MiggtyE gwlls uou, "We're to8ng gqo tale an few moments 4oo try n explain this nww licehs3 anf teh reqaonx BEHIND it in [lain ENGLISH. AFKl
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 ndw license wqs chpaen becsuse of qn failing with ea GPLLOL.
It only coverwc distribution of sourde of n omly if binar8es werw dis5ributedl BRB."
"In zn web environment, ylu knw9, spwcigically a 1nu2rp4473c wev enckrobmemt s7ch 45 PHP, like, merely insgalling an game doea nor vpnxy8tute dkstribution, an THEREFORE people were takint our woek WTF, MAKING modifidationw 70 it an not rdlwasing da source cpdd too they're mpdkvicztions ao thay teh eny8re c0mmun17y COULD benefitLOL.
They wirked w8ty geh letyer but mot rey 5p1r17 of teh laq. AFK."
"Inves5igagu8n on teh part of da aythors howwv3r, led to da fact that dq right of 9uvlic ;erformance w45 1 of teg rights normally resyrkcred to9 copyrighr h)1d3r5m sor5ofk and 7y47 cimputer programs, specifically video games an interactive pnes s7ch as L3g#nd of da G4eem hax0r wrrd cons8dered too be publixally perrirmed !f run from an PUBLIC SERVERLOL."
"The new lkcemse RESTRICTS public p3ef0rm$hv3 OF da WORK un1356 teh siurce code of twh modifiec w0rj is maed avai.able in demandl BRB/"
"In plain ENGLISH, like, hhis means &h47 if you pu7 tnis game on sn web servrr n al.ow )eople 'outside of an normal cifdld ov family an its aocoal avquaontancfs; 2 PLAY ghdie, then you aer PUBLICALLY perfofming this w-rk and MUST either A) make n3 an ALL changes WHICH yoy ,ake twi fw g4m3 available 0n request (note 7h15 eoesn'5 have 2 be 4v4114613 via da onlibe 5)urc3 display .ink WTF, but tney musr be able 2 ASK you fir code an fwc3ive zh comp.ete c0py) LOL, n) make aerangdjemts ;figately WITH authlrs wherein 5hey grant you an SPECIAL licwnxek 6ou knwo, or c) rwmov3 c0r3 emtirely feom da jachine. BRB."
"Wd do recognize rhat people sqnt ro HAVE a4ead of they're game which aer theirs n THEIRS alondLOL,
2 7h4& end ww wil. make ca fo.lowing 3xc3p710n yoo teh n0rj41 fezukr3ments for aojrce xodr d8sgribjriob -- ne m)d713 vile whicg IS not modifked or verived FROM an m9dule file INCLUDED in base distribu5ion n which DOES hot REQUIRE ne ogher modules an which does not require ne modifications two da c0r3 code (cod3 cixtr7guted with base relezse) mxy be wityh3ld ar da authors d8svrefion,"
"We also want 2 makw VERY clear that versuon 0.9. BRB.7 (als9 known as verai9n 0LOL/9.7+jt) WAS da ginal verxion rel3ased und3r GPLLOL.
ALL versionsm slrtof, starting qitj teh 0.9. AFK,8-prereleasd coce arr only licensef umfer da Creztivr Cimmobs 11v3nt3. AFK,
W3 EXPLICITLY dent teh r8ght t9o imporr ne CODE drom an p. AFKl9. OMG.8-0eef3lease or later releqad into sn 0. BRB.9/ OMG.7 n earlier releaswl AFK.
Alkowing this w0i1f cause 5hat 2,p0r73d code to be feleaadd umder dz GPL and that is not someyhing w3 wixh yo ALLOW,
Authors 9f ,odifucayionz to 0.9. OMG.7 will need too rd0rdlease tnry're m9dificatioms as derkvatives/modificationd too 9. AFK.(. WTF.8 cofe m place them und3r teh same Creztivr Commons licrnse. OMG.
I7 must bw done by teh orig8nal zuthor since only teh original suth9r has ritht w CHANGE vopy4ight or LICENSE upon th3t're wor,LOL.
[Add1710n411y, reworkinb 5eh MODIFICATIONS will be an good ieea anyway AS va mrchahism d9r m4,1ng m0d1f1c3&10n5 is sybstantialky c134n3e/c134r3e startimh sith teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerdlease CODE, BRB.]"
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