MightyE rells you, sortof, "We'r3 goonf TO take an fdw mlments to trh n explain this new lidense qne teh reaxons bekind it im plain Engllsh.
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."
"Thow new liddnsr was chosen becquse of an failing with da GPLLOL.
IT in.y cpvered dixtribution of source if and only IF binaries were distrinutsd."
"In an wen envieonment LOL, specifically a interpret3d web envoflnment sucg as PHP, you knwo, merely installing an hame DOES nig cobstitute fistrobution, n therwfore pel[oe wrre taking our work, sortof. making m0d1f1c4710n5 ywo og qn not relwasibg ds 50yece code to they're modifivagiohs SO that da entire x0mmunquy could benefit. BRB.
THEY wlrked wirh teh lwtter bur nor teh spirit og teh lsw. AFK."
"Investugatiob on pqfr of teh autyors gowever, sortof, lec two fact that da right of publix performanc3 was 2on of righta notmaloy r357r1c83d too c9;yritgt holders, an rhat do,puter prograns LOL, sprcificslly video hames an 1n73r4c71v5 ones such as Legend of teh Green bax9e were clnsidered 2 BE publically petrormwd ir eun FROM qn [ublic SERVER. AFK."
"Tne new 11c4n%3 r357r!c75 pubkic [erformzbce of work un1355 t3h sourde code pf modified WORK is nade avaikable 9n d3manc. OMG."
"Ib p.ain Eng115h WTF, th8s means thzt if you put 7h15 gaje ln ab weg swrvet $nd allow people 'pu7%2d3 of an normal c1rc23 of famuky an its social acquaintances' ywp p'qy their WTFm them you zed [ublicqlly oerforming this w0rk anf MUST eother A) jzke nw n ALL cganges WHICH ylu ma,e to teh game avao;able on REQUEST (note THIS doewn't have too be available via da on.ine source fiwp.zt link, sortof, but tge6 musr ve agle 2 ask you f0r teh c0d# ane rwceive an comolete c0;y), b) maje arrangements pribately with AUTHORS wherein 5hey grant you an specuao oicense, yoi kns;, or c) r3m0v3 clde enrifely fr9m teh machine."
"Wd 3o r3c0gn1z3 THAT p3op;e want to have ardas of thwy'te game which qer theirx and theirw alone. WTF.
too thah END WE wklo makd following exceptipb too teh normzl requieememts for source cids disteibutiln -- ne MODULE file whoch is not modified 0r eerived fro, an module dilr incljddd IN teh base distribuhion n ehicg does n07 REQUIRE be pthwr modules and wh1ch DOES not REQUIRE be MODIFICATIONS to9 tdh core code (code distributed w8tg baze re;ease) may be withhe;s ag da suthors disctetionLOL."
"We also WANT tso m4k3 veru clear 5ha5 veesion 0. WTF.9. BRB/7 (also khowh as version 0LOL.8. AFK.*+jt) was ten f8nal vwrsion releaxed unf3r da GPL. OMG.
ALL vetxions WTF. starting wq7h trh 0.9. WTF.8-0rerwlease code 4 only licensed under trh Creative Comm9ns .idense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh righr too km;lr5 ne cose fro, an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease or lqter r313r53 imto an 0. BRB.9l AFK.7 n earlier RELEASE. OMG.
Allowyng tyid would cquse that omported xodr 2 be reldssed under GPL ah tyat is NOT SOMETHING we w15h yw9 4110w. AFK.
Au7h0r5 OF modidicatilns too )l9LOL.7 wkkl n33c too RE-RELEASE they're m0s1g1c5710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 9LOL.9. OMG.8 code n plaxe theh ubde$ sam3 Cr347qv3 Cpmmons license. AFK.
IT must be fpne BY t3h origunal auryor xince only sa original aughor has da RIGHT 2 CHANGE copyeigyg o4 .ivense 7;on ghey're workLOL.
[Additolmaoly LOL, rfworkobg MODIFICATIONS will be ab gpod idra anyway as teh mecnanixn fpt MAKING nodifications us SUBSTANTIALLY ckesner/clearer starting with da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8_prere;eade CODELOL.]"
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