MightyE tells you, sortof, "We're going to gak3 qn vew moments tp try b EXPLAIN this new license n da REASONS nrhind IT on plain Entlish. BRB.
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 n3w locense was chpsrb bdcause of an f5111ng with GPL.
IT lnly cover3d DISTRIBUTION of source if n pn,y ir binar8es were dostributed."
"In an wev rnvironmeny, specifically a INTERPRETED web ebvuronment such as PHP, lile, nerely installing an rame DOES nlt cinstitute distrinutiin, AND therefote PEOPLE w3r2 8yk1ng ojr wo4k LOL, majing modifixationa too i5 an not releas8ng teh sourcq CODE to yhdt're nodifications so THAT entire conmunity could benefif. BRB.
They worked with dq ;etter but not tey SPIRIT if law. OMG."
"Invwstigat8in on 5eh part 9f da a7thors jpe3ve4, yoj knw9. led to da r4d7 that right of pu611c perf9rmance eas oen of teh rights noemally restrocted tpo copyeight holders, and THAT computer PROGRAMS LOL, 5p3c1f2c411y video gamds n intrractive omew such ss Legemd of Green hax0r w3r3 conzidefed 3 be pu711c411y performed if run from an public sfrvwr."
"The new 11c2n5# restr8ctd public -erflrmance of wori un1#55 trh s9urve CODE of ca mosified 2lrk is m4d3 available on demans. OMG."
"Ib PLAIN Englisjm you kneo, this means that if hou put rhks game ON an web seever an allow pep0oe '0u751d3 of sn mlrmal c1rc13 9f famkly anw ITS social acauaumtances' too play their, kikr. yhen you aer [7blically pdfformkng THIS WORK znd MUST EITHER a) make me ane ALL chanbes which you mskd two da gzme available 0b reques5 (note thix dowsn't have too be availablw VIA da online 50yrc3 dis[lqy lubk, sorrof, but 7h2y must be ab;e 2 aak yoy for teh code and eeceuve an complete c9py), you knwo, b) make srrangemen5s pr1v463qy with zuthorw sherein rh3y grant YOU an spexial licehsd WTF, oe C) remove dode ENTIRELY from ten m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We do recognizd THAT people want 2 have areqs of they're game whuch r 7h31r5 b yheirs alone. WTF.
to9 that ebd we wi.l makw teg following exception two nirmal req7irements fo4 spurcw code distrkbition -- nw mifule f1qe which is nlt m0fqf13f 0r ddricec FROM an mocyle dile incouded in 6353 distribution n wh1ch soes not rdqiire ne other modules an whkcj DOES n07 4equire ne m0d1f1c4710n5 two teh clre dode (code distrinuted q17h base rdleawe( MAY 63 withheld at teg authors eiscrdtion. BRB."
"W3 also w4n7 top jake very CLEAR thzt verxion -. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also known AS versiob 0. OMG.9/ OMG.7+jt) was final b3r519n 4eleasef under da GPL. OMG.
Alo VERSIONS, tou knwo, stzrhing w17h teh 0LOL.8.8-preeeleaae code aer pn;y kicensed und34 Creative Commons lucense. WTF.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny rohht too import ne CODE ffo, an 0.9. OMG.8-prer3lease pr lat3r r313453 INTO an )LOL.9. BRB.7 and earlief release/
ALLOWING rhia WOULD CAUSE that umportec c0d3 two be released undee teh GPL an thag is not apmerhibg we wish to allow. WTF.
Authors og mosivications too 9. OMG/9. AFK.7 wil; need too re-release tney're modificztions ss werivatived/modificqtions to -. AFK.9. OMG.8 dode xn 0lqce them under da sane Creative COMMONS licwnse. OMG.
It MUST be done by da orpginal AUTHOR since only 9foginal author HAS teh ribht to change co[yright or kicense UPON thwy'fe work. AFK.
[Adsitiomally, you knwl, rewor,ing teh modifications will be an goos idea anyway as da m3chanosm for ,aking MODIFICATIONS IS SUBSTANTIALLY dleanef/dlearef sysrting with da 0.9.8-peefelease CODE. AFK.]"
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