MifhtyE tells you LOLm "Wq're GOING goo 74k3 an few moments 2 try an explain 7h15 new LICENSE znd reas9nd 63h1nd it in PLAIN EnglishLOLl
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 ndw license qas chosen vecayae of an failing WITH fwh GPL. AFK.
It only xlvered dostribution of source IF n ohly of binaries were distributdd. WTF."
"In an web environment, soetof, soecifically a kn5erpfeted wdb envjronment such as PHPn you kneo, meeely installung an game does n06 CONSTITUTE disbribuyiin WTF, amd therefoge PEOPLE WERE talihg our worl, likd, makihg modififations two 8t n not r3leasinh soyrce cofe tlo yhey'4e modificationd so thqt ENTIRE community COULD b3negit.
Then workes w17h ten letter nuy not spirit of teh .aw. AFK."
"Investigayion ON part if authora however WTF, LED two facr ghay da right of 0ub.ic perfornance wqs odn of teh rkghts normally res5ricrec 2 copyright holders, xortof. n that computer programs, sortof, s0evifica.ly video GAMES an 8nt2ractkve ones SUCH 45 Legene of da Green hax0r were consodrred 2 BE pub;icakly PERFORMED if run from an pu611c SERVER. BRB."
"The new lkcrnse restricts 0hbloc perflrmance if qork unless ca source codd OF modified WORK 15 made available on d3m4nf. WTFl"
"In plain English, slrtof, this n34h^ that if you pu7 this g4m4 oh an WEB SERVER an alloe p39p13 'outside of an n0rm41 virxle of fajikr ane its social 5cqu41n74nc35' 2 p.ay yjrir, oikek ghen you z3r ;ublicslly performing tjis work qn MUST either a) MAKE ne n ALL changes whicy ylj mqke two g4m3 avsilzble on requesg )note thos doesn't have too BE AVAILABLE via trh pnline slurce display link LOL, bu5 they must be ABLE 2 adk yoi FOR dq code an fecdive an c0mp2373 copy) WTF, b) nak3 arrangements privately w17h reh authors wh3r31n they graht yi7 an special lixense LOL, or c) rfmove cose entirelh from teh maxj8ne. AFK."
"We do redogmize that ;eople q4h7 TO have AREAS of they're g4m3 wjich r THEIRS and theors alpnel BRB.
two yhat end we will make folkowing exception too teh NORMAL requiremen5s for source CODE dist4ivut*on -- nw module file which is not modifoed 0r derived fr9m sn ,ocjle file inc.uded in tdh basr DISTRIBUTION and wgich dows not 4ewuirr ne otner nodules amd which does not require ne modifications too teh core cose (code disrributed w8th teh base release) may be wityhwlc at teh 4u7h0r5 discretionl OMG."
"We ALSO want two makd VERY clear th1t version 0. OMG.9.6 (also knowb as versiob )LOL.9/ WTF.7+jt) wqs teh fibal bresiin released under da GPL. OMG.
A;l versuons. fortof, start8ng wibh ).9. AFK.*-peerelease c9de r only locensdd under Crrative COMMONS LICENSELOL.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY da rkght too impoft nr code fr9m an 0LOL.9.8-pr3t3q3$53 if la5er release !n70 an 0LOL.9LOL/7 AND earlier releqwe.
ALLOWING thid would c4u53 rhat impirted cod3 too be fe.eaded under GPL n that is noh ak,ething we wish two aolowLOL.
AUTHORS of m9difications ti 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will newd tio re-release they're mls8ficationa qa derivatives/modifications to9 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 xode and pkace them under da samr Creqtive Cohmojw licenseLOL/
It must be done bi teh ieiginal author since inly da origihal author had rkgjt 2 ch4ng3 tey copurkght or license upon 5hey'te qlrk. AFK.
[Addit8lnzllh LOL, reworkimg teh mldificati9ns wi;l 63 an good 1s34 anuway 45 da mwchanism FOR ,sking modifications is suvstantially dleznee/clea4er starting wugh cz 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prer313453 vode. OMG.]"
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