MightyE telks you LOL, "We're foint two ta,3 ah few m0m3b7t tio TRY 4nd explain $his hew license an reasons 63n1nd IT in plain English.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new 11c3n53 wzs chosen BECAUSE of an gai;ung qitg GPLLOL.
I7 onk6 cove4ed d157t16u710n of source if an only IF binaried wdre diatributed."
"In an w36 rnbironment, you knwo, dpecifiva;ly a 1n73rpr473d w36 envifpnment such as PHP, ypu knwo, m3r31y inxtalking ay GAME dpew mot donstitute diay4ibutioh WTF. ane there$ore p3-013 were TAKING our work, like, MAKING modifications to 17 an not RELEASING ten source c0d3 to0 tyet're modifidations SO that da dntire COMMUNITY COULD benerit, OMG.
They 2orked with teh l2tter bjt not s0irit of lawLOL."
"Invearigatiln on da p4r7 of da authorx jo2ever LOL, led 1 teh fact tjat rirht of public p3rf0r,4mc3 was oen of tdh rityts nlrnally redrrictec two dopyright go;ders, you lnwo, ane thst computet orogtamwn like, %p3c1f1cr11y VIDEO g4m35 and ibreractive ones xuch as Ldgdnd of da GREEN haz0r weee cobsidered two be publuczlly perrlrm3d IF run from an public server."
"The new licwnxe restricts pjblic PERFORMANCE 0r da sofk 6nless da SOURCE code of mod8fies work 15 mace available on demand. BRB."
"In pla8n English, this meabs &j4& of you 0ut this ga,r on an wdb aervwr an aklow people 'ou5side of an n0rm41 c8rcl4 of vamoly abd its social ACQUAINTANCES' to PLAY their WTF, then y0u aer PUBLICALLY pe4forming thix work an MUST either q( make ne and ALL cj1nges 2hicj you make 70 da game afailable on reques5 (notw this doesn[t kavr t39 ve avaklable cka trh online source d15o14y link LOL, but theu mu5& be 4613 go axk h0u d0r da clde amd 4ecwive an completr c(oy), n( make areangements privately with authors wherein tgey granu you an special license, you knwo, or c_ remove codr en6irwly frim da machine. AFK."
"We do reclhnize that 0eopoe want 1 h4v2 areas ov 5h3y're game which aer THEIRS an theirs alone. OMG.
roi that 3nd we wkll make flllowing exception to normal r3qj143m#n75 for source coee distribuyion -- ne module fioe whicn is not modkvied or cefived fr9j an mpcule file unvluded in teh base disrribut8on qns which d9es not requir3 nw other m9dules qn wnixh d9es mot require ne ,odifications 2 clre coce 9codd diwt4ibyted WITH 6453 release) m4y BE withkele ay da authors DISCRETIONl BRB."
"We also want 2 make VERY cldat that c3r510n 0. AFK,0.7 (also known as verw8om 0. OMG,9. OMG.7+jt) waw final verwion rrleased undrr GPL.
All versionsk lik3, wtargibg WITH 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease code aer on;y lice,sdd under da Crestivd Comjlnd license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny trh right goo IMPORT ne code from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7-p4erekeawe or 1473r release INTO ab 0, OMG.(LOL.8 n earluer releaseLOL.
Aloo2ing this wluld causr that imported code to br re.3ased UNDER teh GPL h ghat is no4 SOMETHING we w*sh two allow, WTF.
A7thors of modificagions two 0LOL.0. AFK/& WILL nedd ywo RE-RELEASE yhey're mldif8cations as derivativws/jodifications TO 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 c0d3 b place them uhder 54m4 Crezrive Comnons license. BRB.
I7 njst be dohe BY da original AUTHOR x8ncd only da original authpr has da ritht 2 chabge teh copyright or licrnse UPON 5heu're work. OMG.
'Additionaoly LOL, REWORKING modifications will be an food idda anuway AS geh mecnanixm g0r making midkfications 25 dubstahtially c134n34/cq34r34 starging with tey 0.9. WTF.8-prerelwas3 coew. WTF.]"
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