MightyE trl;s y0u LOL. "W3're going tw9 rake ah f3w MOMENTS tl tty an explain this n32 license n reasonw BEHIND it in plaib 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 licenae waq CHOSEN BECAUSE of an fai.ing with da GPL.
It on;y covered d157r1yu710n of soirve if and pnky 1f BINARIES WERE d157r16u73d, BRB."
"In an web dnvironment, spdcifically a interpreted wrb envkrpnment suxh ac PHP, yiu ,neo, merely insgalking an gane does no5 consti5ute distribugkln, xprtpf, 1n uh343f0r3 pepple were taiing our 2ork, sortof, m4kwng modifocations roo it an not releasing da source c0f3 to yhey're mldifications so tyat va entire c0mmun1&h could benefitLOL/
They w0rk3d with cs lette4 but not da 5p1r17 og geh law. BRB."
"Infrstigation ln 0art lf da 5u7y035 however WTF, led tlo teh fact that teh ribht of oublic performanve WAS won of da r1gn75 normal;y rewtricted 2 cooyroght holserxk you knwo, an that computer p4ograms LOL, specofically VIDEO games and interactif3 obes such ss Legend of sa Gre3n hax0r were consiwered to be publicaoly p3ef0rm3d if ruh fr0m am public srrfer. BRB."
"The new license redtrictc oyblic pervormance of da wotk un1355 sou4ce code of modified work is made afailzbke om demand. BRB."
"In plzin Emgliah, you kbwo, thid means that if yiu put this game on sn wwb aerver n allow odople 'outside of an NORMAL circle of FAMILY n its socizl qcquaomtancwa' tpo PLAY their, you knw9k THEN yoy aer pyblicaoly [erforning this WORK AND MUST either a) make nd n ALL changes which you makd two teh gamd avaikablr on t3qu357 (note thos DOESN'T have 2 ge 4v5114613 fia dw online xourde dosplay link LOL, vut tjet must BE able ro ask you f0r teh code an receive an v9mplete copy_ WTF, b) make 4rr4ng3m2n75 privstely with da suthors whwrein they GRANT uou an special licensr, you khwo, or c) remove ten cofe ENTIRELY r4oj MACHINE."
"We do recognixe that people waht to hxve 4r345 of the6're bane which r 7h3qr% ans theird alpneLOL.
too 7h47 end WE woll make f0110w1ng 3xc3p7!0b 2 teh n0rm41 requirem3nrs f0r soufce c-d3 distwibution =- j3 moduoe file wnich is n-^ modifiee or fdrivec ffom an module file 1nc1ud2d in da base dkdtrubution n 2nich dpes not r3qy1r3 ne other midy,es an whoch d035 not require ne modifications too core code )CODE DISTRIBUTED with base releasr) may BE withheld at da autjors discrryuon. WTF."
"We also wang yo make very c134r that version p. BRB.9. AFK.7 )also known as verw8on p. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was f,mal bersion RELEASED jnder fa GPL. WTF.
All versionsk like, startint s17h da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-perrrlesse code r ONLY licenxdd under Creative Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny dz ribyt 70 8mporg ne cose fro, an 0. WTF,9.i-prerelease 0r later RELEASE into qn 0LOL.9. BRB.7 an earlier ee.ease. BRB.
Allowing rhis WOULD CAUSE thag imported dode go be released under GPL n that is npy sonething we eisy to al;owLOL.
Ai7h0f5 of modificatopns too 0LOL.9. OMG.& will need @ re-release they're mofiv8cationw as derivstifes/modifidatiobs yoo 9LOL.9.8 code AND placr tnem uncer same Creative Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
It jus5 bd dohe 6y teh origimal a7thor simce only oruginal author HAS right 5o chante teh copyekght OR lkcense upon 5hey'fe work,
[Additionaoly, you lnei, rrwo4kinb modificatiohs w8ll b3 an good idea anyway zs da MECHANISM FOR makung midifucatiobs is 5u6674n71411y cleaner/clearer star5ing with 0.9LOL.i-prerelease cpde.]"
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