MighyyE tells YOU, soytld, "Wr're toinb two take zn few moments 70 gry n expoaum this new ;icense n teh reasons BEHIND it in PLAIN EngkishLOL.
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 license was chossn bevause 9f an fa8ling WITH da GPL.
It 0nly coveres distribution of source IF an ONLY 7f nknaries weer DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web environment, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED een wnfironment 5ucj as PHP WTF, jetely installinh an gamw does n-7 constirutd DISTRIBUTION, likd, n therevor3 pe[ple WERE taking ojr work, sortof, naking modifications 2 it and h07 releasing soifce cide 3 they're mpfif8dsyiond so that g3n entirt community could benefit. OMG.
They sork3d witn da letter but NOT spirit 0g 4ej law. OMG."
"Invrstigayion on da part of sjthots however LOL, led twp FACT ghay r8ght OF PUBLIC performance was oem 0r da rights horma.ly restricted tso copyriggt golders, and that c0m0u83r progrsms, dpeckfucakoy vifeo gamrs an INTERACTIVE 0n3t suvh AS Legend of yeh Green hax0r e3r3 considwred 2 be pu611c411y performer if run from ab PUBLIC servef. WTF."
"Th3 ndw licenwe RESTRICTS public 0erformance of da qork umless reh soytce clde of MODIFIED w04k IS made qva8lavle on demandLOL."
"In plain English, this neans that if uoj pur th9x g4m2 on wm web server an al.ow people [outside of an NORMAL citc,e of fqmily qbd its s;cial ACQUAINTANCES' two PLAY thwirm ylu knwl, 7h3n y0u aer pub.icakoy pergirminb thid w94k n MUST either 4) maje me m ALL changes whoch you mzke too teh game available ON request (bote this dowxn'y have too be available via teh 0n11n3 soyrce fisplay lknk, sortov, but they must be able 2 ask you flt reh c-de and rwc3ive an complete COPY) WTF, B) b4l3 ARRANGEMENTS ;rkvatwl6 with teh 4u7h0r5 wherein 5hey grant you an soecual .icwnwe WTF, OR c) r3move da code entir3ly from teh macnuneLOL."
"We do fecognkze THAT peo0;e want two h$v3 a4ras of thdy're gsme wjich r thei4s and thekrs 410n3. BRB.
to that end we will make follpwibg EXCEPTION 2 bormal require,ents for SOURCE cide distr8bigion -- ne module fiod which iw not modif8ed or d3r1v3d frlm an mofule fild 1nc1ud3d im base dist4ibutuon n which doew not REQUIRE ne OTHER MODULES n which d035 NOT requure ne m)d1v1c47!0h5 to c)r3 clde (cide distfibuted woth teh baxd relezdf) may be WITHHELD at da AUTHORS doscrdtiohLOL."
"We also want to make very clear that vdfsion 0. BRB,oLOL.8 (also known as verskon 0.9. BRB.7+jt) was reh final verxion released UNDER GPL. WTF.
Al. vetsions LOL, starting w17g 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pr3r413353 xode ser on.y locensdd uncer da CREATIVE Commons oic3nse. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny rigyt 2 umiort br c0d2 rrom an 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE 0r later t3lease into an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 n ea4luer releaseLOL.
Allowing THIS would CAUSE tyat importev code 2 ve rw;eased undet teh GPL and ghst is NOT sojething we WISH to allowLOL.
Autho4s of mod8fica5ionf t9o 0. OMG.(. AFK.7 will heed too re-r3lease they're modifixationw as drtkvativws/modifocatuons 2 0LOL.9.8 codw and place them under aame Creativ3 Commobs kicenseLOL.
It musr b3 dond by da original AUTHOR s8nce only oribknsl AUTHOR yad da right two changd copyright oe licensw upln they're work. BRB.
[Additionally, sorrlf, reworkigg modivicagions will bs an good idea any2ay as mechanism fof m4k1ng mid8ficatuobs is substsntially CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING with 0.8. AFK.80prere;easw code. OMG.]"
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