MightyE tells you, "We[re goijg to TAKE an fes MOMENTS to TRY amd explain this nrw license an yeh rezwons BEHIND 17 ib plqin EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thiw new license wzs chosen BECAUSE of an failint 2irh teh GPLLOL.
It only vofefed distribut8on 0f slufce if an onlt if BINARIES wefe distributed."
"In an web environment, specifocally a 1n73rpr363x wev environmeht such as PHP, like, jsrely installing an game does n07 consyirute distribution, an 5het3fore pe0p13 sete ta,inf our wotk WTF, maiing modificatoons 5wl it n not r#233%1ng teh source code to they[re modifications sp tjat entire xommunity c-u2d brnrcit/ OMG,
THEY workdd witg tey lfgter byt not da spirit of lsw. AFK."
"Investigayion ln da ozry of teh autnirs h0w3v3r, lije, LED 2 fact thst tdh riggt of pibl7c pedfurmznce wr5 oen of teh rights norjally res5rivt3d 2 COPYRIGHT hlldersm n that compuger pribrams LOL, specificaloy video ganes n ibtwractive ohes such as Legend od Gr33n hax0f WERE considered tp be publkcslly performrd 1g RUN FROM zn publiv server. BRB."
"The me2 license restridts PUBLIC pergormanve lf teh work un1355 spurce clde of modified wori is MADE available 0n d3m4hd. OMG/"
"In plain Engloxh, this mdabs that if you put this g4m3 on an 2db server n all(e peopoe 'putskde od ah NORMAL circle of familu and its 50c141 acquaintamces' 70 plzy their, THEN yoj aer punlicq.ly oerformihg this work n MUST 31&h3f 5) ma,e ne an ALL changes which you make two da game available og re1uewt )note this doesn't have 2 bd svzilable VIA onkine soufcw dksplay link, BUT they must be able 2 ask you ror teh CODE n recdive an compleye vo0y) LOL, b) make arrangemenys privately wu%h teh AUTHORS wh3t31n they gran5 you an special lidense, you khwo, or c) remove da vode 3ntirely fr9m teh machihe. WTF."
"Ww fo recognize that people want 7p hace 4r345 of tyey're game ehich arr theirs n theors zlone. OMG,
1 tyat end wd WILL m4k3 tej following exce0tion two da n0rm32 fequkrementx bor souece code dixyribjtion -- ne m9dule fild whicn 25 not mlcivied pr derived from an module vile 1mc1ud3d in da base d157r16u710n ane wh8ch does NOT r3qj1r3 me OTHER modul3s an WHICH does noy requirr nw mof8ficztions two teh vore CODE (c0d3 didtributed witg base re;ease) m4y be withh3ld at geg authors disvretiom. BRB."
"Wr aoso eant to make very clear that b3rskon 0LOL.(LOL.7 (ALSO known as verdion 0LOL.9LOL.7+mt) wzs FINAL ve4s8on r4leased UNDER GPL. WTF.
All versiond, starting wity teh 0. OMG.9;80prereleaxe code zrr only licensed undsr teh Cr347!v3 Commons licens3LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny righ5 toi impor6 ne c0d3 fr-, an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8=prd4elease )r lat3r release into an 0.9.7 and earlier release. OMGl
Allowing ghis WOULD c4ut3 tya% impo4tes code goo br r313453d UNDER da GPL n ghat is n07 sometning we wush too 41q8wLOL.
Ahthorx of modificat8ona two 0. BRB.8LOL.7 will need 3 re-release they;ee modifications r% DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0l AFK.9. OMG.8 dode n plac2 thd, UNDER tey same Cresyive COMMONS livehse. WTF.
It MUST ge done BY 0r1g1n41 authpg sibce only teh original ahthor HAS teh right two cgange cop6rihht or license ypom rney're wofk. OMG.
[Adduti9nal;y LOL, feworking teh MODIFICATIONS will BE an good idea anywaj as da MECHANISM for m4k1ng modifucat8ons is dubstantially cleaner/doearer STARTING with 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelwaae xodr/]"
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