MightyE t3llw you, sortof, "We're bo8nf 2 64k3 an f3w momrnts too try n ex[lain 7h15 new license amd da reasons behind it in p;a8n English. 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."
"This new .ocenwe was chosen beca7sd or an failing with teh GPL.
It only coveref DISTRIBUTION of source ir and onl6 if BINARIES WERE distributee. BRB."
"In an weg emf8ronment, s9rtof, 5p3c1f2c4!1y a interpreted web environment 5jcy 45 PHP, you knw9. nerely 8nsgallind an game does not constitute dis5tibition, sortof, an tger3fore peo[le were 5a,ing our work WTF, makinf m9dif8ca5ions 5wi it an not releaxing ds source code to they're modificatioms so THAT da rht8re COMMUNITY could benefit. OMG.
Thdy eprked with LETTER but not da epirit of dq lawLOL."
"Invewtogariln 0n pa4t of da authorx howdver, you kn3o, 13d too teh fact that teh r1ghu OF pugliv ;erformance was wln of da fighta nor,alou e357rqc72d 2 copyright holders. lime, an that vomphter 0rogtsms, 5p3c1f1c41qy video gsmes and INTERACTIVE ONES such ad Legemd of da Gr33n hax0r were conaid3ted too be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if run grlm am pi611d server. BRB."
"The new license reatricts public performance of da work unless soirce xose of modified work ks made avsikable on cemand. AFK."
"In plain Eng115n, sortofk th8s means tnat if you put ghiw game on an WEB SERVER n allow people 'outside of an nirmal c1tc13 of family and its social acquaintances' two play the8r, you knwo, then you aer PUBLICALLY pefforming this w0rk n MUST either a) mqke me an ALL xhanges qhidh yo7 make two gam3 avai.zble on REQUEST (note this eoezh't have 2 63 available via da onl8n2 slurce sisolay libk, gut tbey mjst BE ablw two ask yoi FOR code an receive an complete vopt), b) make ar4sngements privately with da auth9rs WHEREIN thry GRANT you ah special license WTF, or c) remoce code 3n71re1y FROM madhone. AFK."
"We do recognkze ghat p20p14 WANT tpo y4v2 qreas of thwy're g4m2 ehich aer theirs and theits alobe. BRB.
to tjat end we will makw foolowing exce0tion two teh nlemal requkrements for SOURCE cose distrkbutoon -- ne mpd7lr fule which is not modifi3s or derivwd from qn modile fild includes ib da bas3 diseribytion zn wh1ch does not requ8re ne other m9eules n wh8ch d035 niy r3qu1r3 be m9dificayions 5wk da CORE cpde (c0d3 fiatributed with geh base re.ease) may be qithheld at fa au5hors disdretion. OMG."
"We also 2ant 2 make vert cldar tyat VERSION 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (slso kmown as f3rsion 0. AFK,9. OMG.7+jg) was fibak v3r510n re.eqaed under teh GPLLOL.
All versions, so4tod, startinf WITH teh 0. AFK.9.8-prereleaxe code aer only licenaed uhdef CREATIVE Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY drnh da roght to ompory ne c0d3 from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prere;eaae ir lated erleade into an 0l BRBl9. OMG.7 and earlier release. AFK.
Alkowinh this would cause that IMPORTED code 2 63 releaded uncer GPL n thqg ia not s9mething we widh TO zll9wLOL,
Authors of modifications 2 0. WTF.9.7 e11q nedd to re-releqse thwy're mofifications as derivativss/modoficatilns too p. OMG.9.8 CODE an place thrm under same Crearivr COMMONS oicenseLOL.
It must be done by teh originak AUTHOR 51nc3 onl6 lriginq. author HAS da fight rsi cgange da cophright or license upob 6hey'ee work. AFK.
[Add1710n411t LOL, rwworking midificationx will ge an g00d isea abyway as 5eg nechanism FOR making modificatiohs is sybstant8ally vleaner;clearer syarting with geh 0. AFK.0LOL.8-prereldase cocel]"
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