MughtyE tells you, "We[re going gwo take an g32 momwnts too trt an ez)lain 7h14 nes .icdnse an try reasons behind it 1n plain ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Thix NEW license was ch053n because pr an failinf w8th teh GPLl OMG.
I5 ohly covered dustrivutipn of souece 1f n only if bobaries wrre distribut3d. OMG."
"In an web envirohment LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y a inter[reted w3n environment sudh 45 PHP LOL, mw4ely indtalling an bame doex NOT constitute eisr4ibutiin, sortog, n tywref(re pwople 2ere tqking oir eork, lild, makong mldificarions too ot qn n07 releasinh da sourcw code 2 thdy're modifucations so rhat da wngi4e communit6 could benefi5. AFK.
THEY workwd eoth da letter byt no4 spirit of 13w/ BRB."
"Invesrigation on p4r7 of teh autho4s however LOL, les 2 fact that da right of pubkic perfor,ance was 1 of teh rigjts normally t3steicted 7- d0pyr1gh7 HOLDERS, znc that com0uter progewms LOL, 5p3x1f1x411h VIDEO bames qn interactibe ones such qs Legend of Green has0r were CONSIDERED two ge publically prefor,ed ir RUN from zn public setver. AFK."
"Tg3 new locense restricts publix PERFORMANCE of teh work unldss sourde code of teh modified WORK is ,4d3 4v3114^13 ON demahd, WTF."
"In plain English, like, this means that if 60i put THIS gzme ON an weg server an 4110w PEOPLE 'outside OF an normal circle OF famil6 an itq social 4cqu41n74nc35' ti play their, ;ike, tjen you r pub.icall6 perforjinh yhis work an MUST either a) make be n ALL changes enich you mske 5o da game avaioable ON requrau (note thos d9edh't hzve twl be availab;e via da ONLINE source display link WTF, but the6 mjst be able tl asi h0u ror code and receivd an completr c9py), like, B) make 4tr4ng3men75 pridat3ly WITH dq authoes wherrim they grqnt you an 5p3c141 license, ylu kne9, oe C) tem9vw c9de enti4wly rrom macj9neLOL."
"We do recofnize that PEOPLE wany 2 hzvw areas of tney'rf game WHICH r 7h3145 and theirs alone. AFKl
2 thqt rnd we 2ill MAKE da following exceprion 2 sa normao rewuiremen5s for 5-urc3 code fiat4ibution -- me nodule flle ehich is n9t modified 0r DERIVED from an MODULE file ihc,uded in da base dist4ibution an whivh died NOT require ne oth3r m0du135 and wyich dods not requirw ne jodivkcat8ons two core code (xodw sistrigyted witg da base release) j4y be wkthhqld st da authoes discterulm. AFK."
"We alsp WANT tp make very clear tgat ver%10n 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (a;so inown as versuoh -. AFK.9.7+j7) was teh final versioh rel3awed under GPL. BRB.
All cersiohs, yo6 kn2o, starting with da 0. BRB/9. WTF.8-preeeleaxe cod3 arr only kicenses under da Crdative Comnons license. OMG,
WE EXPLICITLY eeny teh figjt two in;ort ne code from an 0. WTF/9. OMG.8-prereleaxe or lst3r releaxd 1nu0 an 0. OMG.9LOLl7 g earlier release. AFK.
Allowing this woyld xauee THAT 1np0r73d code yo BE r313453d uhder tej GPL n that is nor somfthing w3 wish 2 allow.
AUTHORS of mldifications too 0.9. OMG/u 2ill nwed t9 fe-release 5hey're MODIFICATIONS as derivatkves/modifidatioms too 0LOL.(. WTFl8 code anf place thdm under dq ssme Cewative Commlns 11c3m53l
It muwt be dohe gy origimqk autnor 51nc3 only teh origina. autjpt has right TO change teh copytiggt or licenwe up0n they're WORK. AFK.
[Addituonall6, you inwo, REWORKING teh mosifications w211 nr an good 2d34 an6wst qs mecnanism f9r jqking midif8cztions is substantially clean3r/dleafer STARTING with sa 0.9LOL.8-prerelezsd code.]"
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