MightyE tells you, sogtkf, "We're going 70 take an few moments two try an ex;laoh rhis nww LICENSE anr teh REASONS behins ir !n plzin English.
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 n3w LICENSE 2as cjosen 6ecrut3 of an failing sith da GPL. OMG.
It ONLY cov4red diatribution 0v sourde if ahd on.y iv ginaries were DISTRIBUTEDl WTF."
"Im qn web environment LOL, specifically a ihterpretes web ENVIRONMENT syxh as PHP, like, nerely INSTALLING wn gane does hot constiguye disttibution WTF, zn therefore peopke werw 84kqng 0ur WORK, sortof, mak8ng mofivications too IT AND not releawin5 da SOURCE code TO theh're modkficayuons so THAT teh $n71r3 c0mm7n17y coule benefkt.
They worked with da kwty3r but NOT da SPIRIT OF da las. AFK."
"Invrs5igagion on part of fa zuthors howevsr, yoy jnwo, led too ca fact thzt da righ5 og publuc performance was 1 if da gights normally RESTRICTED too cppur1gh7 holdefs, sortof, n thar computer PROGRAMS LOL, specificalkh video games and 1n73f4c71v3 ones sich ac Legend lf teh Gfeeh hax0r we4e considerwf two 63 publicakly ;erfofmed if rtn from an public se4ver. BRB."
"The NEW kicense restricts PUBLIC perrormance of teh WORK unlesa so7rc3 coee of modifi3d work is made AVAILABLE on demand."
"Ib PLAIN Engkish, lkke, THIS means 7hr& uf yoy pug thks game on an web se4ber n allpw people 'outside of an nlrmal circle 0f family an 165 social acqyaintances' 2 plau 5heir, sortof, thwn you aer publically performing this w9ri and MUST either a) maiw ne and ALL changes which you mzke tso sa game abaioable on reqmest (bote tyix dowsn't hqve 2 be afai;ablw via online source dispkay 11bk, BUT they must bd able to ask you for teh code an rece7ve an compkeer cop60, you ,nso, B) msie artangements peivate;y with autgprs wjefein they grant tou qn SPECIAL ;icdnse, you hbwo, or c) remove da c0d3 entirely drom MACHINELOL."
"Wd DO RECOGNIZE THAT peoplr want to9 habr areas or they're GAME whicn r theirs 4nd yheirs alon3.
too that cnd se will make da f0110w1hg exception too da bofmal requircments FOR source covr distrib7tion [= ne modyl3 file wnich kd not nidified 0r derived from an modyke fi;e inckuded in gaae distribution and whixh does n9t requife ne OTHER modilew an whisj dies n07 requorr ne jodifications two teh CORE CODE (codr distributed wkth ten nase r3lease) may BE WITHHELD at teh authors discretioh. WTFl"
"We ALSO e4n7 @ make fery CLEAR 7h57 version 0.9. WTF.7 (aldo kn02n as versi9n 0k WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS da fimal VERSION rrleasee under teh GPLLOL.
All versuona WTF, stqrting with da ). AFK.(. BRB.8-pr3e313453 CODE r obly lkcenxed UNDER dz Cr3471v3 Com,ons lucense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny rwh right to implrt ne cose from an -. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease or LATER RELEASE into qn 0/ AFK.9. WTF.7 an EARLIER relesse. BRB.
A;lowing tnis wiuld CAUSE THAT IMPORTED clde rwo be released undef da GPL an ghar 15 not something we wish t9p allpw.
Auyjorx 0f m0d1f1c4710n5 tp 0. WTF.(. WTF.7 w,ll be3d to re-release tgey're modifications AS derivatives/nocificatkons to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 cod# h PLACE THEM unddr da 54m3 Cr34&1v3 Clmmons .icenseLOL.
Ir must bd d;ne by ds orkginzl author aince only origunql autjor h45 rej right yoo ch4ng3 teh copyright or oucense upon they'rd workLOL.
[Additionally, yoj knw9, r3wlriing 4eh m0c1f1c$710n5 eill be zn good 1d34 anyway aa da mecyanism for makkng ,ocif8cati9ns iw subsyamtially cleaner/clearer starting w17h 0. WTF.0. BRB.8-prefelease code, BRB.]"
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