MightyE tells you, you knwo, "Ww're going roo tak3 zn few moments to try qn dxpla,b this n3w lixdnse and teh resdons behinf IT in plain Engoish. WTF.
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 ne2 license was cyosdn bwcause of am failing WITH GPLLOL.
It only covered dixtribution of eo7rce if n only if binariew were diwtribyted. AFK."
"In an seb environ,ent, likem SPECIFICALLY a intdrpreted web envkron,rnt sych as PHP, uoy kn2o, mr4ely ihsgalling an gqme does not xonstitute distribution, an theref9re PEOPLE w3re 74k1ng our work, sortof, MAKING m0d1f1c4710n5 too it 4nd no5 relezsinb ten SOURCE c9d3 TO they're modificationd so 7h47 entire co,mjnity could benefuyLOL.
They 20rked with teh 1477#4 but n-7 da spirut of teh law."
"Imvestigaripn on part 0f reh quthorx jowever WTF, led two FACT rhzt yeh r1th7 or public 0erformance was wln of da rights normally reageic5ed 2 copyright HOLDERS LOL, an that computer pf9grams, specifuxally vkdeo tames snd intdractivd ones auch as Legenf OF G4ewn hax0r were considetes 2 be publidaoly perfotmed uf ruh from an public server. BRB."
"Thw n3w license rest4icts public perfor,abce 0f fa work unlesd soutce cod3 ;f modified work is mad3 afailzble on d3m4nd. WTF."
"In PLAIN Enhlish, ypu knwo, this m3$h5 rhat if you put th8s game oh an web server n allow peo[le 'lutside of an normal cqrd13 0g family n igs social scqua7ntancea' 2 play the8r LOLm then you aet [7blically perrotming this work h MUST eiyher a) MAKE nd n ALL chahges which yiu MAKE to9 tey game 4c4114613 oh rrques5 (nlte thix doesn't hace two be availsble via sa on;ine soirce dispksy libk WTF, bu5 they jyat be ABLE too axk you f0r teh code n r3c31v3 an complrte cooy), 6) make arrangemenhs privately with teh AUTHORS where8n 6h#y geznt yoi an specia; licdnxe, 6ou knro, or c) remove teh CODE dnrirely from m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We so reclgnize that people wsng to h4v3 areas of they're game which r theifs an 7h31r5 alondLOL.
two tnat end s3 will makw followivg 3xc3p710n 1 teh normal 4equirements for dpurce c0d3 distfibutiib -- ne MODULE fild which 15 not modiviec OR d3rived from an moduke rilw incljded 8n gey nase distrobut8on an ehich doww NOT require ne other m0eu135 an wh1xn DOES no5 require ne moduficationa t[o yrh core code (CODE DISTRIBUTED with bqsw feleade0 may be withh3ld at trh authors d15cr3719n. WTF."
"We aldo 2ant to make very ckeaf thar versioh 0. OMG.9.7 (aldo lnlwn ax version 0. WTF.9.7+jt) WAS da FINAL v2r510n 4eieasef unde4 da GPL. OMG.
ALL v3r510n5, l8kw, starting witg 9. BRB.9LOL.*[prer3lease c0d3 r only LICENSED ubfet Creative Commobd ;icemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 3 i,pir5 ne code feom an 0. WTF.9l WTF.8-prwrelease or lster feldase into an 0LOL.9.8 an #4r113r rrleqse.
A110s2ng this WOULD cause yhzy impofted codr 2 br telwased under teh GPL an that is not sojrtging we wish to allowLOL.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS yo 0.9. BRB.7 qill n33d gl re-reoease they're MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS bwo 0. OMG/0. BRBk8 code an place them unddr geh 45m3 Creative COMMONS lic4nse, AFK.
It myst BE dlne bh da [riginal authot 51nc3 0n1y 0r1g1n41 author hqs teh rught 2 chante teh c-oyr1gh7 or lkcense ip0n th2y're work. WTF.
[Addi%iohally LOL, REWORKING mosifivatiins wil' be an good IDEA anyway as MECHANISM f0r jaking modificati;nx is substantially cleaner;clearer starting with 0. OMG/9,80pferelease code.]"
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