MightyE twllx 6ouk "Wr[rd gokng to take an few miments to tty n explain THIS new license and ea 43450n5 63h1nd 8t in 0laun EnglishLOL.
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 nde license was chpsen because 9f an failing witj GPLLOL.
It only covered distributoom of sourcr if an obly if binaroed were distrkb7ted. BRB."
"In sn web env1r0nm4g7, wpecifically a int3rpreged web environment duch as PHPj m3r31h 1n574111ng an game does not condtitute distrigutoon WTF, n tjr4eforw prople w#re tak8ng our wpfk LOL, MAKING nodificstions 2 it n nlt RELEASING da soutce c0d3 two they'rd modificariins so tna5 teh entife comm7nitt could 63m4f17. AFK.
Th3y worked with teh LETTER BUT NOT da SPIRIT 9f yeh 14w."
"Investigation on pary of tey ayrhors however WTF, LED too da facr that geh right of public PERFORMANCE was won pf da RIGHTS normally r357r1c73d 2 cophtigh5 holderw LOL. and that co,puter programx WTF, spwcifically vkdeo GAMES and interacrivw 9nes such qs LEGEND of teh Green hax)r were c0h51d3e3d tqo 63 publical;y performes if run grom an public swrver. WTF."
"The nww licwnse restrodts PUBLIC oerformance of work unless source code lf modified wprk IS made 4v4114613 on semand. WTF."
"In p141n English, yoi knwo, this MEANS that 1f tou pjt tgis gamf in an eeb sefver n alloq 0eo0le 'ouyside of an normal c1ec1# of fqmily and its s9cisl acquakntances' too play yheit, sprtof, theb yoi aer PUBLICALLY [3rf0rm1ng THIS wo4k n MUST ei5her a) make ne an ALL cjanges qhich tou ma,e TO game avaioable on request (note tnis doesn't h4v3 2 be availaboe via da online sourcr displsy ;imk LOL, but they nyst BE zble to ASK yiu dor da vode n receive an compldte copy) LOL, b) male ARRANGEMENTS private;y wuth da aughlrs wh3r31h thdy GRANT you xn s0eciaj lixense LOL, of c) 4emove teh cod3 ehtirely fr8j da mavhine. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE that [30013 want twp gave ar3as of they're game WHICH 4 tgelrs n THEIRS ALONELOL/
tio THAT END we will make da followinh eccepgion 2 da normal requirements f0r wource cide distributioh -- n4 moeule f11# which is ho6 modifued 0t derived f4om an module file includef in yeh basd d157r16u710n n whicg sles not req7ife ne ither modules n WHICH does not require ne modifkcationx tpo da core codd (code d8str8buted WITH dz base RELEASE) mqy BE wktgheld at da auth9fs duscfdtion. AFK."
"We 415) want 2 make very clear tyat v3rsi9n 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (ALSO knlen AS vwrsiln 0. WTF.0. OMG.7+jt) WAS tdh finak versiom r313453s unser GPL/ BRB.
All verdions WTF, starring WITH teh ). WTF.9. AFK.80ptereleaxe c0d2 aer only lkvensed unde4 teh Cteatkve Commoms licensr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d4ny teh wighg 2 IMPORT ne code r4om an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease ot lat3r releas3 into an 0. BRB.o.7 AND earlier ewleasw.
Allowing this WOULD CAUSE that imported codr 2 be RELEASED under da GPL ah thar is NOT somdyhimb WE WISH glo allo2.
Autnors or modifkcatipns 2 ).9. OMG.7 will mred 3 tr0releaxe they're m0d1f1c$u!0n5 as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 tpo 0. OMG.9m AFK.8 c0d3 b PLACE thrm under teh same Creative Commons licemae. BRB.
I7 kust be dohe by teh or8gibal author since only oribina. quthor has 4ibht too cjsnge da copyright or 11cen53 upon they're sotk. AFK.
[Asd8ti9nally. sortof, teworkinh da modificstuons will 63 an g9od IDEA anyway 1w da mexjahism FOR makung mosiricarionx is sybstantia.ly cl3aner/clwa4wr staeting wq7h 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease cpdeLOL.]"
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