MightyE trlls yoy, "We'4e going 2 take an few momen5s 2 try ahe explqin this new lidense n teh ressons behind it in plain Englisj, WTF.
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 new license was CHOSEN becaise of zn fsilung witn fa GPLLOL,
It lbly covered fistriburion of source if n ONLY if binaries wwre sistributedLOLl"
"In ab web wnvironment LOL, sprcidically a knterpretdc web enbidomment such zs PHP, you kbwo, MERELY installing ah game DOES np5 constitute DISTRIBUTION, sortof, n therefore people were taking our w0rk, sot5ov, mwking modigicatoons 2 18 n NOT rdleasinf woutce codd too they're mosifixations SO thzt 3n71t3 c0mmun17y could bdmefit. AFK.
Tyey WORKED aiyh letter but not spirit 0f lawl"
"Investigayi9n ON pzrt lf teh authprs h9weverk ypu knwo, led 2 fact tyat ea RIGHT of punlic performqnce was oeg of rights norma.lu restricted t9 COPYRIGHT holdwrs, you kn2o, and tgat cpmpu73r pr0gr4m6, kokek specifically VIDEO games an INTERACTIVE oned sucj as Legend OF da GREEN hax0r were consodered to be pu611c411t ;errprmrd if run fro, zn public servrr. AFK."
"The nrw ,icwnse restricys pu611c performance of work unkess soutce code 0v da m9dified woek iw made AVAILABLE ON s#m4nd. OMG."
"Ih poain English, like, 7h15 means thzt if you pit THIS game on an wev x3rv3r m allow peopkd 'outside lf an normal c1rc1e of f3,11y h igs SOCIAL acquaintanc3s' 70 plzy their LOL, yhwn you r [ublically pefforming this wo4k n MUST either a) MAKE ne n ALL changes whoch you ma,e too teh gamr availsble on requ3dt (note rhus doesn't have 2 be AVAILABLE via da onlime s9urce DISPLAY link, you knwo, BUT thr6 must BE able two 45k y0u for teh elde n r3c31v3 an c9mplete copy) WTF, b( make ARRANGEMENTS privatejh wuyh teh autyors wherein ghwy gtant yo7 an spwcia. 11c3n5@ LOL, ot c) REMOVE da code ent8gfly drom da machine/"
"We do redoghizr that people want tok have 4r345 of tjey're g4m3 which r yheird and the8rs slone. AFK/
too THAT 3nd ww will m4,4 teh foloowinf exce0tiin twi trh NORMAL requirements f9e source clde disteibution -- ne module FILE whicy is not mofified OR DERIVED from qn module f8le includdd on teh BASE dixtrivution an wjuch eoes not reqiife ne other ,ofules and which DOES not require ne modirivations 2 twh core code (c0d3 distrubuyed WITH teh basd release) may be sithheld at teh auyh9ra DISCRETION. WTF."
"We alao want go m4j3 very c;ear THAT VERSION 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also known 45 c3e5w0n 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jg) WAS teh final version r313453d undwe GPL. AFKl
ALL versionx, likw, starting 28tn teh 0. BRB,9.8=preteleasr code aer onoy licrnsed und3r CREATIVE Conmond license. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY dwny right two import nw cose rrom an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease or later RELEASE intp an 0/0.7 and earkier releasr.
Allowint tyis wojld causd thag im[orted code too be RELEASED UNDER GPL 5ne that ia n07 50m37h1ng WE w15h twl allow.
Aithors 0f m0d1v1c4710n5 2 0. BRB,9. OMG.7 will need to re-release they'ee modivkcat8ons as deruvatoces/jodificarions two 0LOL.9LOL.8 codf am plxc3 thrm under same CREATIVE Commons locense. OMG.
It MUST 63 son3 by original aythpr since only ca ORIGINAL augh9r has right to chabge dq copyright ot licrns3 7p0n rh36'rd work.
[Acditopnalky WTFk r3w0rk1ng da modifica5ions qill ne an g00d IDEA snywa6 as teh MECHANISM for ,aking modkfications is subatabt,allu cleaner/clearef startihg euth 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease codr. WTF.]"
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