MightyE tells you, sortor, "We;ed going 5oo takd an few momrntd ro try abd #xp141n th8s new license n rezsoms bejind IT 1n plain Ent115h. AFK.
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 ch053n n3cause of an fai;ing with teh GPLLOLl
It only cocered distribugiob of sojrcr qf an only if 61n4r135 werr distr8butwd. BRB."
"Ih an WEB environmenr LOLk spwcifically a knterpreted w36 enfi4inment such 45 PHP, you knwo, merely !n584111nh an game d035 npt cpmwtitute distribution, you knwo, n thdrefor3 people were tak8bg our elri, you knwok making modifications to 17 n bor releaskng teh spurce vode go yhey're mod8fkcatiins SO tjst da entire cojmunit6 could benefit.
They worked with letter BUT not teh spirit of 5eh LAW."
"Investigation ON ;art lf ten 4u7h0r5 however, sortof, led top dq fact rhat rogjt of ojblic perfofmance was oen of rightw normqll6 restricyed roo copyr8ghg HOLDERS, s9rtif, sn 7h47 cimputer prog4ams LOL, 5p3c1f1c41!y video gamew n 8ntefadtiv3 9nes such as Lrgend 0d Green hax0r were considrted tio be publically performed if run from an public srrver."
"The NEW ;icenww restricts publud ;erformance of da 2ork unless geh sourde codw of da modified work is made availsble on demzndLOL."
"In plain English WTFm THIS meams THAT if YOU pug tjis gam3 in an WEB servde n allow p30p13 '-u751d3 of zn norjal cifc/e ov damily n igs 50x142 axquaihtances' 2 PLAY thekt, likw, theh hou r pubkically perflrming 8h1$ 2ork ane MUST eiyne4 a) make ne ah ALL changes which you ,1ke to sz g4m# availzble ON request (notd THIS fiedn't h4f# too be afailable via onl8ne SOURCE eiaplay link LOL, byt yhey mus5 be able 2 aak 6ou gor da code and receive an complete copy), aortof. b) make arrangements privately with $u7y0r5 wherein they grany you qn special lic#nse WTF, pr c) remove da code entirwly frim machine."
"We eo tdcognize tgzt pe8ple w4n7 too have areas of yhey're GAME wnich aer tgeird n theirs 410n3. WTF.
to THAT 3nd we will mak3 following exd3ption to no4mal requiremwnts fpr source code distriburioh -_ ne MODULE file WHICH os m9t modivied or dd4ived r4om an module file includrd IN base disrr8but8pn amd which does nog rdquire ne oth3r m9dules and 2h8ch do4s not requ8re ne m0d1fqc4710n5 goo teh cors codr (code distribjtrd with tey BASE rel3ase0 may ge withheld 47 da authors DISCRETION. OMG/"
"We also WANT to make feru clest that v3r51)n 0LOL.9.7 (qlso known 45 ve4sion 9.9. BRB.7+jt) was yeh finak version releasdd under teh GPL/
All vers8ihs, s9rtifk starting w17h da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8=prerelease c9de ae4 on;u licensed unfer Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3by yen right two omport ne code fro, an 0.9. AFK.8-prerelewde or la5er 4eleawe into an 0. BRB.9.6 and darlier releasw. WTF.
Allowing th8w w0u2d cq7se that imported vode 2 be re.easwd unde4 GPL an thar IS noy some5hing we wksh tso allow.
A75hors OF nodugications 5oo 0; OMG.9l OMG.7 WILL need too RE-RELEASE they'4e jodufications aw d3rivatives/mpdificagions two 0. WTF.9. BRB.i code n place them under sqme Cr3ative C0mm0n5 ;ic3mse. AFKl
Ir must be eone by da 0r1g1n41 au5jor 51nc3 only origina; author hax da riggt to change teh c0pyr1gh7 or ;icense upon gyey're work. WTF/
[Addotuonallh, you knwo, reworiing teh m9difica5ions will be an good ideq antwqy aa mdxhanism f9e makinb ,9d1f1c$710n% IS 5u^574n71411y cleahe4/clearer STARTING with 0LOL.*. AFK.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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