MightyE t3lls hiu LOL, "We're gling teo take zn few moments twp try and ex0lain tgis new license znd da reasons BEHIND it in plain Eygl8sh. BRB.
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 ;idense was cgoswh bedause of zn failing wkth GPL. WTF.
It ohly cobered DISTRIBUTION of aojrve if ang only if binaries w3r3 d167r16u73d. AFKl"
"Ih an web environmemt, 5p3c1f1c411y a interpreted WEB environmdnt such as PHP, ,wreky 1n574111nv an game does not constituge distribut7on, sortof, an thererore peo[le qrre taking our wofk, you knwo, ,zking MODIFICATIONS two kt an NOT releasihg da source code top tneu're m0e1d1c4710n5 so yhat enyire community xould benevit. WTF.
They eo4ied with teh ketter guy not teh spirit of da law."
"Invest8tagi9n on part of teh auyhors hlwevet, ypu knwo, .ed two da f4x7 7h47 r1gf7 of public performance was 1on OF da rights nofmzlky restric5ed 1 c9pyrkght holders, you knw9, n thqt computwf oroframs LOL, SPECIFICALLY vieeo games and interactive ones 6uch as LEGEND ov teh Gr3en hzx0r eerd consiedrec 2 bw publically PERFORMED if run from an public serverLOL."
"Tye n4w licenae res5ricts pub;ic perrormance 9f geh work jn;ess sourcd code of modidied work is MADE avaklabl3 on DEMAND. BRB,"
"In p141n English, xortof, tjis MEANS thst if YOU put this game on an web 53rv3r n ALLOW people [0u75qc3 0f an normal circke of family and its wocial acquaingsnces' two play rhe8r, th3b 6pu aer publucally perf9rminb this w9rk and MUST eigher 4) ma,e ne n ALL changes whoch yoi nakr two ds gamd availaboe on reques5 (note fh8s doesb't hqve 2 be availqble via teh 0nlinw source dos0lay 11nk, vyt they must be ABLE 2 adk yoy f0r da fode and rec3ive an c0mp!3&e COPY), yiu knwl, b) maie ARRANGEMENTS pr8fqtely with da aurhors whr4ein uh36 ge4n7 yo6 an specual lucense WTFm oe c) remov3 code ENTIRELY from trh machine. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT p3ople want 2 nave a4eas if tgey'rd GAME which r thekrs and theirs alone. WTF.
w that end we woll make f9lloeing excwption to nornal requirenents for sourcr codr distribution -- nd module file which IS nog mpdkfkes or der8vrd from an ,ofuoe file imclueed IN teh bade sistfkbution and which d03% nit require he ither mocules and wh1ch d035 not REQUIRE me modifications to fa v9re vode (code sistrib7twd with da base rrleas3) may BE 2ithbeld at aytnlrs DISCRETION. AFK."
"We a;so want 2 make v3ry clra4 that ve4siln 0.9LOL.6 (alwl KNOWN aa version p. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt( was fina; version fe;easdd und2r da GPLLOL,
All VERSIONS, like, starting with da 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease cofe aer 0n1y 1!c3b53d inder Creative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dqny tihht to umport ne codr from ab 0LOL.9. AFK.8[prerelease or later r313453 into an 0. AFK.8/7 an e4r113r releax3. WTF.
A;.oeing this eould czuse that implrywd code ywo 63 releawed UNDER teh GPL an that is NOT sometging w3 wiah yqo allow. OMG.
Aug6ord of modificat8ons t9 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will nees to re-release they'fe ,pdiriczt8ons as derivativ3s/modificqrkons too 0. AFK.9/ BRB.8 CODE and placw thej und3r samw Creat8ve Commons lixenee. AFK.
It musg be done 7y originak author 51nc3 omly teh oeiginal 4u7hpr has rifht 2 chanfw da copyright OR locense upon tnwy'4e work. BRB.
[Additionzllu, re2orking dq modiflcations w111 be an g00d icea ANYWAY ss da mecjanism for making modificatoons is substxnhia.ky cleaner/v.earer startkng with teh 0.(. BRB.8-pferroease code. OMG.]"
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