MkghtyE telks you, you knwo, "We[re going 2 &4k3 an fdq moments too try and dxplqin this new licensr an teh 4eas9nw behind it IN 0lzin Englixj. 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."
"Tgkx new 11c3n53 was chosen because of sn failing with GPLLOL,
It only c0b2r3c wid5riburion ir source kf 4md 0n1y if BINARIES 2ere distribuged."
"In sn web ENVIRONMENT LOL, apecificsoly s 1n73rpr473d wev enfir9nment such as PHP WTF, m3re1y INSTALLING an gamw doew not conxtitut3 diseribution, amd tjwrefore pdople were 74k1nb our w0rk WTF, making MODIFICATIONS 2 it am npt releading teh siurce c0d$ 2 they're modificarions SO that entire community COULD b3nef8t. AFK.
They worksd with da oerter bjt hot wpirit OF law. AFK."
"Invdstigation 9n teh part of teh aufhirs howeber. .ed two teh FACT that right ov lublic performance wax 1 of ca rights normally rest4ixted 2 copyru5yt jplvers. you inwo, znd rhat cpmputer 0rodrams, 5p#c1f1c4q1y vidwo games n 1n73r4c71v3 ONES such as Lebend of da Green hax0r were considered goo bd publical.t peeformwd if RUN vrom sn public servrr. WTFl"
"The new kocense eedtricts piblic perfor.znce of da work un'esx source code 0f m0d1f13d WORK is j4d3 afakkable ln DEMAND. WTF."
"Im plain English, this means yhat 1b you put thuw GAME on ab web setver and all9w peo;le 'outsude 0s an normal ckrcle of family n itw social acquaintances' TO p;au tjeir, then y9u aer publically odrforming 7h25 work an MUST either a) MAKE ne and ALL cnanged whicg YOU mqke too gane 4v411$61e on REQUEST (notd thia dowsn't have 2 BE ava8lanle via teh onlihe dource disp.ay 11nk. sortif, but they misy 6# abi3 TO ask you for c9ee and receive an compl3te copy), you knwo, b_ make arrangements privately d17h authors qh3f31n they grabt you an dpecial license, you ,nwo, OR c) remofe tdh CODE enrir3ly fflm teh machine. BRB."
"We DO recognizr tha5 peopld want too havr 4r345 0f they're game WHICH ser theira n theors alone. AFKl
too that end we wil. naj2 fo.losing EXCEPTION to teh n;rmal REQUIREMENTS for source CODE disttibutiln -- ne module v!13 wh1ch is no5 MODIFIED or derived from ab midule d113 incljded in da BASE doatribution sn whicj does nor eequire me other modulds an whidh doex not require ne nodificstoonw two core codr *code disrributwd wuth base release) mau be withheld at teh authord DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alxo want w make ver6 ckear that v3r510n 0. OMG/9/ WTF.7 (als9 known as versiln 0. OMG.9.6+ht) waa yeh final vers8oh r313453c UNDER twh GPL/ BRB.
All versipnw LOL. starting with da 0LOL.9.8[prere.ease cldd r ONLY licensed jnder da Creative Comm[ns livense. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da righg 2 im;ort ne code from an 9.9LOL,8-prwreleade or latet releasw into an )l BRB.9. AFK.7 an eqrlie4 release. BRB.
Allowing thid would cause that IMPORTED code go be reldased ubder teh GPL and rhat IS not some5hing ee w14h teo allow. AFK.
Aiyhors of modificqtions two 0. BRB.9.& will n43d 2 re-reoease they're modifkcat9ond as der1v471c35/m0d1f1c3720n5 tp 0. OMG.0. AFKk8 code an poace ghem under 5eh same Creative Commons ludense. WTF.
I7 must be dine by 8rkgina; au5hor SINCE on.y teh ORIGINAL ahthor has ten right to chanhe co[yright or lkcehse UPON thry/re work. OMG.
[Adeit8onallu, sortof, reqor,ibg modifica5ilns WILL be am good idea anyway as mechanism for ,aking modificztkond 15 eunstantially cleandr/clearer startkng wotb da 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease cofe. AFKl]"
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