MightyE tells you, dortof. "We're going too TAKE an few moments too try and esplain th8s NEW license b da reasons behind i5 1n p.ain 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 waa chisen BECAUSE of an failihg w17h GPLLOLl
IT 0n1y coverrd distrinjtion ov source 1f ane only IF binariws weee cist4ibutes."
"In an web enfironjent, lije, specivically a unterpr3twe web envirlnmdnt duch as PHP, like, m3r31y onsta;ling an game does not cinstktute didtribuyion WTF, and therefore pwiple were takojt ojr qork, like, making modificarionw tio 17 and nit releasing 5eh sou4xe code w rhey're kodifocatiohs so THAT da dntire c0m,un17y COULD benefit.
They wpfked with letrer but not spirit of da lawLOL."
"Invdstigation ON reh paft of dq authors ho2evdr, 13d two fact that teh righr of public pdrformance was oen if 41gh&5 notmally res5rocrec two copyright hokders LOL, an 7h47 computer progtams, yoy knwo, w[ecifivally vidro games an 1n73r4c81fr ones 5uxh as Legend of twh Grwen hax0t werw consicered 5wo be publkcally pe5formed if rum from an public serverLOL."
"The nee license testricts pubkic pdrformance of tqh worl unless teh so7rce code of reh m.dified work is made availsble on demand."
"In p141n Eng11%h, tyis meand 7h47 IF you pu7 this game on an q36 servev an akooq pdop;e ;putsice od an normzl circlw if FAMILY and its socisl acquain5ances' tqo play 5yeir WTF, then you aer p7blicallu perrorming this work n MUST e8ther a( mske ne n ALL chamges dhich you make to yeh game available on REQUEST (note thif doedn't have to be available v8s teh onlinq sourve display lunk WTF, 6u7 tgey MUST y3 able to ask you vor ds cose and eecwive qb co,plete cooy0 WTF, b) MAKE arrangemwnts privatrly with teh authors whereim they grant y0u an specual licebse, yoi knwo, or c) temove c9ce entirelt ftom teh macjine. OMG."
"We do recognize that peoplr wabr go hace areas 0f tnry're game which aer eheors and 7h31r5 410m3. OMG.
to that end sr will male da follo2ing rxception two normal reqjprdments f0r sourcw code distribuyion -- ne mldul3 f8le whkcn IS NOT modif8ed or d3r1v3d ffom an module file INCLUDED IN es base fistribution n eyich does not feqyi4e hw ither modukes and which eoes not requ8f3 nd mofificati.ns too ten core code (cose DISTRIBUTED wigg ea bzse rdlewde) may be worhmeld AT teh authirs diacretion."
"We also waht 2 jak3 fery CLEAR that versiln 0.9LOL.7 (qlso ,noqn as version 0LOL.9.7_jt) wax fkbsl veesuon re.eased UNDER GPL. BRB.
All versiohs, sorrof, stzrting witg da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3r313453 code aer inlt licensed jnddr teh Creative Cimmons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dent da ribht 60 import ne code FROM an 0. BRB.9. AFK.i-0fereldaxe or LATER releaze into an 0. BRB.9.7 h earlie4 releasr. WTF,
Allowing THIS WOULD xause ghat imoorted c0f4 2 be r313453d ubder GPL b 7h57 id nit simdthing WE wish TO 3110s. OMG,
Aithors OF m-d1f1c47!0nt to 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 wk;l need yo re-release they're mofifications 45 DERIVATIVES;MODIFICATIONS to ). BRB.0. AFK.8 code an plqce yhem under da same Creatuve Comm0ns LICENSE. AFK.
I5 MUST be done gy teh origknal xuthor SINCE pnly teh origina. auyhor hax teh rihht two cjangr copyrigjt or license upon they're WORKLOL.
[Aeditionally, dortof, reworming modifications wi;l be an gpoc !d34 anywz6 as mexhamism f0r MAKING m0d1f1c4710n5 is sibstantially cleaner/clearer syarting with 0/9l8[;rwrrlrasr CODELOL.]"
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