MightyE te.ls yoj, sortof, "We're goihg to take an f3w momengs to try n explain thus new licemse and teh r3440n4 beh8nd it in plain 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."
"Thos neq license WAS chos3n bevause of an dajling with teh GPL.
It ONLY covered dustriburion of sou4ce if n ONLY if binatu3s were distriburec. WTF."
"In an web dnvironmwbt, like, specivically a ingerpreted web environm3ny auch 45 PHP, sortif, merely ina5zllknh an game does NOT conxtktute fistributuon WTF, n therefofe peplow wer3 taking 0ur WORK, you ,nw9, making m9difications too IT snd mot releasing source code tw9 thwy're ,odificagions so that 3n71r3 COMMUNITY COULD benefit. OMG.
Th3y workes w8th teh oetter byt n07 5eh spitit of teh law. WTFl"
"Inveatigztion on teh part of teh autjors HOWEVERk you knwl, LED two da FACT that teg RIGHT of public p34f0rm4nc3 sza won 0f teh RIGHTS normallu rwsytictee two copyright h)1d3f5, you knwo, an tyat compitee pr0gr4m5, likem specidically video games and inteeactife on3s sucy as Letend of Green hax-r were consieerec tl be 0ublicallh perdormrd if 4uh from an pu611c swtferl"
"The new license reayridts public orrformqnde of da woeo ynkess teh 50urc3 code of m0d1f1#d work IS made avzilagle on eemand. AFK."
"In plain Englisy, ylu lnwo, thus means tga5 if yoj put th8a gsme pm an WEB seever ah 4110w peo0l3 'outwidd of an normz. circle or family and its social acq7xintancew' to play th3ir WTF, ghen you r pu611c41!y p#rgpfn1ng this w0rk n MUST 2ithwr a) m4l3 ne n ALL chanfes wg1ch you make 2 game avaikab.3 on REQUEST (note 7h15 doesn'g HAVE 2 63 available via da onlune source display link, BUT yhet muxt 63 ab.e 2 ask you for code sns RECEIVE an compoete copy0 LOLm b) make arrangenents privately with authors wherein tgeh grant you an spexial kicrnse, you knwo, or c) r3move da coce emtir3;y from teh m4ch1n3. AFK."
"Ww d0 recognizr that peopoe want too have a4eas of they're gzme which r theirs snd THEIRS alobd. WTF.
two that wnd 2e will MAKE tej following exceptiob to da normal r2auitements fpr soufce cofe distribution -- ne midule file whicn is hoe modufied or derixec from an MODULE FILE indlufec in BASE d157f16u710n n 2hich does not requir4 ne otner MODULES an which does n07 4rqui4e me nodificayions tlo da c0r3 code (code dostribu5ed with baxe re;ease) mzy be withheld a5 dz autnors discr3tion."
"We als9 eant two makd very coear that verwion 0. WTF.9. AFK/7 (ALSO knlwn as version -LOL.9.u+jt) was teh final vefsion r3lwased uhder GPL. AFK.
All versions, stargohg w17h da 0/ OMG.9LOL.80preeelease c0d3 r only locensed uncer teh Cr4ative Comjons LICENSE. BRB/
WE EXPLICITLY deny right 2 ijport ne v0de from an 0. AFK.9.8-0rerelease or later re.ease into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n rarliet r313453. OMG.
Allowibg this WOULD cause thqt km0ortrc code tol be rwleased unde4 GPL qn that id mot simegjint we w15h to allowLOL.
Authorx of modificqtions 5oo 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will nred w rr-release tney'4e m0d1f!c4710n5 as serivay8ves/modifications too p. BRB.9. OMG.7 CODE 4hs plzce then ynder t3h samw Creative Cpmmons licenseLOL.
It must be done bu da original author since ONLY teh orkginal authlr HAS 4ighe too chanbe copyriggt of licens3 upon they're work. AFK.
[Adf1710n411y, you knso, REWORKING da m_dqf1c4810n% will be qn bood IDEA antway AS meshanism for ,4k1ng modivicatiobs is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanee/clearer 464ru1ng with sa 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerel3ase codw.]"
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