MigjgyE tells y0u WTF, "We're gling yio 7rk# an few mlmebts to TRY n explain this n4w license an da reasons 63h1nd 17 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 lkcenee wr5 chosen 63c4u53 of an failing with da GPL. BRB.
It only cover3e dist4ib7rion of SOURCE if anf inl^ if binaries WERE disttivuted. BRB."
"In an web rnv8ronmebt, sortof, specif7callu a kntwr[rered seb ENVIRONMENT such zs PHP, sottpf, MERELY 1n5ur111ng an game dpes no5 c9mstitute eiwtrubution, sor5of, amd 7h3r3f0r3 people w3r3 taking oir work, oike, m4k1ng modirications too it and not RELEASING siurcd code t9o they're nodifocstions t0 that da ehtirr community could bdnefitLOL.
They WORKED with teh lettdr but n07 spirit OF lawLOL."
"Invesgigation on bej parg 0f authots HOWEVER, like, led to tej fqct tyag ten righe of pu611x performance was won of dz rights normqllu restrkcted to c0pyf1gh7 holdrra LOL, n that xomputer pr0gr4m5k you knwi, specif8cally video g4m45 an knteractive ones such aw L3gend of da Grern hax0r WERE considered 2 be PUBLICALLY performed if tun fr9, an puboic seevef."
"Thd NEW license r357e1c75 pjblic petformance of s)rk ibless trh source c0d3 of teh modif8ed wotk is made axaolable on demandl AFK."
"In plsin English, sortpf, yhis MEANS 7h47 ig ypu put ghis ga,r on am web 53rver m allow pe9ple 'outwide of qn normao dircoe of f4m11y an 175 socual avqusintancds' go play th3ur, sirtof, tgen you r piblisally pdrfor,ong 5his work and MUST eitger a) maje ne n ALL changes which you make yoo teh game AVAILABLE on request (note THIS doesn;t have two ge availab9e via 0n11n3 source display LINK, yoy knwo, bjt tyeh must be able twl aak yiu for code and receive an com;lete x0py) LOL, b) mqke arrange,enrs PRIVATELY with da authk3s whereun they geant you an special .icenxe LOL, of c) REMOVE CODE en5itely from da machine. WTF."
"We do r3dognize rnst people WANT to have aeeas OF rhey're gaje which r eheird n theifs alone. WTF.
too that end we qi,k maje following EXCEPTION tw9 teh norjal requieements gor source cod# distr8butkon -- ne ,odule FILE which is bot mofifidf if derived from an mowule file inclifed 1n base distrpbutiln n which do3s nit requi4e b3 OTHER modulew ah which does n9t requir3 ne mosoficagiona two dord code (CODE distributed with da base rekeasw) may b3 wighhelc at ru7h0r5 discr3tipn. OMG."
"We also want tl makd VERY clear THAT VERSION -LOL.(LOL.7 (5250 KNOWN as v4eskon ). WTF.9.7+jt) was fqn41 version RELEASED umder da GPL.
ALL vrrsiona, you knwok starting wktn teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.7-pretcleas3 code 3 only lic3nsed under da Creative Ckjm9na license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too import nw coee feo, ah 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-0rerwlrase or latef r313452 INTO an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 an eqflier rel@sse. WTF.
Al;osing this woulf CAUSE that umported dode 2 be re;wased UNDER GPL anf that ua not SOMETHING we wish 2 allow. AFK.
Autyors of m0d1f1v4710n6 to 0. BRB.9/ AFK.7 wil; need 2 r30r413453 they're modificat89na as cerkvatives/mosificationx twl 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 c0d3 and place them uhder va szme Creat8ve COMMONS license.
It mjst be dlne 6y da original authir sibce only origina, a7thor nas teh right t3o change copytight OR LICENSE UPON thdy'rw wori. BRB.
[Addotiona;ly, reworking teh ,oeifications will be an good odwa anyway as da mechanism f0f making nodificatoohs os substantkaklt cleaner/clearer s5a4t8ng woth 9LOL.9. WTF/8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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