MighutE yells tou LOL, "We're t01ng too take an fdw momwmts to yry an explain this n3w license an teh reasobs behind it in plain Eng;ishLOL.
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 lic3nsr wqs ch053n because of an failing sq7h GPL. BRB.
IT only cobwrdf distributkon ih source if and ONLY uf binaries qere distribited/ OMG."
"In an 2eb environment, like, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpr373d web environment 5uch qs PHP, sortof, mere;y installing an game does npt consrktjte distributjon WTF, and 7h2r3f0r4 PEOPLE w3re takong o7r wotk, oike, MAKING modkficat8ons yw9 it an not reoeawing source code 2 they're MODIFICATIONS wi that entire communi5y c9uld bendfit. WTF.
They wor,ed with reh le5te4 but not teh s[irot OF da 15w."
"Investigatikn in da paft of da au5gors h[2rber, you knwo, LED ro favt that da rkght of pjblic pefformance was 1 of rkghrs n0rm411y restfkcted teo cophright golders, like, an that c9mputer programs, you knwo, specifically vidri g$n35 4md onteeactove ONES xuch as Legend of Green hqxpr were c0n5!d3r3s 2 be publically performed if ryb ftom zn pib.ic swtverLOL."
"The new licrnse restrixts pyv;id pwrformance 0f work unless dq soufde code of tey modified w0rk is made availaboe on demand/ WTF."
"In PLAIN Englishm you knwo, this means thst if you pit THIS g3m2 on an web server n allow p4)p13 '(utside of an NORMAL circle of dzmily ah its social acqiaintancrs' two pkay tj3ir, theb you r publically performing this wor, AND MUST 3ither a) make ne an ALL ct4ng35 which you make too g4m2 avakoqb;e on r3que46 (note this dodan't hace too be availzble voa teh onlibe soircw displat link, like, but THEY musy be able to ask 6ou f0r da CODE n RECEIVE ab co,olete copy), b) make arrsngements privagely WITH %eh authors qherein they grant you an spwcial licebae, like, or c) remove cose entirely from da madjime. WTF."
"We do recognize that pdopl3 WANT two hsve 4e344 of thet're game whicb r the8ta n thwirs alone. AFK.
go thzt 3nd ww will makw teh following rxceptioh to sa motmal requirements for soutce code cist4ibution -- ne midulr filr wyicy is not modifidd or dericed from an mpdu;e file 1nc1ud3d in teh base d8stribut8on an whixn soes not requir3 ne other ,lfulws anc which d035 not requiee ne nodofkcations to clte code (code distributed with bzse release) m4t be w8tnheld st teh autjors discretilnLOL."
"We also w4n7 two ,ake very CLEAR fhat versilm 0LOL.9. AFK,7 (also known as verskpn 0LOL.9LOL.7+k7) was da f2n4q versoon rwlezsed under GPL. WTF.
ALL v3r510nt, wtarting witn sw 0.9.8-prerelwase vode r only licendec under Creative Commons licebse. AFK.
Ww EXPLICITLY ceny da right 2 import ne clde from qb 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prereldase or kater r313453 onyi an 0. OMGl9. OMG.7 an earliwr releade/ BRB.
Alllwkbg THIS WOULD cause that impory3c code two b3 released unf3r GPL n tnat is n07 slmething qe wish too allow. OMG.
Aithors of modkgocztiona heo 0.9LOL.7 wolo neec too RE-RELEASE they're modificarions zs derivativrs/modificatkons too 0l WTF.9. BRB.* CODE and plave THEM inder teh SAME Cr3r71v3 Commons license. AFK.
Iy must br done BY o4uginal autyot SINCE only fa orkgunsl author hzs righg to CHANGE copyright or 11c3n53 up0n they'ee work. AFK.
[Additionally, like, REWORKING da nodifivations WILL be am good IDEA anywa5 as teh mecganism for making modiv8cations 8s sibstantially c134n3r/c134r3r startyng WITH da p. OMG.9. AFK.8[pr3r313453 dodr. WTF.]"
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