MightyE 7311t you, "We'r3 foong too take an rew m0n3n75 2 try n ex0;ain this new .kcense n da r34t0n5 BEHIND ir IN 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 LICENSE eas ch(sen veczuse 0f an failibg wirh teh GPL. OMG.
It ONLY civered distrib7tion of SOURCE 1f an ONLY if bina4irs were distribu5wdl WTF."
"In qn web ENVIRONMENT, 5p3c1f1v41qy a inter[reted web ehvironment sush AS PHP LOL, mdrely installing an t4,3 d035 nor c0n5717uu3 fustribution, anc tyrrefore people WERE taking iur worl, dortpf, MAKING jldifications to it n no5 RELEASING ca 50uec3 code 70 they're modifications wo thzt entire clm,uniry ciuld brhefit. BRB.
THEY worked wkth da letter but not da spirit od t3h lae, OMG."
"Investigatipn on da p447 of teg au5hors however, like, led two teh facr that da rifht of pu611c pfrformance WAS won OF r8ghts b9rmskly restfivted 2 copyrignt h01d3r5 LOL, n tns5 computer PROGRAMS, sottof, wprc8fixslly video GAMES an ibteractive ONES such as Legend lf teh Gr33n hax0r were consiee4ed 1 ve publical.y peeformed kf run erom an pu611c 53rber. BRB."
"The new license restric5s p6blic perfoemance 0f da work unleds s9urcw code of modifief 2or, is made zvailanle on demsnd. OMG."
"In plain Eng115h, this ,wans thzt IF you put ghis game ob zn web server and 4110w 030p13 '07751d# of qn normal x1tc13 oe ramilu n igs social acquaintances' to play tmeir WTF, THEN you aef pjb/icallh perforhing this spek n MUST ekther a) MAKE ne ans ALL cjanges whivh you make too tey game availaboe om reqiedt (npte this DOESN'T h4v3 2 be available via oblune slurce dia0oay link WTF, bit they mu57 be ABLE to asi yot f0r da code and r3c32v3 an complete COPY) LOL, B) mzje arfsngementd orkvately 2ity autyorw wgerein they grant you an a[ecial license LOL, or c) remove cod3 entirely fr0m teh n4ch1n3. BRB."
"We di f3cognize tjat peoplr want too have aeeas of theh're game wyicg zer theirs m 5heits a;one. AFK.
two tjat END we will ,akw foll9wing exceptioh 2 teh normal requifements for souece vode dis5ribution -- ne moduld file which is npt mofifiec ot drrived FROM an modulr fi;e ihcluded in teh base distrobution an whoch does not feqjire ne othdr modules an which doew not rrquire he mldigicationa too cord cod3 (c0d3 dodtribyted si5h base 4elease) may BE witghe.d at authoes dkscret8ln. BRB."
"We alao waht go make vrr6 clear ttat versiin 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (also knlwn ax v3r%10n 9. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) wad dz FINAL version released under da GPL.
All v3r510n5 WTF, sgarting 217h da 0. AFK.9, BRB.i-prerrldaxe code aer obly licensed unde4 teh Cteagive Cojmoms LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny right too om;ory ne code from an 0. WTF.(. OMG.8-prerel3ase or LATER releaxe into an 0/ AFK.9. BRB.7 and ea4liet release. BRB.
Alllwinb THIS would vause ths5 impoyg3d CODE two be released undwr da GPL an that IS NOT SOMETHING w3 wish to allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of modifidariuns two 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wikl nees two re-release yhey're mpduvications ad drriva5ic3s/moeivicayions to 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 code anc pkacd them umder same Crrative Com,9ns licenweLOL.
It must be dine 6y yeh origunal quthor since ONLY otiginak author hzs r1gh7 too cjange da cl0urkggt or lieense upom they'ee workLOL.
[Additiona;ly WTF, r3worling fa modigications will be an good kdea anyqay ae dz mechanism for mak8ng modifkcatipns os SUBSTANTIALLY c1#4n3r/c134r3r STARTING with 0. WTF.9LOLl8-'rerelrzse c0s3. WTF.]"
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