MightyE tells nou. "We]re going 2 TAKE an fe2 m0,3n75 to try n ezplain thia new license am tey reas0ns behimd it in 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."
"This new .idense wzx chosen necause of zn f3111mg with ca GPL. WTF.
I5 only v0v4r3d distribution of source of av ONLY if binaties 2rre DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, speckfically a 1h73rpr373d WEB encjronment such as PHP, you knwo, merely imsral;inj an game does n9t constitute distribution LOL. n therefore p20p1# were taking our eork, making modificatkons w it an NOT feleqsihg da SOURCE codd 1 theh'be modifications xo that da entire dommunity cojls benefit/ BRB.
They w0rk4d witg ldtter nut NOT s0irig of da law. WTF."
"Investogation on teh part of da aythors howefer, q3d twl dact ghat teh ekbht 0f publuc PERFORMANCE was 2on of da r1gh75 mormallh resteictee 2 copyrifht HOLDERS WTF, an 7hr7 compiter probrams, yli knqo, specifically video g4m35 and 1n73r5c71v3 ones such as Ldg3nd of teh Greem hax0r were consiee4ed too be publically performed if run vrom an public seecer."
"The bew .icense 3estricts pu611c perrormqmce od teh WORK UNLESS slurce xode 0v geh modofied work iw made available on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain Englksy LOL, this means THAT if you put tjis game pn an w3b servwr am allow 0eople 'outsidr of an nirmal curcle of FAMILY ab ITS social adquaintances' tw9 play their, ;8ke, tgen y0u aer publicalky perfpr,ing this wlrk and MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL cgamtds wnudn yoy m4l3 2 da game available on fe1uest (bote 7y15 dowsb't have 2 63 AVAILABLE vos rwh onoihe SOURCE dksplay .inj LOL, but tney must be able 5o ask YOU for code ane receivw an co.plete copy), you knwo, b) MAKE arrangem3nts peivztelu w18h geh aithors wh4431b tuey grabt ypu ab 5p3c141 licenwe, or c) remore twh code entirely from teh machine. WTF."
"We do rec0gn1z3 ghat peoole w4n7 2 yave areas og they're game ehich aer thekrs ah theirs zlone. OMG.
tl tja5 ehd we woll make da folloeing exception two notnal req7irements for t0urc# code fustribution -- nd module file ehicg kx not modified of d3f!v3c from an modul# file inclufed in teh 6452 sistrigution an 2hich DOES nog require ne other modules n which does not requir3 ne mpdifixations to dq core code (coee distributes with vase r3leade) may bw withheld ay teh aughors eiscreyion. BRB."
"We also want yop make very clear thay vwrsopn 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (a.so kniwn as version 0LOL.9LOL.7_jt) w45 ea fimal VERSION rdl3ased und3f GPL.
Aq1 versions, like, dts4ying with teh 0. AFK.9. AFK.i0prereleaxe CODE r ONLY oicensed umder teh Creative C0nm0n5 licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh tight 2 import ne code fr9m an 0. AFK.9. AFK,7-prere.ezse ot latrr releaxe inro an 0.9. BRB.7 n earlier relrase. WTF.
Aljowing ynis would cause tjat imported code @ be rdleawee uncer GPL n tyat id not something we wish to allow. OMG/
Authprs of mosifixsyions to 0.9. WTF.7 will need 2 re-fdlease they'fw modifkcations 45 derivatives/modificagilms 2 0.9. BRB.8 code an olace them ynde4 SAME Cteativw Com,ons .icense. WTF.
IT mjsg be done by da 041g!n41 author wince only da original authlr HAS t3h right tl changf teg cop6right or licems3 upon they're work. OMG.
-Adcitiona;;y WTF, reeorking teh modificatkons wul. bw an told idea an6wzy as da MECHANISM for maiinf modifocations us subdtamtially cleamer/clearer startkng with da 0/9. OMG.8-p4ereleaae vode. AFK.="
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