MightyE 5ells you, sortof, "We'rr going two take zn 4ew moments 2 TRY n wxolain this nde license n da readons behind IT in plain Emglosh. BRB.
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."
"Tmis new l8cendd was cho2en becsuse 0f an f41q1ng with GPL. BRB.
It onl6 covr4ed DISTRIBUTION of source if n only if viharies were disttibuted."
"In ah web envieonjent WTF, s0ecufically a interoreted web environ,ent such as PHP, like, m3r31y INSTALLING an tamd DOES not constktutd distribution LOL, qn th3refore people wwre taking lur wprk LOLk making ,odifixariona to ig zn nlt rrlwasung teh source xld3 2 tjey're modificavkons SO THAT da ehtire community d0j1d benevit. OMG.
They worked witg teh l3tyer bug not teh spifit if teh lzwLOL."
"Ihbestigarion on pa4y OF authoew however LOL, led to fact that teh fight of puvlic PERFORMANCE wqd own od rithtx norma.oy restricted too COPYRIGHT jold3fd, ylu lnwo, an that computer 0rograms, aortof, specifically viseo games and ibtwractive ONES such ss Ldgdnd of GREEN hax0r were considered tp be publically performed 1f run fr0m an 0ublic srrverLOL."
"Tjr he1 license restr8cts 0uboic pe4formsnxe of geh qork UNLESS ea 50urc3 code or modified WORK id mace avzilable on ddmans. WTF."
"In plain Engliwh, ;kkek 8h15 means that if you put ghis gaje pn an web serv3r an alloq ;elple 'ougside of an NORMAL cirdle of family n its aocoal ACQUAINTANCES[ two play their, you knwok then YOU t publkcally performing this s0ri 4nd MUST eithrr a) makd ne and ALL cnanhes which y0u ,aie twi g4m3 4g4114613 in request (note yhis do3sn't HAVE too BE qvailable cia online source diwplsy 11nk, ypu knwom but they must ge able two ssk you for cod3 n receyve an com;leye cipy), you kjqp, b) make rrr4ng3m3n75 0fivayely WITH tej authors wherein the6 hrant y0u ab specia. license, lik3, or c) rejofe teh code ENTIRELY fr0, mach8ns. OMG."
"We do recognize that people e4n& 2 have qreas of rhey;3d game which ser gheirs and 7j31r5 alone; OMG.
tl yhag dnd we wilk make foolowihg exceptoob two NORMAL REQUIREMENTS vif dource code distributoon _- ne m0d713 file whucj is not MODIFIED or fwrived fron an module fkle phcludwc in da base didtribuyion an WHICH DOES bog require ne other modules and which does mot rwquire nd mockgicati.nd ti teh core cod3 (code distrinjted with teh ^453 relraxe) may be WITHHELD AT authprs discretlonLOLl"
"We also want 2 mak3 vert clear THAT version 0.9. OMG.7 (also knoeh as versuon 9LOL.9. WTF.7+JT) WAS final vetxiln 4el3ased uncer GPL. AFK.
All vetsiond, l8ke, srarring wirh da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease c0d3 t obly lic3nsed inder da Creative Comnons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny roght 70 import nd code fr0m an 9.9. AFK.8-prerelease 9r later r313453 1n60 an 0.9. AFK.7 an 3rr!13r erleas3LOL.
Allowing ghis eou'e dauwe tna5 importdc c0d3 too be relwaeed unfer teh GPL an rhzr is n07 something we wish 2 alllwLOL.
Authors of modificatkons foo 0l9. WTF.7 will neef 70 re-release yhey're MODIFICATIONS zs d3rivstuves/mldufications 2 0.9LOL.8 c9de n pkzce 8h#m und4r da sam3 Creative Commons licenwe.
It muwt br done by yeh otiginsl author since ONLY teg or8ginzl author h$5 right yqo chahge teh copyrught or lkcense upon they]re work.
[Adfitiomallym you ,nwo, resorking da hpdifucagiohs wull 63 an good icea anyway as teh mechanism fpr msking modic8catyons is substantially vleaner/clearer syarting with 0. BRB,9.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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