9LOL.8-prereleaxe coce. OMG,]"
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