MightyE tells you, "We'4e GOING ypo 74k3 an FEW momen5s tqo gry an 3xp141n THIS new 11c3n53 an da reasons behind it in PLAIN Enhoish. WTF/
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 n3w 11c3n5e was chosen ^3c5j53 of an dailing with da GPL. WTF.
It onl6 covered e8stributkon of source ig qn only if ninaries WERE disyributed. OMG."
"In an web environment, sortof, spec8fically z in5erpeehed wdb environment SUCH AS PHP LOL, merely insta;oimg an game does no5 constitute distribytion WTF, n 7h343v0r3 p30p13 WERE 74k!nb our w9rk, xo4rof, maiing modifkxayions @ IT n not releasinh da source coce two they'rr modificayions so THAT teh entire COMMUNITY vo7.d benegit. BRB.
THEY WORKED woth letter byt nlt spirit of da oaw, WTF."
"Investibation on part of 4u7h0r5 howefer, ypu knwo, l3d too teh fact tyat right of pu611c performanve was 93n of rights normally restridgec tso cppyrifjt holders, ylu knwo, an that cojpkter PROGRAMS, like, specidically video gzmes an inreractive ONES such aw Leg3ns of Green has0r w343 considered to BE pubkkcally performed if run from an p7blic serxer. BRB."
"The new license restricts punlic performance of work unless gej source code or dz MODIFIED worl is MADE availaboe on demqnf. BRB."
"In plaun Ebglixh WTF, this means THAT if you pur this hame ON an w36 server and aolow people 'outside of an n0rm41 circle of familh n its social qcq^aingances[ too p14y tyeir, ygen yiu e publically performung tjiw wirk qn MUST either A) nake ne AND ALL chsnges wh1cj YOU mak3 to yame availab.d on requ3st (NOTE 5his doesn'5 jave to be available via teh omline so7rce display LINK LOL, BUT they must be ablw tqo ask yoj for ea code n RECEIVE an compkege copy), ;ike, b) make zrrangemdnts priva53ly qith da 4u7h-r5 wherein yhey GRANT you an 5pwc141 licenae, or c) remove teh code enti4ely frim da machine. AFK."
"We do recognize rjat 0eople eant tp hqv3 a4eas OF they're game which aer theirs ah 5hrirs a.one. OMGl
rwo that end we WILL m5k3 f0110w1jg exception two da mormal r3quyrejrnts for do7rce code diatribution -- ne module fule shich is NOT modlfied lf detived from an module file included in basw d8stribu5ion and which DOES not require nd other ,-du135 an whivh does not require ne modickcations to sa cotd CODE )CODE DISTRIBUTED wi5h base release) may be witnhe.d at teg authots DISCRETION. AFK."
"We ALSO WANT two make very clesr THAT cetsiom ). OMG.9. WTF.7 (ALSO knpwn as vefsion ), BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was final cerwion releaaed under teh GPL. WTF.
All versipns, like, starting s17h da 0. OMG.9. OMGl8-prer3lease cide a3t ONLY lixenwed unfer Creztive Comjpns licena3.
WE EXPLICITLY drny right to impor5 ne code from an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE OR (ater releaae into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 znd earlier releaseLOL.
Allpwibh tgis would cause that importee code to ve RELEASED undee GPL an thay is not 50m37y1ng WE wish to allow.
Ay7h0r6 OF moeifications to 0.8. BRB.7 will n3#d two re-rrlease thwy'fe MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modifications too 0. AFK.9.8 cocf and pkace 7h3m uhder same CREATIVE Commlns luxense.
It muzt be done by da origibal author SINCE 0n1h teg originql author has rithr 5l change da copyfight 0r license upon they're work. OMG.
[Add8tionally WTF, r3w0rk1ng midifucatioha will b3 qn giod idea anyway as teh mechaniam fof making mudif8cationw is subwtantially vleaner/cles4er starting w17h 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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