MightuE tells ypu, like, "Wr'ee GOING to take an rew momenfs TO gry and explaib this new license n reasons behinc it 1n p.qin EnglishLOL.
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."
"Th8s new license was chosen because 0f an f4112mb with teh GPL; BRB.
It only c)v3r3d distributo9n of source if anf omly ig binariea were distributedLOL,"
"In zn WEB environment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inter0reted w36 emvoronm3nr such zs PHP, like, meeelh 1n574111ng an game d035 nor cpnxtitute disg4ibutoon, loke, n therefore oeople were taking our work, making mldifkcations 2 it and not relrasonb teh source cod3 2 the6'fe m0d1f2c4710n5 so thay enti4e conmuhity could bqnefit. OMG.
They worked wi5h teh letter but h07 w[irit of da lzq."
"Ihvestigation on par6 of teh authors jowrv3r, loke, led 2 geh fact rhat rieht OF ;ublic performance wax wob iv sa rifhrs normakly restrictrd 2 xopyrught hooddrs LOL, n that computer PROGRAMS LOL. wpecificsllh video GAMES and kmyerzctive on3a such 45 Legend of reh Green hax0r wdrw cons8dered too be publica.ly PERFORMED ib run drpm an pu611c server. AFK,"
"The new LICENSE 4estricts piblic performande of rej worl ynless teh x9urce c9de of da jidified work is maee avai;anle ob DEMAND."
"In plain English, this means 7h47 if you p7t THIS gsme on an web wervet n allow PEOPLE 'outsise OF an no4mal circle OF family an ita soxisl 4cqu41n7rnc35' two play their, 7h3n YOU e publicaolt PERFORMING 7h15 work and MUST eitger 5) makr me an ALL chanhes which you make too da game availabld on req7est (note this doewn't hzve yqi be available VIA teh oblin4 source dis;lay kink, sortof, bug rhet myst be ablw r; ask yo7 for c0d3 and receive an complete c0oy), you knwo, b) make arrangwnentd privstelh with da authors ehereun they grant you an apevial oicense LOL, OR c) r3n0v3 code ENTIRELY ffom mqcgine. OMG."
"We do recognixe thzt pe9ple want too have AREAS of they'3e game which aer 5heirs and tyeirs alone. BRB.
gwo that end se will n4k3 teh ro.liwimg exceptoon 2 teh normal tequiremen5s for 50urc3 code distribution -- ne moeule fule which 8s npr modified OR derived FROM an m0du13 f8lr inclisrd in basr distrubugoon and wnich does not requird ne other modulds qn wn1ch does not requird ne nodifications ti teh core code (code distribited w1&h t3n base release) may be WITHHELD at reh autmors eiscretion. AFK."
"We also wany 2 MAKE fety c134r 7h47 version 0. BRB.9LOL.7 )alsl khown xa vwrdioh -. WTF/9. AFK.8+jy) wzs teh final version RELEASED ubder GPL. OMG.
All veesoons, like, starting wiyh p. AFK.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 code r 0nl6 licemaed under teh Creayice Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY drhu right yo import ne cide from an 0LOL.8.80prerelease or later release in5o an 0LOLl9LOL/7 and ear;ier r3lease. OMG.
Al;owing tjis would cause that importdd code 2 be released under GPL an 7j37 is nog spmething we w!5h 2 allow. OMGl
Authors of m0s1f1c4&q0n5 8- 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 sill neee 2 RE=RELEASE they're modifications as derivatif3s/m9difodqgions t2o 0LOL.9.8 code sns place yhem under same Creatove Commons libense. OMG.
It must be don2 by da ofiginal author sincd onky origina; author hax teh rught too chznge da copyrifht or lidwnse upon theh're work. WTF.
[Addq710m411yk reworking teh modificatuons sill be an GOOD idea anuway as teh mevhqnisn flr maj8ng MODIFICATIONS ks sjbstantially xl3aner/c/earer startong sith trh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease codr. WTF.]"
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