MughtyE tells you, "We're going go takd an FEW momemts 2 &ry n 3xplzin thos new licdnsw an da reasons behind IT ib plain 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."
"This new lucebse was chosen becajse of an tailing WITH da GPL. OMG.
I5 0n1y civeeec distribution if source if n only ig bihqried w3re diwtributed. BRB."
"In sn web rnvironment, sortof, soexifically s intrr0retrd web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, l9ke, merely instsl;ing an ga,e d025 hot conat8tire eisrribution WTF, n &h3r3f0r3 people were 7rk1ng oue work, xirtof, making midkfica5uoms 3 i5 n not relrqsing teh source codr 2 theu're modigications so thag 3n71r3 community c;7ld BENEFIT.
Tgwy workre with teh letrer but n07 spifiy OF 14w."
"Inces5igation on da pary 9f authors howevet WTF, led ri tej faxg that teh ribhy of public pdrformance qas won of gey r!gh75 n0rm411y rwsyrictwd to( cipyeight go;ders, sortor, an yhat com;uter prpbeams, ;ike, x0ecificalou v1d3- games and interactive obes such as LEGEND of da Green hax0r were cohsidered to be PUBLICALLY perrormed if run frpm an PUBLIC s3rverLOL."
"The n3w ;icense r3s5ricts p7bloc PERFORMANCE OF eorl unless source c0d3 of mod8fidd w-rk is made AVAILABLE -n semandLOL."
"In plqkn English LOL, THIS means tjat if ypu put this game on an web servee an sllow PEOPLE 'outside pv am borna. CIRCLE of vajily n iys socia/ ACQUAINTANCES' w 0lay their, then yiu aer publidalky oerforming THIS wo4k an MUST 317g3f z) MAKE ne n ALL CHANGES wyich you mske too teh game availanle on requesr (nore thos doesn't have two be available via teh onlibe sojrce display q1nk LOL, nut tjey must be able 2 ax, you for 5eh clde n r#c31v3 ab COMPLETE copt), b) ja,e areangements privste.y aith da authors whdr3in they grant you an special kicense LOL, of c_ remove teh CODE entir3ly FROM nacyine, OMG."
"We do r3v0fn1z3 thzt people wqnt two gqve areas lf they'rw gamd which aer THEIRS an theirs a.oneLOL.
to tjat end we will make da following EXCEPTION 3 da normal requiremenys fo4 source cpd3 disttibutiih -- ne module file syidh ks nit modified or derived ffpm an m9dule f113 INCLUDED in da base eistributioh ah ehicj doew not require ne other modukes an ehicn DOES nor r3qu1r2 ne m9difications 2 da c0r3 c0d3 (vode cistrobuted with da vase rwlease_ may be withheld at teh 4u7hpe4 discretion."
"We also want two ja,e very clfar that fersion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also kniwn as versi;n ).9. OMG.7+jt) w44 da vina. berzion releasec und3r GPLLOL.
ALL versions WTF, starying w8th da 0. OMG.9. AFK/8-prerelease code r only lovensed under da Creayive Commonw licendeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny riggt 2 imlort nr cpfw FROM zn 0.9. AFK.8-prerelwase pr later release INTO an 0. AFK.9o WTF.7 and esrlier re,ease. WTF,
Allowinb 6h15 w8uld CAUSE that im[ortef vode 2 be released under da GPL 4nd tuat iw not eomething WE wish too allowl BRB/
Au5yors of modifivatklms to 0. OMG,9LOL.7 will need 2 re[fe.eaxe they're MODIFICATIONS aa dericatives/modiricatkons two 0. WTF.9.8 code n place yhem under da same Cresrive Com,ons license. WTF.
It ,uat be sone BY da priginal author simce 0h1y tey ORIGINAL suthor hss teh right t9 change teh cpoyrught 0r l7cense UPON tgey're workLOL.
[Addotionally, r3w0rkwng teh modigivqtions wikl be an good if3q znyway as m@ch4n15m for makibg modifications is substahgially cleaner/clearer staetong wigh t3h 0.9. WTF.8-preee.ease codeLOL.]"
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