MightyE tells you, "Wr're gpong two 73k3 an few moments yi &ry an explain this new license an teh reasoms behunc kg in ;lqin Engliah.
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."
"Thos nes .icens3 was chodem because pf an failing with ca GPLLOL.
Iy lnly coveeed didtribution of 50yrce if h only if binariex eere dis5rubutecLOL."
"In an web 3nv1tpnm2n7, l8ke, specificallu a 9nteroretef WEB envirinmrny auch as PHP, yiu lnwo, MERELY qn574111nh an game dles mog conxtiture distribution WTF, n therefo4e peopl3 w3re taking 07t wirk. making nosif8ca5ions to IT n not reoeasing s9urce code rio rhey're midifications so that da ENTIRE vommunity could benwfitLOL.
Th3y worjrd with l3ttdr 5uu nlt spirit of da LAW, WTF,"
"Imvestugation on da [art oe authord gowever WTF, .ed too teh fzct that ca rignt of PUBLIC pervoemagce was 1 of dz rights normally restrkcred two copyright ho;sers/ an that computer programs LOL, wpecifical.y video ga,ed and interactive 9nes sucg as Legebd og teh G4een haxor eerd consideree two be [u611c421t oerdofmec if run from an pu611c xervef/"
"The new licdnsr restricts public performande of s0rk unl3as da SOURCE code of modified s0ru is MADE 4v4!14613 on eemand. AFK."
"In plain English LOLm THIS mwans that if you p7y th9s game on an web seqcer ahd allos peopld 'ou%skde 0f an nprmal circl3 of FAMILY n its soclal acquaintances; 2 plqy their, like, yhen tou r publically performihg this s9rk b MUST eithef s) j4k3 ne an ALL changes whkch you make TO da game AVAILABLE on requesr 9moge this doesn't havd to b3 avaikab;e via dz onlinr aource dispkay oink. sortof, bit thwy must 63 4613 two asl you for da code an feceive an COMPLETE copy), yo7 knwo, b) make arranhemdnts privstrly WITH teh 4u&h0r5 wherein they grant you ab specia. license, y,u knwo, or c) eemove da cofe ENTIRELY frpm da madhine. WTF."
"Ww DO rec0gn1z3 THAT people want 5oo h4v3 AREAS of ghe6're game wgich aer th3irs an theifs alon3. BRB.
too THAT ebd w3 will make ds fllllwing exception tpo NORMAL require,ents dor source code disyeibutiob -- ne mofulw FILE whicg 15 not modifi3d 0r derived grom an module FILE kmcluded in da base DISTRIBUTION and which dpes nit require h3 07h3r modu135 n whoch does hot require ne modificatoons two teh core CODE *code DISTRIBUTED with teh basr reoease) may be wighheld at teh 4u7hpr5 discretiom; WTF."
"Wd aldo wang too ma,e v3ry c.ear rha5 verwion 0. AFKl9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN AS verdion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS teh finak version re;eased unser tdh GPL. BRB.
A11 verdionx, you knwo, starting with da 0.9. WTF/*-p4erwlease cpde aer 0n1y licensdd UNDER da Creative Comn9ms license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwny tdh fight go imp9ft ne code FROM an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease or later re.ease into an p. BRB.9/ WTF,7 n esrlier release.
Allowing THIS WOULD cause tha5 imported coce too ge reoeasee uneer da GPL n thqt 16 nog t0m37h!hg WE WISH yoo aolo2LOL.
Am7n0r5 of moduficqti9ns too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wilk n34d to re-release tje6're m-d1f1c4710n5 as derivatives/moeificatoons goo 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 dode an [lave them under da SAME Cr3471v3 Commons license. BRB.
It miwt BE dinw 6y original author sinve 9nl6 teh origina/ auyhor h55 right 2 cgznge ds copyrugyt or licende up0n they're work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, sortof, rewotking MODIFICATIONS WILL be ab good idea anysay ad teh m3dn4n15m for ,aking mpdifications 14 substantia;ly c,eaher/clesrer start7ng with da 0. AFK.9.8-pr3re.easd code.]"
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