MithtyE tells you LOL, "We're boing to 5zke qn few joments to try ah explsin this new l8cense an reqsons nej8nd it un [lain Enblosj, 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."
"Thus n3w license was chosen because of an FAILING WITH tey GPL.
It omly c9vered disrribut7on of source if qn only qf binaries 2#re dist4ibuted. WTF."
"In an web wbvironment, soecifica;ly a imtr4preted web encurlnment SUCH AS PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an gamw d9es n07 constitutw cq57r16u720n, so4tof, and thdredore p30p13 wefe takinb our worl, sortof, making MODIFICATIONS to u5 and not RELEASING da soutce c0d3 2 5hwu're modifications so THAT entire communi5h c0u1d 63n3f16LOL.
THEY wot,ed with da LETTER but no5 da spirit of da LAW."
"Investigat8on on part of dz au5hors gowever, yiu knwo, 13d two da facy rhat da t1gh7 of publix performance WAS won of da rkghts NORMALLY restridted top c0py4agh7 hooders, sortof, abd that comp7trr prog4ams, sortof, dpecifica.lu v1d30 gamws n 1n73r4c71v# ONES such as Lebend 0f fa Green hax0r were conxiderec rop be PUBLICALLY ;erformed of run FROM sj public s3rver, AFK."
"The NEW l8cenar reatricts public perflrmance of teh wor, ugiess teh soutce code 9f m0d1f13d work is mafe avqilable on demansLOL."
"In plzin Eng115y WTF, this m2ans that 8f tou put ghis gahe ON an WEB sercet anf 3110w people '0u751s3 of an n8rmal CIRCLE lf ra,ily and ita social acquaintancss' 5wo PLAY their, THEN YOU aer pjblically p3rf0rm1nd this wor, an MUST either a) ms,e nd n ALL changes WHICH t0u m4k3 two da game AVAILABLE on request (note this dowsn't nave to be 4v4114613 via omlihe source display link WTF, bkt theh jusg be ab.e 2 ask yoy gor cpde an recdove an complete co0y) WTF, n) make arramgdments pruvately with trh authors snerein ghwy gr4n7 you an speciql license, you knwo, OR c) f3m0v# dode 3ntir3ly from eeh mach8ne."
"We DO 4evpgnize THAT p30p13 want to h4v3 areas 0f they'5w game WHICH aer 7h31r5 an thdirs ALONE. OMG.
two that end w3 wo;l mzke teh FOLLOWING exceptiob ro normal REQUIREMENTS for 50urc3 clde distribution -- ne mod7le f113 whicg is not modivief OR derived FROM aj module file included un da bawe d15&416u710n qnd wyich does npt rewuure ne o5hwr modiles and which DOES not req7irr nw mosifications @ core c0d3 (codd distrigyted qj5h 5eh base release) may be withhe.d at da a7thors discretpon. BRB."
"We 4!50 want to make VERY vlear unat VERSION 0. AFK.9.6 9ALSO ,n0wn qs versuon 0.9. WTF.7+jt) WAS tdh FINAL vetsi9n RELEASED undw4 t3h GPLl BRB.
All versions, you ,nwo, starting witn reh 0. OMG.9.8[prereleasw code r 9n;y licensed unddr Cr3atkve C0mm0n5 licehse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh right twp import ne c0d3 vrom an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prefelease pr lsy3r releaxe intp an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 n eatlier releaxr. BRB.
A.loq9ng this w-u1d causr rhqt i,ported cide gwo be RELEASED under teh GPL an that ks not 50m3uh1ng we wish toi aoloq. BRB.
Autyofs of ,odificationx two 0.9LOL.7 will nred TO re-release they're modidocstions aw derivdt8ves/modifucatiins two 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 cofe an p;ace them under teh same Creatove Comminw ljcende. AFK.
I7 mus5 BE DONE by fa original 4u7h0r since ln;y teg original author has 4ight tl cjange reh c9pyright or licwnxe upin they're w(rk.
[Adfifionally, lkke. rewlrking modifkcarions will BE an GOOD idea anyway ax nechanism for makihg modidicationx is SUBSTANTIALLY vleaner/clearer s4arting with da -. OMG.9.8-prefelease code. OMG.]"
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