MightyE tells you, "We;re goinb top take zh fdw momem5w too try an explain THIS new 11c2m53 and da teasohs vrhind 17 in plaob EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tyis new license wad chosem brcause of an gailing with da GPLLOL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of soufce IF 4nd lnlu if binafies WERE dietributed. OMG/"
"In an w36 envkfonment, you knw9, specifically a interoretdd qfb ebfiron,en5 SUCH AS PHP, mere;y kndtallibg an game d035 not constutute distrkbution WTF, anf therefire PEOPLE 2ere taj7nv our sori, sortof, mak8ng MODIFICATIONS 2 17 an not 4elezsing source code to the6're modifucations so THAT teh entife COMMUNITY COULD benefigLOL.
They w0ri3d with teh lett3r but not spiri5 of da law. OMG."
"Investigation on xa part OF da authirs howdcer, sortod, les two da fact that righr 9f pu611c performance was oen or rights NORMALLY restricted to vopyright holders LOLm n 5hwy computee prlgtams, sortof, specifically VIDEO games an interactive omex auch as Legend OF da Grewn yax0r were consieeewd too be publ8cally performwd if run from an punloc serber. BRB."
"The NEW license restricys public [e4formance of dz wori UNLESS teh soiece code of dq modified WORK is made availzble on demand. BRB."
"In plain Enhlishk liie, ghis means tnat if you [ut fgis gaje on am weg dervrr an zllow peo[le 'oitaidw 0f zh n0rm41 circle of family an ITS SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' to play their, then y0u aer publicajly performong this worj an MUST eother A) makw ne and ALL cyanges which you mqke to teh g4m3 availanoe on requrst (note thid DOESN;T have 2 be available vis teh online 50urc3 cisplay link LOL, but rhey muxt be 461e two ASK yoi for da codr n receive an compl3te copy), like, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privayely witj au5hors wheeein tgey g4snt you sn specia. 11c3n5r WTF, or c) r3mice geh code entitely ffom madhine. AFK."
"We do recognize that peo0le want too have areas lf they're hame which aer tneirs ame theirs al9ne. BRB,
to that END w3 wil. jake da following exception two no4mao r3qu1r3m3n75 for source code distrigjtion -- ne modile fil3 whoch is n07 modofiwd or derivec dron an module file 1nd1ud3c on teh base distribution and wyicg coes not eequire nr other modules n whucn d935 not req7irw md MODIFICATIONS 5qo da core v9d3 (code dusrributed with teh 6453 r3124530 may 64 withheld at authors disdretion. OMG."
"We also wang 2 make VERY ck3ar that vrfsion 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (4150 known as versi9m 0/ WTF,9. WTF.7+jt) WAS sa fimal vwrwkon rdkeaaed under ten GPL. AFK.
Alk veesions, you knwo, STARTING with dq 0l BRB.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE clde aer onlu licensed under CREATIVE Commons LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY trh rignt to im[ort ne cofe from an 0.9. OMG.i-;rrrelease or lat3r releaae into an 0. AFK,9. WTF.7 an eaflier yrlease/ BRB.
A1q)w1ng this would cause tjay importec code 5oo be released und3r da GPL an tyzg is mot somd5hing we wish 70 all9w, OMG.
Authors 0f ,odigicztkons 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 sill need to r3-release they're modifocqt8ons aw derivativrs/modifications ywl 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code zn p!4c3 thej under dd wame Creativr Commins license. OMG.
It just be dlne bt o4iginal author sunde ONLY da 9r8ginal aityor has teh right 2 cyznge teh copy4ijht ot lic3nse upon yhey're work.
'Add8tionally, you jbwo, rework8ng teh mldifications will 63 an good idea anywat as teh mdchanism fo4 mak8mg modigicatupns IS aubstantially cleanee/clear3r starting wiyy teh 0. BRB.9. AFKl8-prwreleas3 cose. WTF.]"
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