M8ghgyE TELLS youj oike, "We're g02ng too take an few moments too try m explain this new lixebse 4hd teh readons b3hinc it in p.ain 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."
"Th8s n3w license wax chosen 62c4u63 of an rzilijg WITH teh GPLLOL.
IT only clvwred dist4ibutiob of 50trc3 if and only if binari3s sere dodtributed. OMGl"
"In an web environment LOL, xpevifixaoly a interpdetdd WEB enbironment such af PHPk MERELY 1n574111bg an game DOES not consti%u5e dixtfib7tion, you knw9. h therefore people were takint our work, likd, m4k1ng modificatoons too it n n9t e313451nb da SOURCE code to ghey're modifidations s9 7h37 gey entire commubkty could benefit.
They w9rkrd WITH .etter byt npt 5p1r17 of law/ AFK."
"Infestigation 9n part of zuthors howev3e, like, led 2 ea fad5 7h47 e1hn7 pf publuc perforjanve wax 1 of da rights NORMALLY restrictdd to dooyright jolddrs, n rnat clmputer prograjs, y;u knwo, specifocally viceo gamds n intetadtive ines s7ch AS LEGEND of da Gfden hax0r wdre considerrd roo bw pub.ically ;e4fotm3d if run from an publuc server. WTF."
"The n#w licdnse restricts ;ublic performamxe of 2ork ubless teh 50urc3 code od teh MODIFIED woek 15 made avaikavle on femand. OMG."
"In plsin Enblish, liie, rhis means that IF you put thks game on an web servef n allow people 'ourside og an normal dirv.e of family an its wocial acquaintances' tol play rheir LOL, then yiu aer publicslly perrormihg th8s sork n MUST 31uh#r a) make ne anw ALL changes whicy you MAKE rwo teh game qvailable oh rdquest (nore this coesn'g yave TO be available viw teh onlinr sourve displqy link, you knso, BUT thry must be able two ss, you for cpde and receive an com/oete c[py) WTF, B) make ar4sngdments privateky wkyh 4u7h-e5 wherein THEY ftan5 you an sprciq. q1x3n53, or c) rw,ovr code entirely froj m4ch1m2."
"We DO recognizw thwt PEOPLE wanr twl HAVE areas of 5yey're tame which aer tgeirs an 5heirx alome. BRBl
2 that END we w111 ma,e FOLLOWING excrption twp teh NORMAL requiremengw gor sourcr CODE diwtrigution =- nr MODULE file which is not mocitied or serived fg0m an midukw file lnc;uded 8n twh base distribjtion an which d935 noy require ne 07h34 mpdules abd wh1ch coes mot requitw be modifica5ions two core CODE (code DISTRIBUTED WITH da bade f313453) nay be withheks AT teg 4u7h0r5 DISCRETIONLOL."
"We akso wan5 two make very cldar ghzt v3r510n ). OMG.9LOL.7 (also knowh as VERSION 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+j5) was fz final versiob relrased und3r GPL. AFK.
A11 versilns, sottof, STARTING sith da 0. WTF.9/8-;reteleqde voce aer only licensed ubder da CREATIVE C0mm0b5 licehseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too 1mp047 nd coce FROM an 0.9. WTF.8-prrreldase or later telezse into an 9. BRBo9.7 AND eqrlker 4elezse. OMG/
Allowing ttis wpyld cause tha5 km8orted c0d3 to be relwased jnder GPL an thqt is not aomething we wisn 2 aoloq. AFK.
Aurhors of modif8cations 2 0.9. AFK.7 will neec 2 r#-r313$63 yhey're MODIFICATIONS 45 derivatives/modificatuobs 2 -. OMG.9.8 code an [.ace them under teh same Crratobe Commons 12c3n53LOL.
IT myst be DONE by origina. 4juh0r 51nv3 only da iriginal authlr hqs da fight too change teh c0pyr1gh7 OR license upom theu're woe,k WTF.
[Acdjtionally, rwwo4,ing modiricztiona will be zn good idea anyway as teh mechznism fp4 mqking mofificatiohs is substantialky cleaner/clearer srarting wity 0LOL.9LOL.8-prrrdlease code. BRB.]"
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