MightyE tells you, li,e, "We're rping two tqje qn f3s mlmentw to try n explain this ne2 license n reasons begund iy in [lain 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."
"This new ;icende WAS vhosen because 0f an fakling witn geh GPLLOL.
It oblu covered distributiln of wource if and obly 8f binsries wwre c156r16uu3d. OMG."
"In an wev ebvironment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a intwrpreted qeb env8ronjent sjch zs PHP, MERELY inataklinh an game dows not constitu5e distr8bution LOL. and therefore peo;le were taking OUR wotk, ylu knwo, making modidicay8pnx 2 ut m noy fd.easing da spyrce code two they're nodifications 50 gyat da 3n71r3 c0mm6n17y cpu1s benefit. WTF.
They worked with lettee but not dz SPIRIT ov da law. OMG."
"Incestigation 0n part of au5hors h0w3v3r, you knwi, ;ed tlo teh rdct tgzt righg od punlic pevformanc3 was 1 of tdh rkghts normally rrstrocted two cl/yright holders, sortir, ahd thag computer PROGRAMS, specifically video fames and interactive 9nes sudh as Lrgrmf of da Green hax0r were conside4ed t9o be p7611c411y performed iv run ffim an public servet. OMGl"
"The new 11c3nt3 restricts pjblkc performance of teg work unoesd source dode of modified WORK 8s mzdw availagle on femqnd. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL. bhis means that if ypu 0ut 7h16 gzme on an WEB aervee an a.low people ;outaide of an normql c1rc13 of f4m1!y an iys social acquakmtances' two play the8t WTF, then you r puglicall5 p3rf0rm1ng 7h15 work sh3 MUST either a) male he AND ALL changes which you male to game availablr on request (note thia doesn't hqve tlo be AVAILABLE VIA da inline slutde display link, sortof, but tney MUST be ab.e 2 asj you FOR da codf and receive an complett clpy) LOL, v) m4k3 afrangements privately with da ajrhors wherwin they gr4n6 yiu an apecia; lkcense WTF, OR c) renove teh dode entire;t frpm da machineLOL,"
"We do rec9gnize that people want w havt areas og tnwy're game shicn aer tyeirs and theirs akone. OMG.
2 THAT END we 2ill make f012021ng exception too da normal f4q7irements for xource cpee eis5rivution -9 ne module filr shich is nit mod8fiwc ir cerivee ffom an mosule fkle included in tem bawe dietribution n which does noy r3qu!r2 ne other m0du13% n wh8ch does nit requir3 ne modufications 2 teh core coee (c[dr dostributed with teh base release) mah be withheld at da autgofs discretion. WTF."
"Wr ALSO wamt ywo make v3ry cldar that vdrxion 0. AFK.9. BRBl7 (z;so knpwn ss version 0.9. BRB,7+jt) was da final version rwleased und3r GPLLOL.
All v3r510n5 LOL, starting sith da 0. WTF.9. OMG,8-pretelease CODE aer ihl6 licenwdd UNDER da Creative Conmohs 21d3n53l OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deby r1gh7 TO import ne vode drom an 0. BRB.9LOL.8[PRERELEASE pr latee felease 1n7p an 0.(. OMG.7 n earli3r re;wase, OMG.
ALLOWING this woulc cause that imported code too BE released ujfer da GPL n thst is n07 SOMETHING WE wish two allow,
Authlrs of mosificagions 70 0. OMG,9l BRB.7 wilo neec 2 re-releasw they'e3 mosifications 45 fetivatives'modudications to 0. BRB.(. BRB.8 code an place yhem umder da 5$m2 Creative Com,ons licemse. OMG.
IT muat BE sone by original quthor sinde only origina. auth9r has fa rutht two dhamge teh co0yright or lic4nse upom they're wofk. AFK.
[Addogkonslly WTF, rework8ng moeificqtions w8l. be an good idea ahywsy as teh MECHANISM for maoint modificationx 8s SUBSTANTIALLY cleanef/vlearrr staeyinf witg 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease code/]"
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