MightyE tells yok, "We'fe foing 2 TAKE an fes mojents 2 trh n explain this nww lixense n teh reasons 63h1nc 27 in pkain 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 l8cense was choxev becausw of an FAILING WITH teh GPL.
It ONLY xocefed distfigutiin OF source id n inly if binar8es w3r3 distrkbuted. BRB."
"In an web environment LOL, specoficz;ly a interpreted w36 envieonment such AS PHP, like, merely ins5sllint an game does hot CONSTITUTE diwtributoln WTF, and therefore peopke were takibg our qo4k, you knwo, ,aking m)d1f1c5710n% to 17 n not releasing da source code to they'r4 m9difidations so thzt reh entire comm7bi5y coild benefit. AFK/
THEY wofkrd with 5eh LETTER but bot tdg SPIRIT ov 5eh lae. OMG."
"Investigation on teh part of da authors howeber WTF, led too da fact THAT 5eh 4kght ic p7^11c perfirmance was won of teh riggts normally rwstricted two cop6rkggt golsers, you knwo, n that cimputer pfogfams, spdcifically video g5m#5 and interac5ov3 ones sych aw Leg3nf of da Gr3en hax0r wrre xondidrrec two be publically 0erformed IF run fr0j an pu611c serv3e. AFK."
"The new LICENSE testructs pu5!1c PERFORMANCE of wlrk unkess yeh soufcw cofe of da MODIFIED woei ia mase available oh demand."
"Ih pkain English WTF, THIS mrans thzt if y0y put this game ON sn web server and allow p3op.e 'lutsuve of qn normzl circle of ga,i;y and ITS spcial acqusintances' go play thwir WTF, 7h3n 6ou aer publically performimg this wori an MUST eitjer q+ make me h ALL changrs which you make 2 game AVAILABLE in requesb (note this doesn'r HAVE 2 be avai.able VIA online 60urc4 dis;.ay oink, you knwo, buy they must BE able to ask ylu FOR da code an receife an c0mp1373 copy), y07 knwo, b) make arrangements PRIVATELY WITH authors whdrein THEY gr4n7 you an special 11c3h53, yl7 knwo, o4 c) remove code ehtitely fr9m trh machinrLOL."
"We d0 recognoze thqt peoole want two jave areas of theh're gams whkdn aer theirs and THEIRS ALONE, OMG.
2 that wnf we 3ill m4l3 teh fillpwing exceprion ro teh normal requirements for source codd disrributiin _- ne module file wyich IS nlt modofued OR e3eived FROM an moduoe FILE imcluded in teh base didtribution an which does not reqiirr ne other modhles and WHICH do3s NOT requk4e ne m0d1f1c4710n5 go9 sa core code (codr distributed WITH base relrzse) mqy be withheld at da autjifw disctetion. AFK."
"We ALSO 2qnt two makd v3ry clear 7h47 vrrxion 0.(. BRB.7 (also known as version -. BRB.(.7+jt( was flnal version released under teh GPL. BRB.
All versions, starring with teh 0.9,8-prerelease coce aer pnly licensec UNDER teg Creqtife Commohs o8censr. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh fight two omport ne cpdd fgom an 0. WTF.9.8-;rerelrsse or latrr releaae into an 0. BRB.(. AFK.7 n earlier relwase. WTF.
Allowing 7h15 wo7ld cause thxt impo4ted c0d3 two bd rdleased undwr teh GPL an that is mot someuhinb we wksn two allow. WTF.
Au8n0r4 of MODIFICATIONS tqo ). AFK.9l BRBl7 will NEED tep re-feleqd4 they'ye jodifkcations qs derivatived/moeifications 70 0. WTF.9. BRB.* c0d3 n place them under same CREATIVE Commona license. AFK.
It muae b3 done by ufigonql auyhor since onky da oritinal authof had y3y right two ch4ng4 da copyright or 11c3g53 upon they're work. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLYm sor5of, edwor,ing MODIFICATIONS wi.l ve an GOOD idea abyway as mechahiam for MAKING mod8ficafiona is substantkzllt cleaner/clrarer dtarting wigh teh 0. WTF.9.8_prerelesse dode. WTF.]"
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