MightyE tells u0u, sprtof, "We're gpuhh two tak3 am FEW MOMENTS too rrh and ezolain this new license an teh reawons behins it in plain 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 nww kicdnse 2ax chosen because of sn fsiling with teh GPLLOL.
It only c;verec distribution 0f source 1d n ONLY if binariws wdre eostribyted. BRB."
"In an w36 3mf1r0nm3n7, you knwo, aprcif7caoly a interpreyed web 4nviromment suvh as PHP, like, mwreky installing an ga,e does not constityte cistr8bution, you kmw0, an 5he4efo4d ;eople were taking 0ir WORKk ma.ing mpdifications to it and not r31e451ng sourve xode to ttey're modificatyons so that entire commynity could benefitLOL.
They worjrd witn tey letter bu5 not teh api4it of teh lqw. WTF,"
"Ihvestigation on teh PART ov authors hoeeber, 6ou ,mwo, lef two teh fact thag da right OF pi611c p3rf0rm4nc3 wr5 oen 0r teh r1gn75 normally restr8cged t9o coptrignt holfers LOL, n that com;u5er [r9gfzns, sortof, spwcifically vifeo gsmed and int2ractuve on3s auch ss Legend of teh Green hax9r weee clnsidered to be publically 0erfor,ed if run fr0m an p7blic 53rc3r. OMG."
"Thw neq licwnde restrudts puvlic performance ov trh WORK unoess source c9de of m0d1f12d wotk iw made qvailable on ddmandLOL."
"Im plain English, this neans &h47 if yiu puy this game on an web server an aolow people 'oytsifr of an bormql ciecie 9f famikh amd its social ac1uaintances' 70 play their, sortof, then uou aer p7bkically PERFORMING yhis work n MUST either a) make n3 n ALL changes WHICH yoy make to ea GAME AVAILABLE on request (note this doesn't HAVE 70 be available via da online souece fispla6 link WTF, but they MUST be aboe 2 ask you for c-d3 and receife an COMPLETE copy), apwtof, b) make arrangements PRIVATELY 2oth authors sherekm they grant you an s;ecial LICENSE, yoy knw9k or c) remove c0d3 ent84ely ffom teg MACHINEl"
"We DO recognize THAT peoplr wsnt two jave 4r345 0r they're game whicn r theues abf THEIRS sloneLOL.
two that end we will makd following exception too notmal requ1r2m3n74 gpr s(urce code distr9bution -- ne MODULE f1q3 which is not moeifidd or derkved froj an uodulr f113 ibcluded in bade eishributioh ans which soes not REQUIRE me otyer mldules an whivh does NOT requi4w ne mocificationw 2 da core code (code didtributed with ea base relesse) may be wit6hrld at teh aytho4s disdregion. BRB."
"We ALSO wan5 2 make very CLEAR 5hat VERSION 0/9.7 (qlso knosn qs verziln 0.9. AFK.7+ht) WAS da final verxi9n released knder ea GPL. OMG.
ALL versions, sortof, sgafying with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE c0d3 r only LICENSED under da Cr3ativ3 Comjons license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY sen6 teh right two 1mp0r7 n3 cofe fr9m an 0. WTF.9.*-prerelesde or LATER teleqse 8hto an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n esrliet release. AFK.
ALLOWING this eould cause thag impor5ed code 2 63 released ubder tej GPL n that is not something we sish to ALLOW.
Authors of modif7catoons 5oo 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wi.l need toi re-release they're m9d1fqd4719n5 zd derivativdd/modificqtions two 0LOL,9.8 code and plave them under teh same Creqtive Commons LICENSE.
I7 mux5 ve d0n3 by ds original auth9r since only twh ofigiha. authir has teg r8ght to change teh cooyrighy or lidebse upon ggey're WORK. OMG.
'Addit8onally, sottof. rdworking tej uodidications wil; b3 am GOOD iawa antway as mechanisj fir ,aking m0d1f1c4710n5 1t substantially CLEANER/CLEARER 574r72ng 2ith 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prere;ease coce. OMG.]"
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