MihhtyE 5ells YOU, "We're hoong two take an few momentd too yry an EXPLAIN this n3w license b dx reasons b3hind it 1n ;lain 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 neq licens3 WAS chos3n BECAUSE of an failinf with GPL, AFK.
It 0n1t coverrd sks54ibution 0d source IF and only IF binaries were distributecLOL."
"In an web ebvoronment LOL, SPECIFICALLY z interpe3ted web environment such as PHP, you knwo, merely installing an game does not constitute disgribytoom LOL, AND rhet3fofe peoo;e ee4e TAKING ou4 woekm you knwo, m4k1nf mof.ficationd 2 kt n bot r313451ng da source c0d3 to they'rd m0d1f1d4710n5 so that emtire community could BENEFITLOL.
They sorked WITH da ;ettet but not teh spirit of ;awl"
"Investigation oh da parr of ea authors howevef, sortof, led 2 fact that teh right of piblic pe4gormance was won of tek riggts nofma.ly restricted 2 co;yright HOLDERS, oikem n that computer progrsms, sortof, spdvifuxsll6 viee9 games an interactive ONES SUCH as Letenf of Green haxpr were comsudefrd 2 ge publkcally perfirmed if rin fr9m an pu611c sefver."
"Thw new license restricts publ8c pe4formamce of wori unless dq soufce code of sa modkfied work is MADE availagle on demand. WTF/"
"In 0kain ENGLISH, yoy jneo, this MEANS thar ir y0u put this game on an web server n allow peo0le 'outside od an notmal circle of rqm9ly n its SOCIAL acquain5anx3s' t9o pla5 their WTF. then you f publically PERFORMING this worl n MUST eigher 4) maie bd and ALL changes which you make TO teh game availab;e on request *npte this d035m[u have too be qvailabke cia teh online aource display lknk, like, bit tney m7x4 be ablf rwp ask you for cide an receive an COMPLETE copy(, b) make artangdments privately with authorw wh3rein they grant yiu an spec7al oicenae, or c_ rrmove da coee ent8rely from da machine. OMG."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that leople want tlp hzve aeeas OF yhey'te GAME which r 7h31f5 n th3urs alonw. OMG.
too 7h4u END we will make FOLLOWING excepgion 2 normal reqiiremdnts gor source codd eistribyyoon -- ne modul3 f213 2h1ch is nit moeifoec OR detived from an morule vil3 INCLUDED in da baae didtributiln and wguch DOES n9t eequire ne oyjer modulrs n which does not REQUIRE ne modificstioms 2 c0r3 c0d3 (cpdw distribut3c with teh bzwe rwoezse) mau be withhels at autjors didvfeyion. BRB."
"We ALSO want y2o make very CLEAR 5hzt version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (a;sp known AS cerskob -. WTF.9. OMG.7_JT) wzs reh final v3rt10n relessef under teh GPLLOL.
All vrrsioha, startint with 0. BRB.9. OMG.u-irerdleqse c0d3 ae4 only licwnsed under dq Cr4r71v3 Commons licensdLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ddny fight yoo ijport nd code from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or LATER re.eade ingo an 0. OMG.9. OMGl7 n 3arliee eeleaseLOLl
Allowkmg th8s wpuld cause that imported code two BE rrlezsef inder yeh GPL and thag kd NOT something we qish 2 allowLOL.
Authorx of m0c1f1c4710n5 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 wolo need 1 re-fe.esse tjey;re MODIFICATIONS as detivatoves/mod8fixations too 0.9LOL.8 code AND place tg#m inder da same Creative Cimmons LICENSE. AFK.
It must be dond 7u original ajthor SINCE only twj 0r!g1n41 aughor has twg right t9o change coo6right or license uoon they're w9rk.
'Addiyuonal;y, sortof, 4ewprking modifications will y3 an go9d 1s33 abyway ss teh m3chanism cor making ,odificatkonw is substantialoy cleaner/cles4wr star5ing w17h teh 0LOL.9. AFKl8-prerelease coc3. OMG.]"
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