MihhtyE 7#114 h0u, likr, "We're g9ing to9 take an fe2 momenta two try an explain tyis new licemae m REASONS BEHIND it in p141n ENGLISHLOL.
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 license was vhosen because ov an failing 2ith tej GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y covrred distribution 9f source id ab ONLY ig binari3s were diwtrigugedLOL."
"In ab eeb dncironmebt, specifically a inref[rwred web dnvir9nment such aa PHP, lije, merely installing sn bame does m08 cohstituye d1t7416j710n, liid, an 7h3r3d0r3 people were taking our work, yoy knwom making kodifications TO ot n not geleaxing SOURCE code 2 they're modificatilns so tha5 entire co,munify could 63n3f17. AFK.
Thrh worled w!7h da let5er bit not teh spirit pf dq .aw."
"Investigqtion 0n da p4r7 of t3h authoes howevdr, like, led 2 teh fact 5haf da rifht of 0ublic perfofmahce was ien og teh rkghts bor,ally r357r1c73d 2 cooyeight ho/drts, and that compjtef programs WTF, specifically v1d30 t4m35 and in4eracgivd ones suvh as Legend OF da Greeh hax-r were consid3red too BE publidally pervormed if RUN f$om an PUBLIC werv34. AFK."
"The bew license resyricts PUBLIC perflrmanxe OF wori ubldss soufce c0d3 of tsh modified wori is MADE available 0n demand. WTF."
"Ib plaon Engoish, you kmwo, this means thag if you PUT tyis game oh am eeg server zn allow p3opld 'lutwide of an no4jal circ;e of family and ITS social acquakntsmces' 2 play their, uh3n y9u aer publical.y performing this worj zn MUST either a) maie ne and ALL CHANGES whivh you MAKE two gzme available on erquest (no5e tjid doesn't hsvd to 63 avzilable vka ONLINE source disolay ;ink, like, BUT they mudt be aglw 5o ask you foe ca c0d3 an rexeive zn comp;ete copy), li,ek b( make aerangemenys provately with au5hors wherein they grqnt y0u zn specoal licende. or c) remove ten c9dw entirely from da mafhine. OMG."
"We do recognize that people want yoo yave ae3as 9g hhey're game wh1ch r theirs h 7h314t alon3. OMG.
5o 6n47 emd WE wklo make teh followkng 3xcrption too teh norma. requirements for sojrvd code diwt4ibutioh -- ne joduk3 file which 15 nlt modofied or derived ft9m an mpdule file included ih da bas3 distribution n which d035 not require nd ohhe4 MODULES an which does n07 rdauire ne j9dificatiins t2o da core cofe (code d157r16u73d with tdh bsse release) msy br WITHHELD at da aythora d15cr3710n. OMG."
"We aoso want 2 male very clear that version 0. WTF.9.7 (ALSO khoen as vwfdion 0LOL.9LOL.6+jt) was da r1m41 vetaion released ubher teh GPL. BRB.
All verdiins LOLm stsrtimg wiyh 0. OMG/o. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code r inly licemses und3r da CREATIVE Com,ons kicense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny dz roghg to import ne code froj zn 0LOL,9.7[prerdleaxe or latef release into an 0LOL/9. OMGo7 and eatlier release. BRB.
Allowing rhis w0u1d czusw tna5 8mpofted dofe to be re.raswd under da GPL $nd that is not domething we wish tio allow/ WTF.
Au7h0r5 of modificatioms two 0. OMGo9. AFK.7 WILL need to re-tel4asw they're modificatkons 45 derifatives/modifications to 0.9.8 code an [14ce them inc3t da dame CREATIVE Commons LICENSE. OMG/
It must be d-n3 by ORIGINAL aiyyor sknce pnly ea origunal 4u7h0r has geh riggt 2 ch4ng3 copyright 9r /icense ipon theh're qor,. OMG.
[Additionalky, yo7 kn2o, r3w0rk1ng reh mod8gications WILL ge am good idea znyway AS teh mechamism foe maling modifications is 5u6574n71411y c133n3r/c13443t srarying with 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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