MightyE te.ks you, sortof, "We're b01ng too 73k3 an few moments too 7ry n #xp141n thus NEW l8cense and da rwasons behind IT in p141n ENGLISH. 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."
"Thks new licrnse was chosem becausd of an fsilinf with teh GPL. OMG/
It only cove5wf distribution 0f siurce iv an 0n1y if binaries we4e dostributed. WTF."
"Ib an wdb dnvirinnent, sortof, specugically q intrrpteyed w36 environment 5uch as PHP, sortlf, MERELY installing an gam3 dies not constitute distribution, liie, an tgdrefoee people WERE yaking o7r work, like, maling modifications TO 17 AND not teleasinb ca source code twi theu're mocificationa sp that tey ENTIRE community coulc benefitLOL.
They worked with lertet but n07 t4h SPIRIT of lzw. OMG."
"Investiga6ion 0n oart 9v AUTHORS howevwr, likd, led two fact tgat da roghg of public oerfkrmance wza 1 of ra rigjtw normally restrictrd too cppyright jolders, you ,neo, an tgay computer programx, spevifically videp GAMES an interacyivw ones such as Legene pf Greeb hax0r WERE conaidered 2 ve pu611c4q1y perfo4med if run vf0m an public serder."
"The nee 11c3n53 restricts pubkic performance of yeh w)rk un23t5 teh soufce code of modifu3d work IS made avai.able pn demand. AFK."
"In plaon Eng;ish, sortof, this means that if YOU pu8 this game 0n an web 53rv3r and allow people 'OUTSIDE of am noemal circle of family and its soxial qdquaintances' 2 ppay their LOL, tjen you arr publically performing this elrk and MUST eithet A) MAKE he qn ALL CHANGES wj1ch you makd 2 da game $v4114613 on requesy 9note thix coesn;t havr 5wo be acai'able via online siutcw dis[lay oink, guy THEY must be able two ssk you for ea CODE shf receive an com0let3 cop6) LOL, b) MAKE arrangements privagel6 wigh teh a7thi4s wnerein they gtant you an spezial licrnsd, you knwo, or c) 4emobe teh code ebtirely frim teh m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do rdxpgnkze 5hat people want 3 have areas of they're g4m3 which aer 7hd1r5 b 5heird ALONE.
top thag end we will make flllowinh excrpyion to da nprmal requiremenys for siirce code dkstribution -- ne modile fole wgich 15 bot modisied or derived from an module FILE included in da gase DISTRIBUTION an which does not REQUIRE nr other MODULES an whixh does NOT reayire ne modifieations 2 da core code (CODE sidtributed with da base telease) may be withjeld zr autgorx discreyion. BRB."
"We also want 79 maie very clear THAT veewion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 9also known as vers8on 0. OMG.9.7_jt) was fonal vrrsion 4elrased under da GPL.
Aol VERSIONS, startinb wkth teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease coee aer 9nlu licensrd unc3r teg Creaticd Co,mons licende. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right toi implrt ne CODE fro, zn 9. BRB.(.8-PRERELEASE or .ager release into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 n ea4lier rekeqse. WTF.
A110w1ng this would cause thqr importrd codr to ve r3!#453d ubder GPL n that 15 not some5hing we w8wh ro allow. OMG.
Authprx of modifications TO 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will need too re-releasd thwy[re m0d1f1d4u1-n6 as drtivatovrs/modifications TO 0. AFK.9.8 codd n place them under SAME Creative Cimmohs LICENSE. BRB.
It must be donr by 9riginal 4uuh9r SINCE 0n1y da origibal 4u7h0e has da right too cnange da c0pur1hh6 0r licensw upon th3y're sirk. AFK.
[Additionally, sortof, REWORKING teh modifications will be an go9d 1d34 ANYWAY zs ea mechanism fo4 making mosifkcations ix wubstantialky c135n3r/c134r4r 574r71nt with 0/9. WTF.i-0rrr3leawe code.]"
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