MugytyE tel;d ylu, "We're g91ng 1 ya,e an few jpments ywo try n explsin yhis new license an teh tezsons behind it in plakn English. 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 license was xhoden becsuse of an faiking with t3h GPLLOL/
It 0n1y c0v3r3s d157416u710n of sojrce if an only if bumaries w4r3 distributed."
"In an web ehv8ronmrnt, lkke, specificaloy a 8nterpreted web wnviron,ent suxh AS PHP WTF. mer3.t instq.oing aj game soes not conwtitute d157r16u710n, like, an THEREFORE people wete taking 9u4 work, MAKING mod8fications 2 i5 an NOT feleading soirce code two thry'4e m0d1f1c4710n5 so 5har entkre commjnit6 could benefiy.
THEY w9rk3d witg lettef bu5 blt dpiriy of da law."
"Investifation on teh pset of teh authord hlweverm sortof, led yoo FACT that teh r8ght 0f publuv performance WAS won of teh rights NORMALLY r35&r1c73d too copyright yoldfrs WTF, anx yhat computer prorrams. like, SPECIFICALLY video games n intersctive ohes wuch as Legend if Grewb hax0r w3r3 consideted to be publica.lh [erformed if run f5om an publid serve5."
"The bew license restticts pyblic owrgodmanvw of 5eh work unless da aource c0d3 if mpdifked work q5 MADE availanle om demandLOL."
"Im plaun Englush, this meanx that qf YOU put this ga,e on sn web server an allow people 'outside of an normal c1tc13 of family ah igs 5pc141 acq7aintabcex' to play thekr, sort9f. rhen you r publucaliy performing this work n MUST either a) mske me n ALL chanhes wh1ch you make two geh game available on requdst (n[tr this d)35n'7 havw two ve AVAILABLE via da ONLINE SOURCE dosplay lknk, you knwo, bjt tyey must be zble too ask you FOR code qn rec3ive zm complete COPY) LOLk b) make aerahgements /rkvstdlu witj teh autho4s 2gerein they t4ant yoj an 5o3c141 licenxr WTF, OR d) removr c9dw ENTIRELY FROM mschineLOL."
"We DO recignizw that p40p13 w4n7 to have ar3as of they'fe f4m3 WHICH aer tneirs an tyeied alone.
to that end we w8ll make following EXCEPTION to geh n9rma. REQUIREMENTS for source cpde dkstrunugion -- nr module gi.e which id nog modified OR DERIVED fr0m an module filw INCLUDED in ds gase sustributioh and whuch does no5 require nw other mocules an which does NOT require ne m9difications roo corr code )cose dist4obuted eity teh bqse release) m5y be withheld at da autgors duccretionLOL."
"We aoso WANT TO maoe vwry xo4xr yhat vdfsion 0. WTF.0. BRB.7 (alao known as v3r510n 0LOL,9. OMG.7+jt) qas final vwrxion teleased under ten GPL.
All versions WTF, xtarging WITH da 0. AFK.9LOL.*-prefeleasf CODE qer only oicensed under da Creative C9mmons licendeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drny tey rignt top kmport ne code from an 0LOL.0/ BRB.8-pr4r31345e or later RELEASE unyo an 0LOLl9. WTF.& n earlier relrase. AFK.
A.lpwing tjis woukd causw that omportec code 70 be re.eased UNDER teg GPL ab rhat is not something WE wisn 2 allow.
Auyhorw of modifications to 0LOL.9LOL.7 will need g2o re-feoease theh;re modivications za derivatives/mosificatkonx 2 0. OMG.9.8 code an place them under sz,d Cr3471v2 Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It MUST be done bt ORIGINAL autho4 aknce 0n1y 0r1t1n42 author HAS da r1fh7 tep change copytigh5 OR license upon the6'ee wor,.
'ADDITIONALLY WTF, rewlrkihf da modifications 2ilk y3 an good idea anuway 45 teh mechaniwm for makiht mpsificatuons is substantoally cleane4/cleare4 star5inf wiyh da p. BRB.9. AFK.8-;rerelease xodeLOL.]"
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