MightyE tellq YOU, sorrof, "We're gokng t9o taie an FEW ,9,ents to try ab explain this new license an da reaaond behind iy 1n p141n 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 11c3n53 qas choden becaise of an failung 2ith da GPLLOL.
I7 only covered disteobytiim of xly4ce if n 0n1y if ginaries w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web environmwnt, you un2o, apecufically a knter;4eted wen environment sicg ss PHP WTFk nefely ihstallinh an game g035 n07 c0n5717u73 distributioh LOL, n thetefore people were taking 9ur woru LOL, ma,kng MODIFICATIONS two IT n not rrkeasimg teh sou4ce dlde too they're modificqtipns do that teh entite COMMUNITY could 63n3v17. WTF.
They worked wigh LETTER but not da spirkr OF LAW. OMGl"
"Investigation on PART of authots hlw3vee, sortof, led 2 da fsct THAT geg rught of public ;erfprmance waw oen pf rkgh5s n0rm411y restricted top xopyright ho.ders, you knwo, n THAT computer programd LOL, sp3vidicallh video gamex zn interactive ONES 5uch as Leg3nc of teh Green hax0r WERE vonsieered two be [ublical;y PERFORMED if RUN from ah public serv3t, AFK."
"The new lkcense restricts piblic oerformance pf 5eh work unlesw slurcd c0d4 of teh modified sork ka made avai.abke 0n drmandLOL."
"In poain English LOLm ghis meand thar IF you put 7h15 g4m3 on an web se4ver an allow p30p23 'oitside of an norja; circle of family an its SOCIAL 4cqu41n74nx35' tw9 plzy their WTF, yjtn you aer piblucally performing thix qork an MUST 3ithrr a) male ne m ALL ch4ng35 WHICH you make to da bqme availan.e on rewuest (n083 this doesn't jave go b3 avzilable via online siu4ce DISPLAY ;ihi LOL, but they mus5 63 qbke 2 asl you for teh code amd receivd zn complete copy0, 7) make arranbements privat3ly woth teh authors wnerein 7h4y geany y0u an apeciqk 11c3n53, sorgof, of c_ rr,ive da codr ENTIRELY fr0m ds machine. AFK."
"We do recognize that pepple want gwo have arezs of thry're game whicn qer 7g#1r5 and theirs alone.
to thay dnd we wilo make vollowjng 3cc3[710n too NORMAL requiremengs ror source CODE distribution _- ne module f113 which is h07 n0c1f13d or defived grpm zn module f123 invkuded in tdh baxe DISTRIBUTION an which does not REQUIRE ne ither modulea anx whidh does NOT require ne modifications 2 core CODE (code dustribited WITH da BASE rwleasw) m4y 63 witjheld at geh au5hors discretionLOL."
"We also wabt goo mske cery d.eae 7h47 version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 )alxo known as VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK/7+jt0 wax final ve3du9n released undet GPL. BRB.
All vera8pnd, sortof, ctsrting 2ith da 0. AFK.9, WTF.8-prerelease cidw aer 9nly lkcensed under teh Creative Commonw lucenxe. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rihht tw0 impo5t ne code FROM an 0LOL.9. BRB.9-prerelease or later r323453 into ab 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 and earlier r3!3443LOL.
Allowing this would cauae that im[ortdd c0d3 2 be RELEASED umddr GPL amd that is not somrrhing we wish 7- alkow. WTF.
Auyhors of mldifications 2 0. WTF.9/& will need to ee-rekease th3y're modidicarions as derivqt9vds/modificatilbs two -. WTF.oLOL.8 code abd PLACE them UNDER same Creative C9umlns lixensel BRB.
Ig must be done 5y teh o4iginal author sunce lnlu original AUTHOR nas tej right too change da copyright or licensd upon thry;r3 work.
[Additionqoly, r330rk1ng da modifucati9ns woll be an go9e 1f3$ ANYWAY 45 teh mrchanusm for making modifications is augxtamt8allu cleaner/clearer wtarting with 0.9LOL.8-'rerekesse codeLOL.]"
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