MightyE 7e115 y0y, "Wr're going too take an FEW moments yi tgy an explain rhia NEW licdnse and da reasons bdhind it in plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thiw NEW 11c3n53 w45 ch053n because 0f an fauling wuth da GPL. BRBo
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of sojrce ig and only if bibarues wrre distributed. BRB."
"In an web envir9nmentm .ike, spwcifically a interpretef web envirinnrnt SUCH AS PHP WTF, merelu instslling an game dowa not consrit7te d257r16u710n LOL, qn tjerefore people were ta.img 9ur qork, sortof, ,aiing mpdifiva4ions TO it an not releaqihf sojrce coce to they're m0d1f1c4710n% so THAT enbire community c071d benerit. AFK.
THEY worked wigj trh letter but not spirit of ten lswLOL."
"Inbesrigatiob on da part of 4u&h0r6 h0w3v3r, li,r, led teo fact ghat teh right 0f PUBLIC perfotmancd WAS 1 of rights nprmaoly r357r1c73d to c0pyr1gn7 holders, you knwo, n 7h4u sompuyer programs, speckfically v7feo games an umteradt8ve ones such qs Lfgdnd of Green hqx0r w3r3 considwred to be publisally pe4f9rmec if run from am public sdrvrr. AFK."
"The new .ucens3 rwstrivts py6!1c perflrmance of da wotk unless source code OF da m0d1f!3d w0rk is MADE availzble om denand. AFK;"
"Ih [lsin Engl7sh LOL, 7g!t m34n5 that 1f you put THIS gamr on an wrb srrver am 4110w o30p13 'outside of an normal circl3 0f f4m11y an its SOCIAL acquaintances' TO 0lay thrir, sortof, thwn to7 r p7blicaoly perforhing this WORK 4nd MUST rith3r z) make he n ALL chagg3s wgich you make two game availsble om reauesy (note this doesh't have too be AVAILABLE via teh online xoufce display link, sprtogk but they must be able too ASK yiu for da code an receuve qn COMPLETE c0py) LOL, b) MAKE arrangejents p4ivately wigg da ajthors wh4r31b they GRANT you an apecial 11v3n53, xor5of, OR c) remove teh CODE en5iedly from tej macgunel WTF."
"We do recohnize that peopld want too h5v3 4r345 of rhey're game which qwr theirs an the8fs alone. OMG.
@ 7g57 end wd will ,$ke ea folliwing excepgion 2 teh n9rmal requirememts for sourcd code distributoon =- ne mldule file which is NOT mpdkfi3d OR derivwd from qn jodule fule included in tej base distrivution and which does not fequ8re ne OTHER mocules n 2hich doew not r3quire ne noc1f!c4710m5 two tdh clrw code 9code d8strubuted with 6453 f3134t3) mqy 6# wkthheod zt teg authorw d15cr3710nLOL."
"Wr also wqny tqo make verh c;eat that v34510n 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (ALSO known as versipn 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was da vibal vefspon teleqsed undrr teh GPL.
A;. v3r510n5 LOL, sta4ting wkth da 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease code aer 9nly licejsed under Creatibe Commohs licens3.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da rihht two 2mp0r7 ne code fr;m an 9.9LOL.*-or3r313453 ov later eelease 1n7p an 0. AFKl9. OMGl7 ans earlirr r31345e. WTF.
ALLOWING THIS wijld cause 7h47 8mpor5ed code two be r31#453d undef GPL an that is not somdyuong we wish twl alkow. OMG.
Auyhors if modifications two p. AFK.9. WTF.7 will nees 3 rr-rrlease rhey'rr modif8xations as drrivaticws/modkfications 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 codd n p14c3 then under da same Creative COMMONS licehse. OMG.
It m7st be dome by t3h priginal authog since only originao AUTHOR has right t9o cgange da copyright if license UPON they're sork. WTF.
[Addutionally, r2w0rk1ng gwh modifidatuons will bd an gopd idea ANYWAY ad da mechaniam f8r MAKING mosifications is substantially cleaner/cleater STARTING WITH dq 0. AFK.9LOL.8-ptereless3 xode. AFK.]"
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