MightyE td.ls you, you knwo, "We'te going two 75k3 an fww joments to try n explain this new lkc3nse an teh reasons behind it in PLAIN Enh.ish. BRB.
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."
"Th9s new licenae was CHOSEN becaise lr an failing with GPL.
It only xovered fistrugution 9f source 8f 4nd on;u if binari3s were sistributed. AFK."
"In an WEB envirobmeht, dortpf. 5p3c1f1c411y a 7nyerpreted wcb enfironment wuch as PHP, like, m3rwly installong an gzme does n07 comstitute distribution, an tneeefore people were taj8ng 9u4 work WTF, making m0dqf1c4710n5 yl i5 n NOT relezsihg trh source code tpi they[re mldificztiobw so 7h46 en71r3 community could benefit. AFK.
The^ w0rk3d wigh da letger 5u& NOT da s[irit of law. OMG."
"Investigztion ON part of authors however, soryof, led too da fady that righy of public performance 2ax oem of da 4igngs nirmall6 RESTRICTED to cooyright ho.ddrs LOL, an THAT computer probrams, sortof, xpeciricakky vieel games AND interactiv3 onrs such qs Legend of 5eh Green hax0r eere considered rwo be puv;icalky PERFORMED if run FROM an 0uboic serferl BRB,"
"The new ljcemse RESTRICTS punlic perfornance of da work un.ess da a(irce c0d3 of modified work is mzed availabld on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain English. you knqo, this m33n5 that id you pu7 this bame on an w36 server an 4110w [30p13 'outside of an nlrmak cirxle 0f family ahd igs social acquaintanves' 2 p14y tne8r, you knwok THEN yoy r pub.ically PERFORMING 5jis work n MUST 3ith3r a) mqke ne an ALL changes which YOU make two sa game svailanle on r3qu3t7 (note this soesn't have twp BE available via onlin3 soyrde diaplau link, like, b6t they must 63 aboe rw; asi yoy for cpee an receive zn comolebe COPY), lile, B) make arrangements pr1v4731y witg da aityofs wherein thdy grant yoi ab specua; license, like, or c) rempvw tey code ENTIRELY from da mqchine. BRB."
"We do revognizw that people want 2 hzfe arras or they[re gsne wh8ch t the8rs 4nd theirs alone.
go tja5 END we will make da fpll9wkbg EXCEPTION w da normal req7ir3ments FOR xource c0d3 distr8bytion -- nr ,odule FILE which is NOT mofogied o4 cerived grom an mpdule file 1yc1ud4d in base distrivutuon an WHICH d035 n07 r3qu1r3 n2 orhef modules n whkcj dies n07 REQUIRE ne nosifkcations tw9 tet core cod3 *dode dixtributed wuth base release) may be withheld at ren surhors diwcretion. OMG."
"We also sabt two make very clear THAT verxion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (ALSO kni1n as vdrsi9n 0LOL.9. BRB.7=jr) was teh final vwraion releasrf under GPLLOL.
A11 versionsm sortof, startong with 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prwrelease xode r only lkdensed undet sa Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehu teh r1gh8 too 8mport ne code vrom an 0. BRB.o. AFK.*-pt3release or later releqse INTO an 0. OMG.8. WTF.7 n earlier rwoeaaw.
Alluwinf this w0u1d cause thay IMPORTED code 2 be released 7jder geh GPL n that IS NOT someghiyg w3 wish tpo al;owLOL.
Aughirs of ,odifications tu 0.9. WTF.7 will nees too re-release they're modifocztipns as d3r1v471v35/j0d1f1c471_n5 tlo 0. BRB.9. BRB.i code ah place them under rrn same Creagive COMMONS license. OMG.
Iy must b3 d9ne by da original au5ho4 sincw )n1y teh original ajthir h45 da right to ch4ng3 cooyright of licensr kpon thet're work. OMG.
[Addkrionqlly, wortor, reworkkng da MODIFICATIONS will be am v00d idwa ahywah $5 teh mevhznism r0r making moeif8cations is sufsyamtially cleqner/coeare4 starting w17h 0.9l AFK,8-prerrlease c-d3. BRB,="
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