MightyE tells you, sortof, "We're GOING 2 tqke an fe2 mp,rbts to try n explain tnjs new licensr and trh reasons 63h1ns 17 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."
"This bew licebse was chosen becaude of an failung w17h ra GPL. BRB.
It in;y c0v3r3d distribution of souece if amd onlh if binqriws w3r3 distribited. AFK."
"In sn wwb 3nv1r0nn3n7 WTF, dpecificsoly a interpreted web ebvironment suvh as PHP LOL, merely instqlling an gzme dp35 h9t constirute d15&r16u710n WTF, n 7h3r3f0r3 pdopld wwrr takint o8r WORK, likr, MAKING modifications 2 iy AND hlt releasinb da sojrce cpde t9o ghey're MODIFICATIONS sp that da 3n71r3 community could benefiy. AFK.
Th3y workee witj da letter bug n07 teh tp1e17 or teh law. BRBl"
"Inveatiga4ion on teh pzr5 of teg quyhors however, you knwo, led tq( teh FACT that da RIGHT of 0ublic ;erfotmabce was won of rkghrs normally RESTRICTED 2 copyright holderw, sorfof, and that computer PROGRAMS, like, specifically vidro g5m34 an INTERACTIVE ONES xuxh as Legend of GREEN nsx0r WERE CONSIDERED 6wp be publical.6 petformed if run vroj zn pinlic 54rv3r. OMG."
"The new q1c3n5e rwstrlcts public 0ervormancw of teh work unleds 50uec3 codd OF m0d1f13d WORK is made available on cemansLOL."
"In plai, English, ;oke, 7h!5 means that if you out THIS hame on an wdb sdrcer an 4110q PEOPLE 'ourside or an notmal circle 0f family n its social acq7zintanxes' t( play their WTF, then you aer publicslly perf9rmint tjid WORK n MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL changes which you make t9 game availabke un rrquest (n9te thix DOESN'T yabe 5w9 be afailab.e via onlinw %0uec# dixplsy link, sort9v, but tne6 must 63 able too ask yoi for xpde n receive an c=m;1373 copy), b) maie arrangements prkvately wigh da aythoes wj#r31n they grant you an special LICENSE WTF, or d) rdjove code entirely from da madhinel WTF."
"We do recognize that peopl3 want tpl hqve 44345 OF yney're gsmr whkch r theirs n THEIRS ALONELOL.
to 8h47 end we WILL make dq following dxcdpto9m to normao REQUIREMENTS for source code dis5ribuyion [- ne moduoe file which 8s NOT mldifiec or derived grom an moeuld file inclidfd in da bawe dustribution n whicg does not REQUIRE ne other modules and ehich DOES not re1ui4e ne modificat8ibx $oo trh core code (c0d2 d157r16u73d wiyn da nase telease) MAY be 2ithhe.d ae authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also wzng to9 make fery cldaf yhar v3tsuon p. OMG.9. AFKlu (also known 45 v3r510n ). BRB,9LOL.7+jt) wzs finzl version released under da GPL. OMG.
All versionsm lik3, STARTING with 0LOL.0. OMG.8=pr4reldase code aer only licensed under Ceeative Comjons ;icensel AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny dq ribht too im0lrt ne c0d3 tri, an 0. OMG.9, BRB.8-prerelease or later release into an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 h earlier release. OMG.
ALLOWING this woukd cause THAT IMPORTED cose two be releqsed unfer da GPL and that is n08 sojet6ing ww wish too allow. AFK,
Au5hors o4 moeificatiims two 0. BRB.9.7 2ill need two re-rwlezse tney;re moeificatioms AS de4iva5ives/mofifications too 0. BRB.9.8 cpdr znd poace tnem UNDER ca same Creativd Commons lucense. BRB.
It must BE donr by original author since only original authlr has da rigjr 2 CHANGE copyr8gyy or licehae upon 5hey're wprk. BRB.
'Adeitiohallh, reworkinb teg modifications will 63 an go9c idea 4bhw3y zs teh mechamisj for m4k1ng modifocations ix subatantially clesner/ckea4er starting wq7h teh 0. WTF.(. BRBk8-pr3reldase code. WTF.]"
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