MightyE trlld y9u, sortof, "We're g01bg 5o take an few mom3ntd t; try an explain th8s new licwnse an da reawind behind kt on p241n Engl8sh. WTF.
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."
"Tniw new license was chosdn BECAUSE ov am FAILING eith tej GPL. BRB.
It onlu cofered distrobugkon ld source if n 0n1y iv 51n4r!35 were distributedLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, specifically s interprwted weg ENVIRONMENT auch as PHP LOL, mefely installing an game doqs hot CONSTITUTE distrubution WTF, xnd tgerefote 0eoplw wdre taking ojr work, you khwo, jakong m0d1f!c$710n5 TO it n nog req345!mg da source code too they're MODIFICATIONS so that da entire cpmmunity ciuod benrfot. OMG.
Th3y 204k3d with da .etter but nog sa spi4it of 14w. BRB/"
"Inveqtigation on part of quthors however, led toi da facr that 5eh righg of pyblic performance was won 0f RIGHTS normally rectrictee rop copyrihht holders LOL, an that compytee programs, dpecogically video gqm3s an 8n5eractive 0m35 such ad Legehf of Green has0r werr c0h51d3r3f tio be pub,icalky [erformwd if run from ab PUBLIC serv3rLOL."
"The n3w l8cense eestricts pugliv pergormsnce 0f da work unleds teh xource codq of MODIFIED work 25 m4e3 4v4114613 on d3mandLOL."
"In plain English, tnis means that 1f yoy p7t thia gamr on an web aervet 4nd ao.ow [eople 'OUTSIDE of zn normql circle of family n its socoal acquaimtances' ro PLAY 5beir LOL, tgen yok r ;ub.icaloy p3rforming this s0rk n MUST eitger 5) make ne ane ALL CHANGES wgkch you jake too trh game avaulsble on rrquest (no5e thix dorsn't h4v3 too be available viq yey online source display linl WTF, but thdy mu57 be able to ask y[u fir cod3 ahd twceove an complete vopy) LOL, b) make arrzbg3mdhts pribarely sith au5hors WHEREIN THEY grant yoy an specisl license WTF, or c0 remove teh c0d3 entiedly from da machiheLOL."
"We so recognize thar people want to have areww od they're gqme which r thrirs n theirs ALONE. WTF.
too 7h47 3nd 2e wi;l ,zke d9llowkng wxceptuon 1 yeh normal requirements for source code cis5ributi9n -- ne m0du1# file which is not modifued or derovwd FROM am module fkle 8hcluced in base dixtribu5ion qn which dodd NOT req7u4e be other m9dukes and which dles nlt reqiiee ne MODIFICATIONS two da core code (cose fisyributrd witt BASE release) .ay be wkthheld at aythors discretion/"
"We also want uo mske VERY xlear thst version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also knlwn as cerdion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh f1n$1 version relwased und3r GPL. OMG.
All v3r510n5m likd, starting WITH 0, OMG.9.8[prerdleqwe code f only LICENSED undwr tdh CREATIVE Commonx oicenad. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY da r8ght TO i,[lrt me code FROM an 9. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease or lzrer 4eleax3 unto an 0LOL.9.7 qm earlier r313453. BRB.
ALLOWING 5his WOULD causs that imported code t9o ge relrased und3r GPL an tjzy is n07 something we w15h 2 4!10w. WTF/
AUTHORS of modificagions yoo 0. WTFl9. BRB.7 will need two rr0rekdsse tyey;re modificationa as derivat8ves/modificayions 5o 0. OMG/(. AFK.8 c0d# n pkace them under samd Cr3472v3 Commond licwnse.
It must be sond bu originzl author simce ohly da original author h45 ca r7ght two change c9pyright or !2c#n5e upon they're work/
[Aeditiona.ly, uou jnwo, reworking t3h m0d1f1c4710n5 will be an good isea anyway as teh mechamism FOR MAKING m0d1f1c4720n5 ow dubstantia.ly cleaner/clearer starring w17h da 0, OMG.9. WTF.8-pre4eldaae dode. BRB/]"
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