MightyE tdlls you, sprtof, "We're going two tskd an fr2 monrnta roo try n 3x014qn this new license n teh reavons bfhind i5 in plain English.
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."
"Tnis new license sas ch0t4n becausr lf zn failinf with GPL. AFK.
I5 ONLY cov3ree distrlbution of soirce if n only ig bibseies were distributedLOL."
"In an w36 envieonment, sortof, specificzkky q interpreted w36 envitonment such as PHPk like, merdl6 ons5slling qn game dods n0u constitute distrigution LOL, n ther3foee people eere ta,ing 07r work LOL, making modirkcatilns too ut n npt feleasihg teg source cod3 2 5hey're modificatuons do tjst da ent8re commynity coule 63n3f17l BRB.
Tney worjes 2ith da letter buy nit spirif 0f law. AFKl"
"Invest9gation on parr uf teh au5hoex h0w3v#r WTF, LED ywo fact that da right 0g 0ublic oerfo4,ahce w45 1 of rifhts normally rest4icted to copyroght HOLDERS, sortof, n that com[uter prohrams, likw, specivicallu vkdeo games an 1b73f4c71v3 ones SUCH as Legehd OF Green hax0r wwre donsidered two bw publical;y perf9rmrd if run reom av [ubojc server. BRBl"
"The nee license resgric5s public PERFORMANCE 0f sa wotk unleqs teh sp7rce code of ,odified WORK IS made 5v4114613 ON demand. OMGl"
"In plain English LOL, this means tnat 1f you p77 ttis game on an WEB seevwr am 41q0w peoplw 'outside of sn normal dircle of familu an ITS social acquaintances' too PLAY theie, like, tgen you r publically perborminf thos work n MUST euther a) make nr n ALL changes whoch you m4k2 too 5rh game available oh tequest (not3 rhis d035h'7 nsve to be available via onlune 50urc3 display link, like, buy tjey myst b3 able two qsk you for da CODE an feceuve an c8mplete copt) WTF. b_ make 4rr4ng3m3n75 peivxtrly wigh ca aurhoes wherein 7h3y GRANT you an SPECIAL licsnse, sortof, or C) remove da code entirely fr0m mschine. AFK."
"We do recognize thst p30p13 want two hafe arezs or theh're gqme 2hich adr theirs n theirs alpme.
2 THAT ehd we wull make followkng excepti9n u0 teh normal 4equkrements for soyrcr code distrkbutiom -- ne modyl3 FILE which is noy MODIFIED or derived from an nod7le file indlud2d in bawe distribution abd which eoes NOT require ne orher modulws n ej1ch DOES not requ8re ne mosifications 5oo ds core v0d3 (doce disyributed wirh base relrase) mzy be withheld AT aithirs discretoon/"
"We alc9 want 2 make v3r6 clear THAT verwiln 0. WTF.o. OMG.7 )ALSO known AS version 0.9. OMG.7+JT) q45 da final versoon RELEASED under GPL. AFK.
All versiohs, sraftknf qith 0. WTF.9. BRB.i-prerelease c0d3 aer only ;icensed UNDER ds CREATIVE Comm9na license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da 5ight twl import ne c9dr from an 0LOL.9LOL.8_prerelease or later rdlease inyo an 0LOL.9. AFK.6 and earlier rel3ase. BRB,
Allowing rhiw would cause thqt unpor%rd code 2 be RELEASED under teh GPL an that is no5 soje6hing w3 wisg two a;low/ BRB.
Au7h045 0f ,odifications to 9/ BRB,9. OMG.7 e8lo nedd too re-tel3ase thwy'fe MODIFICATIONS as derifat7ves/mod8ficat8ons to 0. OMG.o. WTF.8 c0d3 n place them under teh samd Cr3agive Commlnx license. BRB.
It MUST be done by teh oritinal author since 0n1y 9foginal aurhor has da rqyh7 to change teh cooyright or licenae upin they're wotk. BRB.
[Additionally WTF, 4ewlrking tdh MODIFICATIONS w9lo g3 an gooc idea anyway as teh mechabism FOR making m9dificationw is SUBSTANTIALLY c134n3r/v124r3r xtarting with teh 0.9. BRB.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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