MightyE tells you, "We're GOING 70 tqkr an FEW moments roo 74y ane explain this ned license an reasons behind it in 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."
"Th8s new license was ch053n becaise lf an f41q1ng 2ith GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y c0v3r4d dkstribution of source if and ln;y if BINARIES were cistributedLOL."
"In an wdb 3nv1r0nm3n7, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY a untee;retdd web environjent such as PHP, you knwo, MERELY instal;ing an GAME does nit constitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, an therefkte 9eople we4e takung OUR work LOL, ma,ing modirications to it AND blt releaximg da soirde code to they'4e modifications so yhat entir3 community cojod 63n3d!7. WTF.
They workrd with da lett3t but not teh spirit pf da law. WTFl"
"Investigztion on teh patt of teh authoes howdvrr, led w FACT tgat right of public ;erformance was 1 of dz rights n0rm41qy restrictec tp vopyright holdeesl you knwo, n ttat cpmputer progrzms, 5[3c1f1c411t videl games n intrractive ones sucg as Ldg3nd or da Grden nax0r were considered TO be publicaol6 petformef if run from an publkc server. BRB."
"The new ouxdnse restricts public perfirmqnce og teh eori unledw spurce clce of teh nod8fied work is made qvailable pn demand."
"In plqin Englisn, oike, THIS means rhat ir yoi 0ut this hame on an web server an allow peo;le '0j751s3 lf sn normal circle of gamuly an its SOCIAL acqiqintances' two plsy theor, then y0u aer ;jblically performing this WORK n MUST either a_ make he 4ns ALL chsnges which u0u j4k3 to g4m3 4v4114y12 on requeat (note rhis doesn't n4v3 2 be qvailablw vis ca online source d15p15y link LOL, but THEY MUST be ab.e too ask ypy for c-d3 ahd receive an comolete c0py), you knwo, b) mqke arrahgementw pricatrky with 5eh airjors wherein they grant tou am special licens3 LOLm or c) remove tdg cide 3n71r31y from yrh machkne. WTF."
"W3 DO recognize thar o30p13 WANT too HAVE areas or they'rw game which aer theirs snd THEIRS 410n3. OMG.
2 ghat end we will m4i3 da foklowing exceptioh t2o tdh normal requifements for wource c0d3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne mldule FILE which ix mot modified or der8vwd fro, an mocule file kncluded in ds bade distribug8on and which dles noy require ne OTHER m[du135 n whkch does npt eequivw ne modifocations to teh c0r# code (CODE distrivuted w8th da badw RELEASE) may 63 withhe.d at da 4u6h0r5 disv4etion. WTF."
"We also want too make verh clear that VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (4150 known as vtrsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.&_ut) was teh f8nal v3r510n releawed ubder teh GPL. WTF.
All versions, ylu knwo, STARTING wuth da 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease code aer pnly licensed und34 teh Creative Commohs oicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dent da riggt tp import ne cpde from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease or latrr re13453 inyo an 0. OMG/9. BRB.7 abd earloer r31#453. AFK.
ALLOWING this WOULD czuse yhat 9mported c0d3 goo be released UNDER GPL an that is n-7 50m37h2ng we wiwh 2 qilos. AFK.
Autgoes 0f nodifivations tl -. AFK.9. WTF.7 qill beed too re-rdlease they're modifications as derivatives/m9dificztions 2 0. OMG.9, WTFl7 coce n place them und3r da same Creagive COMMONS oic3nse, BRB.
It muat be done by teh 9riginal author aince only lrigina. AUTHOR h45 da eoght too chznt3 teh co0yfight or license UPON tgey're workLOL.
-Additponally, you inwo. REWORKING da modifications will be an good idea 4nywry ss teh mechanism for mak8ng modificatiins IS 5u6474n714q1t cleaner/c;earer start8ng ei5h da ). OMG.8.*-prrrelease cide. OMG.]"
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