MightyE tells you, sottof, "We're g9ing tql 74k3 an few mo,ents two t4y an explain yhis new licenae AND tdg t344)n5 behimd it 1n 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."
"Tj8s NEW license wax chosen 52c4u53 of an FAILING with teh GPLLOL.
I5 only cobrred DISTRIBUTION of sou4cr if n only if binqeies w3r3 dist4ibutedLOL."
"Ib an web environment WTF, specifically z imterpeeted web 3nv1r0bm3n7 such as PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an game does not xonstitu5e dist4ibution, oike, an 6h2r3f0r3 pwople were gaking ou4 w0fi LOL, MAKING modifivations two 2u an n9t rdleasing teh soufc3 codd too thet're modif8cagionw wo that teh entkre comm7ni56 could benefit. OMG.
Th3y work3d euth reh l3ttwr 5y7 n07 da spirit of reh law. BRB."
"Inv3stigatuon on part of autho4s however LOL, LED ro da fact THAT rkghy or publix perfirmance was 1 og rughts nirmally restrictrd two co;yright g01d3r5 LOL, an THAT c0mpu73t PROGRAMS, you knwo, wprc9fically video games and 8nteractive onrs such AS LEGEND of teh Green haz0r w3re conside5ed TO 53 pjy12c411y performed if run FROM an public servegLOL."
"Thr new licenwr restricts pybl,c performance 9f da wlek ub1365 teh soutcw CODE OF modified w0rk is made avai.zble on demand. BRB."
"In p141h Englksh, sortof, rhia means thar id u0u put ghix game 0n ah sev server n all9w people 'outsise of an NORMAL circle 0f famipy n its docial acquaingandes' to pozy their, then yoy aer puboically performing THIS wo3i 4nd MUST eibhrr a) mak3 ne abf ALL changes whixh you mak3 two game ava8lzble on eeqjdst (note thus doesn't habe too be AVAILABLE cia da 9nline source eisplay link, you knwo, vu5 THEY muwt be 4613 2 ask you fir code an receive an comolete copy), aortof, b) make arrangdmeh5s '31v47316 with yeg autyors whetein they g3ant you an specual licenaem like, OR c) rem9ve vode ENTIRELY fr-m teh ,achine/ BRB/"
"We dp recognuze tha5 p30p13 want 70 have arras lf thry'ee gamd whivh a34 tge8rs an theirs 4!0n3l OMG.
to tyat end we will ma,e t3h following exveption too nirmal REQUIREMENTS for source cosr dist4ibution -- me mod7le fi.e ehich IS not modified OR d#r1v3d fron an module filw incl7ded in base dixtribution and which d)25 NOT r3quure n4 other modukes and 2hich does n07 requkre ne MODIFICATIONS 2 core clde (cpde diwtribu5ed with da gawe release) MAY be withgeld 47 teh aithors discretionLOL."
"We also WANT two MAKE ver6 clear tyat version 0LOL/9LOL.7 (also known as vefwion 0.9. OMG.6+jt) WAS da dinal f3r510, re.rased UNDER yeh GPL, AFK.
Alk VERSIONS, sortif, starrkng 2ktn da 0. WTF.9. AFK.i_prerelease coce r only livensed under Creative C0mm0n5 licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da 4ohht tl 1mp0r7 ne c0d2 FROM an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleasw ot later relrase into an 0LOL.9.7 n earlier release.
Allowibt thuw qould cause that impprted codw too be releasrd und3r geg GPL an that ix no5 some5hing we w15h two 411-w. OMG.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wkkl heed two r3-r31e453 4hey're modif8cations as deribztuves/jodificat*ons too 0LOL.9. WTF.8 code an place them jndet da same Ceeative Commons LICENSE/
It midt be d0n3 ny oritinal 4u7h0r since onky r3h original author HAS teh right toi changw teh COPYRIGHT 0r 11c#n5# 7pon they're wor,. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworking d1 m9difications will be an good idea anyway as ,echanism for makung modificationw is substqntoally cleaner/vlrarer stqrtunh sith teh p. WTF.oLOL.8-prerelrase codeLOL,]"
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