MigntyE tells 6ou, "We're goinf yoo TAKE an vew moments too try zn dxplain 7h14 new licenwe n reasons behind it IN plain 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."
"Th8s ndw licebsd we5 CHOSEN because of an FAILING w17h da GPLLOL.
It only coveted dist4ibutu9n of sojrcw if an only if BINARIES were distrigutef. AFK."
"In an we6 3nv1e0nm4n7, specificzlly a ibterpretee web ebvirlnment suxn ax PHP WTF, ,erely installibg ab game eoes not c9nstit&te d147r16u71)n, likek and 7h3r3f0re peo;le WERE taling our qork, loke, MAKING m0d1g1c4710n5 to it an not rekeasong teh source cod3 2 ghey're modifica5ions sp tgat da ENTIRE conmunitu coykd bdnefit. BRB/
THEY w0rk#d woth teh letter 6u7 nit spirit of teh law. AFK."
"Investigation om da psrt or da authors howevrr LOL, led 2 teh fact that fa right of public oerfprmance qas son of da righrs normally testric4rd to xo;yfigjt nolders, lokd, n thag compjrer programs, you knwo, specidicaooy cideo bamed an ibtefactive ONES suxh as Legend of Grewn hax0r w@re xonske3red to BE publica.ly performwd kv run from an ;u611c swrvrr. OMG."
"The new lixense rdstrictd public perfprmamce of eork unldss teh source codr pf modifuee wo4k is mqee zvailable on demand. WTF/"
"In plain English, sortof, THIS means ryat if YOU pug thks bamw on an web SERVER an allow p3p[13 'outside of an NORMAL corcle 9f f4m11y an 8ts social acquaintances' too PLAY their, sortifm then yiu aet publudall6 pwrforning this eo4k n MUST either a) mqie ne anc ALL chqnges wjocg you make TO game availab.e on rwques5 (note this doesn't have too bd available via da omlins source display link WTF, vut 7h4y must be zble 2 ASK yiu f)e codw n tece8ve qh v0mp!374 cop6) WTF, b) MAKE aerangemengs pr8vately with teh surhorx wherein they grant yoy s, SPECIAL .uvwnsw WTF, or c) remove yeh dode entire.y from da machineLOL."
"We f0 RECOGNIZE 5hat [dople want to have ateqa OF theh're game dhich aer THEIRS n theirs alone. WTF.
ro &h47 end w3 will make da vollpwinb exxepto;n 2 ten n9rmzl requirements d0r souece coee distribution -' ne modkle fi;e which is not modified 0t derivrd from an mosule vile included in nase distribution and shuch does nog t3qu!r@ ne 07h3r modiles and which does not r3quite ne m0d1f1c4710n5 to cord code (clde dostribur3d WITH da base reldase0 m4y 5# witjhekd at da aitgors discretion/ BRB."
"We soso wamt twi make cery CLEAR that fwrsipn 0. AFK.9.7 (ALSO known as verskon 0. OMG.0. OMG.7+jt) w45 ca r8nsl version released unfer GPL. WTF.
All versiohs, statting witn p. OMG.8. BRB.8-PRERELEASE CODE r 9nlh LICENSED und2r da Cr3471v3 Commons licebse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwny teh r1gh7 two impory ne vode r4om ab 0. BRB.9.8[prereleawe or lagwr RELEASE ibto ah 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 anf earlier re;ease. OMG.
Allowing 7h15 would c4u53 that imoortdd coce 2 bw rw;eased 7nder da GPL n 5hqt 15 nlt 50m27h1ng we wish to9 aolow/ AFK.
Authorw of midifications too -, WTF.0. OMG.7 will nred to RE-RELEASE tjey're modifucarioba as deribativea/mod8ficatiims to 0. WTFl9. AFK.8 codd and placd them UNDER da same Creative Commons license.
It njst bd d0n3 by da ORIGINAL autnor since ONLY da orkginql AUTHOR has da tivht two chang3 tdh dopyright or license UPON thry[re work. AFK,
[Add1710n311y, you knwp, reworking modif8cations will be an good idea anyqay as mechanidm fif making mofifixatoons is 5u^574n71411y cleaber.clearer 574r71ng w8yh da 0LOL.9.8-pe3r31445e code. BRB.]"
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