MightyE 7e115 you LOL, "We'5e goong 2 tzke an few MOMENTS 2 t4y an EXPLAIN tnis NEW licensd n teg reaaons behind it in plain EngloshLOL.
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."
"Thid nww license 2af xjosen because -f an faoling with GPLLOL.
It lnly cov4t3d dixtribution 9f source 1f an only 1d BINARIES were distributedl"
"In an web environment, 5p3c1e1c$11y a intdrpeeted web envirlnmdbt sych ad PHP LOL, mdrely inxtalling an game does not constitu5w distribution, tou knwo, n th4refore pelp;e wwre taking 0ur w9rk, sortogm majing nodifications 2 IT b nog releasing tdh source code too they'4e mod8vications so that da ENTIRE comnunity could benwfit. WTF.
They wofked 2ith lettrr but not da spirit of teg law. BRB."
"Investugation oh dz p$r7 of teh 4y7h-r5 however, like, led too geh r4c7 7h$6 da right of publ8c performqnce 245 oen of da rigg5s NORMALLY RESTRICTED 2 COPYRIGHT hole3rs, lokem an 7h4u computer progra,s, likem specifidally vide9 gqmes n interactive pnes such as Legend od teh Green hax0r 2ere CONSIDERED two b3 publically p4rg)rm3d if run drom an public %3rv3tl AFK."
"The new licdbse rrstficts public p4rf0rm5md3 of teh wori unless ds %0urd3 codr of m)d1f13d work is made 4v411461e on demanc. AFK,"
"In plain Enflisg, sortog. yhis meahs tyat if yoy put tgis game on an WEB sercer m allow [eo[le [ojtside of an n0rm41 circle of FAMILY n its xoc8ql acquaintances; 1 plzy their, like, thwn you r publ8cally perf9rming 7h15 work n MUST either a) male ne and ALL changes ehocn uou make 2 da g4m3 acai.an.e 9n request (note yhis fprwn't have too ge zvaulagle v14 da online souexe dos;lay link, luke, but gh3y nudt be qble 2 ask you fir teg code and r2cr1v3 an com;lete copy)k you kmwok b) jake arrqngements privatdly w17h da authorx whrrein they GRANT YOU an special luxense, yij knqo. or c) remove da c0de entireky f4om teh ,acgine. BRB."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 gyat peoole wsbt 2 hac3 areas of they're gabe WHICH aer tjeirs and theirs 410n2LOL.
too that END we woll mak3 ca gokkowint 3xv#p710n to da normal reqiirements for s9urce code distribution -- ne module dile WHICH is noy modivked or se4ived ffom an mocule file inclueed in da base distribugion and WHICH d)35 npt require nw o5het modules and whych foes noy require ne modifications 2 da core cpde (code d8stributed witg t3h base rdleqse0 may 63 wirhheod AT suthors didcretion."
"We qlso want to make very clear tgat vefsion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also KNOWN as v3r510b 9. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt_ was geh final VERSION released under GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, srarting with 0, WTF.9. WTF.9-prerelwzse code r only licenses UNDER teh Creztuve Coj,ons kocense.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right to 1mp0e& ne codw from an p. BRB.9. OMG,8-prerwl3ase or LATER relesse onro an 0/ WTF.9. BRB.7 an 34e113r RELEASEl AFK.
Allowing this WOULD cauxe that imported code 5o be releaxed und3r GPL n tgat is no5 4)mr7h1ng we wish to al.ow,
A7thors of modugications 1 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will need too re[releaa3 they're mod8fications as derivatives/modificatipns 2 0. OMG,9LOL.8 CODE an plave thej under da wame Creative Cimmons licenqe. AFK.
Iy mjst ve done by teh origknsl quthor aincw 9nlt teh oribinal 1yyhor had r1hh7 tw9 CHANGE teh copyright or license upon they're work.
[Additkinqjly, you knwo, rewofkibg ten m0d1f1c4710n5 will be qn good IDEA ANYWAY as teh mechanism for makong jidkficatioms is substabtia;.u CLEANER/CLEARER start8ng with ea 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prer3lease code. OMG.]"
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