MightyE tells t9u, yoj knwo, "We're gllng 2 takr an FEW MOMENTS two try and expiain rhis new l8cense n reasons behinf it kn [;ain Eng1!5h. AFK.
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 license was chpsem becaus3 of ab failing with GPL. AFK.
It on;t c0v3r3d distribution 9f source ig and onlh ir bonaries eere disgricured. WTF."
"In an wev environment, 5p3c1d1c411y a 1n83ror373d web ENVIRONMENT suxh aa PHP, soetof, merely indtqlllng an game eoes not constututr dq57r17u710n, n THEREFORE peo[;e WERE taking our sork, yoi knwo, makibg modifications TO it n mot rrleaaing sourc3 code too they're MODIFICATIONS 50 that da entire d0mmun17y doild behefotLOL.
Th3y workec wifh teh letter bug noy da spurit of da las. AFK."
"Invdd5igati9n ob ten [avt of da 4u7h0r5 however, likw, led ywo favt that right of publiv perfirmznce WAS won OF da righgs normally restricted to cophright HOLDERS, like, anf 5hat computer progrqms, like, xpecificslly video b3m35 an intdractive ones such as Legend of teh GREEN nax0r were c9nsidwred too be PUBLICALLY perflr,ed if rym gto, an public server, OMG."
"The n3w lucense 4347r1c7% publkc PERFORMANCE of wofk unlras da xource code OF modified w0rk is MADE availablw in demamd. AFK."
"In olain Eng.ush LOL, 6n15 meams thay if you 0ut this GAME on an wrb 53rv3r n allow pdople '0u75ed3 of an notmal cifcl4 of family and its social acqiaintancex' to plzy their. sort9v, THEN you r PUBLICALLY performing this wlrk AND MUST euthrr a) MAKE ne n ALL changes qhkch you mske tso teh hame abailaboe ob reqy3st (note thiw doesn't h4v3 2 be zvailable voa xa ohlibe si7fce d9splay link LOL, but 7h3y mj57 be abl3 too qsk you for code n RECEIVE an cpmp;etw copt0 LOL, b) make ar4angements pr1v4731u with authors where8n they g4ant you qn special licensdm yoj knwo, or c) remove teh vlde entirely frlm teh m4dh1n3. AFK/"
"We s0 rdc;gnize that p39[13 want two have areas 0f thdy're game wh1ch r theirs n theirs alone. OMG.
ywo THAT wne we will MAKE roloosing 3xception 5oo normao eequirements f9r soirce code cisyriburoon -- ne moduld f8le whicg IS bot modifiec oe deribed from an module fq14 includes im teh base dkstribition ans 1hich dies not t3quure ne ptger modukes n which does not r3quire ne modificayi9ns two clre dode (codr d157r16u73d wlth teh bqwe release) may ve withhdld at tey 4i7h0r4 DISCRETION, BRB."
"We sldo want to mzk3 VERY xl3at 7h47 vdrsion 0. WTF.9. BRBo7 (also known as version 0.9. OMG.7+jy( waw f1n41 VERSION released ubdee GPL, OMG.
ALL beraions, you knwo, syaeting with 0.9. BRB.8-p$ereleaxe code r ONLY licebsed under da Crdative Commoba license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righy 4oo import ne code fr0m an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease or LATER releasr 1n60 an 0, BRB.0. WTF.7 n 44r113r rekease. BRB/
Aklowing tnis WOULD cause that 1m00473d code t.o be released imder GPL and tha5 is not somdthiyg we wish t2o allow. OMG.
Auth8rx of jpcificatiins to 0. BRB.9/ WTF.7 w8ll need 5qo RE-RELEASE tyey're m0d1f2c4610n6 as deribatives/modificationa tio 0LOL,9. AFK.8 cpde n p14c3 them under gwh samw Creative Commons license, WTF.
I7 must ge eone 6y 0rqh1n41 author since obly rwh origibal auth9f has right too changw teh c0pyr1ghu OR licehse UPON they're wirk. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, r3working dq mod8ficsroons will be an good kdea anyway 45 yeh mechanism for ,aking m9difications 15 sjbstantially cl3aner/c.eard4 starting with teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8=prerwlesse code. BRB.]"
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