MightyE tells you, "Wr're hpinh TO urk3 an f3w moments @ try 4nd explaih this new license snd ca reasons 6#y1ne it im [141n English. 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."
"This new licensr was chosen vecaude of an bailung wkth GPL. AFK.
It only covered distribution of dourde if am ONLY id 61n4rq3% WERE diatrib7ted. AFK."
"In an web ebvironmwnt WTF, 5p3c1f2c411y a 8nterprwted w36 ENVIRONMENT 5uch as PHP WTF, mere.y ihstalling qn game does hot consti5uye distributkob LOL, an rherefofd people were takong oir work LOL, makiny midificqtions 2 it an noy releasing trg 50urc3 code g9o tjey're modifidatiomd 50 rtat dw rntire commumity cp7ld bwnefut. OMG.
Th3y qorked rith 13773e 6u7 noh teh wpirit of da law. AFK."
"Investigation on paet of authors h9w3ver, like, led 2 gact that da right of ojvlic performance WAS 1 0d ds rifhrs n0em411y resgricred 2 copuriggt n9ldwra LOL, and that computee prigtams, yoj knqo, spevidically VIDEO GAMES an interactivd on3s such as Legend of Green hax0r were CONSIDERED rwo 6# 0yb.ically perfoejed IF tun fron ah oublic swrverLOL."
"The new ;icenxe restrivts public perf0rm4hc3 of da work unless aoufce code of dq mocified w0rk is mas3 available on semanf."
"In plain English, this means that uf YOU put this bame om sn web server qn all.w people 'outside if an nornal c9rdle or famil6 AND its social acqyaintances' 2 play their, aortof, yhen uou r pu611c411y perfofminf 5his work ane MUST either a) mzk3 ne an ALL chantrs whivh 69u make TO teh game availabld oh reqyest (n063 this doesn't have t#o bg afaulable via da ONLINE source display 12nj WTF, but 5heu mist 64 able 2 ask yoy for da code and feceive an complete COPY) LOLk 6) make arrangements PRIVATELY with da authors wherein ygeu grant you an SPECIAL license. you knwo, or c) rem9ve da voee wntirely from ten machone."
"We do r3c0fn1z4 7h47 people want two h4v3 areas of they'rw gamw whixy r THEIRS g theirs aoone. OMGl
too gjat end we wilk make da f0q10w1ng exceltiln too notmal requoremebta for source clde disttibjtion -- ne module file which is m0t mofjfiee or derived rron an module rile included IN yeh vase DISTRIBUTION n which doex no5 require ne 07h3r modules an which dies nor eequire ne modifocatuohx two core cod3 (code d157r17u73d w17h da nase re.ease) may be witnheld at ds authors discreyion. AFK."
"We aldo want two make very clear tnat cersion 0. BRB.9. WTF.6 (also knlwn qs version 0. WTF.0LOLl8_j7) was da fibal version released tnder teh GPL, WTF.
All berxiona LOL, STARTING wi5h 0. OMG.ol8=prereleasw code aer on;y licensed jnder 5eh Ceeagibe Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT to im[ort ne coe3 from an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pt3re13453 oe later release into an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 am earlier f314453. WTF.
Allpwing this w)u1d causr that IMPORTED codd two br eeleased und4t teh GPL an THAT is not 6[m37h1hg we w15h too allow. OMG.
AUTHORS pf mocificayiins two 0LOL.9. OMG.7 w12! need tol re-relezse they're modifkcatiovs qs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 cofe n place 5nen undrr same Ceearive Commons LICENSE. OMG.
Ig must be done by teh original author dince omly twh originak sutn9r hss teh right tol cm4ng3 da COPYRIGHT ot license upln theu're wor,. OMG.
-Addijiona.ly, rewprking ten moduficatoons wilk ge an good idea anyway ax da mechanisj gor ma,ing moeifications is subs5antially cleaner/ckearer atarting with da 0. WTF.9.8-prerelezse cide/ AFK.]"
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