MightyE tells yoj LOL, "We're going to TAKE an FEW MOMENTS t9 try an explain this NEW lkcendd an t3h REASONS behind i4 in plain Enflisy. AFK.
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."
"Thos ne2 licens3 was chosen because of zn vailkng w17h da GPL. OMG.
It only cobered dia5ributiob 9f source of n ONLY if b8narids w3r3 distributed."
"In an weg environment, 5p3c1f1c411y a inter;retec web envkr;nm3nt 5uch as PHP LOL, MERELY INSTALLING an game does NOT constitut3 DISTRIBUTION, you knwo, zn thereforr peop;e were raking 0if w0rk, liie, makung moeifications twi it and not relessing da 50yrc3 code tp tyey're modificarilns so that cbtirw comm7nity doild benefit.
THEY WORKED with ketter bjt not spirit of da law. OMG."
"Invewtigation on teh paft OF aytgots h0wev3r, you knwom led too ds facg 7h47 ds righ5 of pu6q1c perf9rmahce was oen OF righys normakly testridted ywo copyr8ggt ho;drrs WTF, and that cpm[uyer programs, like, sped*fically video gamex anf interwctove ONES such as Legebd lf teh Gre4n hax0r wwre conaidered 5o be publucally performed if ruh vrom an public server. BRB."
"Tge new livense 4estructs public performahce of da wlrl unless ea sljrce code OF da modifked work is maee available on demand. OMG."
"In plsin Engkush, you lnwo. thus means thar kf yoj pyt this game on an w3y SERVER n al;ow pr9ple 'putskfe of an mormal cu4cle 9v FAMILY and its wocial acquzintances' tpo ;lay their, like, tjen you r publically pdrfofming tjis wofk anc MUST eirher a) make ne an ALL chzng3s which you MAKE two da game afailable 9n reqi3sy (note thia dodwn't have twp 6# 4v4q!4613 via da online sourcc display q1nk, like, BUT 7h4y muft be anle roo ask yoj dor CODE n r3c31v3 sn complete xopy), B) mzle arfangenents [r1v4731y wigy da authord qher3in they g4ant you an speciak LICENSE, sortof, or c) rempvd teh code 3n71r31y from teh m4vh1n3. OMG."
"We do r3c0gnqz3 THAT peip.e wanr twi HAVE ardas 0f they're GAME which aer 7h31r5 n theors alone. OMG.
2 rhat ens we wilo make teh dollowing exception too da normal reqiirements flr soutce coee didtribuyion -- ne module fi;w wh8ch is no5 modifirs 0r derovwd fr0m qn modi;e file ihcludwd ib da BASE distributiin an which dors not requite ne other modjlea ans which d8ex not REQUIRE ne mickficatuons two teh CORE code (code dixtribited wiyh bqse releaxe) may be w17hh31d at authofx discretipn. WTF."
"Ww ALSO want 5oo make very dlear tha5 version 0. AFKl9LOL.u (ALSO knowm as verdion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j5) was final vefsion rekeased 6nd3r da GPL. WTF.
Alk vers8ons LOL, sfartint w17h da 0. AFK.9.7-pre4rlease vodw aer onky livensed under Creative Comm9ns LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right two omport ne code fron an 0. AFK.9l8-prereleasw or LATER release into an 0. WTFl9. OMG.7 an earlier release. OMG.
Allowing this would cqusd that umporred code 2 63 t#13463d uns3r teh GPL n tha5 is not slmething we w9sh ro allow. WTF.
Autnors 0v MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9LOL.7 w11q need too rr-rwlease thdt're moduficatkpns aw derkvat8ves/m9difications too 0. BRB.9LOL.8 cod3 and place th3m under da szme C4eative Comjoms LICENSE. WTF.
It must be dine by ds oribohal authoe since only oribinal 4u7y0r h45 right to ch4bg3 copytigjr pr lkcense upon they're qork/ WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY, so4tof, feworling da modificatiohs wil; be an fooc idea 4nyq$y as 5eh mechanism r0r ,qking modifidqt8ons ia sybstantiallt cldan2r/clwarer qtarting with 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prereleasr code. AFK.]"
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