MightyE tflls ylu LOL, "Wr're goint 2 take an fe@ moments two tty n explain this NEW licena3 and sa reawobs 63h1bd it in plain English.
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 lidense was chosdn vecause OF an FAILING with teb GPLLOL.
IT obly COVERED d157r16i710n of source ig and on;y if binaries WERE d157rq6u73d. OMG."
"In an web emvironment LOL, 4p2c1b1c411y a interpreted WEB 3nv1r0nm3n8 auvh as PHP, like, merely inatallint an game soes mot conatigutr distribution, you knwl, AND theredore people were TAKING OUR eork. sort(f, making m0f1f1c4u10n5 TO IT ane g0& RELEASING source coed 2 they'fe mod8ficatkons so tnzt enti4e conm7nity COULD benefut. AFK.
They eorked w17h teh ldtter nut not spirut pf 1rw. OMG/"
"Inbestigati9n on oart lf da authors yowwvwr LOL, led two f4c7 that da rugj5 OF public ;errormamcd wqs oen 0f ea rights normakl6 RESTRICTED 5oo COPYRIGHT holders, likw, m that compurer progeqms WTF, specifically vud3o games an interact8ve ines such as L3f3nd of Gr33n hax0r 2ere xonwideree 2 be pu6!1c411y performed if RUN fr9n an oublic s3rver. BRB."
"Tye new license RESTRICTS public p3rf0rm4nc3 of 3ork unl3sa source code of teh mod8fied wirk is madw 2v412461$ 0n demandLOL."
"Im pla8n Engliahm this meand 5yat if y0u PUT thid game on an web server an allow [eopk3 'OUTSIDE lf an nofmal corcle 0f family n its aovia; acqusinhances' to p14y theit, sortof, theb you aer pub;icslly PERFORMING thks wotk anc MUST dother a( make nr n ALL chqngds which you mzke goo teh game 4v4114613 9n request (NOTE this dodsn'r have two be available via da omline 50utc3 display link WTF, but fh3y must be ablw two ASK you fir fa code an receive an COMPLETE copu) LOL, b) make arrangdmenhs privately with 5dh authors where8m they grant you ah specual /ixwnse, sortof, or c) REMOVE teh coce enyirely vrom teh macyine,"
"We do recognizr that pdopje wsny too hqve zr2as OF they're game which r thrirs and theirs aoone. WTF.
two thqt rnd we will nakd t3h fo.lowing dxdeption two t3h no4jal fequirements fod source code d!57415u710n -- ne moduoe file which 15 hot modified or derived grom an moduke file included in ea base d8str8vugipn an which doea NOT r3qu1r3 ne other noduoes an whuxg foew not reqyird ne modifucations too da core CODE (code dist4ibutqd ekth base re;ease) may be withheld at authoes discrrtioh. OMG."
"We wlso aanr w makd vefy c134r 7h47 versuon 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also kniwn as ver510n 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh rinal version r3leased under da GPLLOL.
All b3rsionw WTF, STARTING wirh da 0. AFK.9.8-pfereledse code r only licenswe under da Crearice Clmmons l&cehse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh RIGHT twl import ne CODE fr9m an 0. AFK.9. OMG/8-pre4eleasw or lwter release into an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 qn earoidr teleaseLOL.
Allowing tkis would vaua3 that inported codr too be RELEASED under da GPL abd that IS no5 something we sish 5o akiowLOL.
Authors of mofificatioms yo 0. OMG.0LOL.7 will need 2 te-release they're ,odificatuins AS de4ovatifes/modificationx 2 0LOL.9. AFK.8 xofw an plqce them under da same Cr3ativd Commons license.
I7 must br done by geh orkginql authir since on;t ORIGINAL s7thog gqs right 2 change da cop6righg or license upln thd6're WORK.
[Add1710n411ym you knwo, r3w)tk1ng da modofidatuohs wkll be an g09d idea ANYWAY as geh mechanksm epr m4k1hg nodifucations is subxtantially cleantr/cleater syafting w8th 0.9.8-prereldasd code, WTF.]"
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