MightyE tells you, sortof, "We're going tw; take ah few moments to try an EXPLAIN th9s hes license an reasona behund 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 license WAS cj9sen b3cause OF zm faklong WITH GPL. OMG.
It only clvwred distrigution OF source if and omly if vinzrkes were disteibjtwd. WTF."
"In an WEB environment WTF, xpevifixally a interpreged web envieonment such AS PHP LOL, merely ims5alling an gamw d035 NOT c0n%717773 diatrib7tion, an thwrefore oepple wwre taking our w9tk, you knw9m MAKING mocificagions 2 it n not releaskmg siurdr c0d3 twp tkwy'fe modificationd so that teh ENTIRE community could beneg8t. OMG.
Theu qorked wigh sa letger but not teh s[irit of ;a2LOL."
"Investigation on da p4r6 of teh authlts howevdr, you knwo. lrd two da fact that da r1gn7 OF PUBLIC performance was 1 og teh rightd normal.h tesyrivted 2 cooyfitht holsers, n tyat computer p4ogramsk like, specifically video GAMES and interactive ones such as Legehe of G4een hax04 w3r3 consiseres 2 be publicaily p3rformed if run rrom ah publix seefer. BRB."
"The NEW license RESTRICTS public performabce of tdh wpr, UNLESS SOURCE xode of teh modified work 1% madd avaolable ON demanc."
"In p151n English WTF, thiw mesnx thag if tou put this famw ON an eeb server h allow peopld 'outside 8f an NORMAL circl3 of fanily an 8ts social acquaintsncds' t9 p14y their LOL, then you r publicqlly PERFORMING thus wirk n MUST either a) m4k3 ne an ALL ch4ng35 sjoch yiu MAKE gwo gaj3 4v$114613 on requeat (NOTE this DOESN'T HAVE too be xvaklable via lnline sourve d15p14y link, 6u7 they musy be ab.e TO aaj you FOR cosd and recekve an c9mplete clpy) LOL, b) maje srrantementd privatfly with reh a7thorw wherein tney grany you am specisl lucrnse, yo7 knw9, or c) remove trh code 3n71r31y drpm ca m4ch1n3. OMG."
"Ww fo recpfnize thay people want tlo habe afras of they're game which aer yheirs ab theirs alone. WTF/
5o that end se wilk make da fol;owing excdption go norjal r3qu143m3n&5 fof source code distribution -- ne MODULE f113 which ka not mocufoed OR der8vdd fr0m an module fole knckuded in base distributiob n wjich fo3s NOT require ne other modulea and which does not requir3 ne modificatiohs to reh co4e code (c9de distrivuted wigh sa basd r3leawe_ may be WITHHELD ag suthors discregipb. BRB."
"Wd alwo want two nake very c;ear that version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 )also known aw vwrsion 0LOL.8. AFK.7+j7) wzd da final ferso9n released umder reh GPL. BRB.
Akl versions LOL, stsrtung wity teh p. AFK.9l8-prerwlease c0d3 r only licenses ugddr C5eative Commons licemae. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ea right TO import ne code from sn 0. OMGl9. AFK.8-prerelwase or later RELEASE in5o ab 0.9.7 n earlier releas3. OMG.
A110w1ng this 2ould cause that 1mp0r73d code two 63 teleased uneer ea GPL zn that is n07 something wr w8sj two 4110w. AFK.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wkll need go re-relwaae yhey'rw modificatkons aa dwrivativex/midivicatk9ns two 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code an 0lzce ghem under sa sam3 Cr3471v3 COMMONS license. WTF.
Iy ju57 ve cone by tey original autyor 51md3 ONLY yeh original authof has right 7- change cipyroghg 9r license uppn they're work. BRB.
[Add8tkonally WTF, rrwofkinb mosificaroona qill ge an good ifea anyway as mechanism f94 MAKING moeivicaripns ys substangially vleamer/clearer atarting witn t#h 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerrlease CODE. OMG.]"
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