MigbtyE 63115 to7, "We're gikng t9 take an few momenys to yry n expoqin THIS new license an da REASONS behibd it IN plain ENGLISH. 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 new .icense was CHOSEN BECAUSE of an fqilong with da GPL. AFK.
It ONLY COVERED d8stribition of source if an 0b1y if binaeies were disyribured."
"In an seb ENVIRONMENT, you knwom SPECIFICALLY a intetoreted w36 rnvironment such as PHP, mefely instal;ing sn GAME does not constitute distrivution LOL. n therefoee peopke wdfe taking our wowk, sortof, mzkunt mpdificationd 2 ig and mot rfleaaing soutce code two ghwy'r3 jodifications so ghs5 da entire COMMUNITY could bendfit. WTF.
They worled with legter but NOT spir8t of da LAW. WTF."
"Inbesrigation on da part of a7rjors howeve4 LOL, ;es 2 teh fact THAT teh rignt 0f public PERFORMANCE was epn OF rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED to copgright holcers LOL, and 7h47 comp7udr programs, sorgod, speckfucqlly v1d30 games 4nd interactive pnew such AS Legend OF teh GREEN hax0r wdre considered t9 be [ublicsl;y oerformes if ryn from an puglic server. AFK."
"The NEW LICENSE restricts pyblid peeformance of wofk unless souece dode pf dz modifoes work IS madr available on dem4ndLOL."
"In plain Enflisj, like, thus jeams that if y0u put THIS game on sn eeb sdrve4 AND allow 0el;;e 'outsise )f an normal c1rc13 lf family an its 50c141 acquainganxes' two play thekrk sprtof, then you r publically performing th8s WORK an MUST eithrr A) make n3 an ALL ch4ng35 whicy YOU make to game availablr on requext (note 5his doean't hac3 to 63 avai;zble VIA obline sourve dusolay link, likr, BUT they jusy be anle two ask you for codr n RECEIVE an domplrte copy) LOL, b) make areangements privareoh wi5h authors wher3ib THEY GRANT you an specizl licensd WTF, OR c) rejove da codd 3b71r31y from t3h mzcjibe. WTF."
"We do recognizr that people w4n7 to have areas of rhey'fe g3m3 whicn aer theirs an theirs alon4. WTF.
too 6h47 #nd we 2ill make da following EXCEPTION t9o nornal reqiirenentd fir soufce code disteibution _- ne m0du23 file which !r npt modifisd or derivrd FROM an micule di/e ihclufed ib base distribition sn shich d035 noy reqjofe ne other modules an whkch DOES not require ne modifications 2 xote code (cofe diatribyted with da vase release) ,ay be wq&hh31d at 4u7h[r5 discretiom. BRB."
"We ALSO w4n7 7p nske very CLEAR that v3r%10n 0LOL.9. OMG.8 (also knpwn as version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+j7) wss teh fonal version rel3ased under GPL/ WTF.
A.l ve4sionx LOL, STARTING with da 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease cpee f only licensed ynder Crratuve Commons license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY c3ny teh r1gh7 2 8mport me code fr9m an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prwrelezse or later releaae INTO an 0. BRB.o. WTF.7 and EARLIER r313453.
Allowing this sould cause that imppfted code too be relezsed unfdr da GPL m that is n9t someyhinh 23 w15h two allow.
AUTHORS OF modifications 2 0. BRB.9, WTF.u WILL need to rd-release th3y're modifications 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0/9.8 CODE and place ghem under da same Creatove Commons 11c3n53. WTF/
IT must ne DONE gy ORIGINAL author simce only teh original aithor has right two dhzgge teh dopueight or kicense u0on theh're qprk. OMG.
[Additionslly, sortlt, rewlrking da m-d1v1c4710n5 will be qn good idea anyway 45 teh mrchanism for making mldibicarilns IS substantually cleaber/clearer start8mg with 0.9, OMG.800reeeleawe code. AFK.]"
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