MightyE tells youk you knw9, "We'ed hoinh two take an FEW moments two 7rr and dxplain this new 11d3n54 n fa reasons behind it 8n plaun Englisn, OMG.
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 n3w oice,se was chosen 63c4u53 of an failibg with da GPLl WTF.
It 9nlt covered DISTRIBUTION of soufce if sn on.y IF BINARIES were did5rlbute3."
"In an web envifonmeht, sortof. specif8vally a interpeer4d WEB enfironment such AS PHP WTF, merely installing an GAME DOES not constitute disteibjtion WTF, an theeefore PEOPLE WERE 74k2ng our 20fk, li,e, maiing modifidat8obs too kt h not releaaing urh 50u4c3 code tp they'ee nodigications s8 that t3h ENTIRE vommubity could BENEFITLOL.
They worked with rey letrer but not SPIRIT if da law. WTF."
"Ihvedtigatipn on da p4r7 ov dw authors however WTF, led 2 teh fact that 4uggt of publuc p3rformance was oen of teh rights n0rm411y r357r1c74d ro copyrighy golders WTFm an thag vomputer programs, sortofm specif8cally v1de0 games and inyersctive ones sicj ax Legend pf da Green hax0r were cpnsideted yoo be publica;oy [erformrd of rub from an ou611c werver, WTF."
"The NEW licenxe restricts public performance of reh 2lfk UNLESS sourc3 cofe of modif8ed work is jade 4b4113613 on demandLOL."
"In p.qin English LOL, this ,eans THAT if y9u ;u5 this game ln am web werver m akl9w pdo[le 'outsire OF an normal circle og fami;y ab its spcial acquainyandrs' too plau thei4 WTF, THEN you r publicqo9y perforjimg THIS work n MUST dither 4) make be zne ALL ch4ng35 which 6ou make too tame qvailaboe on requrst (note thix doesn't hav3 70 be avqilable via da 0n11n3 %0u4c3 d1%p13y 11nik .ikei 6u7 tjcy musg BE ABLE too adk you for wa code an recekve an complete co0y( WTF, b) make arrangemdnts ptivatwly wirh ea authofs whe4eiv THEY GRANT uoj an special licende LOL, or C) remivr coce entifely fr9m machine."
"Wd do recogbizd that 0eo[le want to h4v3 areas of they'ee game whoch f 7h31r5 an the8rs z.9nel
yoo THAT end we wikl make teh following exsrp5klm too teh n0rm41 requirememts for sourcw code f6syruvution -- ne MODULE file which is not misidied 0r dericed from an module file included in teh BASE d158r16i7!0n an which does noh tequire ne other mofules n which doex not require ne noduricatuoms to xlre clde (xod3 DISTRIBUTED w!7h base r313453) may be withheld ar authord discretion."
"Wd akso wznt two make very clear tna5 VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also kn9wn as version 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt) qas tdh FINAL vers89n re;eased unddf da GPLLOL.
Alk versions WTFm stafting with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerdlease codw aer only LICENSED under ca CREATIVE Commons l7cdns3. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ceny rifht to import ne code fvom an p. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease ot later geleadd into an 0LOL.9. OMG.6 an EARLIER releasel WTFl
Allowing this woukd cause thqy imported cide 3 be re.eased under dz GPL and thar is not something 2e w7sg 2 allow. WTF.
Authors of modificatiins tpl 0. WTF.o. AFK.7 will n33d 2 re-release they're mofifications ss derovxykves/modkfications two 0LOL.9. WTF.8 CODE n place 7j3m under da saje Cr34&1v# Commons licenseLOL.
It must be dome by teh original authpr xince only oroginal authoe has da rigjy to chamge teh cophright of kicenae upon tjey're work. AFK.
[Addurionalkt LOL, REWORKING m0d1v1c4710n5 s111 63 an g00d idea anyway as mecjanism for malkng MODIFICATIONS is substantiaoly dleaner/clearer sgsrring wirj t3h 0.9LOL.8-prwreldaae codr. BRB.]"
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