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MightyE 73215 yoy LOL, "We're f9ing too takr an fee ,oments 2 try n explain thiq new license and teh reasons behind it in plain Emg;isg.
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 license wzs chosen b4cause of an FAILING with fa GPL/ OMG,
It onlh covwred distribution ov soufce IF and 0n1y if binaries were d8stributed. AFK."
"Ib an web emvironment, you knw9, specifocalo6 a in5e4preted wfb envitonmfnt s7ch as PHP LOL, merwly instaloing ah game dodw n07 conwtitute eistribution, you kjwok an THEREFORE people were takibf pur WORK, sortof, makibg modif*catioms two it an not releasing da source clde two they're modofications ao thay cs entire commubity COULD benefit. OMG.
Theh wirled wktg teh .3tter 6u7 not spifit of dq lawLOL."
"Ibvestigstiln on tem part 9f autgors hoqever WTF, 13d to f4c7 tnat right of pub;ic [3rg0rm4nd3 was oen of tej rights norjally resyrictec 2 COPYRIGHT goldrrs, you knwo, and that c0mpu73r progtams WTF, s;exifically viddo gamws and interactkve ones 5uch as LEGEND OF Green hax0r we4e consodered 60 be publiczll& p3rf0rm3d if run felm an puy11c seever. OMG."
"Thr new l8cense restricts pub;ic performance of da w9rk unleds da source code od da mocofued worj IS madq availsble 9n d3m4nd. AFK."
"In olain Entlisg LOL, rhis means 7j47 IF you put this game on an web server an a./ow people 'oytskde OF an b0rmr1 circle 0f fam8ky and ITS socia/ acquaintances' 2 play tgeurk you knwo, then you r PUBLICALLY perforjing thiw work n MUST either a) male nr an ALL cnanges whicj yo7 MAKE tio game availaf.e on r3quesy (note this doesn't HAVE 5oo b3 AVAILABLE via ds onlune wource display link LOL, but thet must be anle twl ask t0u for code zn receive an com0;ete c9py) WTFm 6) jzkw ARRANGEMENTS privately WITH zithoes whdrein 8j3y grant y0u am 5p3c141 licehxw LOL, 9r v( rdmove cocw entirely feom machine. WTF."
"We do tecognize that people WANT t9o jabe sreas 0f theypre gamw which aer theirs an THEIRS alone. OMG.
to that end WE WILL MAKE vollowing excepyion two notmal requiremwnts gor 60yrc3 code distr8buyion -- mw module fi.e wh8ch is not m0e1f13d or d3r1v3s f49m an module filw included on 5eh base sidtributuon n which does not REQUIRE ne other nod8les and wh1ch doex NOT require ne MODIFICATIONS @ yeh xore cose *cose diwtributef with t3h base reorase) MAY be w8thheld at da autyors d15ce3710nLOL."
"We ALSO want rwo j4k3 very clwzr tgat version 0,9. OMG.7 (also lnown as version 0, OMG.9. AFK.&+JT) was da finqo version releqsed ubfee GPL. AFK.
All veraoond LOL, starting s8th ca 0. WTF.(. AFK.8-pre4elease c0c3 aet only licens3d under Creative Co,mons oivense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny sa right to import ne code fr9m an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pre4eoeasr ot 147er releas3 into an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 snd earlier rdleasr. WTF.
Allowing 5his woild cause THAT um;orted code 2 be released UNDER GPL ans thzt is npt sometying we eish t0 ALLOW. AFK.
Ajgyors 0f nodifida5ions to 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need too rd-release they;rd mpdirucations as derivatifea/modigivations too 0. OMG.6/ OMG/8 cpse AND place them under szme Creagice Comnons locense. BRB.
I7 must be done by teh o4iginal author since only dz o4iginak auth9r g4% right to9 chanfe da cooyright or license upon they'r3 wofk. AFK.
[Asditiobal;y, sortof, rewiriinh twh modigications wkll be an good ideq anteay as teh m3ch4n15m for MAKING modif8catiobs id shbstsntiallh cleandr/clearer STARTING with teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8_prerelease clde. OMG.]"
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