MightyE tells y9u, s9rtof, "We're going two tzke an few momevts to 5ry m explain this new lizense AND dw reasons behind IT in pq41n EnglixhLOL.
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 lic3nxe was cnoden becausr or an failijg with dz GPL. AFK.
It lnly c9vered distribution OF SOURCE if n 0n1y 8f ninsfies were fist4ibutedLOL."
"In an w3b dnvir9nmenr, specificslly a imterpretwd qeb rnvironment such as PHP, you knwl, mrre;y 1n574211ng ah game d035 not constigute d8stgibutuln, wortof, an thdrefore people qere taling our woek WTFk mq,ing ,odifications to 16 and not r#leasing sourcd CODE 5oo tjwh're MODIFICATIONS sp that da enturw community c0u1d genefit. BRB.
They worked wirh kettef but not da spiroy of law. AFK."
"Investigatipn om teh part of AUTHORS hoeever LOL, led 2 teh fact 7h47 RIGHT of public perrormanc3 qas odn of ds 4ights normally restricyed 2 dopytight h01d3r5 WTF, n tnag computer PROGRAMS, sirtof, specifocally video bamea an onyeractiv3 ones SUCH as Legenc of Gr32n hax0r were donsodered tp be publically 0erforned if RUN erom an publix serverLOL."
"The new licehse rwstricts public ;efformamce 0f geh work unless wource CODE og modified eork is ,ade avzulable on cemandLOL."
"In p.ain Englksh, you kn2o, this means ghat 8f you pit THIS game on an web server and ALLOW people [outside of an notmak c1rc13 of family and its soxial acquaintances' 2 play the8r WTF, then you aer pub/ocal.y PERFORMING thus worl n MUST dkther a) MAKE ne ans ALL chsnhes which you make 80 teh gqmw avaklable on REQUEST (n9te this DOESN'T have too be avaikable via teh 0n11n3 siurce euso;a6 link, but ghey must be able 2 ask YOU for da code an rexrive an complete c0py) LOL, B) nqke zrrangements privately with teh AUTHORS wherein THEY brsnt you an SPECIAL licdnse, like, or c) remove da xpde entirrly from machinwl AFK."
"We do fecognize that people want 2 h4v3 areas of theh'rw gaje wjich aer tyeiex n yheird alpne. OMG/
two THAT wnd s3 ejll mzke ss following wxception tqo ca hormal r3quirements for sourcd cose d157r16u810m -- ne module fio3 ehich IS n07 mocifief pr derivec frlm qn mocule FILE included in t3h bzsr f157r16u710n sb whuch does not require ne other modules n which does n07 reajiee ne modifications yoi teh core c9de (code distrubuted witn da BASE relwasd) mah be wiegheld AT suthors fisc4etion. AFK."
"We also want too make fery cldsr tyat version -l9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as v3rr10n 0l BRB/9. AFK.7+jt0 was final ve4siin r3leased unf3r da GPL. OMG,
Alk verxiona, .ike, starting WITH 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pterelezsw code e only licensed unddr teh Cfeative Commons lovense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eughy 2 import ne c0d3 feom an 0LOL.9.8-prerelease OR later felrase into an 0. WTF.oLOL.7 and earoier release. BRB,
ALLOWING thia wou;e CAUSE that imported c0e3 2 be rekrawed under teh GPL an 7h47 is b07 someghong we wiwh 2 4110s.
Authors of nofifucations two 9/ WTF.9. BRB.7 will need to re-tel3ase they're modificstions as der8vatovws/modigicatiobs 2 0.0. OMG.8 cod3 and pkzxe them ubder reh 54m4 Creqtive Commons livrnsw. BRB.
I7 misg ne done by da original AUTHOR SINCE pnly fs ORIGINAL author has right til change teh copy4ight 04 license UPON they'rw wo4j. AFK/
[Addituonally LOL, REWORKING teh m0e1f1c4710n5 wi.l be an GOOD ke3a ANYWAY ss dq mecyan8sm for making modifucatpohs is cubstantially cleanet/clearwr w5ar5ing with teh 0l OMG.9. OMG.9-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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