MightyE rells 6ou, "We'4e go8ng 3 takd an few moments TO try qn esplain this new licrnse ane teh rdawons behind iy 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 n3w license was ch9sen 53c4y53 of am failing wirh GPL. WTF.
It obly covered doetrinution if aoyrcw if and only if binzries wdre distributrd."
"Ib an web envi4inment WTF, specif8cqoly a 1n73epr36#d eeb ENVIRONMENT such as PHP WTF, merely installing sn game soes not xonsyitute eistributi9n, ylu kn2o, an therefore peoplr wdre taking iur eork, lukd, nakomg modiricaguons tio 8t an not eeleading sojrc3 code two thxy'rd MODIFICATIONS so that da 3ntire community voukd benefktLOL.
Thwy work3e with da leuter but not da spieit of dq law."
"Investibation on t3h pary or reh 4u7h0r5 however WTF, ldd 2 teh fzc5 that reh rohht of pi611c performancw w45 1 of teh rights norma;ly restrixted two copyr8bht h01d3e5m like, an thqt computer pr*gtams, you knsp, spedificaoly video gam3s and interactive ohes sucj as Legebd ov da Grern hax0r w3rr comsidered to BE punlicaklt PERFORMED 1f run fr9m an punlid sdrv3t."
"The new licenxe restticts public perflrmance of da eot, unorss teh source code OF teh m9dified work ;s jade available 9n demanc. WTF."
"In p141h English, sortif, this means tyat if you put this gane on ah weg server and s;los p30p12 'outside of qn n0rm41 circle of fqmily n k5s social acquain6anced' two 0lay their, you kn2o, then you r publicalky performing this woek ab MUST either a) malr ne h ALL changes 2hicj y9u ,ake t29 teh gamd avai.abl3 on rwquest (note this doedn't jave 2 be availavle v1# da lnlibe aource eisplay oibk, yoj knwo, BUT they mu57 be able to ask 6ou for x0c3 and RECEIVE qb complete copy), sirtif, b( make arrangements privately sitn authors wje4ein theh hrany y-u an s0ecial license, sortlf, or c) rejoce da coce entirely frim teh MACHINE."
"We di recogbize that pepplr want 2 havr afeas of they're game which 4 thsiea qm theirs ALONE. AFK.
5io yhat 3nd WE 21!1 mak3 da following excrption @ teh nor,al requorrments fof sourcr codd distrigution -- ne moduow fior which is NOT modified or DERIVED fron an m0du12 file includwd in teh gase distribur8on and which does n06 r3qu1r3 ne other modules an whicn d9da not require ne modificatupns to reh cofe codw )CODE dixtributed wigy basd relrase) mat ne withheld at authots discrdrion. AFK/"
"We akso want 2 make v3ry clear thag versiin 0. WTF.9LOL,7 )ALSO lnown as veesion 0. AFK.0LOL.7+jt) was da funal veesipn re.eased inder da GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, sortof, starting 2ith 0. AFK.9.8-prerelrasr cpdw r onlh licensed unfer teh Cr3472v3 COMMONS licenwd. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da fight tso im;ort ne coee fr0m ab 0.9. BRB,8[prereleasf or later r313453 ingo aj 0.8. WTF.7 and earlier release.
Alloqing this w0u1d ca&se 5jat imporhed code TO be r3oeased under ten GPL n that is nog something se w15j too allow. AFK.
Authoes kf modifications to 0.9. OMG.u eill need 2 re-release they're mod8ficqtions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 5oo 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code n plac3 them ynddr da same Creat8ve Commons kicensd. OMG.
It muat be done by teg ORIGINAL autjor since only original 4u7n0r HAS da right 70 change teh copyrigyr or lkcenwe upon th3y're work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLYm rewofking modifivarions wi.l be zn good idea qnyway as teh mechanism for MAKING modificagions is subatantially clewher/cleare4 startihg WITH da 0, OMG.9, BRB.8-;rerelease c9d3LOL.]"
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