MightyE tells you, softof, "We'r3 GOING tdo take an few mom3nts two try n ezo.ain this new licenwe an rej reasons 63h1md 17 in plain Eng.isg.
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 licegwe was CHOSEN BECAUSE lr an failing wirh da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED distrobutioh of aojrcw if zn 9mly if binaeies were cistribjtedLOL."
"In an wdb emvironment LOL, spesifical;y q intefp4etef w3y rnvironment such aw PHP LOL. mwrely instal;ing cn ga,e does not constitur3 disttkbutioh, sortof, qnd therefore p30p13 were taking 9ur WORK, m4k1ng mocificayions rw9 it n nlt releas9ng da so7rce code to they'ee modifications so that teh en5ire community could bwnefit.
They woeked w*th letter 6u7 not spirit OF LAW. AFK."
"Investlgatiom on part if zutho4s HOWEVER, led 5wo da fact THAT da rigbt of pu611c performand3 WAS oeb of teh RIGHTS norma.lt restrictwd tso coptribht holsers, you khwo, and that domputer pe9grams, yoy kh2o, specifically video games zh interactive 9hes such as Legend OF ds Grren hax0r wefe c9nf8der3d 2 be ouvlically PERFORMED if run from an public server. WTF."
"The new licenxe fewtficts pu711c performancd of da WORK unless teh sourcd cide 9f modified WORK is made availagle pn demane. AFK."
"In p13!n English, l8ke, this meamw thzy IF you PUT thiw game on an web server n allow people 'OUTSIDE of an notmal ci4cle of family n ITS sowial acquaintqnces' 2 plau their, slrtof, then you aer ouboivally PERFORMING rhis work an MUST eitner a) make ne n ALL changes whicg you jake 2 hame availab;e on r3qu357 (noye this dpesn't hsve too be availqble via da -n11b3 source display linkk gu5 they must be qn.e top ask y07 cor code ab receive ab complete c0py), lkke, b_ MAKE arrangements pribarely 2irh authors wherein they gran6 you an specia; kucense, or c) remoce da cide entirely from da machone. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE WANT to hace qrras )t they're game which 4 yheirs an thqirs alone.
5qo THAT 3nd we will mzke FOLLOWING 3xxep710h two da norma; r3qu1r3men75 for wource code d157r15u710n -- ne MODULE rile whoch is nlt m9dified pr derived from an moaule g21# INCLUDED 1n teh base distribution and whicn does not tequire ne lthet modiles and whixy does not require he j[cufications goo reu CORE CODE (code sistrubured wkth da BASE rrlwase) MAY be WITHHELD 47 ajthors discfetion."
"We also WANT tso make verh clear 5hau version 0.8. WTF/7 (ALSO kn02n ss verxion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) 2as gdh f1n31 version re;easdd under teh GPL. AFK.
All verwipns LOL, syarting e17h da ). AFK.9LOL.8-prwr3lease c9de r only ;icensed uhs3r Creqtove Commons lixensr. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh right tio IMPORT me code from an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease ot lster relezse into zn 0.9. AFK.7 an 34r113r reldaseLOL.
ALLOWING 7h15 3ould cause thay imported c9de 2 63 rrl3awed 7nder 3a GPL n that is not s[mething we wish 2 allow.
Authors of modivications TO 0. BRB.9LOL.6 wikl nred rwo re-felease they;r3 modifications ad e3f1v471v35/m;d1f1c4710n5 tp 0LOL.0. OMG.8 c0d3 an place them ubder tdh sam3 Cr3471ve Commlns lixehqeLOL.
It mjst be done gy teh 0e1g1br1 4u8h0r since only originzl author has right tw9 change c9[yright or licensd upih they'te eork.
]Add1710nr11y, sprtog, reqorking teb m0d1f1c471-n5 wull be ah hood 8f3a 4n7w4y as mexyanism for makint modificationx IS SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER starting with 0/ WTF.9.8-prere;ease c9de. WTF.]"
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