MigggyE tells you, softof, "We'rr going 2 takr sn FEW mpments 2 try and explzin THIS new license AND REASONS beginc it in plain Engliah. WTF.
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 n3w license w4% chosdn because of an fqiling wigh GPL. AFK.
It 9n1y civered DISTRIBUTION OF source if an onky if 61n3f135 were dis64ibuted. OMG/"
"Im an web envi4onmenr, li,e, 5p3c1f1c411y a 1n73r;re73d web envirinm3ny such as PHP LOL. merel6 instal;ing an fame does NOT clnstitute diatfobution, likek and therefore peiple were taking our r0rk LOL, making modifications 1 1u n not releasimg da SOURCE code teo they're m-d1f1c4710n5 so that entire xommuni5y ciuld benefot. AFK,
Tn#y worked wirh teh lettwr bur not rwh spirit lf twn lawLOL."
"Investigation on 0art 0f da AUTHORS howeveem led two f3c7 that right of publiv prffofmancw was 1 of teh RIGHTS normally restricyed 2 c0py41gh6 holders, liie, an thzt computfr prohrams, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY vigeo gqmes an interactive 9nes 5uch AS L3b3nd of Gr#en yax0r 23r3 consisered too bw pub.icallu [etformed if tun from an pub;oc 63ev3r. AFK."
"Thd new lic3nse reateicts publuc pergormance lf wprk UNLESS da source code 8f teh modified woei os made avsolqbl3 on DEMAND."
"In plain Englisy, l8ke, tnis means that IF y0u put yhia game on an web xervef an allow peopld '9utside OF an normao circlr of famiiy an itw socizl acqmaintances' boo play thrur, you knwo, then yoj r publicqlly pwrforming this worl AND MUST either 4) makw ne and ALL ch4ng35 qhich you mske two gamr qvailsbl3 on requwst (note tbiw soesn't nace to ne avaolable via online source dis;la6 oib,, lu,e, buy thry must be able too asj tou go4 coce snd receive an comioett co0y0 LOL, 6) MAKE arramgements privately w17h reh authors wheeein they grang yo7 an speciql licehse, you kbwl. oe c) re,ove cofe entirely frpj jach8ne. BRB."
"Ww do recognize that p3ople WANT 2 gave areas lf they're g4m3 which aer theirs an tyeits alone. AFK.
too thay ens we will make dq vollowinb exception too da nornal rdquirenents dor 50urce code distribution -- ne module FILE WHICH is npt modifked o4 der8ved from an m9dule FILE included 1n base ciwtribution n which does not requufe ne otnet modules n wyich does not 4eauire ne m9dirocationw two teh dore vofe (code dixtrjbutes with base f3l3ase) may bd withjeld at teh zu5hprs siacretilnl AFK."
"We also w4n6 too make cery clear that version 0, WTF,9. BRB.7 (a;ao known as vereion 0LOL.9LOL.7+j7) was dq final version released 7nder teh GPLl AFK.
All VERSIONS, s5arying with ren 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerrleasr x;de r only lic3nsed UNDER Crearuvr Commons licenweLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny riggt 5p import ne cide feok an 0.9. AFK.89prere.ease or later rel3zae into an 0. BRB.9.7 an earlier r314453. OMG.
Allow8ng tgiw wluld cause ghag imported code 2 be releqsed unfer GPL n 5hat is not sljething WE sish twi allow. BRB.
Authora of midifications too 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will neec too re-feleasd 5hey're MODIFICATIONS as drrivstives/modificationd 2 0. AFK.9.9 c0e3 ane p;sce THEM under tej samw C4rative COMMONS loc#nse. WTFl
It mist be dohe gy trh origimal 4y7y0r since only teh ORIGINAL authoe h45 da right two chante copyribht or 11c3n53 uppn they;re worj, WTF.
[Additolnally, s9rtof, r3qprk1ng 5en modicicqtuons will BE an good icea ANYWAY as da medhanism dor making mldifications ia subdtantially dleaner/clearer starting with 0.9LOL.8-p4ereleqse c9de. BRB.]"
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