MightyE rel.s YOU, you ,neo, "We're goinb to take an few m0m3j75 go try n dxplain thic n3w 11c2n53 qn teh reasons behind q7 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 mew licensr WAS cjosen because of an FAILING w17h da GPL. BRB.
It only xiv3r3d d8strivu5kon of SOURCE iv an 0n1y if binaries q2r3 distr8gutes. BRB."
"In am web ENVIRONMENT, wpecir8cally a 8ntdrp4etgd WEB rnvironment SUCH ax PHP, merely 1nt73!11ng an game does not comstitute distributiob WTF, and thefeflre peoplr eere takinb 0ur work, making m0d14qc471-n5 2 it n not feleasing source code roo they're mpcidicatilns SO 7h47 dntire c)mnub17y ciuld benefitLOL.
They worked with teh letter 6j8 not da spirig lv dq ;aw."
"Investigation on part pf da autnlrs how3vwd, led two da f4c7 tnst r1gh7 of [ublic performancr was wob of righrs nofmqlly RESTRICTED 2 copyright holddrs, m that c0mpu73r programw, speckdically video ha,es qn 1n74r4c71fe ones such as Legenc 0f Green hax0r w3r3 vonsideted go be puboicall7 pergormed if run drpm ah public server. BRB."
"Tge neq kicense 3estricts public perfor,ance og wo4i unlexw da source code of teh modifked work os made availab;e ON demsnf. AFK."
"In p151n English, tyis means THAT kf yly put th*s game 0n an web server snd allow people 'outsicr of an normal circle of gamiky an its SOCIAL acqjaihtances' two play thr8r LOL, then yp7 aer publicallh pergorming this work snd MUST either a( m4ke hw AND ALL changes whicy you MAKE to da game availsblr on requext (bptr this doean'y gav3 too bd 4v4114^13 via 0n11n3 spurce disp.ay link WTF, BUT th3y must be ABLE too 55, you for teh clde and RECEIVE an complete copy(, ;ike, b) m4k3 a4rangements [fuvately wuth da authors eherein tyey granr you an special kicense, lkkem or c) remove cod3 enrirely from teh m4ch1b3."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE yhat oeople w4n7 two have ar3as of they'rr txme which r theirs ahd theirs aloneLOL.
two that end we will maje try foolowing exc3ption TO twh NORMAL requurementa f0r wource code disyributoon -- ne mosule fi.e wh1ch is n07 modiries or derived from an moduke file 1nc1ud3d in gase d157r16u710n h which does NOT r3qu1r3 ne oyhwr modules an ahich does bot requirc br modificayionw 2 CORE codr *code disyributed with ca gase release) may b3 wi5hheld ag dz autnifs DISCRETIONLOL."
"We ALSO want to make v3ry clear tgar v3r510n 0. BRB.9.8 (4160 known as VERSION 0LOL.9. OMG.7+JT) was rey final vercion released under tey GPL. AFK.
Akl versions, startinh w!7h teg 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease code arf only lixrnsed ynfer Creatkve C9mmoms license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny r8gyt yoo umplrt nd code feom sb 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerel3ase or later release imto an 0LOL.9. BRB/7 n EARLIER RELEASE. WTF.
Alllwint this eould c4i53 that impofted cofe 2 be f3keased UNDER yeh GPL n yhat 15 not 50m3&y1ng we 2isj to ALLOW. OMG.
Authors of m0d1f1c47!0n5 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE they'rr modudications as detivativex/modoficagkpns two 0l OMG/9.8 dode an placd them 7nder t3h xame CREATIVE Commons license. OMG.
I7 nusy be dlne by teh or8ginal AUTHOR SINCE only da original auth9r has tdh righy to change gfh copyright lr LICENSE jpon they'te qork. BRB.
[Addiyionally LOLk eeworking da modifications wikk 63 an good isea anywsy as dz mechanism gor making modificatiohs is substantia/ly cleaner/clearer STARTING with tdh 0. BRB.(.8-pf2rrleaw3 c0d3. BRB.]"
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