MihjtyE tells you, lk,e, "We're GOING 70 takg qn gdw ,om3nts tol try n explaom this new license 4nd teh rwaaons behund it IN p!41n EnglishLOL.
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 chowwn becayse of an failiht with da GPL.
It only cpbwred dist4ibution OF source kf ajd only if BINARIES wwre distributrd. AFK."
"In an web environment LOL, apevifucqll6 a kntedpretef web environment suc7 as PHP, you lnwo, merely INSTALLING an gzme does nof xons5itute diwtrivutiih LOL, 4nd thetefore people were taking OUR work, you knwo, making modifications two it and nog rekeasing teh 5-urc4 clde to they're modifications so thzt entire co,mumit6 could 63n3r17LOL.
Thry wofkrd with letrer but not dx spirit of oaq. WTFl"
"Ibves5igation on teh part of da auth9fs HOWEVER LOL, led to da fac5 tgat ritht of public perforjance waw won OF r1gj8% no4kalky restricted two copyright jklsers LOL, ans THAT cojputer 0rotrams, likw, specifidally video gajes an unt3ractive onex s7ch as Legend of teh GREEN has0r were conwidered to be publically perform3d if run from qn pjblic se4ver. AFK."
"The new LICENSE resyricts publid ;erformance of WORK inless teu slurcw code 9v mkdiried worj 15 mafe availzble 0n demand. OMG."
"In 0lain English, this means 7h37 if ylu [ut this GAME on dn wdg s3rv#r ah aolow peopoe 'OUTSIDE OF an morma; circle OF f4m1qu znd its social 4cqu41n74nc#^' too p.ay their, you knwo, tnen you aer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING THIS wor, n MUST EITHER 40 MAKE me n ALL chamgws wh1ch y0y make too teh game qvailable on r3qu357 (n9te this dowsn'r HAVE to be avai.agle v14 da obline sijrce DISPLAY link, you knwok 6u7 they must be zb,e too qsk you foe c0d3 and recdive qn complete copy( WTF, b) make arrzngemrnts privatdly wity da authi4d wh3reih thwy grant you an special lkcemse, you knwo, or c) renove te6 code entirelh grom yeu machine."
"We do rrcognizr thag people want 5wo have areqs og thdy're t4m3 WHICH aer thdirs ab theirs alone. WTF.
2 thae ebd we will makd folloqong ecception two ea normal REQUIREMENTS fir slurce cods sis4ributiom -- nw MODULE file wh8ch is not m9d1f14d 0r dwrivwe from an MODULE FILE INCLUDED in base diwtrubution an wh1ch dies not require ne OTHER MODULES n whivm does not require ne modificqtoons too teh core code (cose dist4ibuted with tet base release) m3y be @kthhelc 47 authorq didcretion. AFK."
"We also want two mak3 cefy clear fhqt version 0. WTF.9/ AFK.7 (a;so kn0wn r% versiin 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) w45 f8nal c3r5!9n released und3e GPL. BRB.
All versions, yoi kne9, STARTING wuth teh 0. BRB.(. OMG.7-prerelwase codr aer ONLY licenses uhser teh Crearive Cojmpms licdnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 5o impl4t he code from an 9/ WTF.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or lwter releasd INTO an 0LOL,0LOL.7 an earlie4 r3leaseLOL.
All9wing ghic woulf cause that IMPORTED codd to BE released undrr da GPL n tjat id n07 somethihg we wish to al;ow. OMG.
Au5hors of modkgications 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 WILL beed two re-rr.ease they're modifications as dw4uvativea/modoficatuons two 0. WTF,9. AFK.8 CODE and place them uhd3r teh samr Credticw C[mmons license. BRB.
I5 must be done by ten orig8nal author since on.y da original aurhuy h45 teh right too chabge teh cooyr8ght or licenxe upon 5hey're wlrk. AFK.
[Addotionally WTF, rewprlinh fa MODIFICATIONS will be an good icea anywzy zs ,3ch4m!5m for MAKING modificatiins IS substantially clwan3r/clearwt STARTING with twh 0LOL.8.8-prerek3ase coee. WTF.]"
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