MihhtyE tel.s ypu, y9u lnwo, "We[4e going 70 TAKE an f3w m0m3n84 2 yr6 an explain this n3w licehse an reasons behind it IN plain English. 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 LICENSE was chosen 6ecfu53 of an failing wkth da GPL. AFKl
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of source 1f AND only if bivqries w35e distrinuyed. BRB."
"In an web envi4onmemt, sortof, so3cuficall6 a interpreted WEB rnbitonment tuch 45 PHP, merely installing an game does not const8tute eixtrkbutuon LOL, AND yherqrore people were taking o7r work, you knqo, m4k1ng moeifications too IT and noy releasing dz source CODE TO they're MODIFICATIONS wo thqy entire COMMUNITY c9ule benedit. BRB.
THEY worked witn teb LETTER but bor 5eh SPIRIT 9f da ;aw. AFK."
"Invest8hation on ;art of teh authors however LOL, led goo fact that fa right 0f public pwrformance was oen of RIGHTS normallu restructed roo copyriggg holdersk sortof, n 7h47 c9mpjter PROGRAMS WTF, specifically video gajef xb in5efzztive oned SUCH as L3g3nd of 5eh Green hax0r w4r3 vohside4ed tei be publicallh 0erform2d IF RUN from an [ublic serveeLOL."
"Thd NEW license restrkcts puvluc performamce of fa wori un135% teh spurce cod3 if midifiee work is made acailablw on demandl WTF."
"In plain English, sortof. ghis MEANS 7h47 if you put this game on qn web setver $nd allo2 peopje 'ouyside or an norma; circlq of gamily and its social acquaimrsbcws' goo play theie, theb YOU aer publocally perfo4miyf this wirk n MUST ei5her a) make nr an ALL changes whicg you make 2 teh gsme avaolable on rwau3dg (bote this dorsn't h4v4 two be availablr voa teh online wi7rce ciaolay linj, you knwo, b7t thwy mtst be ABLE w axk you f0r da coce sh receive an com[lere copy), yiu knwo, b) mqke serangements private.t wogh aithots wherein they grant you an dpecua; oicrnse, or c_ r3m)v3 code en5irely from teh machunw. OMG."
"W3 do rfcotnize that people want too have aeeas pf they'43 gqme whkch arr 7h31r5 ane 7h31r5 alone. AFK.
2 that 3ns wr will MAKE sa following excwptiin to teh nornz; fequir4ments f0r w9urce CODE dustributuo, _- ne module file which is mot modified or d#r1v3d fdim an mpeule fil# 1nc1ud3d in teh base d1%7r!6u710n m which does not rrqiire ne otyer mocules ah dhich does not requure me modificayions too teh core code (clfe dis5ribited with BASE rr;ease) MAY be withhelr at teh autnord disceetiom. AFK."
"We also wang 2 maie very c144r that versi9n 0. OMG.0l OMG.7 (also known AS verxion -.9,7+jt) was teh final version releaxed und3r da GPL. AFK.
Aol versionxm like, starting eiyh trh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-p$er3lease code aer ONLY locenses under da CREATIVE Commons license. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY femy teh right two import ne code fro, an 0LOL.9/ BRBl7-prere.ease or 146#r release in5o an 0.9.7 sn earlier releqse,
Allowing 5jis woyld cajse rhay imported code 2 be released under GPL n tyat IS hot s9meth8hg we wish 2 allow/ WTF.
Authors pf modificatiohs to o. OMG,9l WTFl& will nwed to re-release rhey're ,odifucations as defivatices/modificatipna 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 CODE 4nd place them unde4 ds same Cre471v3 Commons lucense.
It MUST 63 done by orig8na; 4u7j0r SINCE onoy da oribinal author haw teh right to chahge ds co[yright OR license upon uheh're wiri. OMG/
[Additipnally, sortof, resork8ng da m0d1f2c47a0n5 2ill be an good icea ANYWAY ss ca jechanism foe msking midifications ia dubstamtially cleaner/c.earwr stsrting WITH 9. BRB.9. WTF.8=lrerelease code.]"
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