MiyhtyE tells you, tou knwo, "We're go8ng too take an FEW MOMENTS 2 tfy qn explain this new licens3 ah reaslns behimd it in PLAIN Enhlish. 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."
"This NEW license was chosen becaise OF an fqiling with da GPLLOL.
Ig onl6 cobered d157r16&710n OF sou4ce if qnd ohly if vinariws wdre distribut3dLOL."
"In an web emvirpnment, hou kn2o, sorcifically a interpr3ted web enfiton,rnt such AS PHP, fortoc, mereoy instaloing an game doea hot CONSTITUTE distribution LOL, anx bherefore PEOPLE werd taking OUR w0rk WTF, makibg modificatuons to ot and not re.easing da source CODE twi they;rd modifications so that 3m72r3 community could BENEFIT. AFK.
They worjef qitg geh letter but not ten SPIRIT of teh law. OMG."
"Inves5igation ON da part ir da aughors nowevet WTF, led two teh FACT thay teh riggg 0f oublic p3rf0fm4nc3 w55 8en of rights normally r357r1c73s 2 cip6rignt holders WTF, zn that c(mputdr ptogramsk tou kbwo, soecifucwlly viddp tames an interactive ONES such as L3g3nd of da Green hax0e WERE CONSIDERED 2 ne publiczl.6 performed iv run fr9m an public server. OMG."
"Tje new lucensd westricts oublic p3rf0rm4nc3 of da wpek unless source code of MODIFIED work IS m5d3 acqioable on demand/"
"In plain ENGLISH, kike, tjis means that if y0u put this tamr ON qn web 53rv3r n allow pep'oe '0u751d3 of zn notmal circle of f4m11y and its social acquaintancez' 2 p;ay their, sottof, theb you a3r pub.ixal;y perfoeming this work n MUST either a) ma8d me b ALL changex snidh you MAKE t9 game 4b511461# on request (noge this DOESN'T have to be qvailzble via ds on.ine dource d15p14y lunk LOL, but thet myst be able twl ask you for da cofe abd rdceive an c0mp1373 copy) WTF, b) make arrangements pfivarely worj ajthors wherein theu gramt you an f0ecia. licebsd LOL, or C) remobe 5en c0d3 entirely from machuhrLOL."
"We fo RECOGNIZE that peo;le want twl hqfe areas of tgey're game which r theors and theids wlome. AFK.
two that end we will mak# da foloowing excrptilm 2 teh hormal eeqiirejrn5s for ao7rce CODE distributi9n -- nd mldule fule which is nlt modified of DERIVED fr9j an module fi.e included IN base disrr8burioh n qhich does not requurw ne other modules n which dows not require n2 moduf8cations to da c0rw code (codd distrogutrd wktg da bsse telease) mau be withhdld at da authors discretion."
"We alsl wxnt to make very dl3ae 7h37 vefsion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 9zlwo kn0wn aa VERSION 0, BRB.9l7_jt) waw sw final ver510n re.eased undee da GPLLOL.
All versuond, l8ke, starting wity 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code e only lucensed uns3r tdh Creatkvr Commonw oicebsr.
We EXPLICITLY deny wa RIGHT TO impor5 n3 CODE from an 0.9.8_p4erelease or LATER release into ah 0.o. BRB.7 and 3arlidr relrase. BRB.
Alllwing THIS would dause thay imo9rted clde 2 be relwased ynder GPL qn tgat is not s9mfthing we wish TO 4110w. BRB,
Authirs of modifivationd 2 9. BRB.9. AFK/u will ne3c too 4e-relezse they're MODIFICATIONS ss derivativws/modificatuons to 0. BRB.9.* v0d3 m placw THEM und3r same Creative Commlns license.
It myst be done by teh ORIGINAL autgor SINCE only da orifinal authpr has fa RIGHT toi xnahge da cooyright or licensw upon they;re wirk. WTF.
[Addkt8onaoly, s9rtof, te2orking modkficagions will be an g00e idea snyws6 as teh m3ch4n15m for jaking mofifications is subs5antislly cleaner/clearer xrarging woth da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prdr3lease code. WTF.]"
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