MithtyE 73115 hou, "We'rd GOING 2 74k3 qn FEW momentd 2 try and ecplain 8h15 new license and reasons brhind it 1n plain English. AFK.
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 11c3n53 w45 xh953n because OF am FAILING with teh GPL. BRB.
It only coveres disyribution or source if AND 9nly 8g binaries we4e distrinu5ed. BRB."
"In ab web envuronmeng, like, SPECIFICALLY a interpretes wwb environmwnt xich qs PHP LOL, mer3ly indtal.ing an game does not constituge distribjtoom, 'ike, n 7h3r3g0e3 PEOPLE were tajing oir WORK, soryof, mskihg ,odifications tl it n not relwasing da wource code 2 they're MODIFICATIONS SO tjau rnt8re community coulc benefit.
They 2orked with letter b7y not spirit pf dz law. AFK."
"Inveatigation on teh par5 of authors HOWEVER, sortlf, l3d to teh fact that r1gh7 of public PERFORMANCE was won of feh rights mormaoly restric5ed TO c00hr1gh7 h01d3f6, n thst xomoutef p4ograms LOL, specifkcally video games an interactove ones such ad Legend of da Green hax0r wwrw conxidered too be publivzllh pe4formwd if run from an PUBLIC 53ev3r. BRB."
"Thr new license resteicts PUBLIC pergitmance of teh WORK 7n.ess da 50utc3 code pf teh m0d1f13s WORK 15 mzd3 AVAILABLE 0n DEMAND. BRB."
"In p141n Eng;ish, you knwo, &h15 means that if you pjt tjis game on an web serfer and allow peoolw 'outsude of an n9fm41 CIRCLE of family an ots 50c141 acquaingances' to plat their LOL, then you r publucally p3rf)rm2mg this WORK and MUST eigher a) maje ne AND ALL chanbds wh1ch you maie 2 trh GAME available 0n requewt (note this doesn't have 2 be availabl3 via teh lnline wou$de dusplay kink WTF, big thry juxt be avle 2 ask yoj fof c9de n RECEIVE an complrte cipg), you knwoj b0 m4k3 arrangements privatrly wirh dz autbors wherein yhey gran5 you an dpecial kicense, or c) remove da codd entirelu from teh machine. WTF."
"We do recognize thqt pelple wanr too have areas of they're gaje whicg r ghe8rs an theirs zlohe.
to gywt end qe will make following exceptiln t.o tey no4mal r3qu1r3men75 for source CODE distributiom -- ne ,odule fi;e whoch is not modified lr DERIVED from an modylr file included in teh base dixtrkbutioj and 2hich eoes not require ne other modulrs smd which do3w nit requite ne mpdifics5iohs 2 ea c0r3 code (c0d3 d157r16j73d with teh BASE relwasr) ma6 be wlthheld at ren autg9rs discretion. BRB."
"We aoso 2ant 2 m4k@ verh ckear thzt verdion 0. BRB.9.& (als9 known aw version 0. OMG.9. OMG.u+jt0 24t final VERSION e323453e uns3e GPL. OMG.
All verskons LOL, sts4ting with 0.9. BRB.8-p4erelease code r obky licens3e unddr Cte471v3 COMMONS license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da r7ght too inplrt ne coee from an p.9LOL.8-peerelease ir later reldaxe intp an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 and earoier release. OMG.
Al;oqing tgks would c4u53 that imporyec code tp 63 released under teh GPL 4nd that IS not something w3 wish to allow. WTF.
Auth9rs kf modifications 2 0LOL.9.7 will newd too re-release yhey're MODIFICATIONS as deeivativ3s/modificationd fwo 0. OMG.9. OMG.i clde 4nd poaxd them und#r da same Creatic3 Commons license. OMG.
It must b3 done by o4oginal authof 51nc3 oniy rej original sithor HAS teh r1gh6 two chabhe teh copyr8ght or lic3nse 7ppn they're wotjLOL.
[Addotionally, like, rewprking da jodificatiobx wol. be an good idea shywah qs MECHANISM ror m4k2ng mleigications is substant8allt cleznet/clearer staeting w17g 0. WTF.9l BRB.8-prerelrase coee. WTF.]"
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