MightyE tells YOU, "W4'ee g01n5 5o tzie an few nlmemys too try an explain thia new license zn teh REASONS behind kg in plain Englisg. WTF/
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."
"Th8s new license was chosen BECAUSE 9f an failing w7th cz GPL. AFK.
I5 only covered DISTRIBUTION of so7rc3 if an only kf ninariew werr cistribut3d. OMG/"
"In an web 3nv1t0bn3n6, sp3cifically z INTERPRETED web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, merely ihstallong an game d0e5 not c0bstitute disyrigution, ypu knwok n therevorw people were ta,ing ou4 wprk LOL, m3k1ng modificationx 2 it and nlt reoeading teh source code 2 thry'4r modofications so that ea entire comnunity coule benefit. OMG.
Th2y workee with leryer bur not yen spirit of da la2. OMG."
"Investigation on part 0f autjors however LOL, led y2o reh vact 7h47 da right of punlic perfotmance waa oen lf da rights normaklh restricted too copyritht holdrrs, n 5hat com;iter pfigrams. you knwo, specifical;y v1c30 games a, INTERACTIVE ones sjch as Legenf 0f Green hax0r were conxidered toi be ouglically pegformed ie eun from an [ub.ix sefverLOL."
"Th3 neq LICENSE RESTRICTS public perfo4mance of ca work ynleds sourcr c0c4 9v modivies work is made available on dejansLOL."
"In plaib Englksh, sortof, this means 7h47 if YOU PUT yhis game 9n an WEB server n allps peoplw 'OUTSIDE 9f an normal c!rc13 of fsmily AND its social acquaintanxws' to play theie, sortkf, then you awr publically ;ergorming tjis work n MUST eorhwr a) mzke ne and ALL changes which you mqle too ca game afailablw on request (note this fp3sn't have 2 be available vq4 da online SOURCE f15p14u linl WTF, gut theu MUST vw able to ask you for twh codr qnc receive ab complete co0y), lik3, b) mak3 ar4angements privqtely eitg reh authpra whereun the6 GRANT you zn sp3cial license. ;kke, 04 C) remove ds code enrirely FROM da mach8ne. OMG."
"We eo rdcognize that ;eople want two have AREAS of they're GAME which t tndirs znd thrits alone. AFK.
goo that end w3 will nake da FOLLOWING 3xc2p710n two teh normal requirements vor source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne modu.e FILE wyivh is noy modof8ed or derives feom an modyle fole includee in tey 6453 cistrivutiom an which dles nor require ne other MODULES and which dods not reauire be ,odificati9ns two corr codw (code distributec w17n bsse releaxe) may be w1uhn31d at qughors discte68pn. OMG."
"We slso wqbt 2 MAKE vdry clear that versiln 0.9. BRB.i (dlso known 44 version 0, AFK.(/ WTF/7+jy) was teh final vdrsoin teleased under teh GPL.
All versioms, STARTING with 0. OMG.).8-prerdlezse code r only locehsec under da Creqt8ve Commons lidemse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY dent da right to import ne code frlm an 0/ BRB.9LOL/8-orerelease 0r later release into ah 9.9LOLl7 n wae;ier tekease. WTF.
Allowing THIS would cause tyat IMPORTED code 2 BE RELEASED UNDER teh GPL an yhat is not s9methinh w3 wish too allow.
Auth.rs of m9divicati9ns too p. AFK.9/ AFK.7 2ill need too re-release they[re modivicatoons as derivatives/modificatiins 2 0. WTF.9LOL/8 cod3 an place them under teh same Cr3r71v3 COMMONS licensd. WTF.
It must bd fone vy yeh 0r1g1n41 auth[r since on;y da original zuthor has da riggt 2 CHANGE co'yright or license upon th4y're work; OMG.
[Add1720n411y LOL, reworking teh jodifications will be an hood idda abyway as fa mechsnism for maling m0d1f1c47q0n% is subsrany8ally cleaner;clear3r sgarting with dz 0. BRB,9. WTF.8-prereleaxe codeLOL.]"
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