Migh5uE TELLS youk sortoc, "We're g01ng 2 take am few moments too try snd explain thid new license and da reasons 63h1nd 17 in poain English. 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 n3w LICENSE sas ch04#n b3cause of an failing with 5eh GPLLOL.
It only covered distributkin pf dpurce IF an only if vibaries w3re distributec/"
"In ah qeb ENVIRONMENT, sortof, %p3c1f1cr11y a ingerpreted 2eb environmemt such as PHP, MERELY instalking an game does not CONSTITUTE dixtt8gur8pn, like, n yh34eflre peopod were takong iur work, slrtof, making mldifidati9ns two i5 n not rdleasing sijece CODE 2 they're modifidatioms so 7h47 entiee commumity ciuld benevit. OMG/
Thry worjee with lettwr but noy SPIRIT of trh kaw. AFK."
"Invesrigation on teh p4r7 of authors hlwever, like, led to twh fact that right lf publid performance qas 1 of rkghts hor,a.ly RESTRICTED tso c0pyr1gh7 hilders LOL, n that COMPUTER probrams, li,ek spexificallh bidwo gqmes an intwtaxtive ohed such as Lehenf of teh Green hax0r w3r3 consideted two ve [ublically pdrformed if rjn FROM an public sdrv3r. OMG."
"The new ;icense rdstricgs piglic perfor,znce of da work unlrss trh source code if modified work us made 4v411461e oh demand. OMG."
"In plaih English, sortof, tgis meahs that if you pur 7h15 gzje ON an web server n allow pdople 'outwjde of an normal cqrc13 if FAMILY and 8ts 50c141 acwuakntances[ to p;ay theirk sortofj 7h3n yku r publically perfoeming 5hia work and MUST eithee a) make nw an ALL changea 2hicy you make yop GAME afailable on req7est (note this doesn't HAVE two be avaikagle via fa onlinw source display linj, sortof, but uh3y must be able too ASK you fof da codr anf receive zn cimple5e COPY), you ,nqo, 5) ,aje arranydmebts pr8varwly wigh teh authorx 2hereun they grant yiu ab 5[#c141 licende LOL, or c) 4emove teg code entorely frim machin3LOL."
"We d8 recognize tnat people saht to hqv3 areas OF they're gamr wyixj aer tjeirs an the9rs alone. AFK.
2 that enf w3 wool ma,e yej FOLLOWING 3vc3p710n to teh norma; reauurements FOR g-urc3 code DISTRIBUTION -- ne moeukr file which is not m9dkfied 0r derived vr9j an module file inclyded in da bqse dustributiin n which does not require ne other hidules znd which DOES n08 requite me modifications 2 core code (code diatributed WITH teh nase RELEASE) may gd 2itgneld at 4u7h0r5 discretiin. WTF."
"We zlso want two bajv very coear thsy v3r510n -. BRB.9, WTF.7 (als9 knlwn ad vrrsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt0 was da f1n4! version weleased under teh GPL. WTF.
A;l verdions, starting WITH ea 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelexse c9d3 aer only 11c@h53d under Creative Commons .icensd.
We EXPLICITLY deny rignt too i,port ne code d4o, an 0. BRB.9/ BRB.8-;rereleqae or later relezse 1n70 ab 0l9. OMG.7 and earlier rwlease.
Allow8ng this w9ild czusr that imported code tpi ge rdleasee und3r GPL n that is NOT somethinb WE wisj TO al;ow. WTF.
Au7h0f5 OF modificagions two )LOL.9l BRB.7 will beef yoo f3-r31e$63 they;fe modifications aa deribatives/modificatuons t9 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code and place tyem under teh sxme Cfeative Commons license. AFKl
Iy must be done by originak author since only teh originao auth9f has ea rughy roo chsnge teh cipytight or lidensr upon they'rd woflLOL.
[Add17q0n411y LOLk fewprking m0d1f1c4u1pn5 will be an good IDEA ANYWAY as m3ch4m15m for making modificat8ons is substantially cleaner;cl3arer syarring with 0. BRB.8l WTF.80pr3f#134%3 codeLOL.]"
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