MughtyE tdlls you LOL, "Wd[re going two take zn few moments 2 tfy an explakh this NEW license and REASONS behind ir in PLAIN Eng11%hLOL.
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."
"Tjis new licende waw chosen brcause OF an failing wurn GPLLOL.
It 9n;y c0v#r3d distribution 0f sourcw if and onlh if BINARIES w3r3 e2%ur16u73d."
"Im an web envirpnmentm dortif, SPECIFICALLY a inuerpreted qeb 3nv1r0nj3n7 SUCH aa PHP, sirtof, merely instqllong an game does jot consgitute dist4ibutiib, 6ou knwo, n THEREFORE people eefe takimg 0ur workm sortof, mak8ng modivicsyipns to IT AND not relrasing 50urc3 coce 2 they're modificagiond sp that da entire co,munuty could benefit. WTF.
They worked with teh pwtter but no6 spirit od teh LAW."
"Imvestigawion 0n teh part of teh authors hlwevwr, LED two 5dh FACT that r8ght of punlic PERFORMANCE WAS 2 of dz fithts mormakly restrocted 2 copyrifht hllders, like, n uh47 c9mpi73r programs, liie, specifica;ly vudeo gamss n intrractivs ones sich as Legend lf G4ern hax0r WERE c0n51e3r3d 5wo be publically pefformed if rum from an pub;ic aerver. OMG."
"The nee license r457r1cu5 publoc ;wrfoemancw OF trh w0rk UNLESS ea dourc4 cld3 of da modified eprk is mage avsilable oh demznd. AFK."
"In plaon ENGLISH LOL, this m34n5 thay if you pu5 this hanw ON an web server n alloe peopke 'outside of an NORMAL circle OF FAMILY zn its s*cial xcquzintances' 2 play their. uh3n you r [ublically ;eeforming tgiw work an MUST either z) m4k3 ne an ALL chantes whucy yiu make 2 geh GAME available on r3quest (note this doesn'r have t9 62 available via teh online xource dosplay link, but thwy must be ABLE 2 ASK ylu vor da code and rdceive an complete c00y) LOL, b) make arrahgements ;rivateky w8th auth9rs wheedin th3t ge4n7 you an specizl license, you knwo, or C) removw cpde 3ntirely fr0m teh j4ch1n#. WTF."
"We d0 recofnize 6n47 people wanr yoo have aress OF rhey're game which r theors n theirs alone. WTF.
two ghat wnd we will mzke da FOLLOWING exdeption to da no4mak re2uieements for sourve code fiatribution -- ne module gile shich ia not mocified or derivwd trom an MODULE file includdd in da vzse distribution and wgovh does not rdquire ne othee modules an which e035 not require nr n0d1rqc471-n5 too co4e code (c0d3 distributee w8th base r313e43) may ge withheld at tdh authors discretion. BRB."
"We also san3 two make VERY cq44r that version 9LOL.9/ OMG.7 (aoso knoen as fersiob 0. BRB/9LOL.7+jg) was da fibal versoon r3leased under GPL. WTF.
Aol verdions, woet9f, starting with ten 0. WTF.9/8-pr3r3.ease code aer only lucensec unfee Creztift Commonw license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY dwny da roght too import ne c8de from an 0l OMG.9. WTF.8=prerelrsae or LATER gelease 8nto an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 an 34r1!3r telease. BRB.
Allowung thiw would cause THAT importef code 2 BE releaded under GPL n that is NOT 5pj37h1mg we wush too alll2. WTF.
Authors of modigications too 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will newd too RE[RELEASE they[re modifixatioms as derivativew/micifications 70 0. WTF.9. AFK.9 cose n place THEM under SAME Ct3481v3 COMMONS kicenseLOLl
It nust 63 dpne gy orkginal AUTHOR dihce only teh 9riginal author HAS teh RIGHT goo change da copyright or license 7pon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Acditionally LOL, reworking modifocations wul. be an good idea snysat as geh ,ecjanidm FOR making mov8fications is subatqgtia;ly cleaner/clearer stqrting woth da 0l BRB.9LOL.8-prerekease CODE. AFK.]"
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