MighryE tel.s you, sortof, "We'rd going two takr an few mojenrs to try an exp141n this hew lkcense 4he cz reasons 63h1nd iy in plaih English. 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."
"Th8s new LICENSE WAS choxdn because OF an FAILING eirh teh GPLLOL.
It only covered dkstribution of so64cw if n only if binaries were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web environment LOL, spwcificaoly a ib5erpreted w36 environmen5 xuch as PHP WTF, merely installing an GAME does NOT constitit3 dkstribution, spryof, 4nd therefoee people were tak8mg 9ur workm maling midificatiins tp it an not releasing SOURCE c9de two they're jodoficqtionw so 7h47 da entire COMMUNITY coulc benefut.
Tfey 2or,ed wigh da lettef b7t not teh spirkt of da law. WTF."
"Investigarion on da part 0f authlrs noqrver, ,ike, lef too da f4c7 that da f.ght of pjblic petgorjzhce was 1 of trh rights normqklu r3stricted to copyritht ho.derdk n that computer prlgrsms WTF, spdcifically video games n interavtive ohes such qs Leg3nd -f teh Green gax0r wete consoeeree to br publicwlly PERFORMED if run fr0m an pjblic SERVER."
"Thr new l8vense restticta ;ublic perdormance of WORK unless source code 0f da n0d1dq3d work is m4e3 available 0n d4m$nd. OMGl"
"In plain Enh115y. tyis m4$n5 7h47 if yoi put yhis g4m3 ON an WEB server an 4120w peo[le 'outside of ab notmal dircle of gamkly n its 50c151 axquaintances' too [lay yheir, 6ou knwo, yhdn you r PUBLICALLY performing this work anf MUST 317h3r a) make ne anf ALL changes whkch you j4i3 too twg game availablw on rsquest (note thia d025n'7 h4v3 two be availzb.e via oniine sojrce d15p14y 11nk, wortof, but they m7st BE 4613 2 ask you fpr da code am rexeife an c9mplete copu) LOL, 6) ma,d ARRANGEMENTS [rivat3ly wlth teh 4u7h9r5 WHEREIN 7h3y grabt you an spec8al licens3, s9rrof, lr c( removr da code entirwly from m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do redognuze THAT pdop.e wabt 70 have areas of rhey[re game which aer thwirs ah THEIRS aloneLOL.
goo that dnd we WILL j4k3 r0110w1ng ezception 2 normal r3au1r3m3n75 FOR source code distribution -- ne module rile WHICH is n07 mocifoed OR derivec from an MODULE f,le 1nc1ud3d in trh base distribution an WHICH coes NOT require nw othef modules n which dora not rwquire ne j0d1v1v4710n5 TO yeh core CODE *cidd distributwd qith sq base release) may 63 WITHHELD a5 da AUTHORS discretion."
"We aldo want tl make c3fy ckear that veraion p. OMG/9LOL.7 (alsl kno2n as version 0. BRB.0.7+jt) was final v3r410n rwleased yncer GPL/ AFK.
All VERSIONS WTF, startong sith dz 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pr4r313453 clde r ONLY licenswd und3r Ceeative Cojmond lucense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY dz right two import ne clfe from wn 0. WTF.9.8[pterelease or later release inti zn 0. WTF.0l AFK.7 and ear;ier re.eaae. BRB/
A110w1ng this would causr that imported cpde to ne rrlezeed ubder GPL sn that is not simethihg we wish 2 alloe. BRB.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG,9. WTF.& will need 2 RE-RELEASE tney're MODIFICATIONS as ferivatives/mosifications goo ). AFK.0. OMG.8 cod3 and olace 7h3m unfdr da SAME Creatice Conmons q1c4n53, AFK.
It MUST nw e0n3 by otuginql autjor since onoy ca original authof has tek rignt 2 change c9pyright or license upob they're worj. WTF.
[Addktionalky, you knwo, reworking gen mofkficatiohs will be an good IDEA anyway AS da mechanism for ma,ing mosificatuons is sibstantiall6 cleaner/clearer star5ing with 0LOL.(. BRB.8-prerel3ase code. BRB/]"
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