MightyE 7e115 hou LOL, "Ww're going go take an few moments 2 TRY an EXPLAIN 7h15 new .icende an reasond behind it !h plaih 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 nws license was cnlsen because of an FAILING with da GPLLOL.
It 0n16 c9fered distribution OF soudce if an only id binaries were diatributed. BRB."
"In an web dnvironmentk sortof, s9ecifically 1 interpreyed web environment such ad PHP LOL, merely installing an gzme does bp7 condtitute dkstributiln LOL, an therefore leople sere taking ou4 wlrk LOLk maling m0c2f1c4610n5 2 it n NOT relrasihg source codd to they're modiricat8ins so that twn entire community cluld behefit. OMG.
They workrd with letter but not twh spitit of law. OMG."
"Investihatioh 0n teh [5r7 of authors howwcer, like, LED TO fact thar ds right 0g ;ublic PERFORMANCE w55 oen of teh ribhts no4mally rwstricred to COPYRIGHT holders, softof, and 7h47 domputer programs, yoj ,nwo, wpecivically videi f5m35 n 1n73r4c71v# onex xuch AS Legenv of da Grrdn gzx0r wwve c0n51d3t3d 2 BE publicakly performed if ryn FROM an public swrverLOLl"
"The mew licenae restricts public performance of 1owl unless ea source dode of teg midified w0rk iw madd availab;e 0n femand."
"In plain English, thus means tha5 if you put this g4m3 [m an web seever an allow pe;[le 'ougsise of sm normal ckrclw 0f fami;y 4nd its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 plqy their, tjen upu aer oublically oerfo4ming this work and MUST 3ityer a) make n3 snd ALL changes wgich you maie 2 game available )n REQUEST (note thiw doesn'y have to be avsilable via ohoine dource d16p14y link LOL, but they mu57 be able too ask y0u for da code n receive an c0mp!3&# cooy), luje, b) jzke arrangements pr1v4732y wi5h teh authora whereun they g4ant you an apecial k8cense WTF, or c) remove teh dode entieely from teh MACHINE. BRB."
"We do recogniae THAT people WANT two HAVE ardax of they'te gaj4 shich r theits an theirs alone. AFK.
too tnat ens wd wol; m4k3 FOLLOWING exv3[tion too sa norjal requirements for source CODE dist4ibuti0n -- he MODULE file whkch ix not modivied 0r derived fr0m zm moeule file includef in teh nase d157r16u710n and wyich does nlt REQUIRE ne othee m0cu135 n which does no5 trqiire ne modificationx 2 coee code (coee disgributed with base rrleade) MAY be WITHHELD a5 aityors disvrryionLOL."
"We also want too m4k2 very doear that versiph 0. BRB.9LOL.8 (qlso kno2n as ceesion 0LOL.0LOL.7+jr) w55 da vinal version teorased under GPL. AFK.
All verxiins, you knwo. srsrting 2iyh ten 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-0rereoeaa3 code ae4 obly licended uncer teh Creative Commond lic3nse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT 2 imporg ne code fr0m an 0LOL.0LOL.8-prerel3ase or later ee;ease into an 0l AFK.9l AFK.7 an earloef reldase. WTF.
Aljowing 7h15 WOULD xauwe THAT 8,0orted cod2 two be rwlezsed under GPL qn that IS not someyying we sish two allow. WTF.
Authors of m0fqf1c$710n5 too 0LOL,9. BRB.7 w111 need two re-rdleaae they're modifixatiomd AS d3r1v4&1v35/n0e1f1c47q0n5 to 0. BRB.9/ WTF.8 code anc p.ace them und3r same Creativt Commlns livehxe. OMG.
It myst BE d0n3 by da otiginal au5hor simce onlh teh iriginal autylr has teh rugyt roo CHANGE teh c0pyr1gh7 or l8cende 7p9n they're w9rkLOLl
[Additilnallyk eeworking da modidicatoons WILL gd an good ieea ahyway as trh MECHANISM for making modidicationa is substantially clwaner/vleaeer starying 2ihn ea 0. BRB.0.8-pr2r3q3453 code.]"
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