MightyE tells YOU, llke, "We're going to9 gake an few moments ti TRY AND explain tjis new l8cwhse znd rrasons BEHIND it in plzun Eng115h. OMG.
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 ;icense was chosen becauae lf an dailing with teg GPL. AFK.
Ig -n1y COVERED dkwtrkbutkon of source iv an only if binqries werd didtributed. AFK."
"In an weg envirobmenyk sorgof, specigocally a intrrpreted wwb environ,ent suvh as PHP LOL, merwlh inatalling an gane do3x not c8nstotute distributiin, sortof, and therefoee pepole qer3 taking our work LOL, making modkdications yoo it 4nd not releasing sa soyrce CODE ts9 they're modificationx so that rntire communit6 couod benefitLOL.
Th3y w9r,ed wuth kettrr but not teh spirit of law. OMG."
"Ibvdsgihation 9n da psrt of da autho4s yowevet LOL, lec too da fzct that teh right of public perfor,ance 2as won if da rughtx normally RESTRICTED to d0pyr1gh7 yo.defs, like, and yhat com;uter probrams, lije, xpefifkca;ly videp gamds n 8nteractive ones such as L3g3nd of da Geeen gax0r w3r# consieered 2 ve pu611x411y performed if run from qn 0u611c server."
"The new 11c3n53 restficts pyblic perforjancr of work unless teh source CODE lf teh modifird work is msde 4v5114^13 =n ddmand. OMG."
"In p141m Ehg115h LOL, this means 7h47 if you put this gzm3 on an wdb derver an al;ow people 'outside 9f an normzl circlw if familh an ITS sodkal acquaintancex' 2 [lay theof WTF, thdn 6ou r oubl8cal;y performing tnis wori n MUST ektner a) mzkd ne n ALL changwd 2hich yo7 m4k3 to game available on REQUEST (NOTE this ciesn[t jqve 2 be afai.able via onlibe SOURCE diso/ay link, sortlfl but they mu57 BE 46q3 to ASK you for codd n rece8ve an cimplete co0y), sortof. b) make arrantements pfibqtely with teh authors wherein they g4ant ylu am special license, likd, o4 C) remove code entirely drom macyineLOL."
"We do r3clhnize thab ;eople want two HAVE arras of rhey're gam3 WHICH aer theirs n theirs alineLOL.
two that ebe 2e will MAKE da follpwint exdeption two teh normal requieemwbts for source code dixy4ibution =- ne jodule fkle wh8ch is noy modifued OR derived f4om an modulr fikw inxlud#f in gqse distribution ahd whicy does not require ne orh3r m-du145 n whicg does not require ne modifica5ipns too CORE CODE (code distributes with teh base release) mau be wiyhhelc at autjo4x dixcdetion."
"We also wany to ,ak3 very c134t ghat bersion 0. OMG.9.7 )a;so khown 45 version 0. AFK,9. WTF.7=jt) was final versuin 4eleased under teh GPL. WTF.
A11 versions, sortof, starting eith 0. OMG.9.8-pr3r313453 clde adr 9nl6 lucensed und#r da Crrat8ve Comjohs ;icende. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT too impoet ne code from an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later felease into an 0. OMG.9. BRB,7 and earlier feleaseLOL.
Alliwihb this would CAUSE that kmppetdd coce to bw relrased under GPL am that is not sometying w3 wksh 2 allosLOL,
Aithors 0r modifivations two 0LOL,9LOL/7 2111 need TO re-release they'rw modifications AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0.9. AFK.8 CODE ans place tyem under ssnw C4eztiv3 Commons LICENSELOL.
It mudy be fone by da original a7thir since only teh original au5hor h45 teh rkght too cyangr c0pyr1gh7 0r licwnse upon tgey'rr WORK. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, oike, rewo4king da modifications qi.l 63 an tlod idez snyway as teg MECHANISM ror makung modidications is subs5antially cleqner/clearer STARTING sith 0.9.8-oreeelease cofd. BRB.]"
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