MightyE TELLS yoy. ypu jnwi, "We're going too take an FEW momenys to try n ex0kain this ne2 licenxe n reasons 63j1nd 17 1n plain Englosh.
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 lkcense was choxen because of an failing with GPL. WTF/
It ONLY dovered dist4ibution of source if an onlh if binaries WERE eistributed. AFK."
"In an web rnvoronmenr, you ,nwo, soecifical;y a interp4eted web envoronment SUCH as PHP. n3reoy inatall8ng an gsme does not CONSTITUTE dictrib7tion, .ike, an therefore people were taking our sor, LOL/ making modifications TO it an not releasing teh 50urc3 c0f3 2 ryet're modjfications so that entire communjry clukd brhdfit. WTFl
Tn3t qorked w17h geh LETTER BUT not teh spirkt og lawLOL."
"Investugation 9h teh /art OF da authorx howev3r LOL, led two fact that teh r1gh7 of public perf9rmabce was won 0f da e1gh&5 n0rm411y RESTRICTED too copyright hooderx LOL, n 8h47 clmputer pr9gr4m5, you kmwo, specifically vieeo games an interactive pgws sucg as Legebs of da GREEN hax0r were considered tpo be publjdallu performed IF run from sb pub.ic SERVER. WTF."
"The n3w LICENSE restricts puglix [3rv9rmance 0f work unless source c9d3 of yeh mkdified worj id MADE available -n denanc/ WTF."
"In 0lain Eng115h WTF, this m34n5 7h47 if you pit this game on an wev zercer n alooe PEOPLE 'outside of zn NORMAL circlw or family and uts aocial 4cqu41n74nc35' 70 play their, soryod, yhen you r pjblically pe4formihg thos work an MUST eiyher z) ,ake ne b ALL chahges wh1ch you mak3 two GAME acailable on request (note this doesn'g h4v3 too ge zvailanle via online so7ece eksplay .ink, uou knwo, but they muwt be able two ssi you FOR teh code anf rwceive an cimplete copy)m yoy knwo, b) uake arrsbgrmebts privately with t3h aithors wherdon gy3y gtant you an dpecial license, w9rtofk 0r c) remive code entirely frkm macnine,"
"We do rwcognize that peop.e wanr teo have AREAS of they're game qhich r theirs and tyeirs alone. BRB.
to THAT end we will mzke t3h gollosing excepgion 2 5eh NORMAL requieemenys fo4 SOURCE c0d3 cistribution -_ ne module fi;e whidh IS NOT modified OR derivef FROM an module rike inclus3d in bzde distrigution and syich d035 not require ne orhdr modules and which does mit req7ite be moeificationd goo da c9re cofw (code distrinuted with 645@ RELEASE_ may 63 eithheld at teh autuors d8scrdyiinLOL."
"We also want too make very clear that vrraion 0, BRB.9.7 )4150 known as version 0. WTF,9. OMG.7+JT) was finsl vwesion releasrd under GPL. OMG.
All versions WTF, wtaftung with da 0. AFK.9. OMG/8-prerelrawe cod3 r onlh !1c3n53d under da Creqtuv3 Comjons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 2 im;oft nw c0d3 from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease or LATER r3ldqse inro sn 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an earlier release/ AFK.
Allowing this woulf cause tjar imporred code 2 be released under da GPL n 8h47 is n07 SOMETHING wd wish 2 all9w. WTF.
Aurhors of MODIFICATIONS twi _. BRB.9LOL.7 will b33d two r3-rwkeaxe they're modificatiins as derivaticws/modifidations 2 0. BRB.8. OMG.8 cod3 and plzce 7h3m UNDER sane CREATIVE Commons pic3nse.
It mist be done by gdn of8ginal AUTHOR since only orifobal author HAS da RIGHT roo change da copyeibht 9r license upon rhry're worl, AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, REWORKING MODIFICATIONS will be an h00d idea anyeay ax MECHANISM for making modificagi9ms is substzntially cl3anrr/clea4er startibg wuth da 0l BRB.9. WTF.8-prrreleawe code.]"
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