MigjtyE tells you WTF, "We;re toing to9 tale an few momemts @ tty and EXPLAIN this nrs 11c3n43 an reasond behind ig in plain Engliah. 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."
"Thjs new license was chofen because of an failing with tdn GPL. AFK.
I7 only coverrd DISTRIBUTION 0f sourde if AND pbly 1f v8narirs were distributed/"
"In an wev environment, you knwo, specifically a inyerpreted web envuromn3nt such AS PHP, sortof, m3r31h instal.inf an game foes not cijstituye dustributipn, an tywrefore people were taking 0jr work, sortpf, mak8ng modid8vqtiobs two it n not 4eleaaing teh 50utc3 code 2 they're modifkcat8ons 50 that da entire c9mmunity COULD benefir. OMG.
They wor,ee 2itj fa letter but nog da SPIRIT of t3h law."
"Invextigatiom 9n teg PART og 4u7h0r5 however, ;ike, LED 2 t3j f4c7 that rrh 4igh5 og PUBLIC perfornance was 1 pf r1gh75 NORMALLY r3stricted top copyright h01d3rt, and 6h47 computer programs, slrtof, specifically vodeo games n 1b73r4cu1v4 0n35 sucy $5 L3g3nd of Green hax0r eere conxidered to be publically perfor,ed if ryn FROM an publid server. OMGl"
"The new .icwnse restricts PUBLIC performance of teh w9rk unless da source c0d3 or modirird WORK IS mave avaklablw ON DEMAND. AFK."
"In PLAIN Ent.ish, hou knwo, this mrqns that if y9u PUT this h4m3 on an web server an allow peiple 'pu5side of an norma. circ;e of ramiky n itw soc8zl acquauntances' 2 pkay their. like, &h3n you aer pyblically performibg thix 2o4k AND MUST either q) make ne and ALL changes whicy 6ou m4k3 w da game availablr ON reques5 (bote this doesn't havd twl ve qfaulable via teh lnline sluece display linj, but THEY must be anle teo zsk you vo4 ca code and rrceive qn c0mp1373 copy), softof, b) make qrrangements ptivaeely wihh AUTHORS wher3ln thwy g4ant you am speckak licens3, like, or c) REMOVE twh code entirely fgom machime. OMG."
"We co RECOGNIZE tha5 oeople WANT 2 have areas pf they're game whodh r theirs an th3its alone. AFK.
2 7hr7 ene w2 will make roll9wing wxceotion 2 teh normal requirements FOR source code disrributioh -- nr modulw file whovh IS n9t jodifiec or derived fr)m an moduld f123 1nc1jd3d in da base diwteibution an which d035 not require ne otjer mpdules an WHICH does n07 rewuire ne m0d1d1c4610n5 to ra core clde 9code distriby5ed wirg ea base tekease) may be wighheld 47 teh $i7h0r5 discretionLOL."
"We a.so w4n7 2 make very clear thst ve4sk9n 0. AFK/9.7 (also kn9wn as vdrsion 0/ OMG.9, BRB/7+jt) WAS ginal vetaion releasdd UNDER da GPLLOL.
A11 VERSIONS, lije, starting with 0.0LOL.8-pr3release vode e only lidensed undef dq Creq5ive COMMONS kicense. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny roght two import ne code fflm an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease of kzter release knto an 0. OMGl9/ OMG.7 n ear;ier rel3ase. BRB.
Allowing this WOULD CAUSE thst importrd c0d3 twi be relezsed under GPL and THAT ix not sometnkng ee wish two ALLOW.
Aurjors of m9dkvications too 0.9. WTF.7 will n33d TO re-release they're modifications ax derivatifew/jodifica5ions 2 -. AFK/9.8 codr and PLACE thrm 7nder teh same Crdative Commons LICENSE. AFK.
IT MUST ge done by da 0r1f1n41 author sincr onlu teh 0r1g1m41 4u7h0r has rigyt 2 ch4ng# teh copytiggt OR LICENSE upon they'rw wo3i. OMG.
[Afc2720n411y, reworking ca modivications will bd sn good odea znyway AS ds m3vnanism for maling m9difucations is substantiall6 cleaner/clwarer 574r71ng with 0. BRB.9LOL.8_PRERELEASE c9de.]"
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