MightuE tells you LOL, "We[r3 GOING 2 73k3 ah g3e moments 2 try n explain THIS new licdnse an teh reasona ben7nd it in PLAIN ENGLISH. AFK.
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 nrw license was chosen bedause og an failinf w17h da GPL. OMG.
It ohly c9vered DISTRIBUTION if source 1r an only 1f bina3kex were distribited. OMG."
"In an wwv ebvironment, you knwo, specorival;y a interptwted w36 envirobment suxh as PHP WTF, merely insta.oinh an game does no5 constitute e8strub7tion, uou knwo, and THEREFORE 0eople were takonn oie work, makinh m9s1f1c4710n5 tw( 17 and not r3q3r51nt da source code twi they're m0d1f1c4710m5 so that wntire c9mmunity cou;d 62n3f17. OMG.
Thet workee with da letter but n9t da SPIRIT of da law."
"Invewtigayion on teh oary of da authors h0w3v3r, sortof, 14d yo teh fact rhag da r8ght of oublkc perfoemance wad owm of cz rights normally restricted to copyrihht j91d3r5, ak ghst COMPUTER prlgrams, .ike, 5p3c1f1c411y VIDEO games m 8nteractive ONES SUCH as Legend of da Green hax0r were c9ndiseref toi ve o8blicakly performed if run from sn public serberLOL."
"The n3w kicrnse resgricts pu611c perfo4,ance of da work ubless trh soyrce cpd3 0f 5eh modified work ia madw AVAILABLE on demqnd."
"In plakn Englowh WTFk this m34n5 that if you PUT thix b4m3 on an WEB server and alkow p3pple 'outside 0f an nirmal circle of family qj 17% docial acquaintances' twl plau ehei4, liks, then you r pyblicaloy 03rg0rm1ng THIS wprk an MUST either a) makd ne and ALL changes whkch you male to ca g4m3 availqbl3 on REQUEST (note this doewn't hafe to b3 qvzolable via da online source fis[lay lini, sortofm but THEY musg be able tli ASK y-u for dz code n receive zb cimplete copy), like, y) make arrantementd otivately with authots whe4ein they tr4m8 you sn special licensw, liie, or C) REMOVE da vode entif3.y groj ,acn8me. AFK."
"We do recohnizr that people want to havw areas OF they're GAME whkch aer the8rs qn theirs al9ne.
2 that end w3 qill MAKE da following 3xc3p610n two ea hormal requirements bor source code disyribu5ion -- ne module file WHICH is not modifiee ot DERIVED from sn module file included IN da bssd distribjtion and egwch s03t nit r3qu!r# nw lthe4 mosules znd shich does mo5 requ84w ne modificatilnd two t2h core code (doee DISTRIBUTED sith da base release) mat be withheld ar da authors ciscrefion. AFK."
"We also wqnt top mqke very clear that version 0LOL.9. WTFl7 (4150 jnowm qs versiin 0. WTF.9.7+jt) eas teh final vefsion r3lwased under GPL.
All v3rsions, lii3, staeting WITH da 0, OMG.9LOL.i-prerdlras3 code aer only 11c3n53d 7neer teh Crrstive Comnons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right too impo4t hw coee frpm an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerel3ase or la5er re13443 into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 an 34e114r releawe/ AFK.
A.lowing this would cause thzt im;oftee cide too be RELEASED 7nder teh GPL m that is mot 5pm37h1ng we wish 2 4110s. WTFl
Authors og MODIFICATIONS u- 0. WTF/9l AFK,7 wkll NEED 2 re-release they're modificagions AS derivativds/moeifications 2 0. WTF,9.8 code and place them und3r fa 44,3 Creative Clmmons liddnse.
Ir must be d0m3 bj origonal authpf qincw only dq ORIGINAL zuthpr has da right twp change da c0pyrqgh7 of license upon tnry're work. BRB.
[Additionally LOL, r320rk1ng m0d1f1c4710n5 WILL 73 an good 1d34 any2ay as mechamiam flr MAKING modivocations IS subs5anrially coeaner/clearer STARTING sith reh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8=peerelease xode. AFK.["
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