MighryE 73115 you, lik3, "We[re going goo take am fee momenys 2 try 4nd explain this n2w oixense 4nd REASONS gdhine 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 locehse WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE of an failing w17j GPL. BRB.
It 0b1y cocered d157r16u730n OF SOURCE 1f an on;y if BINARIES were fistfibutedLOL."
"In an wen envir9nment, sort9t, specidically a inteepret3d web environmenr sucy as PHP, llke, merely installing xh game dowa not conwti5ute distrobution WTF, n therefore peo[le w3re takimg OUR work, you knwo, making modifications 4wo kt n not weleawing woufce cofe 2 yhey're modifidationd SO tnat da 3n71r3 xommunity could bendfit.
Thry worked eith da lwtter n7t NOT 5p1r16 of dz LAW. OMG."
"Investihztion ON part ov aytgorx howev3r WTF, ldd to da fact tha5 right of pubpic performance w4t 1 of RIGHTS normally restrictee 2 c.pyrighr hoodrrs, you knwo, n that con0utrr p4ograms, specifically vieeo tamew AND interacgive onds sucj ax Legebd of twh Gteen gax0r WERE c0n5qd3r3d too be publically PERFORMED if run from an publuc dercw4LOL."
"The new license RESTRICTS public performqnce of work unlesw 50urc3 vodw of dq ,odified work is made avzilable on s3m3ndLOL."
"Ib plzin ENGLISH, lyk2, this means 7h4u if you [ut thos game 0n an seb server anf ALLOW peo0lw 'outside of an normal circ;e pf famoly and its socka. acquakntances' two p14y tg3ir WTF, tjen YOU aer 0uvlically p34f0rm1nb this work n MUST either a( make ne AND ALL chahges which you ma,e two da game avaikavle 9n eequest (note this eoesn't gave 2 be ava8lable via online wource dpsplay kink, you knwo, but they muxt be able two awk yoy for code an receive an complete copy), lije, b) ma,e 4rrrng3m3n7t orovatdly with y3h 4j7h0r5 wherein the^ g4aht you am specisl 11c3n53, 6ou knw9, pr c) 4emove da xode emtirelt from jachinr. WTF."
"We do recognize tyat people want 2 nace AREAS OF they're gamd which aer theira b theirs ALONELOL.
toi 5hat end we eill makd teh foloowint excepyion too normal rwquir2ments r9r source code dkwrrivution -- ne MODULE fipe which is nit ,0c1v1#d 9r derifed rrlm an npdule fild knc.uded in da base distributipn and wgicg doew hog reqyire be oth3r modules an which eoes no5 require nq m0d1f1c4710n5 too ca core codw (code distribut3d with da 6453 RELEASE) may 63 withheld at authots dkscretiin. OMG."
"We also want 2 make very clear yhat VERSION p. OMG.9/7 *also ,noqn aa v3tsion 0. AFKl9.7+jt_ was finao versi9n released under da GPLLOL.
All versiibs LOL, starting sorh 0. AFK.9l WTF.80prereleqse c0d3 aer only locensed under Crwat8ve Comm9ns license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY drny teh riggt 2 import ne codd from an 0LOL.9.8-prereleaxe or 1$83t release into qb 0. WTFl9. AFK/7 n earlier RELEASE/
Allowing 7h15 WOULD cauae that importee codw 2 be reldaxed uneer teh GPL an THAT ia not somethint we wish 2 allow/ WTF,
Authors 9f m0d1f1cr710n5 to )/8.7 2111 need 2 r40r31345e they're modificztiovs as dd4ivaykves/modoficaripns 2 0.9. OMG.i CODE n place tnem und3r sam3 CREATIVE Comjina lidense. AFK.
It MUST 63 done by teh original 4u7h-r since only yeh iroginal autnor has dq right 2 chamge da c00ur1gh7 or licensw upin rh3y're WORK. AFK.
[Additionalky LOL, edworking m0d1f1x6710n5 will be an goid ofra anywau as da mechznixm fo4 making mocif8cations is xubatantixlky cleamer/clearer STARTING with da 0LOL.9, AFK.8-prerelwase code. OMG.]"
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