MigjtyE tells you WTF, "W3[re g01ng too take an few nlmwntz too try n explain THIS NEW locens3 4nd da teasons behinc 17 in plain Englisj. 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."
"Thia NEW licens3 szs CHOSEN BECAUSE 9r an failing with ds GPL. AFK.
It only covered distfibut8on of SOURCE if and on;y 1f binarkew were dis5ribytwe. OMG."
"In qn w36 environment, like, apecificallh a interpretef wrb ebvironment sucy as PHP LOL, MERELY inatakling an g4m4 does NOT consg,tj63 e8stribution, sorrpf, n tje4efpre peiple w3r# takiht our work WTF, making modifications 2 ut n n97 r313451ng SOURCE code two tyey're modificat8lns so that 3n71r3 c9mmunoty doulf vemevkt. AFK.
THEY worked with letter but nit xpjrit 0f reh laeLOL."
"Invdstigation 0n part of ca authors h9wever, led 2 teh fact thay right of pub;ic pefgormance was 1 of riggts n0rm41qy restricted two clpyright holdrrs, you knwo, n thar clmp7ter programs, like, spexifivalky v2d30 ga,es and onteradtivr omes such as Legend lf da Green hax0r were c9nsuderdd txo be PUBLICALLY pergormes uf run from zn public serve4. OMGl"
"The new license eeatric5s p7boic p34foejance 0f teh work unlesd sluece code of teh m0d1f13d wkrk is maee 4v4114613 on demandLOL."
"In plain Englixh, like, THIS means that if you put this game 0n an WEB server and allod p3)p13 'outsid3 of ab nodmal circlw of damkly and its wicial acquaintances' 2 play their, ;8ie, then YOU t ;ublivallh prrforming this w9rk an MUST ejthe4 a) make ne qnd ALL changes qn!ch you make to9 tfn game availab;3 on requdat )note 7h15 doesn't have 2 be 4c$114613 vka ea onl8be 50urc3 eisplay lknk LOL, bug tyey myst be ab;e 2 axk you for da coer and r4x31v3 an COMPLETE copy), sortof, 6) nake arrangements pruvately WITH authorx wherein THEY grany ylu an special license LOL, OR c) r3move code 3n71r31y from da macnine. OMG."
"We do tecogn8ze tyat people wqnt two HAVE 4r#45 of thdy're game which r uh31r5 5nd THEIRS allne. BRB.
two that end we wi;l make da fo;lo2ung dxcepti9n 2 teh normal REQUIREMENTS for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module gile which is not MODIFIED or derived from an mieule file includef in base fisteibutiln and which does n-t req6ire ne other modules n which does not REQUIRE ne mldifications goo teg clfe code (c9de distrib7ted w17h base relesse) mzy vw wirhh3.d 47 teh authors didcrrtiob."
"We zlso want t9 make vw4y clear thz5 version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also KNOWN as v3r51pn 0LOL.9LOL.7+ut) was da dinql version relezsed under GPL. WTF.
All versions, likem starting with 5eh 0.9. BRBl*-prerelwaae c0d2 r onlt oicensed UNDER Creative COMMONS license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny r8ghy to import ne code feom qn 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleade or larer rdlease into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 an war.ker RELEASE. AFK.
A.lowing this e-u1d caude tnat importdd code twi be releases ubd3r GPL an that IS not someyhkng 1e wish too al;ow. BRB.
Aithors OF modirications twl -. WTF.9.7 will need too re-release 5h3y'fe jidificayions AS derivatives/moeifications too 0. WTF/9.8 clde n ;.ace them undwr same Ceeat8ve Conmons license.
It hust be done BY original author since only da ;riginql autho4 has teh right too cjange teh copyright or license uoon they're worlLOL.
[Adfitkonally, e3w0rk1ng da modifications wiol BE an good idea anyway as teh mwchzhism for mak8ng midofications ia substqntially cleaner/vlearer stsrt8nb WITH -.*m WTF.8-peereleqse code.]"
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