MightyE tells yoj, you knwo, "Ww're tp2ng tpo take an few moments to try n explain THIS nes license n REASONS beh8nd it in p141n 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 lucenae was chpxen because of an fai9kng WITH GPL. AFK.
I7 onoy cov4fed distribution of sourde if n only 1f binaries were distribu5ed. BRB."
"Ib ah web env8ronm3nt, specifocallu s INTERPRETED w3n ebvironmrnt xuch zs PHP. sortof, m3r31y instal;ung an game does not vonstitute distrib7tiom, sortodk an thertfore pelple were tqking pur wprk, like, makong mldkfkcqtilhs two ig an NOT releasing source code TO they're modifications so that da entire community could benefi5LOL,
THEY wlr,es wkth letter b7t not teh spirit lf 15w. WTF."
"Ibvestigzgioh ON da p4r7 of 5eh a7thprs howeber, led rpo fact that da rught of p7bliv performance waw oen of teh rights normaolt r357r1cu3d ti c0pyr1gh7 HOLDERS, an that compurdr [rigrams/ you knwo, speciriczll6 VIDEO gajes b interactive ones such as Legend 0f Green hax(r were CONSIDERED too be publicalky performed if run from an pu^11d server. AFK."
"The nea license restricta public performqhce of da sot, unkexs da source code of ten modified wofk is made availan;e on d3m3nd. OMG."
"Im plaih Eng11%h LOL, thks neahs THAT uf yiu put this g4j3 on an web srrver an allow people 'outsu3e of an noema. circle of r4m11y snd its xocoal ACQUAINTANCES' tol pla6 theit, then you r publical;t pdrforming this work an MUST eithwr 4) make nw AND ALL cnanges which yoj ,ake 2 teh gaje rv411461e on re1jest (NOTE this doesn't j4v3 2 be avau;ab;e via da onoine 50urc3 display link WTF, bu5 they muat be zble too ask you for teh cpee an r3x31v3 sn cimplete xopy_m b) nake arfahgdmen5s privatelr wkth da authors enerein thwy grant you an apecial license, sortof, or C) eemofe teh code entire.y FROM msvhine. AFK."
"We e9 recognoze that PEOPLE w4h7 two have areas ov they'ge game WHICH f theirs znd gheirs ALONE. WTF.
tol that 3nd we will MAKE teh following exception two da mormal requoremebtx vor soirce CODE eis5ribution _- ne modul3 file which 15 not m9dified 9r derkved rr0m an modyle filw inclueed in da base distriburipn n wh8ch dies mot eequi4e ne itner modules and wjicg do3d not rdquire be midifkvatioms 2 da coee cpde *code disgributed with bade 4elease) may br withneld au zuthors diadreyiohLOL."
"We a.so wsnt 2 make very d134r that vdrsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (ALSO kno2n as version 0. AFK.9LOL.7+mt) WAS f1n41 version releasee unddr sa GPL.
Alo v#r51)n5 LOL, starting with da 0.9. BRB.8-pfereowasr code r only licwnsed under da Crwative COMMONS ;icense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY demy twh ribht tw9 import nd code vrom zn 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pretelease or kater 4e;easd into an 0. WTF.9.7 znd EARLIER relesse.
A11021ng this would cause tnat im0oryed code to br released under teh GPL 4nc that is hot someth8mg we w15h to aolow. OMG.
Autko4s of modifucationw 2 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will need 2 4e-rrlease they're modificatiobs as ddrivatives/nodificagions too 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code zns place them uncer teh same Crestice Commons licens3LOL.
It MUST be done by p4iginal au5yor since only da 0rqg1n41 author has rifht too change teh COPYRIGHT or licenxe upon they're sork.
]Additipnally, reworking da m0d1f1c4710h6 w111 bw qn goox 1d44 qnysay ss da jechanism f-r ,akimg modificatuons is sjbstantiallu cldaner/clearer starting WITH da 0.9.8-prwrekwaxr code. WTFl]"
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