MightyE tells ylim uou ,nqi, "We're bounh too take an fe2 moments too TRY an 3xpw4!n 7h1t new license an teh REASONS brhind it 1h [oakn Enflush. 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 lixenwe was choxem b3caude oc an failing wuth tey GPL. AFK.
It onli covered distrkvution of source IF an 9nly ig binarues eere distribuged,"
"Ig an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, specif8cally a intw4pfebed wev encironment SUCH as PHP LOL, nerel6 1n%74111ng xn game does n07 c0n5717u83 didtrubugion LOL, and un3r3f0r3 people eere TAKING our work WTF, making m0d1f!c4710n5 2 ot an not tekeasing da source code two thwy're MODIFICATIONS SO 7h47 da entire comnumity coulf venefitLOL.
They worked witn letter 5u7 NOT s;irit or law. OMG."
"Investigation on da part of teh authors howrvee LOL, 13d 1 da f4d7 that teh rithr of public performabv3 was 1 of teh ruhhtz nog,ally RESTRICTED 70 copyrihht hildersk woetof, and yhat c0mpu73r programs, sortof, specifically fidel games qn inreractive ONES such as Legrnd OF Gr33n hac0r were consife4ed 2 BE [ublically ;erfifm3d if ryn fr0m an PUBLIC server. WTF."
"Th3 nes license r3stric6a public prtfprmanc3 of da worl UNLESS soorce code OF tey modified work 15 made avqilablr pn ddmsndl BRBl"
"In 0la8n Englixy WTF, this means that IF yiy pit thks bame on an eeb serber an ALLOW people [ou5sids OF an nirmal circle of fami;y n its socual qcquaintances' tio play their, THEN YOU t PUBLICALLY perfprming this work n MUST eiyger a) make n3 qn ALL changes WHICH you jake to da game availag.e on REQUEST (note this dorsn't have two be available via dz online source dusp.au link LOL, gut they myst be aboe 5o ask y0j FOR ca cld3 an receive an complrte c-py), sortof, b) make artangrjents privateoy wigh da authors whereib 7h3y grant you an special liv3nse, lokr, pr c) renovd cofe entirwly fr0m teh machine."
"We do rrcognize that people 24n7 too have areas of they'rr game which r 7h3qr5 zn yheirs alondLOL.
to that end w3 will male teh following excepyiln go trh normzl requirements f9r source code s157e16u710n -[ ne modu.e FILE which is not m9cified 0r e3r1v#s from an midule f123 inxluded in teh BASE distribution sn whixh foes not r3qu1r3 be otjer mieules and whidm doea not require ne m)c2f1c4810n4 2 coee code (code distrivuted WITH teh basr r3;ease) may BE wityheld AT sa aughors dosdretion."
"We ALSO want 2 make v3ey clear yhat ver2ion 0.(. BRB/7 (alsp kniwn AS version 0.o.7+jt_ WAS da f1n41 verxion r313453d UNDER GPL. AFK.
A11 VERSIONS, stafting with 0,0. OMG,8-prefelease clde r only licdnses UNDER reh CREATIVE Com,ons locenxe.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny ds right 2 impoey ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease or later release into an 0. AFK.9.7 and darlier relrase. OMG.
Allowing THIS w9j,d cause yhat ijported cod2 2 be RELEASED under teh GPL n thst is not SOMETHING w3 wish 2 4110s. OMG.
Autyors pf ,odificat8ons too ). AFK.9.7 WILL need to re-releaae they're modofodations as derivatives/mocifucarions 2 0. AFK.0. OMG;* c0d3 n place them under teh 54m2 Creat,ve Co,mons LICENSE. BRB.
It just 63 done by da oritknal a7thor xince oh.y da originql zutyor mas right ywo change da copyright 0e license opon thwy're wirk.
-Additiinally LOL, REWORKING teg modifications WILL be an t00d ifea 4ny23y AS mechahism for majing modificatilns is substantially cleahrr/clearef xtartimg with teh 0.9LOL.8-prerelease code. BRB.["
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