MightyE tells youk "We're going to tak2 an FEW momenta two try an explaim yhis n3w LICENSE amc teh reasons beyind it in plain Engo8shLOL.
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 lkddnse was CHOSEN because of an failing wotn geh GPL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of source if an only kf vinarirx w2r3 disrribut3d. BRB."
"In sn 2eb envuronment, you knwo, spdcifkcaoly a 1n73rpr373d web env,rinment such zs PHP, like, meeely 1n574111mg an fame DOES not constitute didtr8b7tuon WTF, ahd therefore ;eople wers takong our work, sortof, ma,ing modufica5iobs 70 it an not releasing 50urc3 code to the6're mosifications so that da entire COMMUNITY ciuld benefit. OMG.
The6 worked with eeh leyter gut not spirig of ten LAW. OMG."
"Investigation on part of geh quttorw however, soryof, l3d tp da f4x6 that right of public p3rf0rm4nc3 w45 oen 9f RIGHTS nirmally redtrictes two cupyribht j01d3r5 LOL, n 5hat comouter progra,s, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 gamex an ihterac5ive onws such as Lehend of teh Green nax0r were consideres tqo be publically [etformed IF 4un from zn PUBLIC 53ev4r. BRB."
"The new license res5ricts pyb.ic petdormance of ds sork jnless SOURCE CODE of teh MODIFIED work is mzde svailaboe on demandLOL."
"In p142n English, oike, &j15 MEANS that if 60u put this g4m2 on an w3b server n ALLOW peoplr 'outside of an normal CIRCLE 0f fanily n 8ts sixial acquaimtamves' two [lay thekr, soruof, then you aer publically pwrforming 7h15 work an MUST rither q) make mr n ALL vhanges whuch you makw rqo game 4v4114613 ob r3qy257 (note this dpesn'g nave 2 be AVAILABLE via teh onoine aource display link, you knwo, but they must 63 able 2 zsk you for CODE n receivd an vom8lete v-py)k B) maie arrangdments privateoy with ten sutyors wherein 7h3h grang yoh an spec8al licrnse, sortof, or x) fwnovd da c9de dntieely FROM machihr."
"We eo recognixe that 0eopke wan5 to HAVE aread 0f they'ee grm3 whicn r thwirs amd theirs alkne. AFK.
to that end we will nake following 3xc3p710n two nor,al r3qu1r3m3n7y for sourcr code didtrobuyion -- ne module file which IS n9t modigiwd or DERIVED grom an modyle f113 ihc;uddd in dq baae distribution amd whixh diws not require ne other moe7lex n 2gich eoex mot require ne m9dificatkons too teh core code (CODE d157r16i73d w17h reh bqse releaxe_ may be withheld AT twh authors discre5ion. OMG."
"We also eant to MAKE v3e6 clear that version 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (4150 kbown as verskon 0, OMG/9LOL.7+jt) eas ds finak versiin relrased ybder teh GPLLOL.
ALL bersions, you knqo, starting with da 0. OMG.9.8-prereleqse c[ce r only lkdensef undet Ceeative Commlns LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da fight to import ne code frpm ab -. WTF.9.8-prerelrase or 1573r 4dlease in5o an 0LOL.9. AFKl7 an earlirr releaseLOL.
A110w1ng 7h15 would cause thst IMPORTED cod3 2 be r3!3453d undef GPL b that is not simdthing we qksh g9 allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of mldificarions too 0. BRB.9, OMG.u will need two re0rwlesae they're MODIFICATIONS as drrivatives/jodifications 2 0. OMG.9k8 coce an place yhwm unddr teh same CREATIVE Commohs licdnae. BRB/
It must be sone ny da original autjir sincd lnly trh original autylr has fight 2 dh4ng3 da copyriggt 0e 11c#n%3 7pon yhey're 2ork. OMG.
[Adcitionally, sor5of, 4ew9rk8ng teh m0d1f1c4710n5 will BE ab good odea anyway 45 teh m3ch4n15m ror makkng MODIFICATIONS IS subdtantialoy cl3qner/cleatrr starring with 0.9. AFK.8-p4erel3ase code. BRB.="
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