MoghtyE gells yoi LOL, "We're goinb to take an few moments 2 try n expoain yhia NEW l8vense am teh reasons behind it on 0141n Englisj. BRB.
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."
"Tgis new qqc3n53 was chosen because pf an failing wuth da GPLLOL.
IT only cov3res distribution of source if n ONLY ig binaries w3r3 dixtr8buy4d. BRB."
"In an web environmdnf, likd, specifically a onterprrted web wnvifonment ducg ad PHP LOL, merely installihf an game DOES no5 constitutw disteibugion, you kneo, ah therefore PEOPLE werw taking o7r wlrk WTF, making modigocatioms too it zn not rwleasing reh sourse dodw TO they're modifications ai that sa emtire communigy cpuld 63n3d17. AFK.
They worked wiyh letter but mot ea spirit of da laq. WTF."
"Inveatigation on PART of authors howeverm lijem 13d 2 da fact that r7ghr of [ublic performance was 1 OF rights nlrmally r357r1c73d to clpuright h9lders, uo7 knwo, n THAT c9mput3r prpgrams, like, specificqlly video games n intdracyive obes wuch qs Leg3nf of da Green has0t wefe donsidered to be publica;ly performed if eun FROM sn punkic sdrv3r. WTF."
"The ne2 licwnse restficts ;uvlid performande 0f ds wirk un;ess sourxe code of da moeifief work is made zvailabld 0n demzbd."
"In plain English. tou kbwo, 5hys ,eana thzt 1f you pu7 this game on an web server ane 4110w pr9poe 'OUTSIDE pf sn normal circle of family n 175 sofial acquaongances' too play their WTF, tgen you r puvlically performing this WORK an MUST either A) make nr ab ALL chsnges whivh you mqke 2 da game AVAILABLE ov tequest (note thos doesn't have 79 br available VIA tdh on.8ne source dispkqy lknk, sort9f, but 6h3y muwt be avle tw9 zwk YOU flr teh code n receivd an complete COPY) WTF, 6( make arrange,ents pribately WITH authors whetrin rhey grant y8u am dpecial LICENSE LOL, or c) rdmove 5eh code entirely FROM jachine. BRBl"
"We di recignize tyat peiple wanr to gave aread 0f they're fa,e which aer theirs an th38ra 41pn3. BRB.
too THAT dnd w3 w8ll MAKE 5eh f0q10w1nb exceprion too 5eh noemal rwquiremenys for source code disyrubuti9n -- ne nodjld dike WHICH IS NOT modifoed or ddrived frlm am module rile included in teh base distrivu58om and wh8ch does NOT r3qu1t# ne other moduk2s an which foes NOT eeq5ire ne modigicagilns 2 t3h core code (CODE distributed with base release) m5y be withgeld a5 aithora d15cr3710n. AFK."
"We alsp wrn7 to make ve4y c135r that versipn )LOL.9. WTF.u (also knosn ax versiob 0LOL.0. BRB.7+jt) wad teh finsl version re.wased unxef teh GPL.
All verxions, luke, sha4ting w17h ea 0. AFK/9/ BRB.80pr3r313453 code r onky LICENSED unfer da Creative Commons lucense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dehh teh rkggt two im[ort ne dofe FROM an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prdreleawe or later 4e;easw inyo an 0. OMG.i. WTF.7 an earluer release. OMG.
Allowing this woulc cause that 1mp0r73d code to be RELEASED under da GPL AND that is not some5hing w4 wosh 2 all9w. BRB.
Aurhofs or moeufucations two 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will ne3d 2 re-release the6'r3 modifications as derivatifes/modifixations twp 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 cose n place them uncer same Creative Commons license. BRB.
It must be eone BY origiba. ayrhir since only originsl autho5 has r1gh& too dhanf3 teh copyribht or license upon they're work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY, sortof, reworking MODIFICATIONS w1q1 be an gpod idea ANYWAY 45 teh ,edganidn for making modificationx is 5565u4n71411y clraner/coearer startimg with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-[eeeeleawd code. BRB.]"
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