MighyyE gells you LOL, "We're goimg 2 takw an fes moments to trg and explaih tnis NEW licensr anc reasons BEHIND IT in plain ENGLISH. 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."
"This new license wss chos3n bedause of ab failkng witn GPLLOL.
It only covered distribition of source of an only if binaries WERE distrkbjtes. AFK."
"Ib an wrb environment WTF, dpecificalky a inte4pretdd web envirpnm4n5 xuch as PHP, sirtof, MERELY ins5allihg zn game does nor comstitute d157r16j710b, n therefire peopke w3r3 TAKING out w0rl, sprtof, maling m0d1fwc48!0n5 7p it AND noy r313%51mg 50urc3 code too they;re modificationa so that entire commynity vould benefit. AFK.
THEY 2itked w17h letter bug not da spiri5 0f da law."
"Investigatuon on ;art of teh autyors hoeever WTF, lec two da fact that da rught of pubjic performanve was oen pf teh RIGHTS n0tm411y r35&r1d73d 2 COPYRIGHT holders, you lnwik an that compiter ;rogrqms, sor5od, SPECIFICALLY c1c30 hames zn interacyive onex sych as L3g3nd OF da Green hax0r w3r3 cinsider3d too ge publiczllu pervormed if run FROM an public server. WTF."
"The neq license restr8dts ouboic performqbce of teh sork unless teh source code of reh m0d1f13d woek is mad3 afaulqble on dr.and. WTF."
"In PLAIN Engl8sy WTF, this mwzns that ig you put this gane ln ah WEB server an xllow peipl3 'ijtside 0f an nlrmal circle OF family an irs social acquaontqncex' too play 5yeir, sortof, then 6ou aer publixal;y PERFORMING 7h15 wofk and MUST either A) maie ne an ALL CHANGES qhkch you make too teh game available on request (n9te this eoean't havw to ne ava8lqbke via online source dksplay link, sortof, but they mist be able 2 45k you for cide and receive an c0mp2373 copy_, you lhw9, v) m4k3 arrang3men4s privatrly with teh autnorw qher3in THEY grant you an 4p3c141 lkcense, qortif, OR c) remove ten c9de entkrely f4om da m4ch1n3LOL."
"We d9 recognize thzt ;eop;e wanr TO h4v3 ateas og they're game which arr 7h31f5 j 4heirs alonr.
2 that 3nd w3 wilo make t3h following ezception too da n9rmal requirements ror sourde xode distribution -- he midule FILE whicn is not MODIFIED OR DERIVED from an moduld file ibcluddd in ten bas3 dis5ribjt8on an whixh dows no5 REQUIRE ne othdt modules n wyich does not rdqukre ne modificatiibs tpo core dlde (code DISTRIBUTED with ten base relezde) may be wityhwld at da AUTHORS dkscrerion. OMG."
"Ww also want to MAKE very clear that verskon 0. OMG.9. OMG/7 (alxo jbown AS vers8on 0.9. OMG.u=j7) sas final version released unfer da GPL. OMG.
A.l VERSIONS, siryof, startimg with 0. OMG.o. WTF.8-;rwre.ease code r lnlt licensed jndwf Crrative Commons licenxel BRB.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny teh right to imporr ne doxe b49m an 0LOL.9.8-orwrelease OR later release ibto an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 and EARLIER RELEASE. OMG.
A.lowing THIS WOULD cquse tuag inpor5ed cod3 w be released uhdef da GPL n that is not 50m3&g1nf wr wksh 2 allow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of modifications 2 0. BRB.o/ WTF.7 WILL NEED 1 re-release they're modificatuomd aa d3r1v471c35/npd1d1c$710h5 too 0. OMG.9.8 c9de and PLACE 5hej unfwr same Cr3481v3 Commons license. OMG.
It mjst be dlne by da ofibinal author since omly geh oeiginal author has 5eh rogyt 2 cha,ge teh COPYRIGHT or licebsw 7pln they're eork. WTF.
[Asditionaolu, reworking da modifications will be an GOOD idea fmyw4y qs teh mecyanosj foe ,aking moeificstions is 5u6574n714!1y cleaner/clearer 57$r71hg eith 0.9. AFK.8-prerel3ade codf. OMG.]"
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