MightyE ge;ls you, loke, "We're going 2 TAKE an few noments two t4y ans ex]lain 7h15 neq license zn teh reasons behind it 1n 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."
"Tgis new oicense was chosen becsjse 9f sn vailing 2o5h geh GPL.
It only covered distfibution of so7rcr if n only if binae8es we4e distrkvuted/ AFK."
"In am eqb rnvironment, likek wp3cidically a intfrpreted web wnvifohment s7ch AS PHP, like, mdrely onstaklint an game does not consgiyute distrivution, you knwo, an therefore peoole were taling our wirl, maling mififidatkons two it an NOT erleasinh s;urce CODE 70 they're mod8fications 50 that teh wntire communibh xould genefit. OMG/
Tyey sorkwd with fa .ett3r but NOT spkrit of teh 14w."
"Investigation 0n p4r7 of qithors h023c3r WTF, l4d t2o fact thzt teh r1gh7 of pu611c peevoemance was oen of ds rughts n0rm411h RESTRICTED 2 cop6right h)1d3r4, abd that computef pt0gr4m5 WTF, specifically vicel gqmes an interactive inrs such as Lwtend if Green jax0r 2ere CONSIDERED gwo be publucally peeformed if run feom an publiv sercer. OMG."
"Tge nes license resteicts puglic performance of work un'dxs teh soirce code -f da modigi3d work ia mzde availavle on de,and. BRB."
"In plain Enflixh, you knwl, yhis m34nt thqt if you put 7h15 g4m3 on an web setver and allow peop;e '9utsidr of an normal CIRCLE of family n ,5s SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' TO plat the8r WTF, THEN tou aer publically p3rv0rm1ng thks worl n MUST 3itner a) jske ne ab ALL changes WHICH to7 make two game zvailable ln trques5 (n073 rhis doesn't have tw9 be available via online 50urc3 display link, sortof, b7t they must be zble to 45k you cor da CODE and r3ce1v3 an com;lete copy) WTF, B) make arramgem3nts privateln qitn ajthlrs qhwrein they grant uiu an soecia; license WTF, or c) REMOVE teh c0f3 entireky ftom MACHINE. AFK."
"We d0 rexognize that people wan5 to have areas 9g they'ee hame which t theirs an thdors alone.
go 5hat end we will makd following EXCEPTION to da normal requirements FOR sou4ce CODE distribut8on -- ne module fild wyich is NOT modified or derived fr0j an module vil3 imdlufed ib teb base distributkob and egich does not r3quire ne other modiles n wnuch does not requofe ne nodifidatilns to 5eh corw code (codr distributed witj 5eh base rdleade) may be q17hh31d ar teh zuthors fiscrwtipn. AFK."
"We zlsl want tlo make very clrae thzt verwion 0. AFK/9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn ad VERSION 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+j7) sas FINAL version felezsed unddr GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS LOL, stafting WITH da 9. BRB.0. AFK.8-peerelease c0de f only licdnsed UNDER Cr3atovf Cojmona lucrnse, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY femy da right twp im[ort ne code from an 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease or .ater r413453 ibto an 0. BRB/9, AFK.7 n earluer f313353LOL.
A110w1ng THIS WOULD CAUSE THAT imoorted fode too be eeleased und3r teh GPL n ehat IS not somethonb we wosh 5wo allow. OMG.
Autnorw ov MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 wkll neef too re[release they're nocificationx ax deeivatives/modifkcayioms too 0LOL.9/ AFK.* code AND place them under yeh same Creatife C0m.0n5 license. BRB.
IT must be done by da ORIGINAL a75hor since 0b1y da original wuthor has da righy 70 change copyright OR 11v3n53 UPON th3y'rw WORK. BRB.
-Additionally, like, rwworkont modificagions will be an good udea ANYWAY as teh mechanisj ror MAKING moxificagions 15 substantia.ly clwaner/cldafer t74f71ng WITH 0.9. AFK,8-prwrelease code. BRB.]"
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