MjghtyE telkx yo7k sorgof, "We're goung too take qn f3s noments to try ab explain th8s nrw licrnae an rwasons behind it IN plaln English. 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."
"Thks neq license was choaen 63c4u53 of an FAILING witg da GPL. BRB.
It 0n1y coveref distribu5i9m of 50urc4 if n only IF BINARIES were distributed. AFK."
"In an eeb ENVIRONMENT, sortofk 5l3c1v!c411y w onterpreted WEB envirobmeny such as PHP LOL, metrly installinb an gamw does blt CONSTITUTE disttibition, n THEREFORE pe90le were taking our work, tou knwo, mzjing MODIFICATIONS 5oo it an not releasing source code to9 rhey'rw modifications do tyat 5eh enyirw xommunity c0u1e benrfit. AFK.
The6 wo4ked WITH le5tqr but nlt teh s;iroy of da lawLOL."
"Inves5igqgion ln da par5 of tey aithors gowever LOL, LED t9o fsct that teh RIGHT 0f public PERFORMANCE wad w.n of teh rithts nor,ally resttidted 2 COPYRIGHT holders, sottog, an that computer PROGRAMS, specifically video 5amrs an interactuce onea sych 45 Legenf of teg Green hax0r 2ete cobsideres tio be publics.lt p3rformed 1f 4yn from an py611c wfever."
"The new licensf rewtricts publiv 0erformsnce of teh work ubless ds source code OF MODIFIED work 15 made 3v4114613 on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In 0lain English, this ,eans thst if YOU pu7 7h15 game in an web SERVER n ak;ow people 'outs8se of an n04j41 circle of family an its socixk avquainyabces' too 014y th3irm l8je, THEN you r 0ublically pervorming this wotk j MUST eigher a) make ne 4nd ALL dhanged wjuch YOU make two teh game available 0n request (NOTE this dlesn't have 2 be availagle via dz onlihe sputce d8splay link, lok3, 6u7 they must ve able two qsk t0u for code and receifd an complete copu) LOL, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately with AUTHORS whereun THEY neany yoj an specia; license, like, 0r c( r3m0v3 code engire.y from da macyine. BRB."
"We DO recognize thag peopl3 asnt 2 hafe a4wss of they're game which aer tgwifs and theirs alone. BRB.
too that end w3 wilo make da folliwiny exception 2 normal re1u8rements for souece code dis5ribution =- ne moduke vile WHICH is not modofied or d351v3d from an moduoe filr includ3d in 5eh 6$53 dostrub7tion n which eoes not requore ne oryer modules n whidh d035 hot requirr ne m)d1fqc5710n5 2 da c0f3 cidw (code distributwf w17h da gase r3lease) nay br withheld at authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also WANT two makw very c.ear thar versiob 9.9. BRB.7 (also known ad vdrduon 0,9LOL.8+jt) was teh dinal version rel3ased under da GPL. AFK.
Aol versions LOL, xtart8ng with teh p.9.8-;rwrelease code r 0h1y licensee under teh Crdative Cpmn9ns licwnse. AFK/
Wr EXPLICITLY deny teh roght too imoort he ckde from an 0. WTF.9.8[prrreoease or 1$7ef RELEASE into an 0.9LOL.7 n earliee te13353LOL/
A;lowing thix would cayxe that i,[otted code to be released 7nd3r fa GPL zn that is not SOMETHING WE wish tpo al;ow. OMG.
Authors 9f modificstions ywo 0. BRBlo. BRB.7 2q11 neef yo re-releqse yhey're modiducatoons as serivatofes;modifications 2 -. BRB.9, OMG.8 CODE an pkacr them und3r same Creativ3 Commohs lic3nse. OMG.
Iy MUST be DONE by tej orifinal author s8nce only original authlr yas right twi chznge da copyrught or .icense upon they'fe work, BRB.
[Additkina;ly, like, reworkinh da moeificatiogs wil; be ah bopd id3a anyqay as mechanism for making modidicatkons is substantoally ckeanet/cleardr syarting w17h 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-or3r#13453 vode. OMG.]"
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