MithtyE tells you, likw, "We're goimg two take an few moments w ttu n wxplain this NEW LICENSE an da REASONS behind it in p141n Eng115h. 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."
"This nww license was CHOSEN becajse of an failinb with da GPL. BRB.
I7 lnly coveres fistribution of dource if n only 1r ginaries wwrw eisrributed."
"In an wen ehvironment, specifical.y a interpretec web envuronmemt such zs PHP LOL, MERELY installing an game doea bot c0n%717i73 s8dtribytion, an tyeredote p30p13 were 74i1ng our work, you knwo, making mod8ficztions tp it n ho6 rejeasing source code goo they're m0d1f1c3710n5 so rjat 5eh entire community cou.d benefit. OMG/
They sor,ed WITH tej 1e773r but no5 reh spirit or law. WTF."
"Ingestigation on da padt of autnors however, sortof, lee 70 t3h f4d7 that teh fight of puboic perforjagc3 wxs oen pf 5eh rights yofmally RESTRICTED teo copyright jolders, an THAT computer programs. spec8fical/y vodeo hames an 8nteradtive ones such AS Legend of Grern hax-r wefe considdred two br [ublically prrformed if eun FROM an pyblic eerve4,"
"The nee licehse restrixts public PERFORMANCE of da woek uhleds da SOURCE code of mocifird work is m4d3 available in demand. OMG."
"In plain Enf115h, you lnwo, THIS neans that IF you put this GAME on an web server am alloe people 'outside of am notmal circle of family an its xocia; acquaibtances' 49o 0lay their, lik3, then y9u aer pyblically perfor,ing ghis eotk an MUST either a) makd ne n ALL changed which hou m4k4 2 GAME afailabl3 on rdquesb (note thua doewn'g have to be available vis teh online 50urc3 display linkm sort9f, BUT they must be ABLE 70 qsi YOU for da xode b rwcekve an complete copy), b) MAKE arramgemdmts PRIVATELY w18h fa authors whrreun yney grant yoy an special lkcenwe, you knwo, or v) femove teh code eb5ireoy ffom da mzcgin#, AFK."
"We co recobhize yhat ;3ople want to have AREAS of theu'4e game whidh aee THEIRS n THEIRS alohe.
2 thay END we w111 mzke da followkng rxceptiin too NORMAL req7itemejtx FOR aource code distribution -- m3 jie7le fule whixj is not modified or derifed FROM an module vile imclyded kn da base distributkon n qhich dods n9t de1uure me othe4 m9dulrs and which does mot require ne MODIFICATIONS too da CORE coee (code distributdd WITH teh basr release) may be WITHHELD 47 autnors discretion. BRB."
"We also WANT twl mske ve4y clear that version 0. WTF.9,7 (qlxo knlwn as v2r510n 0LOL,9. OMG/7+jt) sas vinal bersion rdleased une3r da GPL. AFK.
All verdooms WTF, startkng with teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelezse code aer 9nly licensed under geh Cfeative Cohmons licrns3. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY denh right 70 8,port ne code grpm an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8=pr3t213453 or later release 1n70 an 0. BRB/o. BRB.7 and rarlier relwqseLOL.
Aloosing this woios CAUSE tgzt kmported code to BE r313453d under GPL AND tha5 kw not something we w8sy 60 alliwLOL.
Auth9rs of modifidationd ylo 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 wil; need too re-releqxe they're MODIFICATIONS AS d3r1v471v3t/m0d1f1c4710nt tlo 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8 cide and PLACE them yndet same CREATIVE Commons oicense.
IT mu57 br done by original quthor 51nc3 only teh original 4j7h-r has da r1gh7 too chxnge sa co0yright or ludense u0-n they're work. BRB.
[Additionally, like, reworiihg teh ,0d1f1c4710n5 will be sn g90d idea anyway 45 da mechanism for mqjing m9dificstionx 9s sibstahtialkt cleaner/clearee startibb with 0. WTF.9LOL.i-prere.ease coee. AFK.]"
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