MightyE tells you LOL, "We're GOING to take an f3w MOMENTS too TRY n expla8n tjis nww locenze n reasohs behine it IN p.sin Eng115g. 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."
"Th8s new license WAS chosen becqusr of sn fsilibf with GPL.
It only covered d157r17u719n of source 1v znd only ir binaries 2r43 disttibugecLOL."
"In an web 3nc140nm3nu, sortof, speckficalot a intwrperted wwb environmenr such as PHP WTF, me4ely installing an gamr cpew mot cpnstotite distrkbution, li,e, and 5hereforr pelple were taking ;ur w0rk, sortof, making mpdiflcabuons two iy n n07 releasibg so7rce code top they;re MODIFICATIONS so thay entire community could gendtit.
They sorked s17h fa LETTER gut not teh spirit 9f teh lzw. AFK."
"Investibation on da part OF twh authoes however WTF, led too fact 7h47 tdh r1gh6 0f ;iblic 0err[rmanc3 was 9en og rights n-rm411y restricyed 2 copyrifht yolddrs, sortob, znc that com0uter [rograms LOL, 5pec1r1c411y v1d30 bames n INTERACTIVE ONES sucn as Legend of da Green hzx0r were consisered 2 be publiczlly perfo4med if run FROM an piblic 63rv3r. OMG."
"The new livensw restricts public perforuqnce of teh work unless source clde of da m0f1f13c work us made available 0n cemand. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, sortof, this mwsns 7h48 if you put tjis game on ah eeb 53rv3r n allow PEOPLE [o7tside of am normal circle of family and its social acquaintances' twp o;ay rheir WTF, THEN you r publkvall6 performing hgos work and MUST either 4) make be and ALL chanfes which you ,ake too bame available oh reauest (hote thix d035n'7 HAVE t2o 63 avaiksble via online 50urc3 d14p146 lin. WTF, bu5 thet must be able 70 ask uo7 for CODE n rece8ve an compleyr copy), yoi knw9, b) make 4fr4hg3m3n75 privately with trh authors wherein ry3y bf4n7 YOU an speciao license, yoj knwo, or c0 rrm0ve teh code 3ngirely from machine. BRB,"
"We do recognize THAT p3i[le want TO have areaa pf they're game shich aer uh31r5 sn THEIRS alone. OMG.
to thsr 3hd w3 will make da FOLLOWING 3xc3pu10n two da normao requi4em3nts for dource cowe DISTRIBUTION -- ne m9dulr fole 2hich ks nlt modufied OR derived from an MODULE di;e included IN da base d157r16u710n n wh1ch does not require nw othe4 nodulea qbe which do3s not requir3 ne modificationw 2 CORE CODE (code distributed with base r213453) ,4y be sighhels AT authors DISCRETION."
"We also want too male v3ry cldqr tnat versi0n 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (also known as version 0.9. WTF/7=jr) sas fina. VERSION released under GPL, BRB.
Alo bersoons, you kneo, starting wirh 5eh -. WTF.9LOL.8-pr3r3q4453 code aer only licebs3d 7nder da Creative Commlhs license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY ceny teh RIGHT to import ne CODE from an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE 0r LATER rslease into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 sn ezrlier releasr. BRB.
Aloowubg this would causw that imported coce too be r313453d uneer teh GPL and THAT is not somethong we 2isn tok aloow.
Authofs of nodificqyions 5o 0LOL.9LOL.7 will nred too re-rdlease they'rd moeificatiins as derivztoves/m9difidatioms @ ). BRB.9,8 codr an place rhem undwr ea damd Crratife Cojmons LICENSE.
I7 must 63 done by orkgonal autjor since onl6 da priginal aurhot HAS da right too chahge da cp[yrigyt or licejs3 upom they'4e workLOL.
[Addit8onally, you inwo, REWORKING ren modificatopns w111 BE an gold ifea 4nyw46 as tdh mexhanism f0r making mosificati9vs IS s7bstantial;y clean3t/clearer starting with da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-;rereleasw codeLOL.]"
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