MightyE 73115 uou, "Wq're goinf too tale zn rew m0n3n76 too try n ecplain THIS NEW LICENSE n reasons bwhind it in p141n Eng.ishLOL.
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."
"Thid nee license was chos3n BECAUSE of an failing sith GPL. BRB.
I7 ONLY covered distribut7on of spyrd3 iv an lnly if binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an web envi4onment, li,e, specifically a int3rpreted WEB environmebt such zs PHP WTFm merely installinb an game does mot constiyute DISTRIBUTION, ulu knwom an therefore PEOPLE were taling our wor,, like, makonh nodigicatkons two it snd not r313461nb teh source CODE go they're modifications so tjat da ENTIRE commubity coild bendrit. OMG.
Thet worked w17h letter 6u7 n9t ea spirot OF da law. WTF."
"Inv3stigation on da PART og teh autnorw yowever LOL, led 2 da v4c7 that teh eighe 0f PUBLIC p3rfprm4nc3 was 1on of teh rigbts normally r3stticted two copyrignt holders, 6ou knwp, and thqt cpmputer progdams, lije, sp3cufically viddo gamea and interactivr ones such as Legend of da Green hax0r were consieered too be publicslly perfor,es 8f run gtp, an p7blic se4ver. WTF/"
"The new licehse r3stricts publuc [erformance 9f yej work unlesd da aojrce coce of da modified wori is made qbailab.e ON demane. AFK."
"In plain English, sortif, this means 7h$7 if you put this bame on an web SERVER an allow peo0le 'outside of an normal c8rcle ov family an 1u4 socis. acquaimyances; 70 okay gheit WTF, THEN you aer publ8cal.y p3rf0rm1ng thks worl and MUST either a) makd ne n ALL cyanges ehich ypu nake to da game available on request (n9te this foesn't have teo be 4v411461e via teh onlihe aourc3 displz6 LINK, like, bit they must be aboe to ask uoi fpe x0d3 an rrceive an c9mp1373 copy_, 6( ,ske ar4angenrnrs privately witj authirs whetein THEY hrant you ah special LICENSE, luie, or c) remov3 code dntirely from teh macnine."
"We DO r3c0bn1z3 that peopl3 eant twl habe zreas 0f tn3y;re game which e theurs an theirx a.one.
to ghat END we w111 MAKE foo.owing ezce;tion t2o ea normal tequirememts f04 sourcd c0d3 dixrribition -- ne m0du13 filw whicn is n[7 midified or d2rqv3c feom an MODULE file included IN teh basr distr8butoon n wh1cy d045 not reqjure ne other MODULES an wn1ch dpes mot r3qu1r3 ne midifkcations @ core CODE (code sistributed sith tej base 4eleas3) MAY be withnels at qutjors disxretion. WTF."
"We akso want 2 make very clea4 that verxiob 0/ OMG.9l WTFl7 (also known qs version 0LOL.9. OMG.7+my) was da final version re.easrs under teh GPL. BRB.
All fersions, startung with da 0l AFKl9. BRB.8=PRERELEASE code aef onky licensed jhder Creatice Commons LICENSELOL.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY r1gh6 ro imp9rt ne code from an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerwkdase 0r latdr re.rasr into an 0. AFK.0. WTF/7 an darlier release. BRB.
Allowinv 5his would cqusd that inplrted vode 2 ge released under teh GPL zm that is not something we wish t2o allosLOL.
Au5hofs lf mldif8dations two 0. OMG.9.7 w111 need go re-release they'rd modivications qs derivatives/modifications too 9, WTF.9. WTF.8 c)d3 n ;14c3 ghem UNDER dz same Creative Conmons licenseLOL.
It must be d9ne bh ca original authir since ohlu dz 0r1g1h41 author has teh right tqo dkange da coptrihyt of l8cehse upon thwy're workLOL.
[Adcutionally, REWORKING da modifodatiomx will bw am f00d idwa anyway AS mecfabixm for making mo3ificaguons is subxtantislly xleaner/clearcr atsrting with teh 0LOL.9. BRB,8-prerelease cpde. AFK.]"
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