MightyE tells yo7m "We're going to take an few momenrs to tru AND explzin this new license qn rwaalhs behinc it in plain 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."
"Tyis new licensr was choaen BECAUSE 9f an failing wirh da GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y xoveref dixtfibutioh of source 1f an 0n1y uf binariea were distribu5ed."
"In an web envurobment, luke, specifically q @h63rpr373d web enbirommdbt such AS PHP, you knwo, m343qy install8nb an game does np5 c0h5717u73 distgibut8on, h;u kn2o, n therrfore peopje we4e 74,1ng OUR w0rk LOL, makihg mos8fucationw two it an not releasing soufce code r9o they're modificatiins so that ehtire COMMUNITY could benevit. WTF.
Tgey WORKED w8th da letter but not teh spitit 9f teg lawl"
"Inv3stifat8on on 0art of teh a7thors HOWEVERm dir5of, 13d two facy tyat trh right of oublic performance waw oen of geh rugy5s nirmally restricted t2o copyright hilders, like, and that COMPUTER orogra,s LOL, 5p2cqf1c3!1y videl games m intefactivd ones such as Leg3bd OF teh Greeh hax0e eerr comsiderdd too be puglicakly performef if RUN drom an public sercdrLOL."
"The n3w licrnse restricts pu611c performancd of ten WORK UNLESS teh source vode OF modified w9rk is mqde qvailagle on demand. AFK."
"In 015!b Englixh LOL, 5his meams tjag if you put this gqmd om zn 2eb derver n allos people '9utsifd of ah mormsl circle of famkly n 8ts 50c141 acqiaontancex' too PLAY theit WTF, THEN you aer pibl7cally pergorminh this work an MUST either s) make nr b ALL dhanges which you make 2 teh gzme available on rrauest (note yyis d(esn't have gl vd zvailabod via ds onkine 50urc3 display LINK WTF, but they must ne able tol ask you FOR teh cose and receove ab cpmplete copy), b( ,aie arrangements provatwly WITH da authors wherein they granb you an special license, you knwo, or c) rwmove code wntirelh FROM teh m4xh1n3. WTF."
"We e0 rec0gn1z2 that peo;le want tro have areaa pf they're GAME whuvy r rhwirs n theirs ALONELOL.
to thae 3nd w3 w121 make da dollowihg ezce[tion 2 norjal requiremen5x d9r source cofe diwtribu5ioh -- me .odule file wh1ch 15 not modifies or dwrives FROM an MODULE file inc;jfed in da base distrkbution n ehich DOES not requ8re ne 07h3r modules an wgoch does n07 rrquire ne modif8cations too c9re cofe (c0d3 cistribytec with dz bqse releqse( may be witjnsld at t4h authirs diwcretionLOL."
"We q;so WANT 60 ma.e cefy clear tyat version 0.9LOL.7 (slso inowb 35 feraioh 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt_ was final version releasrc inder teh GPLLOL.
All versionx, startong with tey 0. AFK/9l BRB.8-0rerelease cod3 arr obly licensed under teh Crea5ive Com,pns licebse. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY DENY da rigyt 5wo import ne codr grom an 9. AFK.9LOL.8-prerdlexse or oater telease into an 0LOL.9,7 n earlier rekease. OMG.
Allowing ghis wluod CAUSE thzt 1mo0r72d cofe two be relrased UNDER teh GPL an THAT is not som3thing sw wish toi sllow. OMG.
Authoes OF modifidati.ns two 0. OMG.9.7 wikl b3dd too rd-f#lease tgey'fe ,odifications as drrivztives;modifucations two 0LOL.9. AFK.8 cofw n p;ace gywm undee yeh same Creative Commons license. OMG.
It MUST 63 done bh wa ofigina; author SINCE onlu 0r1g1n41 autnor has fighg 2 change teh cipyright 0r ;icrnse upoh they're WORK. WTF.
[Afditionally WTF, reworking teh modif*cayoons wull be an g9od 8dea qnyway AS m3cg4n15m dor making modificq5iona is aubstamtially c133n3r/c134r3r starting e17h 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerr'eaae cpd3. WTF.]"
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