MightyE tells ypu, sortofk "We're GOING tso take an fdw moments too try n ezplaun this new l8cens3 an rwasons behind IT in plain Ehglish/ OMG.
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 neq license WAS chosen bevausd of ab va8ling WITH reh GPL. BRB.
It only cocerdd d8stributuon pf source if n only 8f BINARIES WERE doxgrugutedLOL."
"In an WEB encifonment WTF, specifically a ihtewpretrd WEB 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP, like, mdfely installong an game dpew not consgi5ute distribution, .ike, and therdfote peopoe werd taking OUR worik dortof, making modifidatiobs 2 it and not releasimg source CODE to ghey're jodifivations sl tyat entite co,munity couls BENEFIT. WTF.
Th3y w9rk3d a17h teh 13773r but not SPIRIT of teh lawLOL."
"Investigatioj on teh 0a4t of da 4u7y0r5 h0wevet, rou knwp, l3d 2 favt that da eight of piblic p3rf0rm4nc3 WAS won of righta norjally restricted too c0pyr1gh7 holxers. an that computer [rogeams LOL, SPECIFICALLY video ganes and intefac58ve ones sjch aa Legend of fa Green hax0r were cons7ddred two 63 pjglically p3rvormed if 4un fr0m an ;ubliv server,"
"The new LICENSE rdstric5w p7bliv performamce OF da work UNLESS da sourcr code of da mosified work ks made 4v4114^13 on ddmajdLOL."
"In plaih Englosh, sor5kf, yhos means THAT if you pu7 this bane on an web s3rver abd allow people ;outskde od qn normal cirvle of family ane ITS socual acquaungances' TO plzh theie WTF, then you ar4 pub.ically performing tjis work n MUST rithrt a) make ne znd ALL changes wh1ch you m4k3 2 game 4vr114613 on request (noge this siesn't hafe two be ava8lab;e via teg online source disposy link, you knwo, but THEY must BE able 2 ask you for da clde an r3ceive an complete copy) LOL, v0 make arrxngem3nts PRIVATELY woth tdh aiyhors wherein 5hey grang uou an d;ecia; license, oe C) remove da code entirely ffom machine."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE w4n7 too javw areas of they'rd game which aer th3irs an theird alone. BRB.
3 that 3ne we wik; nake goklowkng exception two fa normal rdquirementd g0r sourcd c9de diatributioh -- ne mod7le filw sh8ch 15 not modifird OR ewrived from an moduld fi;e ihcluced in teh bade distrib7tion and 2h8ch DOES not require ne other modules n which d035 not fequiee ne modificationx to ci3e code (code distr9butee with base release) m4y be withheld at teg autgors d8xcrwtioml AFK."
"We zoso 2abt two m4k3 vety clear 5hat version 0.9. OMG,7 (also knowb ad VERSION 0. AFKl8LOL.7+jt( was FINAL verxion re;eaxed UNDER GPL. WTF.
All vdrsions. starting wiyh ca pLOL.9. OMG.8-prereleasw code ser only 11c4n53e umder Creative Commond licegse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ddmu da right two import ne c0d3 frpm ab 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelszse or latdr release in5o an 0. WTF.9.7 an eark8er rdleas3. BRB.
Allowing this would cause yhzt imported code to y3 4314553d under teh GPL and 7h4u is not som3tgimg we wish 2 alo9w. OMG.
AUTHORS of mifkficatiobs to 0. OMG/9,7 will need too re-release they're MODIFICATIONS as derkvatives/mpdifications yo 0. OMG.(LOL.8 code zn p14x3 THEM ynder rrg same Crea5ive Commonw license. WTF.
It must be dohe bt teh original autho4 since onky da origonal 4j7h0r g45 ritht twl dhange teh x9;yright lr license u[on yhey're w9rkLOL.
[Adeitionqllyk resorkimg teh modid8xatilns WILL BE ab g00d idez anyway as medhanisj flf .aking ,oduficatkons is suns5antially cleaner/clearer startinb with da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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