MigyryE tells 6lu LOL, "Wd're going ro tale ah few momwnts 2 try and wx[;ain this new license an da REASONS behind 17 in [lain EbglistLOLl
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 n3w lic2nse was chisdn becauae pf an faklkng with da GPL. BRB.
It pnl7 covered c1t7rqyu710n of source if sm onky 1f 61n4r125 were d8stributec. BRB."
"Ib ab web encironmrnt WTF, specifically a ihrerpreted wwb environmenr such aw PHP WTF, merelh installing am game coes npt cinstitute dustfibution, like, n 7h3r3f0r3 p3pple were yqlong oir work WTF, makong modigicatoohs tpo it an NOT RELEASING teh sojrcr code 5oo they'rd m)d1f1c47q)n5 so 7h47 teh entif3 vom,unity could benefitLOL.
The6 worked witg teh l4tter but not teh spirit of law."
"Investigation on part pf sa AUTHORS howefer WTF, .ed two da fqct rhat da rigjt of publix prrfot,ahce wzs oen of teh r1gh75 n9rmally r357r1c7#d two dooyright holdersm an that xom0jtet pr0gr4m5, ypy kbw9, specificzlly video games and interactife ones sudh as Lef3nd of teh Greem hax0r were cons8deref tw9 bw puvl8cally perfoemrd if rin from an PUBLIC servdr. WTF."
"The new livense restricts public performance pf wofk unl3ss da soufc3 code OF da ,ldified worl IS msde available on e4m4ndLOL."
"In plaon Emhlidh LOL, this MEANS that if y0u PUT thix game on an web server an allow peoplr 'OUTSIDE of an normal c1rc13 of fzmilt n ita social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 PLAY their, sortof, gnen toj aer -ub.iva/l6 p3rf-rm1mg this w0rk n MUST EITHER a) m4k3 ne n ALL ch4ng35 which yoy make 2 da game 4v$124613 pn 43quest (note thia doesm't havr 2 be available v14 teh ONLINE aource disp;ay ;ink LOL, but th3y MUST be able goo ask yoy for cpde an receixe ab comolet2 copy), wottofk b) make 4rr4bg3m3n75 PRIVATELY with da autgors wherein 7h4y g4ant you an special license LOLm or c) removr teh vode 3h71r31y from mavhonwLOL."
"We do recognize that peoole want too gave ardas od they/re game which 4 theird and 7he1rg alone. OMG.
to that end we wil; make ten FOLLOWING EXCEPTION two t3h nirmal feauirements fog sourxe v0d3 eustfinution -- nd MODULE file whoch is not modifird or derived from an mowule file INCLUDED in base DISTRIBUTION an wgich does nlr re1uire ne other noeules an WHICH does not rezuirw nr m0d1fqc4&10n5 to ten core c9d3 (cpde dkstribuyee w17h teh basr releaaw) may be wuthyeod at teh aughors discreyi9n. AFK."
"We also w4n7 2 na,e vdry clear that version 0. OMG.9. AFKl7 (akso kniwn as vets89n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j8) was final vdrsion eeleaxed under teh GPL. WTF.
All versiins LOL, starting with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8_prere;ease code 4 on.y .icenxed under da Crdstiv3 Comj9ms license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right 59 import nd cpse FROM an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelcase 9r later ewleaae into an 0, OMG.(. BRB.7 an earlie4 release, OMG.
A.lowing thid w9ild cquse that imporrwd code twl ge releawed ugder GPL n that is not SOMETHING we xish too al.ow. AFK.
Authors OF modificat8ons to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 w7ll need TO 4w-release tjey[re modifications as de4ivatives;modificstions 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code an place them unser same C4eative Com,ons lucenae. OMG.
It must be done ny original a7thor sibce ONLY da originql 4u7h-4 mas dz right roo chznge co0yright OR licrbse upon thry're work. AFK.
[Add1&10n411y, you knqo, reworkibg teh moeifica5ions WILL 63 an GOOD 8dea 4n6w4y as m3ch4nq5n for making modifications is xubxtabtia;.y cleaner/clearrr stzrting with 0. WTF.9.80prereleasd codeLOL.]"
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