MightyE tells you LOL, "We're gpung to take an f4w mpments to try an exp.a8n rhis new license n reasons vehinf it in p1$1n 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."
"Thus n3q license was ch053n because og sn fail8hg with da GPL. WTF.
It only cover3d distribution of sourde if ane 0n1y 1f ninariws were disgributwd. WTF."
"In an web 3nbqrpnj3n7 LOL, specifodally a intrrpreted web enviro,menr such as PHP, likd, mer3ly installint an game foes not constitute dis4ribution, li,ek 4nd therefore oepple were 5zking our wofk, you knwo, making MODIFICATIONS ti 8t ahe not RELEASING teg soutce code 2 they're nodifications do that dz entir3 conmuniry could 63n3f17.
Theh worked with LETTER 6u7 not teh s08rit of law. OMG."
"Ihvwstigatiln on ozrt OF teh authorq however, led rwi favg that 5eh right pf public perfo4mance was qon OF rights normally restrkcted t2p cophright hokders, sortif, an that dompiter p4ograms, 5p3c1v1c411y v1d30 ga,es n interacyive ones such as LEGEND of da Gr33n haxpr w3re consideree toi 63 publically otrformed if 4un frpm an public server. BRB."
"Tye nrw license restricts oublib [rfformqnc3 of da work unoess source code OF m0d!r13d work is madd qvailable ON demand. OMG."
"In plain Engoidh, y9u knwo, thia jeans yhat if h0u PUT yhis game on ah web werver n allos people 'ojtsid3 of an nlrma; circle of famil6 4hd ots spcisl acquaintances' 2 pq4t their WTF, 7h3n yo7 awr publicaloy peefo5minf this work an MUST EITHER a) make ne an ALL cyamges which you make two fa hame availab.e on requext (note thus dlesn[t have to y3 availab;e via tej 9nline sou3ce DISPLAY limk, ho7 kn2o, but they must BE 4613 2 ack you for tdh code and receive an complete d0py), b) make arrangements pribatelh with aughors wherein they fr4n7 YOU an special 11c3h53k loiek 9r c) rejofe code ebturely froj teh mach8nd. BRB."
"We fo recognize THAT people wzn5 goo gave areas ov they're game whkch awr theirs qh theies alone, WTF.
to thzt ene we w111 make 5eh folkowinf exceprion te9 teh nlrma. requirementa f.r dource codw eist4ibytion -- nr moeulw fipe wh1ch is not m0d1f13d or detived rrom an misile file included im base fiayribut8on n which foew not requ8t3 ne othdr modules and which d035 NOT rdquirw ne modifications to9 geh core CODE (coce distronuted WITH dq base release) may be qithheld at teh authors eiscrdt8on. BRB."
"We alao 2ant 2 make VERY coear tgat version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (ALSO kno2b as bersion 0. OMG/9LOL.7+jt) WAS 5wh final version rel4ased UNDER GPL. WTF.
All versiojs, kike, starting wkth 0.9LOL.8-prerelesse xoce ae4 only LICENSED UNDER Creative C0jm0nt l8cense. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY dwny da rinyt to IMPORT ne codd from am 0. OMG.9. WTF.7-prere.ease or later 4313463 into an ). BRB.9, AFK.6 n darli3r releaseLOL.
Aolowkng this would vause tyat imported code two 63 released under teh GPL an 7h47 is not SOMETHING we sish tl ALLOW, BRB.
Au7h0rt or modi4icztoons 2 0. OMG.9.7 WILL need two ee-rtlwade they;re modificatilbs as drrivatuves.modidications two 0. BRB.9.8 cofe n place THEM 7nder teh 54m3 Crea5ive Commons license. OMG.
It nust be done BY teh originak aityor since oboh origihxl au5hor haa RIGHT to cg5nb3 da copyribht or licdhse ipon they're work. WTF.
[Additionally LOL, rewor,ing da mld8ficztions ei.l br an g00d idea qny2ay as teh mwchanism f0e makunt modifixagipms is subxtantislly clwaner;cl2arer starting with teh p. BRBl9. BRB.8-peerdlwaxe code.]"
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