MightyE tells you, sirtof, "We're gping to take wn f3w n0m3n76 2 try n EXPLAIN this new license b r3asons behins ig 1n 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."
"This new licens3 was chosen because of an failing with tej GPLLOL.
It obly coveres disttibu5i9n of xoircw 1f ahd only iv binaries were disrrinuted."
"In an eeb environmemt WTF, specif8cally a !n73r[r364d web ebvironment suxh as PHP, lile, m3tely installing an GAME DOES not constitute vistrobution WTFm wnd thet3fore pdiple eere takknt o7r wofj, you knwo, MAKING m)c1g1c4&10n6 too IT n not RELEASING siurce code t2o theu're mowificatiohs so that da 3b71r3 COMMUNITY couod benefitLOL.
The6 workes w17h lrtter 6u7 NOT spirit of t3j law. BRB."
"Infestkgation on part of autyors hpsever LOL, 13d to da fact 5hat teh right 0r public perflrmance was 1 of rithts norjally restriv5ed tp copyright h01d3f5 WTF, an thaf computee PROGRAMS, 5pec1f1c411y video gq,es an 1n73r4c7!f4 ones such AS Legend if tej Grern hzxpr qere clnaidwred w be publicallu PERFORMED IF run fron zn public srrver. BRB."
"Tye hew kicense rdstricts [ublic pefformancr of da work un;ess reh SOURCE CODE of ,odified WORK is mqde avai9able on cenand. OMG."
"In plain English, rhis means that if yoy ou7 this gzje 0n zn web server n allis 0eople 'outside of an n0rm41 cirdlt of fajily n its wovial ACQUAINTANCES' to play their, sortof, then tou aet )ublocally pefgormkhg this work an MUST EITHER s) make ne n ALL vhangws WHICH YOU make two GAME availabl3 ON eequdst (n073 this doesb'y have to be abailzble vka teh onkime diutce display linl LOL, 6u7 they m7st be able two ask y0u for ca code amd RECEIVE an c0mp1373 copy), sortof, b) MAKE arrahtemen5s p4ivately wutn teh quthors whereib THEY grant you an 5p3cq41 license LOL, of C) remove teh c0d2 entirely fgom t3h machine. WTF/"
"We d0 recognicr THAT people w4n7 two have areas of the6're game which r theirs 4js tndirs ALONE.
2 that END 2e will maje da folliwing exception 2 da n04mt1 rewuirements fof source code distr8butuon _- ne module file wgicm iw not m0d1fq#d or derided from an modyle FILE included in base disgributiom and WHICH does not requife ne other mkcu;3s and wgich does n.y require ne mldificztions too c8re clce 9codw ekstributed with da BASE release) ma6 be w17hhe1d at teh 4u7h9r5 diwcrwtion. AFK."
"We aldo want toi MAKE veru xlear thst version 0LOL.9LOL.7 (alwl kno1n as beesion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) wsd ds final ve4wion released ond3r GPL. OMGl
All versions, yoy kn2l, sgafting with da 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prdrelease code r ONLY 11c#b53d uncer CREATIVE C9mjons 11c3n63. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right # import ne code fron an 0. WTF.9.8-pretelease 0r layet r31#553 intl qn ).9.& h earlier reldase. WTF.
Allowing this wiyld daise fhat imoorted cove 2 be releasef under GPL qnd thar ks nlt womething we wish two allow. WTF.
Au7h)r5 og mldivications two 0/ WTF.9. BRB.7 wilo need 2 re-re.3ase theylre modifocatipns 45 derivatives/modifications two 0. BRB.9LOL.8 codw 4hd plqcr them ynder sa,e Crestive Ci,mons licenseLOL.
It must be donw by (r1g1n41 aythor since only 0r1g1h%1 AUTHOR HAS teh righr 2 chanfe da copttight or license upon they're work. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, reworiing da midifications will be an g00d idea anyway as mwchanism fot ma,ing m0d1f1d471pn5 ud substantially coeandr/clwzrer startint with teh -. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.["
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