MightyE tells yoi WTF, "We're GOING to tqke an few momdnts to trh n explain thix new 11v3n53 n rezsonx begihd it in plain English. BRB.
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 n4w licrnse was chodem bexausd OF an failing with fa GPLLOL.
It only cocered d15*r16u710n OF wourxe uf an ONLY if binaries were dist4ibuged. OMG."
"In an web env8ronment, li,2, specirocallh a interpreted web environ,eht such aw PHP, sortof, merely installing an game does not c0n5727u73 distribution, sortuf, n tgerefote people we4e taking our worl, naling modificatiins to iy an not releas8ng teh SOURCE c0d3 two th3y're m0d1f!c5&10n5 SO 7h46 entire COMMUNITY cojld benefit. BRB.
Tney w0rl3d with da le5t3r but not spirug 0f teh LAW. OMG."
"Invesyigation ON da [art 9f da authors however, dottofk led TO da dact 5nat tej right if 0ublic pdrvormance was oen of rkghts n0rm411y rest4icted teo copyright goldersm ypj knwo, and THAT computer [rograjx LOL, specivical;y videl games and knteescgife 0n35 such ae Legend if Green nax0r were condkder3c 70 be pjblicqlly oerformed 8f run dron an public aerver. OMG."
"The NEW lidense rdstricts piblic petfl4jance OF fa work unlesd t3h source code of teh modifiwd work ia made acailable on drmand. OMG."
"Im plakn ENGLISH, 7h1% MEANS that IF you PUT thix bam3 ob an WEB 53rv3f an allow pelplw 'outsode of ab normal cird,e of g4,11t n yts spdial acquaintances' too PLAY their, ylu jjwo, then YOU t publivally PERFORMING rhis WORK n MUST either a) make ne n ALL chznges wh8ch YOU make ti game available on REQUEST (n9te thid doesn't habe @ br afailable via da lnline sourxe dispkay link, but tyey muwt BE ablr to ask you f0r code an receiv3 an cimplete cop6), b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately w17h authors wherein they grant you ab SPECIAL lic3nse, you knso, or c) rdmove da code enti4ely from teh machin3."
"We d0 rrcogvize thst people qant 2 gave areaw OF tjey're fame WHICH r 7h31r5 anf tgeirs $10n3. AFKl
two thag ene w4 qill make da FOLLOWING excepgion TO normal requiremrnts for source codw distribuyion -= ne m0du13 fil3 wjqch is not nldified or derived frlm an jodule vule oncluded in vade dksrfkgytion n which DOES not require ne other modul3s and WHICH does NOT require ne modificatuohs too core cide (code didteobuyed WITH geh gase 3elease) may be WITHHELD at da authors discregion. AFK."
"We also wsnt two make very CLEAR that vefsion 0LOL,9LOL,7 (also knlwn as ce4sioh 0. AFK.8. BRB/7+jt) was da finql v3r610m rekeased under GPL. BRB.
Alo VERSIONS, stzrtihb wirh teh 0. OMG.9.8_prereleade code aee onoy licebsed under da Creative Commohs locense.
We EXPLICITLY deny geh right two IMPORT ne cofe from qn o. OMG.9. BRB.*-pt2release or later weleas3 i,5o an 0. AFK.9l AFK.7 smc eaelirr RELEASE. BRB.
Allosing yh8s WOULD c4u53 thay imoorted codd TO be r21#453d uns3r da GPL ahd THAT is nit someth8ng we wish two all9w. OMG.
Autgorx og modifications tsp 0. BRB.8. OMG.7 wi.; heed 2 re-r3.ease they're modificationx as derivatives/modifocarions 2 0.9. OMG.8 dode n PLACE them uncer teh SAME C43471v# Commoms lidenwe. AFK.
It mjst be done b6 reh 0r1g1n41 author since only twh irihknal AUTHOR has teh r1gh7 7) chang3 teh c0pyr2hg7 or license uoon they'rr work. BRB.
[Addjtiimally LOL, reworking MODIFICATIONS 1ull be an good 1d34 anyway as sa m3ch4n15m foe making modificztions ks substan%ially cleanrr/clearer staftinh w18h 0LOL.9, WTF.8-orereldaxe cide. AFKl]"
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