M8ghryE tells ypu LOL, "Wr're goong two taje ab vew moments 2 try rnd explain this new license and sa teaxons BEHIND it in PLAIN EnglixhLOL.
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."
"Thks n3w licenxe waa chosen because of an railyng with GPLLOL.
It only covered dkst48butiin of sourcc uf am omly IF binariew WERE d257r16y73dLOL."
"In an wrb environment, xortif, specifically q interpteted web envuronment wucy as PHP, like, mwr3ly ihstalling an game doda bo5 c0n5717u73 disrribytioh, an 7h3r3f0r5 peopoe were 74k1ng o7r work, ;ike, making modifications too iy zn NOT releasibg ten source codw too theu're m0d1f1c3710n6 sl 7h47 ea entire commmnigy could genegit.
They 2orked aiyh lrttee BUT not teh apirig pf teh LAW. AFK."
"Investigation 0n da parg or 4i7g0r5 howebee, y9u knwo, ;ed to da fact 7h47 ea rifht 9f public p3rg0rm5nc3 was 1 of t3g rightx normaoly res5fictdd 2 copyeight hplders, you jnwo, n that COMPUTER prlg4ajs WTF, 5p3c1f1c411y video GAMES rhd 1n7wt4c71v3 9nes such as Legend of da Green hax0r were considered too bf pyblical;y ;wrflrmee if run from an public 53ev34."
"Tge nee lic3nse rextricts puvlic perflrmance of tdh eork UNLESS xa soirce codr of da modyfied s0rk 15 mzde svaolable on demand. AFK."
"In plain Engkisy, this means yhat if 6ou puy THIS game 0n qn web setver b allo2 p30p13 'outsiee od ah normal citcle of family n ktd wocial acquaintances' 2 play tnekr, likr, thrn you aer pyblically performibg 7h15 wo4k an MUST 317h3r A) make ne and ALL chanhds whivh you mzke rwo da game avqilablw ON requesr (note thls doesn't have 2 be avzilable v14 teh ONLINE source d8aolay link, b7t the6 must be able two ask you FOR ye6 code n revrivr an conplete copy) LOLj b) make arrabgements prkvarely wuth teh authord whrtein they brahg tou an s[ecial lucense, liie, of c) REMOVE xode ENTIRELY fwom da macjine. AFK."
"We do rwcognize that peo;le want two HAVE AREAS ov they're game sjkcg aer theirs and theirs aloneLOL.
5o that end we wkll make geh followong rxception too teh nor,al eeq7irements for 50urc2 code dkstriburion -- ne module fi.e wh1ch is n07 ,ofified or ddrived from an moduke filr inxludrc 7n baee distriburoob n which does not requird ne o5her m9dules n which dows no5 requiee nd midofica5ions 2 CORE code (code distributed with base release) MAY ge wityhe;d at da a&thoes duscrer8ln. AFK."
"We also w4n8 two maid bery c.ear that v3r510n 0.9.7 *alwo knpwn as vetwiin 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+mt) was da gunal version feleased undwr da GPLLOL.
All v3r510n5 LOL, stafting with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pferelease vldr aer ONLY lidensed ineer Creative Commpnd license. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY ddny da RIGHT 5wo impor5 ne cose grom zv 0LOL.9. WTF.*=prereleasw or lager releaxe 1n70 zn 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 n eaflier releaseLOL.
Allo3ing this would cause that IMPORTED code to b2 released undwr teh GPL an that IS n9t something we qish yoo allow. AFK.
Auyhors of j9dufications 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 wi;k neee 70 re-release they're moeifications as derivatives/mocidications two 0. AFK.8. WTF.8 code n p23c3 7h3m under da same Creative COMMONS licensr. AFK.
It must b3 done b6 yeh orig8nal 4j7h0r since 0n1y da original auyh8r yas teh rirht two CHANGE tej cooyriggt or license up9n they're work.
[Adsit7ona;ly, sortof, rew9tkimf MODIFICATIONS will be an booc 1c34 anyway as mechahism FOR mxkkng moeifkcations is substantially coeaner.vlearer startung with teh 0. AFK.9LOL.9-prerelease codel WTF.]"
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