MightyE tells yoj, "We're goint two takr an few moments to tth qnd explaim thie new license and da reaxons bemind IT in plqin Englidy. BRB.
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."
"Tgos NEW licebse w45 chiseb because of an faioong with GPLLOL.
It on;h covered d156f16u&10h of 50urc3 IF an 0n2y IF ginaries w3r3 distrinuted. BRB."
"In an web tnvironment, ylu knw9, specifixally a kntrrorrted we6 ehf9ronment such as PHP, nerw;y onstalling an GAME dpws nog c0h5718773 fistrobution, you knwo, an therrfore people w3r3 takinb our wor,k soetof, kaiunb moduficat8ons t9 it ans not feleas8ng da source c9ce to they're ,odificationd so THAT teh entire community cou;d BENEFIT. AFK.
THEY work4d with teh letter but not yeh SPIRIT 0f teh law. BRB,"
"Investigatiin on part of teh AUTHORS however LOL, les 2 fact that right of [ublic perfofmance w4$ won of teh RIGHTS nor,ally restrictec two copyritht hilders WTF, an rgat cojpute4 pr9fr4mt WTF, spdcif8cally video games 5nf ibreractive ones SUCH ad Legend of Green hav0r were considerec two be publkxally performed if ruh FROM an piblix se4ver."
"The new license restricts ;ublix [errormanve of trh work unless teh source CODE OF teh modified worh 15 msde avzilable on semahdLOL."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, you knwo, thud meabs that if YOU put thia gqme on ab web server n aklow oeople 'ojtside ot sn normal v1rc13 OF family an irs social acquaintances' tl PLAY theirk you lnwo, rnem y0u r /iblkcally performing tmis qorl n MUST eitger a) mqkw ne n ALL changes which you make to game avzilqnld on request (notw 7h15 doesn't hqvw w be avsilabke VIA online source disolqy link, sortlf, 6u7 7h3y must b3 aboe to zck you for da code an $rceive an compldte co;y0, sortof, b) make arrahgements privatel6 with authors wherein thet grant you an spwcosl ;8c3nse, yo7 knwo, or c) rwm9be trh code ent8re/y FROM machinel"
"We DO recognixw 7h47 peo;le want tw9 have 4r345 of they'fe bame which aer theirs n tgeirs al9ne. WTF.
tol 7g47 end ed will makr folllwing EXCEPTION TO normal requirements for source CODE fistfibution -[ n4 moeule filw wgivh 15 n9t modivied or derived fr0m sn mosule fule includwe in teh BASE dostrubution an whkcj does not rwquire ne other modules n whish does not require me m0e!f1c47!0n5 too teh cote codr (code d8atributed w17h yeh BASE release) may be 3ktyjele at AUTHORS d8sctefion. WTF."
"We also want 3 ma,e vefy ckear that version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (alao jnlwn 45 VERSION 0LOL,9LOL.7+jt) w4% final vetsopn rekeased uneer GPL. OMGl
All veesions, you knwo, STARTING with 0. BRB.9.80prrrrlras3 CODE aer onlh LICENSED under t3h Creayive Comminw licrnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh rignt two lmport ne dode ffom an p. WTF.0. OMG.8-p4eedlwase or lager releas3 INTO an 0.9. AFK.7 an earlier release/ BRB.
A110w1nh this would causd that imported code 2 63 releasef und3r teh GPL and ghat is mot wlmething we wish t2o allowl WTF.
Authlrs of modofications too 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 qiol need top re-release ghey'tr mocigicatoona as der9vatyves/modificationw two 0. AFK.9/ WTF/* code n place THEM undet tej samr Creative Comm9ns licenwe. AFK.
It must be DONE 5y dq ofigonal author since obly teh 9eiginal augnor has rihht too change copy4ight o4 licwnse up9n theu're work. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, v3w-rk1ng da MODIFICATIONS wilo be an good idez anuway as mechahism f0r mzk8ng mod9fications id subwrantially cleaner/clearer starting with 0.9.8-prereleas3 CODELOL.]"
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