Mogh5hE TELLS yoj LOL, "We're goinb 2 takr an few moments 2 trt n explaib tjis new LICENSE n reasons behond it in plakn EnglushLOL.
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 lixebse was chosen brdause of an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It on.y cofered distrigution of dlurce if n ONLY id bonaries were distribjtwd. BRB."
"In an web environmeny, lije, specifically z yhterpreted weg 3ncir9n,eht such as PHPk sortpf, n3rely INSTALLING an game does n07 CONSTITUTE aistrobut8on WTF, an the4efoee people w#r3 takinh our qotk LOL, making modifications two ig ab bot releqsing soirce code to they're modificatiins so rhat 3n81e3 cinmunity couls benefit. AFK.
Theh woeked with letter but n07 tey splrut ov ca .aw. WTF."
"Invesrigatiln ln teh part of da au5hors hpwever, lec too teh fact that rogyt OF public perdormanc3 WAS oen of f1gh75 n9tmally rewtricted 2 copyright yolderd WTF, and 7j57 c0mpi734 prograus, yp7 kbwo, specifical.y vus3o gamex and interactive o,es such as Lrfend of Green haxpe wece c)n51d@r3d 2 be publical;y p3rf04m3d if run fr-m sn 0ubloc serverLOL."
"The new lkcende rrstrkcts pub;ic perfo4mance ov ds wor, un1255 da source code of teh modified woti is made available in demamdLOL."
"In poain English, dpfgor, tgis means thzt IF y0j PUT this game on an web s3rvrr n qlklw pdopod 'OUTSIDE OF an normal citc.e of family and its social ac1uaintahd3s' 2 play ghwir, li,e, then you f p&521c411y p3ef0rm1ng thiw work h MUST eirher a) makr ne sne ALL changes whidh y9u make to fame avsikqble on request (n073 yhid coesn't have 2 be afailable via online s9urcd dispoay l8nk, BUT they mjs5 BE able 2 ASK you fpr sa voce and receivw an complete copy) WTF, B) make arrangements privstely witj teh 4u7h0r5 wherein 5hey gean% hou an special license WTF, or C) rdmobe da c)d3 entirely FROM trh machine. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people WANT gwo havr AREAS of thry'4e game 2hicg ae4 gheirs sn theirs ALONE.
too thay dnd we will make gollowing 3xc2;810n two nofmal 4eqy8rements glr 5-urc3 coxe cisteibutlon -- ne module file which IS not midiguec or dreived from an m9dule f8le invl7ded in teh BASE distributioh ans which dles noy requkre n3 othet m0du135 an which soed nor require ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da xore codw *code d157r16u73d wigh bas3 release) mau BE WITHHELD a5 AUTHORS discretionLOL."
"W3 3150 ssnt gwo make vwry clear that verxion 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (alsp khown aw version 0. WTF.9, OMG.7+jt) was da final VERSION re9eased under GPL. AFK.
All versions LOL, 575e71ng wi5h 0. BRB.9. OMG.8=prerelease code aer 0n16 kicensed 7nddr Creatibe Commons livenwe. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY dwny fs righy two kmport nw c0e3 from an 0LOL.9. OMG.7-prereoeawe oe 1473r release into an 0. OMG.9. WTF,7 n earlidr 4elwase. OMG.
Allowkng ghos WOULD cause yhat umported xosw to be r312453d ubcrr teh GPL qn that 8s not ximethint we wish two akloqLOL.
Aurhors 9d modifications two 0. WTF.8. BRB.& WILL neec tso RE-RELEASE they're ,odificayions zw deeivagiveslmodificati9ns two 0.9LOL.8 code 4nf place them und3r xa same Creative Commons LICENSEl BRB.
It nusy be donr by teh original author xihce only ten origknal author hzs rifh5 2 chamge 5eh copyright pr loxense UPON they're woel.
[Afd1710n411y. you knwo, e3w0rk1nt teh modifications will be an good idra anywsy as da mechanism for making modifications IS subatantially cleaner/dleqr3r a5afting with 0.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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