MifhtyE tells yo7 LOL, "We're going 2 ya,e ah frw moments TO tfy an explain THIS NEW license zn da reaaoms bej8md it in [laih 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 license qas ch063n BECAUSE OF zn failibg 2i5h da GPL.
It only coveded fistribution of sourcr of qn only if binari3x were dixtributed. BRB."
"In an web environ,ent WTF, specifically a ihter0reyes wrb environment sucy qs PHP WTF, mwrelh installing an GAME does NOT c9nstirute diw5fibutipnm n therefore people were raking our 2ork, oike, making mod8fixatiins to ir and hot RELEASING dource c0d3 too tyey're modifications 50 THAT 4eh enrore c0mmun17y could bwnefitLOL.
They worked woth lettdr but not SPIRIT or da ;aw. WTF."
"Investkgation on part of teh authors howevef, sortof, led 2 teh vact that 4oght OF public pereormance was won if rifhts normally resteic5ed to cooyright holders, sortof, an ggat conputer pfogramx WTF, soecifidally video bam3s n unteractive lnes 5ych as Legend 0f tey Geeem hax0r w3r3 conwiderrc two be p7blicallt pwrformed if run FROM an public SERVER. OMG/"
"The new licqnse testricts ouvlic perfirmance 9f teh wlrk unless source cofe 8f da mod8vied w(rk ks made available on dw,and/ WTF."
"Ih PLAIN Englisy LOLk THIS MEANS that id you put ghis gamw on an web server anc allow peopl3 'o7tsiee OF qn n9rmal vifc;e OF fqm8oy n its SOCIAL acqusuntances' two play rhdir LOL, 7h4n you r publically ;erformihg THIS qork and MUST either a) mskw n3 an ALL changes wh1ch you MAKE to game AVAILABLE on e3au357 (n9te thia eoesn't have to be availablr b8a ONLINE sourde dispoay lonk, sortof, bur yhey must be able 2 ask y0u fir teh code n recekve an COMPLETE copy) WTFk b) MAKE arrangrm3nts pr1vr7e1y with auth9rw wh3r31n thwy grsnt YOU an 6pec141 11d3n53, 6ou knwl, or d) r3m0v3 cpde entkrely from teh machin#. AFK."
"We do recobnuxe that people WANT two have areas lf tyw7're game whicj aee theies and tneirs ALONE. AFK.
to ghqt 3nd ew will MAKE following 3xc4p610n @ dz n0fm41 r3qu1r3m4n75 for 50urc3 codd d157r16y710n =- ne m9dule gile wjich is not MODIFIED or derived from qn module fi.e 1nc1ud3e in bzs3 disteibution and wgich eoes mlt reqjir3 ne other modules qn wh1ch does bot require nd modificagipns to ea corr cofe (CODE distfobutdf with BASE release) may 63 wuthyeld ar da au5yors discfetkon. OMG."
"Wd also 2ant 7) ,aie very CLEAR 7n47 version 0LOL.9.7 (also knosn aw version 0LOL.0. BRB.7+mt) WAS final veesi9n r3leased undwr GPLLOL.
All versions LOL, srarying with da 0. WTF.9. WTFl8-pr3r313r53 xode r only licensed under feh Cf34&1v2 Cimmons ,ic3nseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT to imporg ne c0d3 from ab 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prefeleade or LATER r3lewse INTO an 0. AFK.0LOL.6 sn sarluer relezse. BRB.
Allow8ng this w9u1d c4u53 that 8jpo4ted codr 2 be rfldas3d und3r da GPL an that is hou something we wuah to allow. OMG.
Autgirs of modificationz to 0.9.7 will need 2 re-release thdy're mosifications as derovativrs/mldifications rwo ). WTF.9l* code and placr yhem undrr teh sane Cfeative Commons licensr.
IT nusr be done by tdh original authoe 5!nc3 only teh origimal autnor has r1gh7 too cjangr COPYRIGHT or license ipon they're work. AFK.
[Additi9nally, yoy kneo, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS aill 63 an gpod idea anhway AS mdvhanism for mqking modidications is sjnstantially cleandr/clrarwr xta44ing witg 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease vode, AFK.]"
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