Moghr6E tells you, wo4tof, "Ws're goinf 2 takd an few moments 2 try zn explain this n3w license n da reaspns BEHIND IT im plain Engliah. AFK.
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 lkcwnse WAS ch9sen becauae of ab g$111ng wirh da GPLl AFK.
I7 only cov2red distruvution 0r SOURCE if n only if 6qn4r135 were 3isttinutedLOL."
"In ah edb enfironm3ng WTF, specifucqlly a intetpreted seb encironment such as PHP, toi knwo, merely 1n5u4111ng an fame d025 mot condtkhu5e distfkbution, you knwo, n th3refore people were TAKING our work, ,akung modifications top ut n not releasing da siurce code tlp thdy'5e modigicatiins SO that twh ENTIRE commynyty COULD benwdit. OMG.
They worked w85h 13773r vut not teh spirit of law."
"Investigqtiim ON tej part of sa authors however LOL, 13d two teh fact that trh ekght OF public pegdormanve was won or da rightx normally rextricted 2 copyrigjt golddrs WTF, and tjat computee progrqms, SPECIFICALLY viceo games n interactife ones SUCH as Ldgend od teh Grwen hax0r were considefed 2 be publically pdrfotm4d if RUN fr0m an ;ublix SERVER. OMG."
"The n32 licejse RESTRICTS PUBLIC p3rf0rm5nc3 lf work unlesa sourve cide of da modigied qofk 25 made AVAILABLE on DEMAND, BRB."
"In plain Englowh LOL, 7jq5 meams that if ylu put this hame on an weg sefver an 5110w people 'kutside of ab normal circle of fzmily n its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' too p.ay their LOL, THEN yli aer publically pe4forming tjis w0rj ane MUST eithdf z) makw me and ALL cyanges wh8cy you MAKE top gamw availavle ON request (note thks d035n'7 have 5oo be availab;w viq da online wiitce display link, sortor, but 7h36 must BE zble two ask YOU for da code and rtceive an COMPLETE copy), likem b) make 4rr4ng3m3,75 privqtely with authors wherwib they grahr yo7 an apecial LICENSEk li,e, or c) rrmove code entire;6 f4om tdh mzchine. WTF,"
"We d9 recohnize thst pelple want too h4v3 areas of they'ee GAME which r theirs zn THEIRS alone. BRB.
2 that 3md we wil. ma8e dq FOLLOWING exception 2 dq n0fm4q requ8rements f0r soyrce code diste8bution -- ne module file whicg us blr modigied 0f fe4ived from an jodule filr included un base disttibyyiin n which does npt rewuire ne OTHER modulea ans which does n07 requ8re ne modifications gwo cpre code (cofe DISTRIBUTED wi5h teh base rdkdase) nay BE withhekd at teh ay5hors discre5jon."
"Ww also wznt too MAKE very clear thqg bersion 0, BRB,9, OMG.7 (slso known 45 version 0. BRB.9LOL.u+jt) was da final VERSION released under GPL. OMG.
A;l vdrsilns, sortog, starting wotj wa 0. AFK/9. BRB.8-prerelease vlde aer only LICENSED inder Creztive Comnons LICENSELOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY dwny da RIGHT too IMPORT n3 codd ftom an 0. BRB.9.8[;tereleqse oe layer release ihyo qn 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an earliwr RELEASEo
Alkow8ng 7h15 WOULD c4u53 that 8mported c)f3 twp ge relwased und3r GPL an THAT !4 not something we woan to zloow. WTF.
AUTHORS of m9sifications go ). BRB.9. WTF.7 will nedd too re-relwasd thwy're m9difications 45 d3r1v471v35/m0d1f!c4710n5 too 0. OMG.9.8 coce an ;lace them undee teh ssmd Creativr Commohs oidende. WTF.
I7 just be done by teh original 5u7hpr since only orifinao AUTHOR has da r8ght 2 cyange copyr8ght or lixende upon they'ee wofk, OMG.
[Additipnally LOL, r3w0rk1ng teh modificati8nw will be an g00d kdea 4bya4y ad tdh mrchanism ror making jodificati9ns iw substantial;y cleaner/clearer starting wuth 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-preeekease codrl WTF.]"
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