MightyE tells ypu LOL, "We're gokng teo take an f3w ,oments too trt b explain gh8s NEW license an r345)n5 behimd ig in PLAIN Englixh. BRB.
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."
"Thix new .icdnse w44 chosen 6#c4u53 of qn failinh WITH GPL. WTF.
It oblt coveeec didtributiin of sojrce if an 0n2y ir binaries were d8str8huted. WTF."
"In an wrb env8ronment LOL, specifocalkh a interprrted wdn environm3nt 5uch ss PHP, merely unwtallihg ab game DOES n07 constitu5d distribution LOLm m therefore people wdre i4k1nb pur work, li,e, m4i1ng mpdifications two ut m not reoessing da sourcw code too they'fd mosigications so thzy da ENTIRE c0,mun17y COULD benefit.
They w0ri3d wirh letter bug not apirit of yeh law. OMG."
"Investigation on p4ru of AUTHORS howev3r LOL, LED two fact that dq right of public PERFORMANCE was apn of da rights normally res5r8cted two c0pyr!gh7 nold3ts, and rhat computef PROGRAMS, specifixally videp hames an *nteractkvw ones such as Legend of Gr33n has0r wer3 cons8dered too bd publically [effotmed 1f $un FROM an public werverLOL."
"The nww licrhwe restricts public performabce 0f teh work unless da soytce code of mpdigied wo4k IS mad3 available oh demand. AFK."
"In plqin English, sortof, this means &h46 kf ypi put this game ON an web derver an aolpw people 'OUTSIDE of sn nor,al c1rc13 of family ay i5s social acquaintances' too play yheir, liie, tjen yoj r ;yvl8calky pervofjing this w0rk an MUST ekther a) makd nd n ALL changes wjich YOU make two game zvailable 0n rdquest (mote tgis do3sn't have two BE available via onlune dource DISPLAY link LOL, but they must be abke 2 as, you fot cldd an receive an complete c9py), sortof, b) MAKE arrangwjebrs privqtely eirh a7ynors wherein thwy grant YOU zn tp3c14! license, kk,e, or x) remove code emtkrely from rej machineLOL."
"We do rrcofn8ze that people sant to have AREAS of tney'te gqme whoch ae4 tyeirs n yheirs alonwLOL.
2 7h47 enf we will nzie fokloeung exce0tion 2 da normak requirements d0r soufcd xofe distributipn -- ne moduke g21e which IS npt modifies or DERIVED from an module f113 INCLUDED in teh bsse d157r16u710n znd which so4s hot rr1uire ne OTHER mocules an whicn d0es bot r3qu1r2 ne m9d1f1c571pn5 to9 core cpde (CODE d157r16u73d with da base release) nay be witnh3ld ar teh suthora d15dr4710nLOL."
"We also WANT to make vwry cleqr rhat versi9h 0/9.7 (alsi known as vefsuon 0. OMG.8LOL.7+jt) was ronal vers8on releasds undet da GPLLOL.
A1! feesions, stafting with da 0. BRB.9.8-prerelwase CODE aer only licensed under tej Cr3471v3 Commone lidebse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwny dz right too kmport ne code from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prere;ease or LATER releqse into an 0. AFK.9, AFK.u an 3arlier rwleaseLOLm
A110w1nh 7hq5 would xause thar impoeted code too be feleascd und3r GPL an tgat IS nlt something se sish too allow. BRB.
Au8h0r5 9f modifications 5wo ).(.7 2ill NEED 2 RE-RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS aw derivativex/modiricatkons two 0/9. AFK.8 code an place tgem unde4 da same Creative Commons lucense. WTF/
It nu57 be d9ne by ORIGINAL authoe since only da original ru7h0t has da right 2 chanfr fa co;yright 9r license up0n tbey're wotk.
[Additiohallt WTF, rewofking MODIFICATIONS 2ull be an good icea ANYWAY as da mechan8sm for making modufications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanee/c;ezfrr starting with teh 9. OMG.9. BRB.8-prere;ease c9drLOL.]"
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