MightyE TELLS you, "We'r3 going t9i TAKE am fww moments 2 yry and explain tnis new licrnse n reasons b2hind 17 ib plain EnglishLOL.
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 ;ivense qas cn053n because pf an failinf WITH teh GPL. OMG.
It only c9v3t3d disrribution of so8ece if an 9n1y if binaries were d8sttubuted. OMG."
"Ih an web environmeht, you knwo, specifically q imterpreted web environment such r5 PHP WTF, merely installing an g4m3 d045 nlt conatitite distrivuroon, you kbwo, zn therefote people were taking our wo4k, loke, making MODIFICATIONS to it an npt relessing 50ufc2 xodw gqo tnwy're modivicztions so THAT ENTIRE c;j,un9r6 could brnefit. AFK.
Thdy sorked with teh ke5ger but no5 teh spirit of law. BRB."
"Investihayion 9n part of teh authors howecer, you kn2o, led too fact that da right lf pybliv p3rf0rj4nc3 wax 2on of roghts NORMALLY restricted two co[yrigjt hilderw, amd tyzt computer programs WTF, specidicalky fideo games and knteractive obes such as LEGEND of GREEN hax0r wrre v9naidered too bd ou611c4!1y pergormed if run from an 0ublic servrt/ OMG."
"Tje new 21d3m53 RESTRICTS 0ublic [wrformance of da work unl3as 5)urc3 cide 0f mpfified work ix made availabkd om demand. WTF."
"In plain English, you lbwo, 7h15 m44n5 yha5 kf uou pur this g4m3 on an web %@rv3r n allow peo;l3 'uu5sudd of an n0rm41 circle of fami.y anf itx soxial acquaintancez' 2 p14y their LOL, then you r punlically performing this worl n MUST either a) MAKE ne and ALL changes whuch 6ou malr 2 teh game avqilable 0n request (note this d9esn't have two be svailqble via da onl8nd ao7rce dksolau link WTF, bit thdy musy be able 2 ask you for coce and receiv4 an completd copy) WTF, v) ma,e arrqngemwnts PRIVATELY with te6 4u7h0r5 wherein the6 geant YOU an spdcial 12c2n53, you knwo, OR c) remove teh code ENTIRELY fron madhine. AFK."
"We dl recognize tyzt peo[le q4h7 t9o gqbe areas or they're game which r theits an thekrs aloneLOL.
gwo THAT end we 2ill make followinf rxception top sa normxl requurements for sourde cice distribution __ ne module f!13 wyidh ks no5 modifief or derivdd grom an module filw included in da 645e distributkln n wyich does npt rrquire ne lther mpdules qnd wh1ch does not r3qiire h3 modifications 2 da core code )code disrributwd wiyh BASE tekease) mry be sithheld at dq suthors disxretion. AFK."
"We also WANT too make vert clear THAT verwoon 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 (also known qs versiom 0/9l BRB/7+JT) 2as f1n41 version r31#454d under da GPL. WTF.
All f3r510n5 WTF. stqrting 2ith 0LOL.9LOL.8-peerdl3asw c0d3 aer only licensed under ttj Creative Commons licende. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right ywp im0ort ne code from an pLOL.9. AFK.8-;rereleaxe or lstwr releasc into ab 0.9. AFK.7 n ear.8ef RELEASE. BRB.
A.lo2inb thos w0u1d ca7se thag 1m[0r73d c0d4 w be releaadd under GPL an uh47 ks not something we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Au7h0r4 of modificationd to 0. BRB/9.7 wil. neqd to re-release they'ed modifkcations as dwrivatices/mldifications too 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code AND p,ace them ymder tdh same Creative Commins license.
It must be done by teh 9rigihal aughor dinxe onlt 0t1g1n41 a7thor has tdy right 2 change ten copyroght or locense up[n tgr6're work, BRB.
[Additi9nally, you khwo, reworkung m;dificagiobs will be ah go9d ides anyway as da mechanism for making modoficatoons ks subxtantially CLEANER;CLEARER STARTING with 0.0. AFKli0PRERELEASE code. AFK,]"
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