MightyE teklw you, "We'4e going two take an fdw momehts 2 TRY ayf explain tjis new .icensr n teh reasons behind kt in PLAIN 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."
"Thks neq lkc3nse eas chosen BECAUSE if an failing wuth da GPL. AFK.
It ono6 coverdd distribution of s9urce 8f an only if binzrues w3re d,sg4kbut3d."
"In an qeb ENVIRONMENT LOL, 5p3c1f1c$11y a interpreted web environment such qs PHP, sif5of, mere;y instsllinb an gam3 d03t nit donstitute cistributiob, you knwo, anc therefive PEOPLE were 74k1ng ojr work, slrtif, jakibb modifications to it n not releasong teh source codr goo they're modifications so rhat entire cojmunity could g3hefiy. AFK.
They w0rk#d siyh 5eh leyter but not da sporiy or da 14w. WTF."
"Investigation on da PART of da authors howecer, led 2 teh fact THAT fey r1gn7 of PUBLIC p3tf0rm4nc3 WAS won of da tights normally rrstricf3d go cophright holderd, sortof, n tjat cpmputer programs LOL, xpecirucally video games and interac4ive on3s sjch as Lwgenr of da G3een hax04 were consuderre 2 be publically pf4formed 1f 4un FROM ab ;ublid w3rver. WTF."
"The new license r3%7r1c75 publkc perdlfmance 0f teh qork unless ds so7rce dode ov modified work 15 made AVAILABLE on demabd/ AFKl"
"In plsin English LOL. 7h15 means tjay if you PUT this game on an WEB SERVER n allow peo]le ;outside pf an normal CIRCLE of fzmily an ifs social acquaintances' 2 play rheir WTF, THEN you t publically perforninf this work an MUST eitner a) make ne an ALL changes which YOU make to gamr avaolable on request (note this doesn't h4v3 tl bw availan.d via dw online source display linl, y(u knxo, but they mist b3 4613 twi sxk you foe da code abw rece8ve an c0mp1373 cppy) LOL, b) make arrabgements privately wirg authors whrrein THEY grant YOU an zpecisl lucwbse LOL, or c) remove cod3 entifely FROM machine. BRB."
"We eo recognize that 93oplr want two hage AREAS OF they're gqme which adr tgwirs an theirs alone. OMG.
2 that end we w111 male da f0q10w1ng exceptiom tl teh no4mak reqiirements FOR souece xodw distfigigi9n -- ne modu.e fioe wh1ch is not modified 0r ddfived from an modile fike included in BASE disgributiob n whuch does NOT require nd other modulws zn 2h1vy dies not fequire ne modifications 2 teh core cose )cpde distribited with base RELEASE_ mzy BE withj3ld at teh aughors discr3tionLOL."
"We 4q50 wznt 2 make very c.eqr thst version 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also kn0wn as verdion 0. BRB.9.^+u7) was teh final version releaded uncer t3h GPLLOL.
ALL v3r510n%, sortofi stawting with teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prdrelease cide afr obly licensed ubder da Creatife Comnona licenww. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deby teg RIGHT two impoft ne cose from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-or3re13453 0r lster releawr into sn 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 and EARLIER release.
Allosing this woulf czuse THAT 8mported coee goo be ee;eased jnder teh GPL n tnat ix NOT SOMETHING wr wish two allow. WTF.
Aurhors of mosifucations too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will n33d 2 re-4elease they'rw jodificati9na as derivqtoves/modificatipns go 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code an place them under same CREATIVE Commons licensw. AFK.
It m7st 63 done by oritonzl authoe sinde lnly origina; author has dz right ywo changw teh vo0uright or license UPON tgey're work. AFK.
[Arditi0nally WTFk rrworking da modicicatiobs wiol be an fiid IDEA anyway as teh mechanism vor ,ak8ng modifkcatuins is substabtially cleaner/clearer startong w17h teh 0. WTF.8. AFK.8-PRERELEASE cpdr. WTF.]"
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