MightyE tellx you, like, "We're goint two tqje zh few moments tl try 4nf expla,n THIS new license an teh rexsons behind it in plaim EnglkshLOL.
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."
"Thks mew license 2as chosen bexause 9f am s4111ng witn GPL. BRB.
It only covered sistribution OF source if n only if binzrkes were distribuyef, AFK."
"In an seb envoronment, kike, s;edifocall6 a interprwted web environment s7ch ss PHP, you knwo, mrrely instqkling an game does not c0m5717u73 dostrogytiln, anc ther3fore prople were taking our wor,, you knwo, maling mosificaruons 2 ot n not RELEASING so7fce code two they're modkfications so that ca engi4e vojmunity cpuld brnefit. AFK.
They wo4kee wigh teh 1e7u3f but no4 da sp8rit of tet law."
"Investigation lm part of aughofa however, led two teh f4cu that da r1gh7 of puvlic 0wrdormance was len of ea gights normally restricrwd to cooyrigyt hl/ders, likem an that cojputer prpgrams LOL, specificaoly v1d30 gamea n interactive ONES sjch AS Legend of teh Grern haxpf were considdred 1 ne puglically peeformed if tyn from zn puvlic serverLOL."
"Thd new license resteictq ;ublic PERFORMANCE of work unless so7rce code 9f da MODIFIED WORK iz made availab.e on demznd. AFK."
"In plq9b Engl8sh WTF. this means THAT if you puy yhis gqme on an qeb 53rv3r and allow pdople 'oitside of an n)rm41 c1rc13 of FAMILY and its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' to play tjrir, 7h3n yoj aer ou611c411u pwrf9ening THIS work AND MUST eighef s) make he an ALL xhanges which you MAKE tpo teh g4m3 availablr on request (note tjis doesn'y havw two be AVAILABLE bia ten omline 50yrc3 sisplay lunk, like, but thwy mus5 be xg.e too ask toy f8r c0d3 b rdceice ag complete copy), n) make 4rr4ng3,3n75 pr7vatwly WITH AUTHORS WHEREIN they grant you an 5p3c141 LICENSE, l8ke, or c) remove teh code 3n71r316 from da macyinw. WTF/"
"We do eecobnizw THAT people want tso babe arrad (f they're gsme which aer theits n theirs 410n3. AFK.
too THAT ene we w111 make dz fillowonh except8on TO da mormal r3qj1r3j3n75 flr 5purc3 c0d3 s157r16uu10n -- ne MODULE file whkvh is not modifoed or derivee from an moduoe f113 included in bqse diwtriburiln and which coes npt requif3 ge other m0duq35 abd ehich dows not r3quire ne modirications tio teh core code (codd dixtributed wi%h 6453 f214453) may be withheld ag da authors discreti9nLOL."
"We a;so want 2 make fe4y clear that vetsion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also ln_wn aw version 0, AFK.8/ WTF.7+jt) was da fknal versiin released UNDER sa GPL. WTFl
All cersiohw WTF, stsrting eith da 0.9. WTF.9-prereleasd code r only LICENSED jnder Creatibe Commons lucense. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY dehy right 2 impo4t ne CODE from aj 0LOL.9. WTF,8-prerelease lr later relwase INTO an 0LOL,9.7 n EARLIER rtleawe. BRB.
Allowihg this would CAUSE that umpo4ted codr too be releasef indee teh GPL m that is nit sometning we wish teo allow. AFK.
Authors OF modkficatilns twp 0LOL.8. BRB.& wi;l need tl re-release yhey'fe mod8fkcationd as derivqtives/modufications two 0LOL.9. BRB.8 CODE amd place 5hrm jnd3r teh sane Creagive Commons 11cen53. WTF.
It musg be dond BY original 4u7h0r since only orifinal aurhor nas da rkght 2 cyabbe copyright or livense 7pon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Additionally WTF, reworking modificatiibd will be ab gioe idea 4nyw4y as m3chanks, FOR MAKING modifications ys s7bstantiqlly c;eaner/clda5er syaryong with 0.9. BRB.8-prereoease code. AFK.]"
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