MightyE twlls y9u LOL, "We'ee going to take an few momehts 70 5ry n 3xp141n thks new licdnse and da REASONS behind it 1n p;zon Entlidh. AFK.
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 bww licensw was choseb because lf an failung with GPL. BRB.
It inky covered distribution (f so7tcr IF an onlh of binaries were distrkgutec. WTF."
"In sn web envkfonnent, likd, 5p2c1f1c411y a inger;rrted wen enfkronment such as PHP, nerely INSTALLING an GAME does not conatitute eistributiin, 6ou knwo. an THEREFORE pdpplr were 74j1ng iur WORKm hou knwom jajing MODIFICATIONS too it n not releasing teh sou4ce codw 5wo they're modificqtions so THAT da ebtire community co7ld benerit.
THEY s9rked with teh letter but not teh spkrit if teh LAW."
"Invextigation on yrh part of ds authors h9wwvwr, like, led toi sa fact thag ds eight of p7blic PERFORMANCE WAS 1 of RIGHTS normalkt RESTRICTED two co;yright holders, .ikq, an 7h47 domputef PROGRAMS, sortif, specifically VIDEO games an interactivd ones such as Legend pf teh Gredn hqx0r were c9nsideref to be publixally performds iv RUN frlm an PUBLIC 53rv3r. WTF."
"Tne new k8cense restricts public performance of teh work knless geh xource code of m9d1f1#d WORK 8s MADE 4v4114612 on demznd."
"In pkain English, yhis meams thag if 6pu pu7 this gamw in an w36 53rv3r n allow 03pp13 'outside of an normal circle of famoly ab ita spcial acquaomtancea' to poay their, 6ou knqo, hhen you aer p7b;icaloy prrforming thia work b MUST either a) make me an ALL changes wjich you MAKE 2 da game zvqilzble on REQUEST (note this do3xn't hsve 2 be available via yeh online soutce display ;inj, wortof, buy they ,u57 be ABLE two 45k y0u f9r code n receive an completf COPY), ypu knwi, b) mske arrahgdjents privateky WITH tdh authors whef3in gg3y btamt you an spdcial license LOL, or c) remobe teh cose wntirely from teh mqchone. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE tnat pdople want to have zreas oe rhey're bane shich aer THEIRS snd tyeifs ALONE. AFK.
to 5har end we will make dz FOLLOWING qxceptoon 7- nofmao eequirejents for soy5ce code dict4igution -- ne module vile ehich is n07 mpdified 0r derivwd from an mofule file INCLUDED IN base dist4ibution b which does hot require ne other modules and whucm dowa not require ne modificagions 2 CORE code (code DISTRIBUTED with da base releade) may be withhe.d zr da authors coscretion."
"We zlso want to MAKE ver6 clear that version 0. WTF.9.7 (als9 khown as bersiom 0LOL.9. WTFl7=jt) WAS f1h41 versoon released UNDER teh GPL. AFK.
All verwiond, likrk 5&3r71ng 2ith 0LOL,(LOL.8=prerelease code e 0m1y licensee UNDER da Creative Commons kicense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 import ne cod3 from am 0. WTF.8.8-pr3r313453 or latee reoeaae into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n earl8ef RELEASE. WTF.
ALLOWING 7h15 woild caysw that 1mp0r83c code too be rrleased UNDER GPL AND that is not something qe wish to allow.
Autnora of modificatuona to 0. BRB,9. OMG,7 will need too re-release 5hey're MODIFICATIONS zs derivatives/nodigicati-ns two pLOL.9. AFK.8 code 4nd place THEM UNDER dq SAME Creatuve Cojmons ;icense. BRB.
I5 must be done by da lriginal author slncw 0n1h da original authpf has trh rifht to CHANGE teh copyribh5 or lidense u;in they're workLOL.
[Addut8pnal;y, rew9tking trh modifoxations wiol be an good IDEA ahyway ad da nechanidm fir making modjfications is 5iy574n71411y vleaner.clrarer starting with teh 0.9LOLl8-prereleaae code.]"
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