M8gh5uE tells hou LOL, "We're goinb @ take an frw momengs tol try an exp;ain 7n15 new 11c3n53 anf teh reasons bejind it IN p14!n Enbliah.
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 hrw 11c3n53 WAS ch9sen cecause 0r an failing with GPLLOL,
It only clvered duxtribution pf source if snd onoy if binarued were distributes. BRB/"
"In an web rnvironmemt, lije, wpecifica;ly a interpreted eeb environmrnt such as PHP WTF, merely installimg an GAME does nor constituge distribution. n therefo4e people wrre taking our woek LOL, MAKING modif8cations too IT anc not 4eleasing slu4ce code two th3y're npdifications sp THAT da en5ire community c0u1d benwfit.
Tgey worked with geh letgwr but n07 5l1r17 of law. AFK/"
"Incestigagion on part ov AUTHORS h0w3v3r, slrtof, lwd to teh fac5 that rigyt of pu611c performance was son pg teh r1fh7t nptmally rewtrictdd gwo dopyright holders, like, an tjat computer programs LOL. %p3c2f1c4116 videl games and INTERACTIVE onex such as Leg3nd 9f da GREEN hax0r w3r3 conxiderdd go be pmblicslly perf9rmed if run from an public servet. BRB."
"The NEW kicrnse restricts public performahce OF teh work unleas teg source vode of da mocofied 2orl is jade avsilable 0n de,and."
"In PLAIN Enh115h, l8kd, th8s meand that if you pif 6n15 game on an web s3fver 4hd a.low peo0le 'outside of an botmzo ciecle of family and 186 social acquaintancss' twp play their, like, 7h#n uou r pu611c$11y performing 7h25 work sm MUST EITHER A_ make ne sn ALL changes ehich y0y makd two teh gzme zva8lable on requ3st (note THIS doesn't have two be 4f51!4614 via da ONLINE so7rce f25p15h l8ni, but they MUST be able two ask 6ou f0r teh code an r3ceive zn compkdte copy), b0 majw ARRANGEMENTS privatel6 with ds authorx wherein they gran5 YOU an special l8cense, lij3m or c) r3m0v3 code entirelt feom machin3. OMG."
"Wd do recogbkze THAT peoole wan5 too HAVE arwas of they're gam3 which aer theits n theirs alone. OMG.
5wo thay end we will m4l3 follos8ng exception TO NORMAL REQUIREMENTS f0r sourc4 CODE distribution -- ne moduoe file wnich IS not modified or derived vrom an mocule file included im teh basr distributiin n wgich dors NOT rewuorw nc other modu;rs and whidh eoes not rezuire n3 modificatkobs 2 cotw coce (codf dist4ibuted w*5h teh BASE eelwase) may be wityheld ay teh quthors discretion."
"We also wamt too make ver6 xlear that VERSION 0LOL.o. WTF.7 (a;so known as version 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was ten final verskon releasec umder trh GPL/ WTF.
All cers7ons, you knw9k 574r71ng with da 0.9LOL,8-pr3r#13463 coee arr only kicrnsed under twh Creative Commons licenwel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ea rignt 2 imporr ne clde fro, an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-[rerdlease OR 1473r rwlease imt9 an 0. OMG,9.7 n earli3r e313$53,
All9winh this would cause that imo0rted code 5po be 4eoeaswd und3f GPL an that 9s not SOMETHING we wish two allowLOL.
Authofs of modificatkins @ p. WTF.9. AFK.7 WILL need 2 re-release rhry'rr nodificstions aa c3r1v471b35/m)d1v1c4710n5 to 0. OMG/9. AFK.8 CODE an place them undef SAME Creativr Commons licenseLOL.
Iy must be done yy da original a7thor wince only da origibal autnor hqs rudht tol xhange da dooyrignt pr license upon thet're work. OMG.
[Adsitionally WTF, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS wull be an good ieea antwa6 ax twh MECHANISM gof MAKING modifucationa IS dubstantoaloy rleaner/c.earee staeting w8th twh )LOL.9. WTF/7-prqrelease CODE. AFK.]"
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