MightyE tells you, sortof, "We're toing tpi take an few mohents 2 6ry qh explain 5gix m32 license AND reasons behine iy in plakn 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 new locense WAS dhosen BECAUSE 0f an fau.ing wi5t sa GPL. BRB.
It 0n!y cofered disrribution of 50urc3 iv n only if 61n4r23% w3r2 distributed. BRB."
"In an w36 envuronmeng, lk,e, specjfically a intrrpre5ed w35 envirobment sich as PHP LOL, merdot indtslking an game eoea not conseitute dustrivution, like, n thereflre p3op;e were taking our work WTF, MAKING modifucations to it an not releasing da aource clde too they're mofificayions co 7h47 reh enti4e c0mmun17y could bemefit. AFK.
THEY 29rird WITH teh ketter but not da s[irit of law. OMG."
"Ihvfstihagiom on teh ps4t of da aithors h9wecer, led two teh gzcy tnat RIGHT of public performahce waw 1 of rights nornally restricted teo c0pyr1gh& holderx, sort9f, an thqt clmputer programw WTF, specifixallt vid3o gsmew n interactive onws such as Lefehd of teh Greem hax0r wers considered 2 ve PUBLICALLY perfornwd if run from an putlic srfver. OMG."
"The n3w kicense restricts public performance 0f wori unless source c9dt lf 53h ,od8ried WORK ia maee available on d3mand. WTF."
"In plqin English, like, 7n25 meana tyat IF YOU put this game 0n an web servee and zllow p30p13 'outside 9f an nornal circle of familu an its socusl acquaintancea' ywo play tj3ir, so4tof, 7h3n you r publically perrorming yhis work n MUST either a) make ne AND ALL changes ejicy you make two aa game available on request (ni5e tnis doesn'5 hqbe top be available via onlone source DISPLAY LINK LOL, b7t they must bd able too as, you for cpde qn rrcwive an c[mplete copy), b) jake aresngemen5s privstely witg da autjors sherein THEY gramt yoi an s0dcial licensd, sir5ofm or c_ remove da code enturwly ftom teh MACHINE. OMG."
"We co recohnizd that p30p!3 wqnt two have aeezs of they're gamd wh1ch aef THEIRS an theirs alone. AFK.
too that end ee woll make followung exception ti geh normql requirdments for source coer DISTRIBUTION -= me MODULE gile qhich is NOT modudidd or DERIVED fr0m an module file 1nc1us3d in da base distrubugion sn wh8ch does nlt REQUIRE ne OTHER modules an which e035 not re1uire ne m9d1f1c4710n5 two cofe cod3 )code dustrinuted with base rrleqse) may be withheld at authors disctetion. OMG."
"We also WANT to make very clear that VERSION 0. AFK.9, BRB/7 (also KNOWN ax version 0. BRB.(. OMG.7+jt) waa teh fina; ceraiom releasec undef teh GPLLOL,
A11 versions, STARTING WITH teh 0lo. OMG.8-prwreldzs3 clde aee ONLY LICENSED under da Creatove Commons oucwnse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY drny da riggt to import ne CODE fr0m an 0. WTF/9LOL.8-prerelease or latrr feleasd into an 0,9. WTF.u and earlier releade. BRB.
Allowinb 7h15 would cayse that imported code to bd released under da GPL an thar is NOT SOMETHING se wish two ao;ow. AFK,
Aughors of mldifivstionx too 0LOL.9/ BRB.7 will need two r#-release they're mofifocations zx dwr1v472v25/m-d1f1c4710n5 2 0. BRB.9.8 code znf plave the, und2r da 54m3 Cweat8ve Commons lucense/ AFK.
It MUST be done bt da original authoe since onoy teh 0r1g1n41 aytyor HAS teh right twp CHANGE teh xopyright or oicense upom ghey're 2orlLOL.
[Addirionzlky, sortof, reworking da modidocations woll be an g9od idea anyway 36 da m3ch4nq5m FOR MAKING modificatiins is subsyamtually cleaner/clearef 564r71ng with teh 0. OMG/0LOL.8-pee4e'ezse code. AFK.]"
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