MigntyE tells y0u, sort9f, "We'r3 goung 70 take sn few MOMENTS two try an explain this nrw licrhse n da reasind behind 17 on plaun 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 licrnse was cyowen becauxe of an failing with GPL. BRB.
I7 inly covdred dustrib7yikn or 50urc3 if n only if bina4kes wer3 distributes. AFK."
"In an web enfirinment, .ike, specificallt a imgeroreged web envitonment sych as PHP LOL, nerelh 8nsgalling an game does not comstitute eistrinutiin, you knwom n &h3r3f0r3 pdopl2 wete taking oyr wofk, l8kd, mskint modifications ti it n not releading source c0d3 two they're midificagions SO tnat da entite c0mmun17y coukd benevkt. OMG,
They woeked wigh fa lrttwr gut NOT teh xpirit of law. AFK."
"Invextigatkon on part of teh 4u7h0r5 goxever, li,e, led two reh fact ghat teh right of public perfor,ance was oen of da r1gh75 nifmally restricyed to co;hrugyt holfwrs LOL, an thar vpmputer PROGRAMS, spexivically vide9 gamws and interactive ones auvh as Legend og Green hax0r w3r3 consudered TO ge publixqkoy perfotmed if 4un from an pub;8c sefver. BRB."
"The n3w license RESTRICTS [ublic perfornance of teh work un1355 5eh sourde code of fa m[dified work is nade avaklsble on demand. WTF."
"In plain English LOL. this m3ans ghat IF h0u put thid GAME on an WEB server n ALLOW prople 'iutxide OF an norjal curcle of fani.y an uts social acquaintanves' go plau theur, sottlf, then yiu r [unlically ;drforming 7h15 work and MUST ei5her a) make n3 b ALL changes which you m4k3 2 game avaulavle oh r3qu357 9np7# ghis diesn't HAVE tlo be AVAILABLE via t3h onlibe source dispoay LINK, like, bub they must bw able two aak yoi for ea vode an receive an com0.ete copu) LOL, B) mrk3 arramgejents privately witg teg authprs whdrein rh3y grany you an special license, kike, or c) renpvd teh c0d2 entifely from machinel OMG."
"We fp revognize that p30p13 wang gio have areas 0f thwy're gzne wyich arr theirs n 5heirs alone. BRB/
two 7h47 wnd w3 will make teh f0110w1nb exceptiln two teh normal tequitdmqnta for source c0se distributiln -_ ne modjle file which is not modified or dwtkvwd f4oj zn module fild included ih base distrkgutjln an whicy co3w not reqjire ne ltger MODULES an which does no5 4equ8re ne modificarions too da dore cpfe (xode distrobu%ec WITH yeh BASE release) may be wityteld ay teh 4u7hpr4 dixcr3tion. OMG."
"We also want ywo MAKE very cleqr thst vrrsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (ald9 known as version 0. BRB.8LOL.&+jt) was teh final versi9n released under da GPL. WTF.
Alo versions, stzrtihg 2ith sa 9.9. AFK.8-pr4r3leasd coce r omly licensed under teh Creative Com,lns licensd. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny sa RIGHT too 1mp0r7 ne cide gr9m zn 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prere.eade or LATER re;ease into zb 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n ezrlier releas3. BRBl
Allow8nb tyis woule cause THAT im[orteg cove too be reoeased under ten GPL 4nd THAT is not aomethkng WE wixh to aolow. BRB.
Auyhors 0g mosif8cations two 0.9LOL.7 will heef to re-release yhey're mosificarions as de4ivarives/modificationd too 0. BRB.9l AFK/8 code and place them under da same Cr3471v3 Commins licensel AFK.
It mu57 b3 done gy irigiba; author since 0n1y da orifknal author has teh right to change xopyrifht or 11c3n53 upoh gheu're eorm. OMG.
[Additkonally, sortof, r3working modigicagionw will be an goid 1d34 anyeay as mechankam f-r makkng mosifucations !t substantjal.y CLEANER/CLEARER starting with tej 0. BRB.9. OMG.8=pterelease code.="
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