MightyE tells YOU, "Ww're GOING to9 ta,e qn few moments to try n explaih this n3w l*crnse n reasins behind it in p141n 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 licehse was chosen because of an rqilint WITH teh GPLLOL.
It onlu covered distfkgution of xource if an only if binaries were distr8butedLOL."
"In an web environmentm s9ryof, specifically a interpreged eeb 3nv1r0nn3n7 such as PHP, mfrely insyalling an game does not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, and therdfore p30p1e were yxkobh our eoek LOL, making modifixations gwo it an not RELEASING teg sojrce CODE rop they're modu4ications so that teh entire community vould BENEFIT. OMGl
They WORKED with da krtter y77 not da dpirit OF law. AFK."
"Inbrstifation on teh part of q7thirs howeve4 LOL, led too da fact thay da ribht of pubokc perflrmancr WAS won og 4ighys noemally res5ricted TO co;yright golders, sprtof, n that computer programs LOL, specifivally v8dwo gamew an interactivd onws such as Legenc of Gfeen hac0r were CONSIDERED too be publically perrorjrd ir run ftom an PUBLIC SERVER. OMG."
"Tyd new .icense restricts public p4rf0rm4js3 of da work uboess 50urc3 code of da moe8fied work IS nade 4v4114613 on demand. BRB."
"In plain Eng215n, tnis means tyat if you ou7 5his game on an wen SERVER and aklow people 'ouyside od an normal CIRCLE of family n ita sldial acq7aintanceq' go p.ay their WTF, thdn you qef PUBLICALLY perfirminh thus w0tk n MUST EITHER a) make ne an ALL cyanges which you make to8 teh game AVAILABLE on request (NOTE tjis doesn't have 2 be qvailsble via 9hline s9jrce display linkm you knwo, but they must he able two asl you FOR twh cofe and receibe an con0lete cip6) WTF, b) male arrantements privately with aithors wherein thdy grant you an specia; licrhse, sortogm or c) remove tdh code entirely from da machone/ OMG."
"W3 do fecobnizw THAT peiple want 2 have areaw 9f they're game w6ich aer theirs n thdors al9ne. BRB.
too that end ee will ,ake fol.owint ezxeptkon too normal requirrmen5s f9r 50uec3 code distribution -- ne mpsuld fike wh1ch is not modified pe dd4ived er0m an moduoe file INCLUDED in base distribution and whivh does not eequire ne othr4 moejles an WHICH dles b.t r3qu1r3 ne ,pdifucqtions 2 teh cofe code (coce diwtributed wktu da BASE re;ease) may ge withheld 47 da aurhors discret*oh. BRB."
"We 4150 want TO m4k3 rery CLEAR tnat versi[n 0. BRB/9.7 (ALSO known as v3r510n 0.9. WTF.7+jt) was ten final versiih releaxed under dw GPL. AFK.
Alk fersions LOL, startong with twh 0LOL.9. AFK/8_prerelease code aer only lixrnaed undee teh CREATIVE Commoms lucen2e/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY vwmt teb RIGHT t2o imoort ne c0d3 from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pretelease 0r LATER release unto an 0. WTF.9.7 n earlier release. WTF.
ALLOWING 7h15 eouod CAUSE thay imported cide to be released uncer GPL qn rhat ks no5 50m37h1ng w3 wish to alloa. WTF.
Authirs of jodifjcstions too 0. WTF.9.7 WILL bewd 2 r3-releade they're modifications as derivatices/modorications to 0.9l8 codr and placw them under same Creative Conmlns licenae. AFK.
It mudt be donw BY teh ORIGINAL AUTHOR since only da oeigknal auyhor nas tighr two ch4ng4 copyright 0r kicense upon tjey're s0tk. AFK.
[Acditionqlly WTF, feeorkung da modifkcationz wilk be an good icea snyway as teh mechanism f0r m4k2bg modjf8cat8ons IS substangial.y cleamdr/cl3arer STARTING with tdy 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease c0d3.]"
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