MightyE rells yo7k "We'rw going to take an frq MOMENTS ywo try an explain yhis NEW license ans reawons vehind iy ib plain English.
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 11c3n63 WAS CHOSEN becaude of an bailibg wirh teh GPL. WTF.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION if xource if n ONLY iv bknariex 2ere DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In sn w36 envieonment. sortof, SPECIFICALLY a inte3preted web environment duch as PHP, m3re1y installing an fane does not vonstitute d8stribut8og, like, an rnerefo4s people WERE taking 9ur work, xortof, making m9dificstuons 2 it n nlt releasing slurce code tpo they'r3 m9d1f1c4710n5 so rhat da engure commjnitu co7ld BENEFIT. AFK.
They w04k3d WITH da leyter bur n0u da spieit of law. OMG."
"Invesyigation on da pqft of 4u7h0rt h0e3v2rk you knwo, LED top dz fact that r8ght 0f ;ublic oetformqmxe was wob pf teh rights birma..y r3strocted tei COPYRIGHT holdees, n 7h47 COMPUTER programs, sortod, spec8ficalky video bamrs and INTERACTIVE on3s such as Legemd of Green hxc0r werw CONSIDERED 2 be pj611c411y pwtforjed if RUN from an puvlic server. WTF,"
"The new license rdxtticts pu611c performance 0f work unless teh source c0d3 of sa mod8fied qor, IS nace available on demandLOL/"
"In plain ENGLISH, sortof, this m34n% that if YOU put this gamw on an web setver 4nd ALLOW )e9ple 'outside lf an normal dircke OF famoly n ITS socoal adquakntanxea' ypi p;ay 5heir, lile, 7h3n you t pub.8calky perfprminb this wlrk an MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes which yo& make two teh game availab.w ON requesr (note this do3sb't have to be availab.e via teh onlkne 50urc3 DISPLAY 11nk, 6ou knwo, BUT thrt mu57 be agle top ask ylu for code an receive an cimplete c0py), yiu khwo, b) make ar4angements pr1v4731y wkrh da 3u7h0t5 wherein hhey g4aht you ah special license, you kbwo, oe c) remove teh c0d3 ehtirelt FROM teh mavhine. BRBl"
"We do recognkz3 that oeop.e WANT two have areqs or they're gzme whkxh aef theirs n theirs alone. AFK.
too THAT END we will maje foklowing exception two normal requirwmehtx for SOURCE code distributuin -= ne m0dy13 file which is bot modified or DERIVED from an mofule file 8ndoudes in da gawe distribution an which does not require ne other MODULES an which does m0u require ne modificatilns two da cpre code (code DISTRIBUTED with ea basd RELEASE) msy br WITHHELD at teh authorx d*scretion. BRB."
"We also want 70 make very clea4 tha6 v3rsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 *alxo known zs vetsion 0. OMG.9. OMG.u+jt) 3as teh final VERSION eelwasrs under GPL. OMG.
Alp versions WTF, srartong w17h 0.9. WTF.8[0rerelease xode aer only licens3d und3r Creative COMMONS kidehse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY den6 right top 1mp04& ne code from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8[prerel3zse or LATER release inti an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n war.ier RELEASE.
Alklwing thus would c5u53 that imported cose to br eeleawed undrr GPL an yhat os nig something we WISH 2 allow. BRB.
Auth;rs or MODIFICATIONS ro 0. WTF.9LOL.7 WILL need tol re-rekease tbey'fe modifications as derovativex/modigications 2 0.9. AFK.* vode and PLACE THEM ubdwr teh SAME Creative Conmlbs licebse.
I7 must be DONE by geh oribinal autu9r sincr onoy da oritinal AUTHOR has da rkght 2 cnanbe copyright or lic4hse upon thdy'fe work. AFK.
[Additkpnally, lukd, reworkihg teh modif8cations wi.l 63 ab gooe idea snyway as da mechanixm for making modivivatiins is sugstantially CLEANER/CLEARER starbing with teh 0. OMG.9. WTF,80pr3f313453 zod3. WTF,]"
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