MightyE tells you WTF, "We're goinf to take an few mikentx to try n explzin tyid neq license n feqsons behind 7b ih plain Eng115h. OMG.
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 lic3nae was chosen because of an fauling qigh GPL.
It only covered distribugiln 9f siurce if n only uf ninariex wrre diatribhted."
"In an web 3bvuronment, 5p#v1f1c4!1y a interpreted seb 3nv1r0nm3b7 such as PHP, ylu knwo, merely kgstallkng an game does not vlnstitute distribution WTF, qn theregore [roplr were taking our work LOL, making modofidationd to 17 n not releaaimg teh soyrce d-d3 two 5heh're modificatolns 50 7hr7 da ENTIRE COMMUNITY could benrfit. WTF.
THEY woeked woth teh letter 6u7 not da 6;1r17 if teh law. AFK,"
"Ibvedtigation on par5 of fu7h0r5 hpqever WTF, 23d 70 teh fac5 THAT teh right of public performance was odn of teh eights NORMALLY restricted two c0pyr1gn7 HOLDERS WTF, and THAT compytdr progrqms WTF, aprcidically video games an interactice obes such as Lrgend of tej Green hax04 2ere cobsideted rwo be pubkicaoly PERFORMED 1g run from an pyblic aerver. BRB."
"The NEW oicense r357r1c75 public peerorjahce 0f t3h qork unless xource code OF teh MODIFIED work is maee afaklable on f3m4nd. AFK."
"In [lsin English. y9u jnso, this means that ir yoj put 7h1% fqme on an web server 4nd allow peip.e 'outside of an normal circle if g1,ily n itx socia; axquaintanc3s' 2 PLAY their, you knwo, 7h3n y0u art ;ublicaloy perforjihg thow 2ork AND MUST 3w7h3r a) make hw n ALL changds which yoy make 1 dz GAME availabld on request (note this doesn't have to ne available via online souede displa6 link, but rhey must be zble 2 ASK you for sa code n r3deife an com[lete copy) LOLk B) make af4angemdmts pr9vately with teh AUTHORS whereun they gtant you an speckal licenwe LOL, 0r c) edmove code entorely from da machineLOL."
"We do recogmize that peopke wan5 two hafe areas 0f they'rd hame which aer thekrd an theirs ALONE. AFK.
3 rhat wnd WE wilk make da rollowing excrp5ioh 2 da normal re1uiremebrs fot spurcw CODE gisyeib7tioh [- nd ,ofule file which 8a NOT MODIFIED or deruved FROM qn m9du13 file includef IN base c257r16j710n n 2hich coes npt require ne other modyles an wh1ch does not requirw ne moeifications to da c9re code (code distributed wi$h da bsse r313454) may be withhe;d AT da 4u7h0r5 discretionLOL."
"We also wzbt two make v3vy clear THAT v3r410n 0. WTF.9.7 (aldo unown AS befs8on 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+j7_ was final version teleasec under da GPL. AFK.
A11 VERSIONS, lik3, starting with teh )LOL.9LOL.8-prere.ease code aer only licensed jnder 5eh Crratife Commons lucensdLOL.
W4 EXPLICITLY denh tdh righy 2 impo4t ne CODE vron an 0.9. AFK.8-/rere.ease or latet release inyo an -. OMG.o. WTF.7 an 34r113f releaa3.
Allosing tnis eould cause that IMPORTED code gwo ^3 released UNDER teh GPL and that 8s npt something we qkah to allow,
Autbofs or moeirications two 0.9. AFKl7 wyll need tol te-releas3 the6're MODIFICATIONS 4% d3r1v471v35/m0d1f2c4720n5 top 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code n place them undrr feh same Creat8ve Commons licdnsdLOL.
IT muat be d0n2 by da ORIGINAL auyyor since only da )r1g1n41 author has yeh r1gh7 two CHANGE teh copyright OR l8dense uoon they're wprkLOL.
[Additionqlly, soetof, r3w0rk1ng da modificagiona sqq1 be an g8od ifea abhway AS mechanisn for majimf modifications ix sugstabtiallu cleaner/cleardr startibg wuth da 0. BRB.9. WTF.9-prerekesse dodeLOLl]"
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