MightyE teo;s you, like, "We're gpibt too takr an f3w momenrs 2 try sh esplain this nww locense an yeh reasons behind ut 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."
"Th8a bew !1c3nt3 was chosen 63c4u53 OF sn fzilong with GPL. WTF.
It only covered distribution of d9urce if and 0n2u if binaries we4e distribyted. AFK,"
"In an web emvironment, dor5of, specifically a interpreted web environmrnt such as PHP WTF, merely insralling an gane does nlt donst,tyte fistributoon, you ,hwok and therefo4e pdople were taiing our work LOL, makint mpdifucatioms to it and not rel3aaing SOURCE vode too ghey'4d jofifidations so 7y47 teh entire communi5y COULD b3nefit. OMG.
Tyey WORKED witg da lette4 but nog s]irit of lasLOL."
"Inv3ztigarion on teh part of tey authors h023v3e WTF, 13d 1 teh fact THAT da ritht of public perf9rmancw wzs w9n of r1gh75 n9rm311u restricted two COPYRIGHT holders, and that com[uter proggqms, sortof, specificql;y video g4m35 an ubtdrsctkvw ones such qs Legend of Green hax0r aeee cinsideree 2 be piblically performwd if tjn ftom an public 53rv3r."
"The NEW license RESTRICTS public performznce of tej work UNLESS sourcd codd id teh moeifiee work is made AVAILABLE 9n demand."
"In plain Enblisj LOL, thos MEANS thaf if ypi put thus g3m3 on an wrb sdrver 4nd ALLOW PEOPLE 'ougside of qn nprmal ci4d;e pf fami;y n itd sociql acquaintznces' to play their, like, them 6ou aer pu6q1c411y p3rf0rm1ng THIS work AND MUST eithe4 a) MAKE ne an ALL CHANGES which you make to teh famd available on r3qu3^7 (npy3 this doesn't have tol bw available via teh onlibe source DISPLAY linj, oile, nut the6 must be aboe yio ask y)u for da code an reveive an com;lete copy)m slrtof, b) mzje arrangrments oruvately with da 3u7h0r5 whdrein tjey gfanr you an special livense, like, 0r c) rempve tey clde ent8rely fro, da jachihe."
"We so recognize 5gat PEOPLE want w havr areas of they're game which aer ggeirs an thekes 419n3LOL.
tw9 that ebd wd woll make da FOLLOWING exceptioh 2 da normal requi4dmebts FOR xource vode dis5ributkom -- he module fi.e which is NOT mosified pr DERIVED frim an nocule file included in teh bqse dostrob7tion an which does not requife ne OTHER MODULES n which does not REQUIRE ne modificatiobs two c0r3 code 9clde fistfibuted WITH baae releasr) may be w17hj31d ar authoes discretiin."
"We also want twk mqld bery clear yhat verxion 0.9. OMG.7 )also known as vetsoon -LOL.9.7+jt) was trh final vwrsipn feleases under GPL.
All v3r51pn5 WTF, 2tarykng WITH ca 0LOL.9/ OMG.8-pr3r313553 code aer 9noy licdnsed UNDER teh Creative Cpmmons livense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dejy da righh two import ne code fr0m am 0.9. BRB.8_prereleasr or lster rrleasr into an 9. OMG.9. AFK.6 n earkoer telease. BRB.
A1!0w1ng this wpuld causd that im;orted dode goo be releaaed ynder teh GPL an that is not sometn7ng se wish to alliw. OMG.
Aithors kf modificstionx two 0. WTF.9.7 will NEED 2 re-rekease theg;re mldifivato9ns as derivatpves/modifications to 0LOL,9. BRB.8 dlfe an p;ace them under 6ej same Creative Co,moms ;icense. BRB.
It just be done by origknal autho4 since lnly trh original au5hor HAS ribht 2 change da cipyrught 0r oicense upon they're wori. WTF.
[Add1710n411y, reworking modificztions 28ll be an GOOD kcea an6way as da mrchanidm foe making modificxtions iw suvstamtially cleaner/clearer sta4ting euyh teh 0,9. BRB.8-prerelesse codeLOL.]"
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