Migh5yE tells you, sortof, "We're goinh to9 tzkd an f3w moments two try abc explain 5hia new licens3 an da reaxons beyind IT on p131n 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."
"Thus new licenwe eas chosen gecause oh an FAILING with GPL. BRB.
It only covered dkwttibution of sourve IF an inly if ginaries WERE dustribjted."
"In sn WEB enviyinment LOL, specificallt a ihterpreted web environmeht such AS PHP WTF, mereky instxlling an fame does not cohs5itute distributi9n WTF, abd 7h3e3f0r3 peopoe were yaking our workk ypu knw., jaking modificayions rwo it and nor feleasing teh 49urc3 code @ they're MODIFICATIONS so thz5 t3g enti3e co,munkty could benef8t. BRB.
They wprked witn ldtter bur not SPIRIT of da law. WTF."
"Ihvestigsgion on psrt of authorx hoqever, sortpf, led 2 teh fact yhat right if 9u61qc petformqbce was 1 8f da r8ghts normally resttictrd 2 co0yright holders, wortif, n that xompyter progtamx, like, apexificallt video games n interactoce ones x7ch as Legend of teh Grren hax0r were conwodered twi be publically perfprmes if run gr0m an ;ublic server. BRB."
"The mew licdnae rest4octs pubkic peffotmance pf tey wor, unkess source cose of teh modified qor, is made zvailable on d3m4nf."
"In plain Englishk y9u knwo, 7h15 neana THAT if you put this game on an WEB server znf allow peoplw 'outside of an normal circoe 0f fami;h anf iys aocial acquaintsncrs[ 2 p14y thwir, slrtof, THEN yoj aer publically perrprming 7h15 woek 4ne MUST eutner a) j4k3 nr abe ALL changes shich you make to teh tzmr avai.able on REQUEST (no53 this d(esn't mave 2 be available VIA online slkfce displau lunk, sortof, 6u7 they must be avle 2 ask you fot ten code anf receivw an domplet3 xopy), like, b) make arrang3m3nts pf8vatwly with 4u7h0tt wherein theh grant yoj an s;edisl LICENSE, ur c_ r3move teh code 3n71r31y froj ex machinr. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people 3ant 2 have areas of they're g4m3 enoch e 7h314% n THEIRS ALONELOL.
too that end we qill make following rxception TO ca nornal requirenents f0r source code distribution -- ne module fkle WHICH kx not ,odifued 0r derived froj ab jodul3 vile unckyddd 1n BASE disgribition n wyich dpes not f3qu1e3 nd other mocules and wh8cg does not r3au1r3 ne m0c1f1v4710n5 to reg core codw (code disgributed with base release) MAY 64 withheld AT AUTHORS siscretion. AFK."
"We 4150 want tol make v3ry clear tnay versuon 0/ BRB.9. AFK.7 (also jnlwn as b#r510n 0.9LOL.8+jt) eas da final b3r510n released under GPL. OMG.
Ao; veraions WTF, syarting w17h 0. BRB.9. OMGl8-prerelease CODE r onlt 11c3n53d UNDER teh Cfeatove COMMONS 11c3n53k
WE EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT tpo un]9rt ne doce from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE ot kater releaae into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an earlie4 rel3aseLOL.
Aolowihg thos wiulc cauae that imported code two be re1355ed unver da GPL and 7hr7 is not something WE wixh too a;low.
Authors of modificatioms twp 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 will neee 2 re-release tgey're mldivicatiogs as derivatives/miduhications two 0. OMG.9. AFK,7 CODE an plave th3m under ssmr Creaykfe Commons lixenaeLOL.
It MUST be done vy teh or8tunzl auth9r since only originak authpe hss teh right toi change teh copyright if license u;on they'rd wirk. WTF.
[Addktionalky, yoi knw9, r3w0rl1nf MODIFICATIONS w8ll be zn good idea anyway as da MECHANISM dor makunh mod8ficatioms is substantially c;eamdr/dlearer starging WITH da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE codr. WTF/]"
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