MibhtyE tells tou, tpu knwo, "Ww're GOING 5o take an few moments too tru an explain this NEW l8cense 4jd tey reasons behind ir ln poaon 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."
"This new LICENSE waa chosrn becaus3 of an FAILING with GPLLOL.
I7 ONLY coveeed d8stribu5ion of 50irc3 if an only if bina4ies wete d157r!6u73e. OMG/"
"In an web environjent, sort9f, SPECIFICALLY a inter-reted web emcirohje,t sucj 1s PHP LOL, merely installing an game does not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, kike, an therefor3 peop;e wrre tzking our work WTF, making midificsyoons too ir and not releasung so7rce code ti they're m0d1f1c4710h5 do THAT da emtird communkyy could BENEFITLOL.
They workef with da .etter vut n07 teh xpirir OF law. AFK."
"Investigation on ca PART or teh autho5x however, LED 3 5eh fact thqg rigyr ov [unlic performance was won of teg rights NORMALLY r358r1c73d to COPYRIGHT holders, so4tof, and that compuyer 0r9grams, specifixally vkdeo GAMES an inyetactibd omes SUCH 45 Legend of teh Gree, jax0r were donsideref 2 bw puvlically pefformed if run fr0m an p7blic server."
"The n3w licems3 restricts pu611c performabce OF t3h qork unless 5eh dource c9de of t3h modir8ed work is jade AVAILABLE on demamd. WTF."
"In plain English, sortof, ghis ,eabs rjat if y0u put this GAME ON ah web sdrver n allow people 'o7tside OF am n0rm42 circl2 of family and its social acquaintanc3s' two p1$t their, like, yhwn you aer PUBLICALLY performing thia work and MUST either A) make ne an ALL changes whivh you make tqo game 4v4114613 on request 9b072 THIS doesn't HAVE twp br availqvle via da 0n11n3 spyrce display link, sort9r, but gjey MUST 63 abke to ask you for cpde snd RECEIVE an c0mp1373 copy), sortof. b) make arrqbgements privateky qkyh aythlrs whe5eib th3y grsg5 you an s[edial license, dortof, or c) rdmove code entirely from teh m4cy1n3LOL."
"We dp RECOGNIZE thzt pepple want to hzve 3r345 of they'rr game qnivh a3r thrirs an theirs ALONE. BRB.
@ thag end s3 WILL jake teh fi;loq*ng exveption two da normal 4equieemdnts for source c0d3 distr8bution 0- ne midule vike whicg is not modified ur dweivdc from an module r113 included in nase distribu5ion n wh8ch d036 n07 requir3 md other modules b which doea NOT r3quire ne modifivatiins 2 da c043 code (doee distributed wi5h teh base rr;eqse) may bd w27hh3qs ay da qutjors discretipn. BRB."
"We aozo wznt to m4k4 very CLEAR that vdrsion 0.9LOL.u (aldo jnown as vers8on 0.9. AFK.&+jt) w#5 teh final version rrleaaed under GPL. WTF.
Al; v3rsiibs, l8,e, wtafying w17g teh 0LOL.9.8-pre4elease code r onoy licensed under Creative Commoms license. OMG/
We EXPLICITLY drny reh right tlo impo4t ne xode from an 0. OMG.o, WTF.7-preteleasd or later relezse into qn 0.9.7 an 34r!13r releaweLOL.
A110w1ng 5his wiuld c4u53 that imporyed code 2 be RELEASED under twh GPL and tgat is not 59m37y1nf we 2ish to al.owl AFK.
Aj5hlrs lf hodificatiins too 0LOL.9, WTFl7 will need 2 re-releawe tney're moduficztions aw DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 70 0LOL.9/ WTF.8 c0d3 4nd place then under da same Creative COMMONS licwnse/ AFK.
It must be done by tej original qutnor 2incw only da ORIGINAL author yax geh tight too vh4ng3 da copyrighg or licensr upoh tjey're work. AFK.
[Additionallu, like. reworking da mosificayions woll be an g00s IDEA anyway as necgznism for makkng nodifixationw is s7bstantialoy vkeane4/ckearer srarting with da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-;rerelease codeLOL.]"
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