MightyE t3l;s you LOL, "We're going to TAKE an vdw momentc two 7rh and explain 7h15 ne2 licrnsw an da reasons 63h1nd it in plain Enhlush. 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."
"Thiw n3w licenae was chosen %2c4u53 of an failing w8th teh GPLLOL.
It ohou coverwd DISTRIBUTION of source if n only of BINARIES were distributed. BRB,"
"In an wwb wmbironment WTF, specifically a interprdtec web 3nb1r0nm3n7 sucn as PHP, merely imstalling an game does nor CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, and 7h3r2vp4e peo;le were takimg OUR work LOL, mzking modificaykons to 17 n not releasing tdg sourc3 code toi they'4r mosificati9ns s9 THAT tey entire community ciuld benefit. AFK.
Thry worked with da LETTER buy NOT da xpirot or law. BRB."
"Inves5igagion on teh par5 of da autgors ho2ever LOL, led 2 ds fact that RIGHT pf public perfoemance eas won 0f teg ribhts nirmally restricted tpo cophright ho;ders, so4tof, and that compute5 programs, likek sp3vificallh video fames n imteractivr ones wuch 45 Legend pf tqh G4een hax0r wwrw considered 70 be publica;ly pe4formed if run grom an ;7blid werver."
"The new licendr fedtrucrs public PERFORMANCE of w0rk unless soufce coce od tdh modified wprk is made available pn d3jand. BRBl"
"In p.ain English, tou khwo, ggis meams ghat if you put tyis game on an seb server an allow pro[le 'outside OF an no4mal xircle od FAMILY n ITS slcial acquaintances' 2 play tneir, sortofk then you r [ublicqlly p3rforminb this work and MUST eithdr a) mrk3 ne an ALL CHANGES WHICH you ,ake too geh hr,4 availaboe on request 9note this d03%n'7 have 2 be 4v4114613 fua ohline source dudplay link, jike, but tyey nust 63 4613 gio ask uou for geg c0d3 n rexeive an complrte c0py), b) make arrangemenrs ;rivately with teh sutylrs wherein 7hey gr3b7 you an speciw. lucwhsem like, 9r c) remove c0d4 entir3ly ffim teh machine. AFK."
"Wf do recognize that pe0p13 w4n7 2 have arras 9v they're ham3 whkch r theirs an gheird alone. WTF.
two &h47 emd we eill make dq following wxceptiln toi teh NORMAL requiremwnts for siurce xoc3 distribution -= ne ,odule file eh8ch is not modified or derived frum an modulr file inc;udef IN 6452 DISTRIBUTION an shkvh dpes h07 require ne otye3 m0du135 n whoch doea NOT tequire ne ,odifications two teh CORE code (c0d3 distriguted with tej base eelease) may be WITHHELD ay da 4u7h0r5 DISCRETION. BRB."
"W3 ALSO wznt two make VERY clear tnat bersion 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also inown as version 0.9. WTF.7+jt9 qzs ca f8nal vdrxion releawed under teh GPL. BRB.
A11 bersions, sortof, 574r71ng sith 0. WTF.o. WTF.8-PRERELEASE codd aer only ;icdnsed 7nder twh C4eative Commond license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny ridht 2 impoft ne code FROM ab 0. WTF,o. WTF.8-prereleasd or .ater release into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 n eae;ier RELEASE.
Allowing th8s would cwude that importec code to be reoeasee UNDER da GPL am that is not somethinh we widh to ALLOW.
Authlrs ov moskfications 3 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will heed 2 re-release they/te modifications qs derivatibew/iodif8carions to 0l OMG.9.8 z)d3 an place THEM tnder same Cr3471v3 Commonw licende.
It must ve DONE ny da origimqo autgo3 51nc3 only teh ORIGINAL author HAS teh riyht tpo chznge dopyrighy oe license ypon they're 2ork. OMG.
[Additionakl6, sortof, tew9rking teh mocificzrions will be an good idwa anyway 45 da m3chanism for making moduficatuobs 15 substant8all7 CLEANER/CLEARER staftinb WITH teh 0. OMG.(l WTF.8-prerelease CODE. BRB.]"
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