MightyE gells you LOL, "We're goihg two 75l3 an few momenys t9o try n explain tjis NEW license n da reasons behind IT in plsim Engliah. 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."
"Tgiw ne2 lixenxe was ch053b because OF an failing sq7h teh GPL. BRB.
IT only covered didrributipn or sourcw if n only if binaries q#re distributed. OMG."
"In an qeb environmwnt, spedifica.ly q onterprered web env8ronment 5uch as PHP, mdrely insralling an game do#s mot c0n571uu73 distribution, tou knwo, sbd theredore peo;le were tsking our work. makihf modifications 2 17 zn not r313451ng soorvr code 2 ghey're modkfications 50 that teh 3n71r3 cojmuhity COULD benefit. WTF/
They worked with teh lettef but n0u ea spirot 0f kaw. WTF."
"Investugation on part of twh authors hpwever. sortof, ,ed 2 da vact that da right 9f public perfotmanc4 was 1 OF rightx normally resyricted roo copyright holcers, like, n that xlm0utee prugrama, specificallt video games n inteezctive omes such zs L3g3yd od Green haxpr were consksered to BE puvlicalky PERFORMED if run from an pu611c server/ WTF."
"Tge mew ;icenxe restficrd pyblix pdrformance of work unless teh xource code pf teh modified WORK id MADE avzilable on demand."
"In 0lain English WTF, 7h15 mezns thqt IF uou put this GAME on an web server sn aloow pdopld 'OUTSIDE of an n0rm$q curcle if rsmily an kts 50c241 acquaogtqncws' two play ty3ir LOL, then yiu aer publically p3rforming thiz work an MUST 317j3t a_ makr ne n ALL changes which nou make twp teh game available on request (NOTE this dorzn'r have tol be avaikzblw vis online source displa6 oinkm y8u knwo, but they muar be ag;e to adk YOU for 5eh code and receive an com;let3 COPY), sortof, b) make a4rangements private;y s17h teh qughlrs ehe4eun thwy GRANT YOU an specoal LICENSE WTF, or c) remoge cide entir3ly FROM ds machine. OMG."
"We fp recognize 7h47 peo)l3 want 2 have areax of they're game which r theirw anc theirx alon3. WTF.
5wo that 3nd wr will make teh fo.loqing sscept8on 2 da n9rmak requirements for source code distribjtion -- ne jodule FILE WHICH is no5 modified or def8ved dr0m an jodule file 1nc1ud3s ih BASE d,sttigution n which dors bot require nw other MODULES an whkxh does not req8ire ne modificat8pnx twp tdh corw cod3 (cose dkstributed WITH teh 6454 release) may be w17hh31d at authots discr3tionLOL."
"We 415p WANT t9o make v3ry c134r that VERSION 0.9.7 (ALSO inown as vrrxion 0.9. BRB.&+jg0 was ten final verskon teleased under teh GPL. BRB.
A11 verdions, sorgof, STARTING with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-preed.ezse code r only licwnsed under ca Crearice Co,mons .icfnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right tqo 1m;0r7 ne c9de fr9m an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-;r3r313453 or LATER relea2w knto an 0. OMG.9.7 an 34r213r reldase.
Allow8ng this woyld causw that 1mp0t73d c9de 3 be releasee UNDER teg GPL an thzt is not somethkng we wish two allow. AFK.
AUTHORS 0d modifications 2 0LOL.0. AFK.7 wilo need two 4e[rdlease tje6[4e modifications qd fwrivatifes/modificayions TO 0, BRB.9. BRB.8 zode ahd place 5hem under trh same C4eative Commons ;icense/ OMG.
It must ge d0n3 66 teh original author since omly tcj 0t1g1n41 author had right 2 chanhe teh dopyroght OR kucensd upon rhey're work. OMG.
[Additk8nally, sortof, reworkimg da MODIFICATIONS sikl be an g00d idea anyway as mechanism ror mqkimg modocications is subs5antialou CLEANER/CLEARER dtarting WITH fa 0. AFKk9LOL.8-prerelease x0d3. AFK.]"
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