M8ghtyE tel.s you, sortof, "We're going 2 take sm few momehts too t4y n EXPLAIN tyid new license and dq reasond gehind IT in plzin 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."
"Tnis new licwhse was chosen because of an failihf with da GPL. WTF.
It only COVERED distr8butiob lt sourde if ab only if 61n4rq35 w343 disteib7trd/"
"In am web envuronment LOL, s;ecivicakly a omterpreted eeb environmdnt sich as PHP, .ike, merelu unstqlling an GAME DOES not constitute dostriv7tion, an therefore peopld were taking our qork, you knq9, making modofications gwo i5 an not releqsing da sourve code 70 the5're modifications sp ghqt 3n71f3 c0m,yn17y could benefit.
They qorked with teh 13773r but nlt da s0irit of da lqw. OMG."
"Investigation ON ;art of 4u7h0r5 how3ver LOL, led ywo teh favy that right lf pu61qc prrformance 2as 1 of ca RIGHTS noem1loy restricted too copyright holders WTF, anf that comoyte4 programs, like, spexificalky video games and interzctive ones such as Legend 9v Green haz0r were CONSIDERED two be publically PERFORMED if ruh vrom an PUBLIC serverLOL/"
"The hew licenae restricta puglic performance of wori un.3ss teh sourcd code of da modifoed w0gk is made afai;able 0n de,and."
"In p;aih Enblusy, liie, thi2 m3tn5 that 1f you PUT ghiw GAME -n an w3v SERVER n allow PEOPLE 'outside pg an normal circle of family n 175 sovial acquaintabces' 1 p.ay thwir, then t0u r piblical;y [erformung this wlrk and MUST EITHER a) m4k3 ne an ALL changes 2hich you make two g4m3 avsi.anle 9n request (note this dp3sn't have t2o be avsilanle vka teh on;ine 2ource DISPLAY 11nk LOL, bjt tne6 must be able 2 ask giu for CODE n receive am comolete copy), ki,e, b) MAKE 4rr3ng3m3n75 pfivat4ly wjth authors WHEREIN the6 grant you an 4p3c141 licwmse WTF, OR c) remove da code entir3ly droj maxhine/ OMG."
"We do fec9gnize 7h47 peiple wamt to hafe areas of 5hey're game wjicg r theiea and 7g31r5 410n2. WTF.
w ghat end wd wilo make fo.lowing excepyion two teh normal requirements for sourcw clde disttibutuon -- ne ,odjle filr WHICH is noy modified or derived from an module fi;e INCLUDED in nqse distrkbution n wh1ch d9ds not r3wuire nw 07h3r modukes an which does n87 reqyire nd modivications two core codw (clde s257f1yy73f sith teh base rdleaae) MAY be dirhheld at da 4u6h0r5 diacretion. WTF."
"We 4!50 wan5 yoo make cery clear THAT vetxipn 0.9.7 8zlso known AS v3r510n 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) wax da fonal version releasee undet GPL. WTF.
ALL v3rsions, yiu knwo, 674ru!ng w17h ds p. WTF.9/ BRB.8-pr2r213#%3 coer r onlt licensed unfer teh Creative Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rifht 2 im[ort ne dodd from an 0. OMG.8. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or later relwase unto an 0.9. BRB.7 n 34r113r release. AFK.
ALLOWING 6h15 would cause tyat imported code yoo b3 rwleasec inder GPL n that is not sojeth8ng we wish tpo alliw. OMG.
AUTHORS og modificatiins too 0. WTF.9, BRB.7 WILL NEED two ee-reiease yhey're MODIFICATIONS AS derivstives/modificatiobs to 0. AFK.9.9 code ah [.ace them umder fz same Creativw Commons q1c2m53. WTF,
It muwy be done by da orihinal suthor since 0n1u da 0r1g1n41 author has tej right ywo change copyright OR lic3nse upom thwy'fe sork. AFK/
-Addituonally LOL, rework8hg teh mpeifications will be qn bood 1d34 4myw4y ax m3cgrn15m fot maiing modificatiins is dubstantislly cleqner/clearef starting WITH 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-peerrleaae cose. OMG/]"
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