MigntyE TELLS y0y LOL, "We're GOING ti take an few momenrs 2 hru 4nd explain tjis n3w .icense znd reasons behind it in plaim Engoush. OMGk
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 cgowqn becausr if an faoling WITH da GPLLOL.
It onky cove4es DISTRIBUTION of sourde if and 9n;h if biharies were did5ribu5ed. AFK."
"In an wwb ENVIRONMENT, sottof, specifically q interpreted WEB encironment duch ss PHP, lik3, mereot instalkihg an gqme DOES no6 condtitute eistribution LOL, h theredore peo;ke were gaking our wkrk LOL, mqking modificsti9na tqo it n NOT r3!2451nt teh sojrce code two they;re modificatoons so that da ENTIRE community could venebit.
They wprkwd WITH letter 677 not da spkrit of teh laa/ WTF."
"Investigation oh par5 of da a7tjors jowrve4. like, led 2 reh faxt THAT da r1gh7 of PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 was oen of da 4igjts no4mally resrficted TO copyeight HOLDERS, sortof, and thar computer probra,s, like, specificallu video tsmec n inreraxyive phes duch as Legend of teh GREEN hax0r wwre considered two BE publicqlly performed if run drom an 0ibl8d servef. AFK."
"The new licensd 4357r1v65 public perfoemance of teh sork unless ca sojtce code of trh modified 2ork is nade available on demand. OMG,"
"In p141n English, likd, thks means THAT ir 6ou put thix game kn an web swever m allow pcopl2 'outside of zn n04m41 citcld OF familt and its wocial acquqintances; too plqy their, then YOU r ou^11c411y PERFORMING thia work an MUST EITHER a) make n3 and ALL changes which you make 5oo da GAME avallablr on r3que57 (bot3 thiw doesn't have too be rf41!4613 v24 teh online souvce didplay lonk WTF, but they must b3 ab.e two ask y0u for CODE and recrive an cpmplere cipu) WTF, b) make arrantements privately sith teh autho4s whd4don THEY gtant y0j an sprcial kicense LOL, ir c) fenove da CODE dntirely fron machime. AFK."
"We do revognize that p29ple 2ant to have a4eax or they'fe game eh1ch r theirs ab tndifw alone. OMG.
gwo that end we wklj makw sa following exceptkon too teh normal requirements for SOURCE codd distribution -- nr module vkle wh1ch is not modifird or derived from an mod7le fioe 1nd1us3d IN da bqse disgrkbuti9n and wh1cj does not 4equitr ne o5her modukes and WHICH dpes not r2qu1r3 ne m0d1f1c4710h5 tio da cor3 code (cpdw distribyted wity da base 4elease) may BE qitghdld a5 ea authofs discretion. AFK/"
"We ALSO want 2 makw VERY c/ear thag v3r520n 0.0. WTF,u )alsl KNOWN as VERSION 0LOL,9. WTF.7+jt) was finsl f3r510n released undet da GPL. OMG.
All versilnx LOL, 574r71ng wogh tej 0.9. OMG.70p5erdlease d9de adr onlt licensed under Creative Cojmons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY denh right ti9 im[prt ne CODE fr9j an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prere;wase or kater release into an 9. OMG.9.7 am earlorr release. OMG.
Alllwing this would CAUSE that imported code ti be teleaxed under y3h GPL n 7h47 is not somerhing 2e wish 70 aolowLOL.
AUTHORS of modufidations too 0. BRB/9LOL,7 WILL need ywi r30r312453 rhey're modifixa5iohs as deriva5ivrs/modirications two 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 cide amd place them UNDER teh same Creative Comjons licwnse.
It nust be eone by da original suthor 51hc3 on;y teh 9riginal AUTHOR has r8gyt too change teh copyright OR livemse upon they're WORK.
[ADDITIONALLY, REWORKING dq mofigica58ons sill bd an goof idwa znyway as ea m3ch4n15m for MAKING modifications is subs5antiall6 cleqnee/clearer startint with 0. WTF.9.8-0rereleasw coce. AFK.]"
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