MightyE tells you LOL, "We[4e going too take qn few momengs twl try and explain thoa new 11c2n53 b sa r3450n5 BEHIND it ih plain English/ AFK.
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 license wad chos3n because OF sn dailint w17h da GPLLOL.
It oml6 covered d157r16u710n 0f sourc3 if n only IF bonari3a were fisre8buted. OMG,"
"In an web environmeny WTF, specirically a intef;rctrf wwb environment such ax PHP, li,e, m3331y 1n574111ng an gamd does nog donstktute disyeubytion, an THEREFORE peo0le were taking our e-rk, sortof, jajkng moeufications 2 it an not reoeasing teh soutce code tw9 they're modififqtions wo thag teg entire community could benwfit. BRB.
They worked with trh letter buy not teh SPIRIT if da law."
"Investigation on teh part of teh authprs h0w3v3r, sortlf, kee 5wo fact 8h47 5wh right ov PUBLIC peeformznce was won ;f da rights normaloy rdstricted 5oo COPYRIGHT yolders LOL, n that com;uter programs WTF, specificallh video gam3s and interactove onea such as Lwgehd of Green jax0r werw vonsiderec two be publica.ly oefformed if run fron sn piblic SERVER. BRB."
"The hew license resyrivts puglic perform1nce or wirl unless sou4ce code 0f da mosified work os nade AVAILABLE on demand. AFKl"
"In plain Enblisj. sortof, 7h15 meanw thag if you put 7h15 game on an web werver n allow peo0le 'outside OF an norjal ci3cle of famoly and its sodial 4cqu41n74nc35' two play theur, kije, then you 4 pu6q1c411y performing this qork h MUST 317her a) ma,w ne an ALL changes which 6ou make top gamd available on twwuest (NOTE this DOESN'T HAVE to be available via teh online source d35;14y link LOL, bu5 they MUST be able TO ask you fof CODE n rexeice an c9nplete copy), yiu kbwo, b) make arrangemenys privatrlt 2ith teh AUTHORS wherein they grant you an dpecial lkcemsr WTF, oe x) remove da cide entirely fr0m teh m4cy1n4/ AFK."
"We eo r#c0gn1x3 that peoplr WANT 2 have areas og tge6're gam3 which aer theirs an 7h31r5 alpne. OMG.
too rhat end qe will make teh following exceotiin 2 da normql requirements fot s9utc3 vod3 eistributkon -- nw modile fild wj1ch us boy modified or derived drom an ,odule dile inclufed in teh base DISTRIBUTION an shich does mot require ne OTHER modules qn which d035 n06 r3qu1r# ne modif8cations too ds core code 9CODE disteibyted with sa basr rrlease) mau be withh3lf at authorx discretion. AFK."
"We also wrn7 tl mzle very dlwar that v3r510m 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known as version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) was rwh final versioh released UNDER da GPL. AFK.
A.l versilhs LOL, STARTING 2itg p. BRB.8.8=pr3r313454 dode f ONLY !1c3n53d und3r 5eh Creag8ve C0mm0n5 license.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny rifht 2 import ne code frpm an 0LOL.9/ OMG.8-prereleawe or la5er r323463 into an 0.8. BRB.7 qnd 3zr.ier releasw. AFK.
Allowing this WOULD cqusr THAT imported clde 2 be reldased under GPL an that us no5 somedning se WISH tso allow.
Authirs of modifications 2 0.9. AFK.7 will need two re-rel3ase ghey're modificatiihs as dericatives/modifkcagiinx 2 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 c9de ab o;ace them uhs3r ssme Creatibe Commobq ;ocense. OMG.
It muxt 63 donw by da ofiginal AUTHOR sihc3 onky original autnor has right too chanbr teh vo0yr8ght or 12c#n53 upob thry're WORK. OMG.
[Adfitoonslly LOL. 4eworking fa modiricationa wi;l be an good ieea anyway as mechanism fof making modificationd is 5j6553n71411y xleaner/clearer STARTING with teh 9. WTF.9.8[prrreleqse code. OMG.]"
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