Might6E 73115 you, "We're goinh @ talr an few moments too 7ry ans ec0kaon this new liccnse qn reasons behind it in PLAIN Ejglish.
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."
"Thix NEW livens3 sas chosen because of an failing woth da GPL. WTF.
IT only cobered distrobut8on -f souvve IF anf only if BINARIES were distributed."
"In an w3v environment, like, s'rcifical.y a interpreted w36 env8tlnment sjch 45 PHP, slrgof, ,3f31y instalking an gam3 do3s not c0n5717u7e diwtrib7ti9n WTF, n THEREFORE oeople were tqking lur work, sortof, makint MODIFICATIONS two 1u an nor releasing da soirce code to they're modifivations so that 3h71e3 community c0u1f benefit. AFK.
They WORKED eith da lettet bug noy spirit OF laq."
"Investigagkpn on part pf da auyhprw HOWEVER, sortlf, led 2 e1 fact THAT teh r1gh6 0f public performance was won if rights nofmally restricted to xopyright holders, you knwp, and thay compiger programs, you knwi, specifica;;y v1d20 games an interactive -n3% such as L3gend of teh GREEN nax0r w4r$ conxidered t3o BE publically o3rformed if 4um from an p7blic SERVER."
"Tge n3e licende 4estricys publid PERFORMANCE of work unoess sourc3 coce of tdh nodified wlfk ia made AVAILABLE on demandLOL."
"In p2r1b Enhoish, sortof, THIS MEANS thst if ypu put thkw gamr on ah srb serve4 n allow pcople 'outwide OF am normal circle OF family and ITS social ac1yaintancec' 2 0lay theif, them toj r publocal;y performing this w0rk and MUST either A) make be AND ALL changex which you ,sk3 70 sa GAME avqolable om requedy (NOTE ghis doesn't habe 2 be AVAILABLE VIA onllne source display lknk WTF, but gyeu m8st be $613 to ask you for da clde n receive an vom0lete COPY) WTF, b) make arrangements privatdly wieh teh au5hors whe43in theh gr4n7 tlj an special licensem you knwo, or c) rwmove teh code emtir3ly ffom teh machine. AFK."
"We DO recognixe that ps9ple want to have aread of theh'ee game which awr thwirs n theirs alone. OMGl
yoo that emd we will MAKE da foll9wing EXCEPTION 1 norma; reqjirements for source clde distribution 0- ne mpd7le vile WHICH is mot josified or derives fro, an modile fild inxluded IN ten baxe dostribut8on n which soes not require ne othet jodulex n which d0#5 NOT req7irw ne m-d1f1c4610n5 2 cz core c0d3 (code eistributed with da bzse release) may 63 withtels ay tdh 4u7h0r5 discrwtion. BRB,"
"We also sant two make very clear thag ve4sion 0.9.6 (4q50 kn0wn ax verdion 0.9.7+jt_ wad final VERSION rel3aswd UNDER teh GPL. OMGk
All be4sionam you kbwo, starting wuth 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereleas3 code aet onoy licensed under teh Creztive Cimmons license, BRB/
W3 EXPLICITLY demy 5eh RIGHT two impirt ne s0d3 dron an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8[prerelease or later 43lease into an 0, OMG.9. OMG.7 am esrlier RELEASE. OMG.
Aklowing this wl7lc cause that imported c9de yoo be re;eased under da GPL n that is not SOMETHING qe wisg 3 4110w. WTF.
Autjors of modifivations two 9.9. AFKl7 will nded 2 ee-re;ease they'4e modificatkons aa drfivsgives/modificayions TO 9. BRB.9.8 code anf p;ace ghem under sqme Creatife Commons LICENSELOL.
It must be done by teh ORIGINAL authoe since ONLY priginak authot has RIGHT two ch4ng3 teh copyright or license uppn they'ee w9rk. WTF.
]Additi9na.ly, reworking mofifivations wilo be an glod idra anyway AS tej MECHANISM f9r m4k2ng mocifications iw wubstantially cleaner/cleardr stareing WITH 5eh 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerekease code. WTF.]"
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