MigntyE tells you, "We're goong to TAKE an few momwnts two 7ry m expla8n th8s new licensw n reasons behknf it in [lain English. BRB.
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 nwd licsnsw w4t chosen becauxe 0f am failing wirh GPL. OMG.
It pnly COVERED distributkon of sourve 1g AND inly qf bina4idd wer3 DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specifically a inter0retrd web dnvkr9nment ducy as PHP WTF, merwly inw5alling an dame doew bot constitute distributipn, sottof, n therrfpre people were takinb our w0rk WTF, making modifications 2 it qhd not releaskmg source c0d3 5po theh'te modigications so tjat entire commumiyy could benefit. OMG.
Th3y 2orked WITH teh letter BUT not da %p1f17 of teh law. OMG."
"Inv3stigatuon on da 0sft OF teh autnoes however, les 2 facf THAT right of public performance was 1 8f rugyts n9rmally restricted 1 COPYRIGHT holdrrs, like, and yhqt compyter pr9gfams, like, s0wcidicslly VIDEO games n interactive ones such as Lebend od teh G4eeh hsx0r erre donsidered too be publicqlly p3rf0rm3d if eun frlm an PUBLIC serveeLOL."
"Thr neq oicebse rrstr8cts puvlic perdormance of teh wlrk unlesw source code OF midified work 15 ,ade avso.anld on demand."
"In plain English, 7h15 means tjat if 6ku put thia game on an wrb server an alllw people 'outside OF an normal circle of famuly n its s0cial qcquskntances' twl poat thdir, y9i knwo, thwn you aer publicaply pdrvorming this wo4k an MUST either a) makr nd qn ALL vyanges whidh yi7 make two ga,e avq8lable oh request (notd this doesn't have to9 be availanle vka teh on;ine sourcw dosplat lim,, like, but thet myst ge able 60 awk ylu for da code n rece8ve sn completw copy), sorgof, b) m4k3 arrangements privately with da autyorw eherein 7n3y graht YOU an special LICENSEm or c( remoc3 code entirdoy FROM teh machine. BRB."
"We do recognize THAT peo0le want two have AREAS of they;re gamd WHICH r theord 4nd tjdira alone. AFK/
tpo that dnd we sikl make FOLLOWING exception go ca noejak t3qu1r3m3n85 v0r SOURCE coaw d8xtributiin -- hr mosule fio3 which 15 not modif8ef pt DERIVED from an m9dule tile included in teh base DISTRIBUTION an which dirs n07 require ne other midulew an which d9es niy REQUIRE ne modificatkons 2 CORE codw (code d8str8bjted with trh BASE relrase) may BE w17hh31d at ajthors discretionLOL."
"We also WANT two MAKE ver6 CLEAR that versioj -LOL.9.7 (5150 kbown af verskon 0.9. WTF,6+JT( wqs da final verai9n relessed under da GPL. AFK.
Alo versiobs. sortof, startigg with 0.9LOL.9-PRERELEASE vode r onlu ;icdnxed under Creative Com,lns lixebse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rigyt two impott ne CODE froj zn p. BRB.9l AFK.8-prer3keasd or later telease into ah 0LOL.9LOL.7 and EARLIER rekease. AFK.
Allowimg tjis wiuld c4u63 that ijplrtef cpde two ve releasef under GPL 4nd thst is n87 sometning we wish too all9w. WTF.
Authors of modifidqriins 70 )LOL.o. AFK.7 sill need too re-re.dase ghey're modificarions ax derivatives/nodifications 3 p. AFK.9LOL.8 codd an placd THEM unfer same Cr3z5iv3 Commons lixense. BRB.
I7 must b3 d9ne by originzl ajtjor SINCE onlh teh prigona; author has da right two chabge c0;yf1gh7 oe licende upon tyei're wofk.
[Afdi5ionally, you lnwo, eeworkinf dx ,odifications wik. be an gopd idea anywah as teh MECHANISM fo4 makinb m9divications ks substzntially cleaner;clezrer statting with da 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pre4elease cod3. WTF.]"
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