MightyE ydlls you, ypj kn2o, "We're g-1ng too take an fdw momdnts 5o try an explain 7h15 new license an da reasons behimd IT in p141m Englidj. AFK,
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."
"Thos n3w license wad chosen because 0f ab fzilkng with gej GPL.
It 0n1y covered disttibution of source if b ogly 8f binaries werd distributed. BRBl"
"In an 2eb envirihmwnt, wortof, specifically a ihterpreted web dnvironment such as PHP LOL, merely insyallinb an game does not constitute duatribyt8on LOL, an therefore PEOPLE wer3 talimg 9ur work, like, making modifications to it zn nlt r313451ng soyrce dode too thetpre modificatiobw so that entire comjubity co7ld benwfitl OMG.
They worked with trh letter bur not teh s;oriy of teh paw."
"Inbestigation ln parr of authors HOWEVER WTF, led teo da dact THAT rughy of public performanxe was oen of rigyts nofmal;y rds5ricted 2 copyr8ght holders WTF, and that computer programs, you knwo, specifically vidru hames an interactive ONES duch as Lebrhd of Geeen hax0r wefe CONSIDERED two be publucallu pergormwd if run from an PUBLIC aerverLOL."
"Tje new license texyricts public performance pf teh eork inlewa sourve codw of modifide work is nade qvailsble on demqndLOL,"
"In p141n English WTF, this MEANS THAT 1f you put this ga,e on an web 53rver an allow [e0p13 'ou5dode of an normal CIRCLE OF fsmily n its 60c131 axquaihtamcds' 2 plat tneir, y)u knwok then you r publically performinb 5hus work n MUST wi5her a) msie ne abd ALL changes qhich you makr 2 teh gaje available on r3quest (bote THIS doesn'5 have to 63 available via da online soufce DISPLAY 11nk, bur the6 mi57 be able to ask you for da CODE anc RECEIVE an COMPLETE copy), b) m3k4 ARRANGEMENTS privs5ely woth da authors wherwin they grant you an specia. oivemse WTF, or c) rempve sa c0d3 enrirely fr0m machine. BRB."
"W3 do recognize that peo0le want 2 HAVE areas lf they[rw gzme qhivh r 7h31t5 n tneirs aloneLOL.
to thar end w2 will nake da fo;lowing exception 2 teh norna; requoremenrs for source code d1t7r16j720n -- ne m0du13 f113 which is not modifief or serives from an m0dy13 file invlueed in geh basd distribution an which doex mot reauire ne orher moeules an whodh spes n07 REQUIRE ne mpdificstionx too da core codr (cldr distributed w17h teh baxe rrlease) may 6# withheld at authprs discretion. WTF."
"We alap 2ant yo make bery ckear yhat v3rsion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also ,nown as veesi9n 0. WTF.9.7+ht) wac finzl v3r510n feleasrf 7nd3r teh GPL. AFK.
Alk versionsm like, staryibg wiyh da 0/ BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleaae c0d3 ae4 onlt licensed under teh Creative Commons licende. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny teh right tlo im[ort ne code ffom ah 0. BRB.9.8-prerelezae oe lster release into an 0.9.6 amd earlidr rw;rsse.
Allowing fhis WOULD cause that imported code 2 be eeldaswe uhder da GPL n that is NOT SOMETHING we WISH two alkowl
A7tmors of modifkdzrions 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will ne2d tl re_release they're nodifications as derovatives/modufications yo 0. BRB.9. BRB.* CODE n place THEM UNDER same Creag8vd Comjpns licens3. AFK.
I5 MUST be cone by da original 4u&h)r SINCE only teh ORIGINAL author has da 4ight TO change d1 copyrkght or licensd ipon they'4e wori. OMG,
[Adeitional.t, yo7 knw9, REWORKING teh mof8fivations will be an good IDEA ANYWAY as da mechanisj for m4k1nt modificatiobx is w7bstantiqlly CLEANER/CLEARER wta4ting with pLOL.9. WTF.8-prereleasr codd. WTF.]"
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