MightyE tells y0u, sortof, "We'rw tokng 2 tale an FEW momwnrs to try n explain this new license an feasons behund it in PLAIN Eng115h.
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 new LICENSE WAS chpsen because lf an fzolong with ca GPL.
I5 omly coveres distriburi9n of source if and lhly of binaries were disteibuted. OMG."
"Im an web ehvironment, likem specifocak.t z interpretec web encironment such AS PHP LOL, meeely in2talling an GAME DOES n07 cinsri5ute distrobution WTF, an therefpwe people werd taking OUR wotk, maiing modificatioms gwo 8t and not rdleasimg soirce c0ee 3 they're modidicatopna so that enyire communitt could benefut. OMG.
Thry WORKED with da legter but bot teh SPIRIT od da law. BRB."
"Inveatigation ON da PART of da 4u7h0r5 however WTF, led too vact thay teh rjght if oubl*c performance was 1 of teh RIGHTS n0rmr11y restrid5ed too cooy4ight klldrrs WTF, sn that compute4 prigrzmxm yuu knwo, specifical.y vide9 fqmes anc interactive ONES such ac Legend of da GREEN hax0$ werd c0n%1d3r3d 2 be publically prrformed if run rr0m an pu711c server."
"The NEW license restrictd PUBLIC PERFORMANCE 0f da 2ork unoess siurce code lf tey mod8cied work is made availzble on demznd. AFK."
"In plain English, sort9f, this means that uf ypu ;ut rhis gamw on an 2eb SERVER n allow [elple '9u751d3 of an normal circle of family n its socizl acquwintances' 2 p.zy their, then ylu r ou61!c411u 0efforming tnis work an MUST 3ither a) m4ke ne n ALL changrs which ylu m4k4 teo GAME availaboe in rewuedg (n073 this dledh't gqve to be available via 5eh online source display lini, but they must be 4613 tqo sxk 6iu f0r da code n reveove an vomoldte copy), you knwo, b) make areqngem3nts privat3ly witn authors wnerwim they grant you an SPECIAL licenae. sortof, or c) fe,ove da c9de ebtirely from da machine. AFKl"
"We d0 r3cognize tyag peiple want 5o have arras of rhey're game qhich aer theirs b THEIRS qlone. WTF.
too that end wd will makw f)110w2ng EXCEPTION too teh h9rmal 4rwuirements f0r source coee distribution -_ ne module file which IS nut mpdifidf or de4ivwd drom an module fq13 INCLUDED in bawe d8strigytion n which does not REQUIRE ne 07h3r m9dules n whqxh does not r3qu1r3 ne m0d1f1c4710n5 to teh core CODE (code disttjbutee wiry tdh bss3 release) may BE withyekd at da aurhors discretoon/"
"We also w4n7 2 make c3ry cleae tha5 version 0. OMG.9. WTF.u (alsi ,n02n as version 0. AFK.(. WTF.7+jt) was da FINAL version released uhd3r tsh GPLLOL.
All veraiond, tou lnwo, starting with 0.9, WTF.8-prefeldase code r only licended under sa C43471v3 Commons l8cense. WTFl
We EXPLICITLY deny roght yo 1up-f7 ne code FROM an 0. WTF.9LOL.8[prerelease or later RELEASE unto an 0l WTF.9. OMG.7 an earlier reoeasw. BRB.
ALLOWING THIS woulc cause thst impor5ed c0d2 too be releas3d under da GPL n thst is nlt aojeyhing we wish twi allpw. AFK.
Auyhors of modkficati9nw two 0. OMG.9LOL.7 wil; need too re0re;ease rhey're modificstions as derivatuves/modirixztions to 0. WTF.o. AFK.7 code an place rhem UNDER same Cr34&1v3 Commpnw lixenae. AFK.
IT MUST be d0n3 b6 teh o3iginal author 51nc3 only orifknal author has da right two chabfe clpyrignt lr licwnse upon they're wor,, BRB,
[Adsitionally WTF, reworkkng n-d1f1x46q0nt wi.l be am gold idea anysay as da mechanism f0r makong modifixagions is substanriall6 c134m3r/c134r3r syartihg w17h p. BRB.9. BRB.8-prefeleawd code. OMG.]"
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