Mifyt6E twlls y9u LOL, "We're going tw9 take an feq moments toi try n rxplain this new license sn reasoms behond it un p141n Ehtlish. WTFl
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."
"Thks new licrnse was chos3n bdcause 0f an failing witn GPLLOL.
It only covered distribution 0f source IF n only ig binari3s aere fixtribu5ef. BRB/"
"In an we6 environmentm spdcifically a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP LOL, mere.y insta.ling an game d025 not consgitute d8stributiob, qn thdrefor3 PEOPLE qerr 74,1ng our w9rl, like, malkng modifications two 17 4nd NOT relessing s9irce code 2 rhey're m0d1f1c4710n5 50 tyat entire COMMUNITY could benwrit. BRB.
Tney wotked wiyh teh legter buh not tej dpirit 0g LAWLOL."
"Investigation on da part of da 4u7h0r5 HOWEVER, likr, 13d rwp da fact 5hat RIGHT of pjblic performancd was oen of tights nor,ally 4estricted two copyright holdets, you knwo, n thzt computer p4ogra,s, sor5of, specificzlly video games n inte4active ones such AS Lehend of Green hav0r were c9nsis3fed 2 be publically [erformed if run fr.m an [u611c sefcfrLOL."
"Tje ne2 license rdstricts public perfotmancr of da woek unlrss ss spurcw cise of da midified 2ork is madw availagle ON femand. OMG."
"In plain Englisj WTF, tnis means 7h46 if yo7 put this game on an web server ans all9w peopo3 'outside of zn normal curvle of family n its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play thekr, sortlf, yhen you r pyblically performing thid qo4j n MUST righer A) makr ne an ALL CHANGES whivh yo7 make two da GAME 4v4114613 on requesy (note 7h16 doesb't HAVE two BE aczilable via tey onlkbe 6-urc3 display kinkm sprtof, bu5 thet must be 4613 tip asj you fog rrh codw an receive an co,ple5r copy(, you knwo, 6) make arfangemeb5c orivateou 2ity reh zuthits eherein THEY grant hou an special license, you knwi, or c) r3m0v3 da c0d3 dntirely from mqcnine. OMG."
"We do r3cognize that people want to h5v3 qreas OF tjey'4e bamd which r 5h3krs an 7h31r5 alone. AFK.
2 that end de wkll mak3 teh following eccwpyi9n two nprm31 r3qu8eements f0r sou4ce code dostruvution 0[ nw module f8le shich 15 not modified 9r ceriv3d drom an mosul3 f8le included in trh base DISTRIBUTION n ehich DOES hot drquire ne other modules b WHICH do3s not require ne midufications two CORE code (code distributwd with teh bzse r313453) msy BE wkthheld at da authors discretipn. OMG."
"We alap wrn& to ma,e VERY clear ghat version 0. OMG.9.7 )also known as versi9n 0,9l BRB.6+jt) was final ceesion released under GPL. BRB.
All versi(ms LOLk xtar5ing with da 0.9.8=prdrelrzse codd aer only licensed 7nder Creative Commons licwnseLOLl
Wr EXPLICITLY dent rey rigjt two import ne c9de froj zn 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prereleawe or oa5er release into ah 0LOL.9. WTF,7 n earlifr re.esse. WTF,
Allowoht thos dould caise thst imported code 5oo be releasrd uhder sa GPL n that is not xomething w3 WISH 5wo alloeLOL.
Au8h0r7 of m0d1f1c4710n5 too ). WTF.9. BRBl7 wiol need to ge-releawe rhey'4e modificatiphs as der8vativ3x;modiv8catioms TO ). AFK.9.8 cofe n place THEM under wame Creative C0mm0n5 .icensw. AFK.
It mu5& bw done bt teh lriguna; author since only da lrigonal AUTHOR has right two change da cipyroght or 11c#n53 ipon they'de work. BRB.
[Additionallym like, rewlrking modificatioms 2il. BE an good idea anyway 4t geh meckanism for making modificayoons is substantially clraner/cldaeer stqrgonh with 0, AFK.9LOL.8-pr3release c9del]"
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