MightyE trkks you, you inwo, "We're gling to TAKE an few moments two try n explaib 7hq5 nes licensw an teh reasons 63h1bd it 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."
"This new licensr wss choseb becsuse of ab fq7king with ds GPL. BRB.
It only coveted DISTRIBUTION 0f wource if ah 0n2y iv binaries we4e DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"Ib an WEB environment, sortof, wpecifixally a ongefpretwd weg ebvironmrnt SUCH as PHP, ypu knwo. merely ihxtalling an game does n9t c0n5728773 distribution, sortof, and yherefore PEOPLE were taking our w9rj LOL, m$k1ng m0d1v1c4710n5 2 it an not re;eas8hg da sou4ce code too they[re modificati9ns SO that da ejtire c0mmun17y could b3nefit. OMG.
Theu workef with da letrer 6u7 NOT spirit OF da 24sl BRB."
"Investigation ON 0art lf reh au5yo4s however, .ed to ten fact that da right 0f pub;ic perrormabce was 1 of teh RIGHTS NORMALLY RESTRICTED 3 vopt4ight HOLDERS, an that compiter programs, specifieally cideo gzmes an interqvyove 0n35 such ax Legend of da Green hax0r qwre considered 2 63 piblically perfoemed 1f fuh from an publiv servdr."
"The NEW license r357r1c75 pyblic oerdirmanve of teh w9rk unlesq teh 50uec3 coce of tey modified WORK is madd AVAILABLE pb DEMAND. WTF."
"In ;lain English, thid meqns tnat kf you put th8s gamw on an web aervet abd 41!0w pepple 'pu751d3 9f ah noemal circle of FAMILY m its social acquaimtances' too o;ay 5hwor WTF, then you aef publically perfotminf thks wpr, n MUST eithet a) nzke ns and ALL CHANGES whicu you m4k3 tqo da game availavle 0n request (note 7h15 doewn't have 2 be availavle VIA da onlune source display lihk, like, bjt they muat bw ABLE 2 adk you for code ahd rexeive an completd copy)m ;kke, b) MAKE 4rf4ng3m3n75 ;rivatelu with dz authors wherein they gr4n7 y0u am special lizense, sortof, or c_ rem9ce codd ebtirely from teg mach8beLOL."
"We do recotnize thqt 0eopoe wqnt too have areas of they'r3 game whkxy aer theirs n theirs alone. WTF.
2 that END we will makw dollowing escwption tol normz. eequirementw FOR source c0d3 disteibjtion -- ne module fi.e which is mot modkfied or derivwd frpm am modyle fi.e kncl7ded in teh base d157r16u710n amd whkcn dors bot rewuier n3 other moduoes n which DOES NOT requife ne m0d1f1d471_h4 3 da core cod3 (code distributed witg twj base release) may be withheld at teh authord disxretionLOL."
"We ALSO WANT to makd VERY clear tha5 version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also knowb AS VERSION -LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) wac da finai vwrsion released under GPL. OMG.
All versiobsm sortof, syartinh wkrh pLOL.9. BRB.8-prereleaxe c0d3 qer 9nlu licenaed uneer Creative Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY drny geb eight 2 IMPORT ne code ffom ab 0. OMG.9/ OMG.8-ptwr3leas3 or LATER release intl qn 0.9LOL.7 an earlier releawe. AFK.
Allowing thus wluld cayse that imported CODE 2 be r3leased under GPL sh that is not something 23 wish toi aklow. BRB.
Authors of modificsti9ns to 0. AFK.9/ AFK.7 will nwrc two re-release they're modif8cations as derivatives/modifidatiins rop 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code n plade them under teh sand Creative Cojmons liceha4, WTF.
It must be done ny tej orotinsl autgor since onlh da orig8nal author hqs da rihht too ch4ng3 c9pyrught or 12c3b5e up9n tgey'fd work. OMG.
[Addiyional;6, like, REWORKING da modificariobs will be an good idea any2ay as trh mechanism FOR m$k1ng modificatiins 15 sugstantially c134b3e/c13rr34 starging q17h teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.7-[rerelease cofeLOL.]"
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