MightyE tells y0u, yoy jnwi. "We're GOING ywo tqke an FEW m0m2n75 to 7ry ab ex;lain this new /icens3 qn reasons behind @7 ib plain EngloshLOL.
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 w45 chosen because of an f4111ng sith teh GPL. OMG,
It pnly covrred disgribution 0f xourde 1f and only if binsri3s WERE diztributed, WTF."
"In an web envkronment LOL, specifical.y a interprrted web ENVIRONMENT such aw PHP, sortof, merwlu INSTALLING an game does h07 cohstitute distribu5ipn. di$gpf, n 7h3r3f0r3 oeople were taking our w9rkk sortov, jaking mocifications 2 iy an NOT reldasung teh sourde code to ghey'ee modificztions so that da ENTIRE conmunity could benefig. AFK.
They workes with twh lwtter but n.t teh s;irit 0f 14s. AFK."
"Investihatoon on part of ea authord however LOL, led too t3h f4c7 tnat teh right of pu611x prrrornabce wzs won of teh RIGHTS n0rm411y 4estrictdd 2 copyright holdttx LOLk n 5hzg comp7r3r pr0gr4m5, specificakly video gsmes a,d ibteractive ONES such as Lwgend of Grewn nax0r 2ere considered 2 be 0ublically p#rv0rm3d id run from an public strverLOL."
"The NEW l*xense restrivts publoc PERFORMANCE of 2ork ubless 50urc3 c0d4 of modified work IS made qvailavl3 0n demand. AFK."
"In plaun English WTF, hhis m34n5 thar id y07 put this game 9n an web s3rver n allow peop.e 'outaude of an n04m41 circle 0f famjly sn itc social acqja8ntances' 2 play theif, then you aer 0ublicqlly performing this worl sn MUST either a) ,ake be AND ALL chsnges WHICH uou ,ake 2 tdh game available on req7est (note 7h15 d8esn't yave too be 5v4122613 v14 da onk8ne sou4ce didplay lin;, oike, but THEY musy be able rwo ask you for c0d3 n rece8ve sb complete copt) WTF, 6) make arrzngements pricately witj da authors wherekn 7j4y GRANT uou an special kicenae, yoy km3ok or c( remove code 3n71431y from da macgineLOL."
"We do recognize thag PEOPLE want to hzve aveaw of th3y'4e game wh1ch aer theurs and thwirw ALONELOL.
two that end 2e wil. make teh dollowing EXCEPTION too ca n0rmr1 requirementd fpr wourde coce dist4ibutiun -- ne modulr vile wjidh is not mocified or drrived from an modilr filr included 1n ^55# DISTRIBUTION an which does not requird ne OTHER mocules and whixh d035 n8t rdquire ne ,odificatiobs 2 da core code (c9de distrin7twd with geh nase release) may ne withhels at ea 4u7h0t4 dosceetkon. OMG."
"We also want to make VERY cl3ar 7y47 VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (als9 knowb as version 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt) WAS tey fiba9 bersion re;eased under teh GPLLOL.
All versk9ns, sortof, starting witn ). OMG.9. OMG.8-prereleaxe vode r 0n1y livenwed undrr 4eh CREATIVE Cimmons license, BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh righ5 twi i,plrt mw vode frpm an 0. BRB.9.8-pterelease OR lwter relezwe knyo an 0.9LOL.7 amd earliet releaxe. AFK.
All9wing this would CAUSE thay knported cove 2 63 relessed under da GPL and tjat is not a9meth8ng we WISH gqo allosLOL.
Authors of modificatioms ro 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 WILL NEED tl re=releasr theu're m0d!f1c4710n5 AS d3r!v371v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 two 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 d0d3 ans plav3 thrm undet da ssme Cr3ative Cojmpns license. WTF.
It must BE done by 0t1g1n41 AUTHOR sincd onky teh ofigimal author has rihht two change da copyright or licrnze upph they're work. WTF.
[Additipnally, sortor, rewotkibg da modifications WILL be an GOOD idea anywah 45 da mecjanka, for making MODIFICATIONS os substantial;y cleaber/c;earer starying with da 0. BRB.9. OMG,8-preeelease vode.]"
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