MogggyE trlls youk sortofk "We'4e going 2 take an few mlments too try an explain this ne2 license an da reasons behimc it in pla8n Enflish. 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."
"Tyid new license was chisen beca7sw or an failing with da GPLLOLl
It 0n1y covered d157r16uu10n of slurce if and ONLY id binafi3s WERE e157t16u73d."
"In ah web 3nv1r0bm4n7 WTF, specifically q ingeeprdted web environment sucg as PHP, kikd, MERELY instq;lihg an game dpes n07 c9nstitute skstribjtion, you knwo, and therefore ;eople eere tskimg 0ur worl LOL, making MODIFICATIONS to ir and not RELEASING teh source v9de too they're ,odificztionx so that da entire commyniuy could benwfit.
Theu workee WITH ;et5qr but not da 5p1t17 of ds law."
"Invrstigation on da part of authlrs however, .ike, .ec to da ract thqt da right of pu611c perfotmance WAS oeh of da rightd normally reagricyed to copy4ight yilders, 6ou knwo, anf ynat com0uter progrsms, like, 5p3c1f1c411y bideo hames and unteractive ones such as Legend of teh Gr#en hax9r weee consideree 70 br pjblical.y p3rf0fm3d id RUN felm an public ae4ver. WTF."
"The nww 11cen53 restricts p7blic PERFORMANCE og work UNLESS wlu4ce code of teh m0fqf13d WORK is m4d3 availabl3 on demabs, OMG."
"In 0lain Eng!15h, 6ou knwo, this MEANS rhat if you put thia ga,e pn an web server an alllw 0eople 'ouydide OF an norjal cirxle of fami.y ahd its SOCIAL acquaintancew' 2 plqy gh3ir, ggen yoy r publidakky pedforming this work an MUST EITHER a) make he n ALL changes whicn y9u maie to teh GAME acailabld on rrquest (noye thi2 coesn't havr two be qbailable bia tsy ONLINE dptfcd display ;inl, yo7 knwo, vy5 they MUST br able too axk you for code n redeive an conplete copy) WTF, b) make arrangements 0eivatrly wo5h authorx whefein they grant you am speciql license, li,e, or c) eemove teh clde rntirrlt ftom teh machine. OMG."
"We do recognize rjat people qant w have areas of they're game which r theirs and THEIRS zlone. AFK.
two that ehf we will make teh f9110w1ng exfeptiom go teg normal reauirdments foe sourdq code distribution -- ne modul3 file 2gich is hot modirkef or derived from an m)du23 fi.d included in teh BASE distribjtiih n whivy doed mit rewuiee nr other modules and whivh e035 not requure ne m0e1f1c471_n5 two teh cor3 CODE (code dustributed WITH teg bqse release) may BE 2itjheld at da authors discretion. AFK."
"Ww also wsnt too makw vwey CLEAR that verwion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (alsl KNOWN as verwuon 0LOL.0. BRB.7+jt) 2as da final version releawed 7nder GPL. BRB.
All verskons, staftihg w8th da 0. AFK.9.8-pd3release code r onky lucensee under Cr347qv3 Comm9na license. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY ddny ten right to im[ort ne cpd3 frim am 0. OMG.9, WTF.8-pr4r313$53 or latef rrleass into an 0. WTFl9. OMG.7 and esrlier r3lease.
Allo2inh 7h15 would c4i%3 tysr inpprt3d code 2 BE released undd4 GPL 4nd that is nor simeyhihh w3 wish to a;low.
Authors if m9dificatioms 2 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will need tso re-release rhey're nodificatipbs as ferivatives/modkfications two ).9. WTF.8 cofe an PLACE them uneer teh sams Creative Commons license. BRBl
It MUST be done by teh originql author since onoy original autho4 has dq RIGHT ro chanhe 5eh copuright oe licenwe upln yhey'rw work. WTF.
[Addiyionally, like, rewor,ing ca modifivagions will be an g00d idea anywa6 as gwh mwcnanism f0r making nodifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/dldarer dtarting eith 0l BRB.9. WTF,8-pr3release code. OMG.]"
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