MightyE telld you, like, "W3're GOING too TAKE an few moments tqo t3y amd explain rhis new l8cense AND reasons behind ut im plain 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."
"Thos new 11ven53 waw CHOSEN 6ec4u53 pf zn f$111ng with GPL.
It only vovered d157r15u7q0h 0f source kf an only if bonaries were distrubuted."
"In sn web emvironment, you kbwo, 5o3c1f1c411y a interpreted web dnvifonmeny SUCH AS PHPk merely installing an game does no5 x9nati5utd DISTRIBUTIONm liie, an therefore peio.e were taking our wlrk, likem makong mpdifivationd too it and not releasibg da SOURCE code two tjetpre modificstions wo that entore community COULD bemefit. AFK.
They worked wiyh da odtter but hpy teh SPIRIT lf da lsw, WTF/"
"Invedgigation on teh patt of aurhors however LOL, led two teh vact that right of publid performance was oen 9f rights normally rrsrricted two dophr8ght holders, like, an thst compugrr progra,s, you knwo. specifically f1d30 gandd an interactive ones sych as Legend 9f G5wen hax0r we4e cpnsiderwd 3 be pub;icaolu p3rf0rm3d kf run fron an public detver. OMG."
"The new kicdnse restricta public [erformance of w9rk unlesx da source code of modified qork !5 ,ad3 avaiiavle on demand."
"In plaun Emblish, sortpf, this meqns tha6 1f y0j put thiz game on an qeb xerver qn allow people 'outside of an n)rm4q ci4c;e of family and kts social acayaibtances' 2 play yheir LOL, thdn h0u r publoxzlly performing this wofk an MUST 3itjer a) makw ne n ALL changes 2hich ylu make too game availaglr on eeqjrst )note this doesn't havr 70 ne AVAILABLE via da online 50urx3 display libk, like, but they mhst be able 2 ask ypu for cose qn t3c31v3 zn cojplete copy) LOL, b) make arrange,wnts or1v4731y w17h au5hoes sherwon they grant 6ou an special license, lr c) re,8ve yeh code entirely fr9m yeh m$ch2n3."
"We di rdclgnize that peoplr wang 2 have AREAS 0f they're game qhich r THEIRS and th4urs 310n3LOL.
2 that 3nd we will nake f-110w1ng exception yoo da n9tmal requiremebts fot aiirce voxe d157r16u810n -- ne modile vi.e 2hich is NOT modifiec or derived from an module file incluced iy BASE DISTRIBUTION and which does not tequire ne OTHER nodu.es and wh1ch does not rwq78re hr modigicarions two da xo4e coee *c0d3 s157r16u73d with da gaxe release) may be withhelf at da authors disvre5opn, OMG."
"We 42t0 w$nu two make very clear that ferskpn 0.9. WTF.7 (ALSO kh;wn as version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS fa fimal version relwased undef GPL. OMG.
A.l versions LOL, wtarting 2ith da 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease c0d3 aer only 11d3m53d ubd3r va Cr3e71v# Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY feny dz r8ght two import nd codw gr,m an 0/ WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease oe .atee release 1n70 an 0LOL.9. WTF,7 n EARLIER RELEASE. AFK.
Allowing this woulf cquse THAT imported code two bd released uncer teh GPL n THAT is n07 som3th7ng wr 2ish 70 a.low. WTF/
Aithors of modificarkond 70 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 sill need two re=release tht6're npdificatuons 45 defivs58ves/modigicatipns 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code an plqce them UNDER same Creative Comj9ns ;icenxe. BRB.
I7 ,uft be done BY teh .rifinal xuyhor since only 9r1g1n41 authir h45 da rihht 2 change copyright 0t lucense upon thdy're work/
[Additionally, liie, reworking modificatiohs wilo be an g9od IDEA anyway as da MECHANISM for making mlduficatoons q5 substantislly cl3aner/vlearet wtzrting w8th teh 0.0LOL.8-[rerelease code. OMG.]"
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