MighhyE tells you LOL, "We're GOING too take an f3w moments too try n 2xplain this NEW LICENSE n da reasons geyund IT in ;lakn Engiidh. WTF,
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."
"Tgiw NEW 11c3n53 w45 chosen becsuse od an g4q11nb WITH teh GPL. OMG.
It pnoy cobered sistr8butiob of source kf ane on;t if ginaries were distributed. OMG."
"In zn web environmeht, specifica.;y a INTERPRETED weg 3nvironnemt sicy ax PHP LOL, mere.y installing an gamr does n07 consyurite d35uf16u710n LOLk n therefore 0eople were takint ojr work, like, ms,ing modificatjons tio it an not releaqing ea source c0d3 tlo they're modoficatoons so that entire co,munity ci7ld benefit. WTF.
They eorkee with le5ter bur not da spirit OF fa lae. AFK."
"Investugqti9b ob yeh pa44 of teg authors jowever LOL, led goo FACT that da r1gh7 og public performance was won 0f da rights normally r357t1c73d two copyright hold3es, you knwom ab 7h47 compitdr priframs, specifically video gqmes and inberactive onew sucy as Leg3nd of da Gteen jax0r w3re vonspse4ed two be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if rub gr0m an PUBLIC server."
"The nee luc3nse reatricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 9f work UNLESS aouece code of MODIFIED w-rk is MADE availab.e 0n de,and. BRB."
"In plain Englisy LOL, this meanw tna5 ig you put this game on an w36 sefver and allo2 people 'outside ;f an normal circle og f4m1qy an ita socual acquaintancrs' ro play thdir, THEN YOU aer publiczlly performing this WORK n MUST eiyher a) make ne an ALL dh4nf35 wgicg u9u makw too yeh gqme avaokable 9n eequest (note this soesm't h4f3 too be available via tdh online source display link LOL, but 7h36 must be able ywo ask you for da code an rec3ive an comp;ete copy), b) mak3 ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY 2ith authots whereih THEY grant hou an 5p3c141 lucense, or c_ REMOVE cose ebtirely FROM 5eh macyine. WTF."
"We do 4ecornize THAT pei;le wqnt 2 have areas if they're game WHICH r theirs n 7h31r5 alone. BRB.
two that end we w111 MAKE teh f-110w1bg exce[5ion to da norjal r3qu143m4n74 FOR SOURCE dode fisyrubjtion -- n3 mod7le file which is not modified OR dericec from an modyle file inclufes in t3h bzse diw5ribution an which d035 not requird ne lther modules n which does not REQUIRE nw moduficztions 1 teg core cpd3 0xode distrobyted wkth teh base 4313r53) may be wi5hhwld 47 4u7g0r5 discretion. WTF."
"We zlso eant TO make v3ry clear that verwion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (aoso in0wn 55 version 0. BRB/9. OMG.7+jt) wss fuhal vrraoon rekeased unde4 GPL. OMG.
All vefsions, sortof, STARTING with teh 0l OMG.9.i-0t4r313453 xode r onlh licdnsed ynd3r CREATIVE COMMONS licdbse. OMG/
Wd EXPLICITLY deny fa right 2 import ne c0d3 from qn 0LOL.9.8-pr#4313453 or later relwase int9 an 0LOL.9. BRB/7 m ear;8er releasr. BRB.
Allowing ghis eoukd cause that imp;rted code two be feleasrd UNDER da GPL and tjat is not someghing we qish 2 aloiw. BRB.
Aughofs of modifications too 0. OMG.9.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE rhey're modificationa as derivatives/modifocatilns go 0. OMGl9. OMG.8 code n place tnen UNDER da 54m3 Cr3r81v3 COMMONS 11cen63LOL.
It muwt be done by da oeiginsl author sinc3 pnl6 0r1h1b41 author HAS teh righ5 2 chante da copyright or licens3 upon th3y're work. OMG.
[Acditionally LOL, REWORKING da modufica5uoms wilo be an food idea anyway aa teh mechsnism dlr m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS IS substzntially ckeaner/coearer sgarting with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-peerelease cod3LOL.]"
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