MightyE tells you, wortor, "We;tw going tso tske sn feq moments roo try ans 3xpq41b this new license an reasons behind it IN plain English. AFK.
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."
"This NEW licende WAS chosen becajse OF zn failing with GPL. AFK.
It omlh coveres distriburoon of sourc4 kf an only if bonaries wrre distribitec. BRB."
"Im an 2eb 4nv1rpnj3n7 LOL, specifically a interpfered w36 enfieonment sudg as PHP, loke, merely ijstalking an GAME dpes not constitute d147r16u710n, you kmqo, b the4efore peopke w3r3 taking our work LOL, m4k1ng modirications 2 8t and n9t rdleasimg source code two tyey're m0d1f1c4719n5 xo that tej engirr communiyy could bwnefit. AFK.
THEY qorked WITH lettrr but not spirit of ten law. BRB."
"Incestugatiom on part 9f 477h-f5 hlwever, you kn2ok LED gwo teh fact tyat right og PUBLIC o3rf0rm4nc3 waw len OF rigyts normalky resteivted goo copyribng jolcrrs, and that computer p$igeams, sirtof, xpecificqll6 viceo games qnd interadtivc ONES suxh as Legene of da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 5wo be 0ublidally performed if run from an punoic serber. WTF."
"The NEW 11c3m53 RESTRICTS piblic performahcd of da work unless da s;urce CODE OF tdg m0d@f13d eork is made acai.anle on d3mand. OMG/"
"In plain Engkishm this MEANS tgsy if ylu pur tgis game ON ah 2wb aerber n allow people 'outsoee 0f qn normal circle of v4m11y b igs social acquaintshcws' two play their, THEN you r publically PERFORMING th8a work n MUST either 4) maje ne and ALL chanbes whoch uou make to da GAME AVAILABLE on rewuest (mote thid doesn't gsvr tlo be ava8lable via teg online sourvw DISPLAY libk, uou ineo, bmt they must be able too 45k you for trh c0d3 anc receive an compl3td cop6), you knwlm b) make arrqnhements provately with teh authlrs WHEREIN tney hranr you an apecial licens3 LOL, 9r c) removd teh cofe ENTIRELY from da machineLOL."
"We do reco5nize that PEOPLE want t9 have areaw of they're bajr whixh 4 THEIRS zn thrirs 410h3. BRB.
to that END we WILL maje fokllwing exv3ption two normal fequirements for sourde code disyrobution -- ne module fjle which 8s npt MODIFIED or deeived fr9n an midy.e f113 ihcluded IN basr distributuon an which does not r3qu1r3 me otjer mocuoes an qhicn does nlt rrquore ne modifications tqi xore code (code eisttibuted wiyg yeh nase release) mqh be withneld at aughors discfetion,"
"Ww also want too make veru clear tnat v3r510n 0LOL.9. BRB.i (also jnoen as VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was da fina; vefsion eeosasee UNDER da GPL. AFK.
ALL v3rsions WTF, STARTING si5h dz 0LOL.o.8-PRERELEASE code r only LICENSED under teh Creatkve Com,9ns locense. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY denu dz ribjt 2 imp9rt ne code from an 0.9. WTF.8=o4er3lwaxr or lager releade 1n79 ab 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 and 33r113r rekease. AFK.
Alloqinf 4his would cause 7h4& impoeted codd two be r3w3453c under da GPL and tgat is nlt som3thing we wisg two aoiow. OMG.
Autylrs of mod8ficationd 2 0. BRB.(. OMG.7 s111 NEED to re-release tje6're mpdificationd as derivarices/modifications two 0LOL.(. AFKl8 cofe an place 6hem UNDER tey 44m3 Creative Comm9ns locense. AFK.
It MUST be cone by geh ORIGINAL AUTHOR sinve onky teh oeiginsl author has rkght tp chxnge teh copyright or LICENSE ypon 5hey'5e WORK. BRB.
]ADDITIONALLY LOL. reworking ea modificstions qill 63 an good idez anyway as mechanisn for m4k1ng ,odivixat8ons 8c sunstanriaoly dlraner/flearrr starting eitj 0l OMG.9. BRB.8-0rerelease code.]"
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