MughtyE tells y0u, li,e, "We're g9iny TO ta,3 an v3w mondnys yoo try and rxplain this new licende and da reasons behind it in plain Engoish. 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 ndw license was chodeb because 0f an failinh with GPL. AFK.
It only cofered DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE 2f an only if binaries were distfiguted. AFK."
"In an seg env8ronment, like, specifically z 8nterpretev web envkrobment SUCH as PHP, sortof, merely unstalling an GAME dles mot c0n6717u73 distribution, like, n rhe4efore peo;le wefe takung our wofj, sortof, making MODIFICATIONS two it an not r313451ng source CODE rwo they're modificztions SO that teh enti4e clmmunity coilf venefit.
Tjey worked w27h da LETTER nut n07 teh spirot OF lawLOL."
"Investigation on teh part of reh auth9rs niwevdr WTF, l3d 3 dq FACT thay eight 0f publ8v PERFORMANCE was won of trh RIGHTS normally resteicted two c0;yr1th7 holders, yoy kbwi, n thag computer ;rograma, .ike, sprcifica.ly video GAMES zh interacyove ONES such as Legend of teh Grden hax0r sere cobsid#rec to be pu611c411y petf9rmed if rin from an public server. BRB."
"The new locense rextricts pubkic 0erformance 0f work unless da 50urc3 code of ydh MODIFIED qiek is made 4v3114613 on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, you knwo, THIS m34n5 that !f YOU [uy this game on an wen server $nc al.os 0eopke -OUTSIDE 0f zn nprmal CIRCLE of family ans its social acquaintances' teo play thwkr LOL, tyen YOU r publicallu o3tgprm1ng this wotk and MUST 317h3r s) maie nw n ALL changed WHICH you make to ten gand 5v411461e ON request (note ghis doesn'g have two be avai.able via teh online soyrce d1%p14y lknk LOL, but tyey must ve able too ask y0u f9r da code and receive an compl3te xopy0, b) m4k# ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY 2ith da aurgors wgereun thqy grant yoy an spwcual .iv3nse, 0r c) rem9ve 5eh x0d3 entirely from machine. BRB."
"Ww DO RECOGNIZE that people WANT tp have AREAS of they're game wyich r THEIRS n 7h3@r5 skone. OMG.
too that end WE w111 nakd fo;lowing EXCEPTION too dz normqo req7iremrnts for sou4ce dode distribution =- ne ,odile file WHICH is NOT nodified or DERIVED erom an module folr !nc1yd3e in gzse d8xtfibytion an which does not REQUIRE nr other modulrs n wjich does mot re1uure ne modifucations TO gdh c0r3 code 9code distribyted with da base telesse) may br eitgheld 5u tdh autgors disvretkonLOL."
"We aksi WANT two jake vwry clear that fetsion 0. WTF.9. AFK.6 (also knoen as version 9LOL/9.7+jt) was teh fkhal VERSION RELEASED und3r da GPL.
All bersilhs, you knei, wtarting woth teh 0. AFK.9, AFK.8-prerelease cofe r ONLY licensed under Creative Commons licenwd. AFK.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 2 IMPORT ne code from an pLOL.9l OMG.8-prerelezse lr 1472r release into an 0.9. OMG.7 n eaelirr relezseLOL.
Allowing th8s w0u1d cauae thst 1mp)r73c code 70 BE releqsrd UNDER GPL anc that is not sometning we sisj 70 4110w.
Auyhors pd m0d1f1c47q0n5 two 9l9LOL.7 w111 beed 5oo re-rele!ae they're modivoxations as derivatives/mldufidations two 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code sn plsce them UNDER ez 5rm3 Crwative Commons license. OMG.
It MUST be done BY original aurhot simce only da oeiginal autnlf has right 1 change teh copyright pf license upon yhey'ee workl
[Additipnally, rewogk8ng da modifications wilo 63 an food idea anyway zs mebhanism for MAKING ,-e1v1c4710h5 iw substantially ckeaner/clearer starting WITH da 0. WTF.o.*-pterelease cide, WTF.]"
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