MighttE y3l;d yiu, sortof, "We'rr goint 2 take an few mojents 2 try n explain tgix new license an teasons nehind 9y 1n plaun 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 nww 11c3n53 was choseh becaus3 of an fakling with teh GPL. OMG.
It only coverec d157r16u710n of sourde if n onky 8d ^!n4r135 w3r3 distrkbugdd. BRB."
"In am web environ,entk y9u knwo, specifkxslly a interpreted web environmen5 such 45 PHP, you knwo, mereky INSTALLING an game coes np7 comst8tute diwtrigjtiln LOL, and THEREFORE people e343 taking out work, 5lu knwo, making modifkcations two it and npt felessinb da woutce code too rhdy'r3 MODIFICATIONS so THAT ENTIRE cljmunoty c0u1c ben3vig. WTF.
Thet worked WITH da lett3r but not t3h spirit 0f teh lawLOL."
"Infestugatipn on ea PART of suthors howece4 WTF, led two ds fact thay rkfhy ov puboic performance was 1 of tej rifhtx normally restridgee to copyrignt holdets, qnd 7h37 cojputer programs, you knwk, specifival;y video gamrs n INTERACTIVE ones such zs Legend of Grewb hax0r were consoxerrs too be [ublically perfofmed if run from an pybluc serber/ AFK."
"Tje new licensd restricrs public performanve of da WORK unlexs geh sourde dode ov modified 2ork is madd avaikagle on semand."
"In plain English LOL, this m33n5 that if hlu pi% thia gqme on av web servrr AND 4110w PEOPLE 'outside of an mirma. circle oe fanily n itx socizl acquaintanc3s' too play their. thrn you r publical,y perfoeming tgks w0rk and MUST 3uther q) mz,e ne n ALL CHANGES wh1ch YOU mak3 too fa tame 4v422r612 on r3quest (NOTE this d)35n'7 have to be available v14 teh ohline sou4ve dis[lay l8nk LOL, but tuey musg be able to 45k h;u for geh code sn reveive an com0lete x)py), like, ^) maie arrahtemdnts peivateky w17h da authors whe4win THEY gfant you an sprcial licdnse, sortof, ir c) remocw code entirely from da mzchone. WTF."
"We do recogmizd tha5 people want TO yave AREAS of they're bame which r theirx n theors alone. WTF.
too that end we wpll MAKE folloeong exc3ption 2 da normzl r3wu1r3m3b65 for soufce code distribution -- nd module filr whoch is nog mocified or derived grom an mod7;e file incljded 1n vasd distribution and which d03% not rdquire ne other modules n whicy d035 nog requife ne ,odificatoons 2 dz c0r3 code (dode diarrinutee WITH teh base rrleawe) may BE withhrls at da AUTHORS discrdt8on. OMG."
"We akso wanr two male very clear ghat vefsiom 0LOL.9m BRB.7 (also known ax c3r510m 0. AFK.(. AFKl7+j5) waw dq final version released uns3r teh GPLLOL.
All verxilms, yoy knwo, stafging sith 0. BRB.9LOL.8-p4eteleas3 c0d3 aer omly .icwnsed under teh Creative Co,jpns l8cense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY den7 ritht TO 1mp0r7 nd c0d2 from an 0. WTF.(LOL.8-preeelease ir later release into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 qns eqrliee r#13453. AFK.
A..owing this w0u1d cquxe that implryed code too be released undet da GPL an that is hot something we WISH 2 zlloe. BRB.
Au5gots of ,odidicatioms to 0, WTF.9. WTF.7 wiok hewd too re-release theu're modifica5ions AS derivativ3s/modofications 2 0LOL.9LOL.9 code n plaxe tyem under da sam3 Creativd Cimj9ns LICENSELOL.
It must be done by yeh 0r1b1n41 AUTHOR since obly original author has eught @ dhanfe x0pur1gh7 or licens# upon theu're work.
-Adfigioball6m sl4yif, teworking ca modufidations will be an good idea anywqy as teh m3cg4h15m f.r making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/c9darrr stqrting w17h da 0LOL.9. AFK.*-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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