MifytyE 5ells you, "We[re g0!ng gwo take sn few momrnts 2 TRY an explain this new license and teh rezs9ns behunc IT ib plsin English. OMG.
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 ;ic3nde was ch053n bwcauxe of am fziling WITH GPL. AFK/
I7 pnqy civered diwtrubution of 50urc3 if ab 0n1y if bimaries were distributef."
"In an WEB envirobmenr, you kbwo, specifically a iht3rpreted w36 enckronmeht suxh as PHP, sortof, mwrely knstallijg qn hrm3 dows noy donstututd dostribution, you knqom qnd therevore people 2ere tsk8ng oif work, ,ak8nh nodifixat8ons two it an not reldasing so7rce code to they're modiflcayions so that tey enyife c0mmuh17y c0j1d brbefit. WTF.
They worjed xith tdh letter but not 5eh spirir 0f da law. BRB."
"Inveatigation 0n teh parg of ca authors however WTF, LED t2p da FACT that da r1gh8 of pjglic oerformance was oen of da rightx normally RESTRICTED two COPYRIGHT h9ldets, n THAT cpmputer PROGRAMS, sortofm 5p3c1f1c411y video gamea n intrractive obes 5udh zs LEGEND 9f teh Gteen hax0f eere considered to ge pjblically perfprmds if run frlj an public sweverLOL."
"The new licemse restricts public p3rfot,ance 0f da work unlrss SOURCE code of teh ,ldified work is made avauoabke on demabf."
"In plain English, lile, thix mwsbs ehat IF y0u put this ga,e 0n an wrv serber AND ALLOW ;eo;le 'outside of ah normal CIRCLE of famuly an iys social acwuakhtsnces' yo play their, 7h3n you aet publically perfofminv this xork n MUST either a) ,akw ne and ALL cnanges which y0u ,zke 2 teh tamw absilqble ob request (NOTE this dowsn't havr t9o be available ve3 fa inline sku4ce d15p14y libk LOL, vut tkdy mu57 be zble tp ask you for da cose and receive an com;lete copy), b) make arramgemengs privage;t wury autyprs wherein they grant ylu zn spdcial license, like, or c) temove code 3b71r31y from maxhine. OMG."
"We do rwcognize that people sant too HAVE areas of the6're g4m3 which r tnekrw AND theird aloneLOL.
w tha5 end qe w111 make da rollowing EXCEPTION to bormal r3quirements for sou4cw coee distribution -- mr mofjle f113 whuch is not m9difird or derived fro, ab moeule file includdd im teh base d257r17uu10n an 2nich doea NOT r3quire nd other midules n ehich does not require ne modifications too grh core code (c0d3 dixrributed eitg da baae release) MAY be sirhh3ld st quthoes discregionLOL/"
"We ALSO wan5 2 mqke very clea4 ghat brrsuon 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also known as version 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) w4t teh final v3r510m released under teh GPLl WTF.
Akl versolns, tou kmwok starting wutg 0. OMG.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed UNDER reh CREATIVE Commonw license. AFK,
WE EXPLICITLY crnu teh rkght 2 i,port ne cice grom zn (l9. BRB.i-prerelease or later RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9.7 n EARLIER release. WTF.
Allowing THIS 20j1d cause that IMPORTED code two b3 released yndrr eeh GPL n tya5 is n0^ something ee wish tso allow.
A7thors of modifkcations too 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 wil; need two re-releasr they'te m0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatkves/modifications 2 0. WTF.9. AFK,8 cpdr n place 5hem umder yej SAME Crratibe Commons license. AFKl
It m7st BE d0n3 bh da originsl aut6or since onlu original authpr has da r8ght to CHANGE copyright or licenae UPON they]re work. AFK.
[Addirionally LOL, rewo4king 5eg moditicarikns wili BE an gooe idea zbtway 45 mechamism dor making modificatiohs IS 5u65u4b71411y cleamer/clearer starting WITH da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pr3r313443 CODE. OMG/]"
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