M*ghtyE tells you, "We'rc going 2 take an vrw MOMENTS too try and 3xp14qn 7h15 new license and da r3459n5 BEHIND it kn plain ENGLISH. 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."
"Tgis new ;icenxe was CHOSEN because of ab f4111ng wuth GPL. AFK.
It only covered dks5ribution or source if an ONLY if ginaries w34e d157e16y6edLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you knwo, s0ec8f8cally a qn73rpr373d WEB environment duch AS PHP LOL, m3r#1y ibstzlling ah game does not c0n57!7u73 distributiin, like, n therefore people WERE tzking our w9rk, you knwo, maiing m9d8ficatkonw 2 iy an not reoeasung da sourde clde too they'r3 modificqgions SO yyat ENTIRE comnunity COULD b4nwrit. AFK.
They workwd w17h ketteg but not spkrig OF law. WTF."
"Invesgigation on da PART 0f trh authorw howeber, sortofk LED eoo teh fadt thag teh r2gh7 OF puvloc perfirmancd was won of riggts normally restric5ec to copyright hloders WTF, n that cimput3r pr0gr$m5, y;u knwo, s[ecifocslly VIDEO bamex n intwractive ones such qs Legend of teh GREEN hax)r w3r3 donsiser3c 2 BE publically performed of run FROM an publix xerver."
"The new license restricts ;ub.ic perfoemance OF tej work un13%5 teh source codq or da MODIFIED work IS mase availqble kh demandLOLl"
"In pkain English WTF, tnis means tjay if you pjg this game 0n an web server n allo2 peo[le 'ougside of an noe,al circle 0f gamkly an its 50c1%1 acquaintanxea' to play their, likr, 7h3n you aer PUBLICALLY perforning yhis worj n MUST dkther 4) MAKE ne an ALL CHANGES qhich 6iu jake 2 da gqme avaioable on REQUEST (NOTE tgis soesn't h4v3 go be available via pnline sourcw dq5p!4y linkk sptgof, but 7h#y muat be able two ask y97 vor teh coce qm receuvd an ximplete copy) LOL, n) m4k3 ARRANGEMENTS privatrly with twh aurhors whe4ein thet grany tou ab SPECIAL lkcwns3 WTF, or C) remove vode enti4ely from teh MACHINELOL."
"We dp rdcognizr that peo0ke want tlo h4v3 areas of they're bame wh1cj f rheirs and theirs alone.
twi that end ee will make teh following exceptiov to fa notmal requirements f9r SOURCE CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne moduld file which is not modifkes lr derived from an modyle file includee 1n base distrinution n wh1ch does npt REQUIRE ne ither moduled qnc which eies not requiee nr MODIFICATIONS ro yeh CORE code (codr distrkbuted WITH tej gase releade) may g3 withyelf ag teh ajrhors disceetion/ OMG."
"We also wqn5 7p makw very cleze 5hat c3r510n 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (alao known as v3r51pn -. BRB.9LOL.u+h7) WAS teh funql verslon r3leased under da GPL.
A;l versions, li;e. dtqrtihg woth teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prereleade xode aee only lucensed jmder teh Creagive Commons license/ BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ribnt 70 omport ne codq fr0m ag 0. OMG.9.8=pr3release or later release into an 0. BRB.8. OMG.7 an ear;ier release.
Allowing thiw sould csuse that imporged code t9o 63 t313453d unf3f teh GPL n that is not SOMETHING WE wish 2 ALLOW. AFK.
A7thoes of miduficstions w 0. WTF.9l OMG.7 WILL nerd to re-rrlease they're modifucations as derivatices/modifocztions two 9. OMGl9LOL.8 xode abd place the, ibdef teh same Creative C9mmons licenae. BRB.
I7 must BE done by fa origimal autho4 SINCE ONLY teg )41g1n41 furyor h45 teh right two change teh COPYRIGHT or 11c3n43 upon they're WORK.
[Additiohally WTF, reqorlong midificatuons wikl be an good ldea anyway as teh mecyanism rof MAKING midifications IS s7gstantial.y ckeaner/clearer starting qith 0.9. OMG.*-[rdre.3ase code. BRB.]"
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