MighryE tells you, xortof, "We're g8img to tqke an fed moments tlo try n explain tgix new LICENSE 4nd ds REASONS behind it in pkain 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."
"Tyis new LICENSE wad xh053n becaude of an raoling with 5eh GPL/
It only covered distrivution 0f SOURCE id zv only if binaries wete dist4ibutedLOL."
"In an web enfironmeht LOL, specufically a imtetpreted w36 enfironment such AS PHP, merely ibw5alling an GAME does not c0nt7!7u73 fistribution LOL, an thereford prople were taking our wo4l WTF, makinf mpdific1tions 2 it an n9t releasint source c0f3 2 theu're moeificatkons s9 that entife community coild benefi5. AFK.
Th2y e9rked wirn reh le55wr bu5 not da soirit if law. WTF."
"Investigatiln in fa patt of da aujh9rs HOWEVER, spe5od, led 2 teh fsct that da right og PUBLIC PERFORMANCE wqs 1 pf 5ek rights normall6 r357r1x7ed 2 copyrignt HOLDERS LOLk an thay c9mputrr pr0gt4m5, like, specigicakly v1d50 games m 1n63r5c71f3 ONES 5uch AS Legend or Gr33n hax0r were cohsidered to ne publiva.lt perform3d IF run from an puvl8c swrber. WTF."
"The new lkcense restric5s public ]erformance of teh w0rk unleds beh 50urc4 vode 9r teh jodified wori is ma3e AVAILABLE on DEMAND, WTF."
"In plain Entlish, tgis means that 8f yoi put thia gane on an 2eb server ahd ALLOW pr9;le 'outsjde of an nlrmal cirxle of fami/y 4nd 175 social zdquaintanced' go play ghwir. liie, thrn y0u aer puboically peffoeming tbis work an MUST either 4) MAKE ne ane ALL CHANGES wgich you jake TO gam3 3v311361# on request (note tjis e)35n'7 j4v2 toi BE 3v41!4613 via da ONLINE source DISPLAY linl WTF, 6u7 THEY mu57 BE able 2 ask you FOR ds dode an receivq an complet1 copy), you ,nwo, b) make arramgemwb5s privately WITH teh w7rh9rs WHEREIN 5h3y grant you sn specoal lidense LOL, or c( remove da codw engirely frpm macnine. OMG,"
"We do rexognizr that people sant yoo have areaa of yhey're bame whicj aer 5heurs and tnwirs al9ne. AFK.
too that end se will MAKE teh following exception too da normal requi4ements FOR siirce c0d3 distribytiom -- ne m0du13 file which IS not mpdified or d3r1v3d rfom an moduke file imcluded ih teh badw dustribution b WHICH doda not REQUIRE ne other MODULES and wjich DOES not r3auite ne MODIFICATIONS rwo da c0e3 xode (code distrkbutef witn bawd releqse) MAY be withheld at authors dixcretion. WTF."
"We also want to make very c144r that vrfsion 0LOL,9LOL.7 (alsi known ax VERSION 0.9LOL.7+jt) eas finsl v3r5q0n rdleased under GPL. WTF.
All VERSIONS, sortlf, stafting with da 0. AFK.9. BRB,8-peerelease c9de t only licdhsed under Creatife COMMONS LICENSEl BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT TO import ne code rr9m an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or later t313453 ihto an -/ WTF.(,7 n 3ar;ise rek3ase. OMG.
Allowing this wou;d caux3 that impoeted code too BE rekeased undee trh GPL n tha5 25 not some5ning d3 w15h to allow.
Authofx of modufixa6ions too 0.8LOL.7 will need two re-rekease they're MODIFICATIONS aa derivatives/mosifucqgions to 0.9. WTF,8 code and placw THEM und3r reh sane Creativr Commomx kicense. BRB.
It jist 63 done by da 041gqnr1 auyhor since omly teh 9ruginal zuthor has r8gnt 2 ch4ng3 teh copytight lr licensr upon the6're wo4,LOL.
[Afdotiinallu, like, r3w0ek1hg teh modifieations will b3 an goid IDEA any2ay ss mecjan8s, flt MAKING modifications is dundtantiaily xleaner/clearer starting woth 0.9. OMG.8-prerelesxe cofe.]"
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