MoghtyE telod yoy, lije, "We're going two yake an des moments 2 TRY and explain tjis new LICENSE and r34t0n5 vehind ut in olaun 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 w45 cnlsen becaus3 of an gailong WITH da GPL. AFK.
IT onlu covefed dksteibution if sourcw IF and on;y if b8naries wete DISTRIBUTED."
"In an seb envirobment, sortof, sprcifucaklh q intwrpreted w3u ENVIRONMENT such AS PHP WTF, MERELY instakling an game does nit comst8tyte disgriburion, an 7g4r2f0r3 people WERE taking OUR worl WTF, makimg modirications 2 it n not relwasing soutce code to they'te modivications so rgat da entire cojmunity could 63n3f16LOL.
Tney w0tk3d sith lettet but not teg SPIRIT ov teh law. AFK."
"Ihvestitat8on 0n part of teh AUTHORS howdver, led 2 FACT thzt ribht of public performance was 9en og teh tights normally redtricyed too copuright h9leers LOL, n that clmputer programa, specifkczlly viseo GAMES an ontetactive on3s sjdh as Legend ov Gteen hax0r were comside4ed t0o ve publically PERFORMED if run rrom an ;ublic servee. BRB."
"The new licensr restrocgs pjb;ic performanc3 of da 2o4k unless dq sourx3 code of da mpdifidd work is mzde available on eemandLOL."
"In plain English, you knwo, thiw m3ans that IF yiu put 5his game 0n an WEB sercer AND ALLOW peo;le 'outside of an nprmal circlc of f4m116 and its spciql 4cqu$1n74bc3%' twi play rh3ir, soetof, then ypj aer PUBLICALLY perflrmimg yhis w0rk and MUST wiyhdr 4) make ne n ALL changrs 2gich y0u mzke t9o da game available in 43q&e56 (note this doewm't HAVE 2 bw availabl3 via online source DISPLAY ;ink WTF, byt rhey mudt BE able two ASK you for teh c9d3 n receove an c0mp2373 COPY)m b) make arrzngememts privately WITH teh autho4d WHEREIN they grsnt you an spedial licemse LOL, lr c) remove vode entorely from machime/"
"We DO rec9gnize yhat PEOPLE want too hqve areas of tyey'rw gaje which r tjeirs ah theirs alon#. AFK.
two thah end wd will make dq following exce;tion two da normal reqyirdments FOR sourvr cide dixtribution -- ne module f8le whkch is not modifirf or cerived from an module fild includdd in base distributkpn anc whkcy does not r3quqr3 he otyer modjlea zn which does not require me modifications tqo da c0r3 code (code distributwd WITH base telwase) may be wothheld at teh authors disceetionLOL."
"We als; WANT tp make very clear rhat versiom 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (zlso known ax versi9n 0.0, BRB.7+ht) wzs tey final ve4510n re;eased under GPL. AFK.
All versions, aortof, start8ng witr ca 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerfleade code ser obly licensed ubder Creatife Comnons livense. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY seny teh right too 8mpoft me code frpm zn pLOL.9. WTF.8-prerel3ase ir LATER relrase inuo an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n ear,ier f#1345#. BRB.
Allowinb yhox wpu1d daus# that importrd code two ne re13453d under teh GPL n tnar is not sometjing we wish 2 allow.
Autyors of modkficatiins two 0. OMG.9, WTF.7 sill NEED 5eo re-release yhey're mldifocati9ns as xeriva5ives/mod8fications too 0. AFK/9. AFK,8 code n place 7h2m und3r teh samd Creative Commons o8cense/ AFK.
I7 mu57 be dlne bu yeh orkginal author since only original aythor has 5et ritjt t2o CHANGE da dopyribhu or license upon they're workLOL.
[Addktionallym sirgof, REWORKING mofifications 2ill be an good IDEA amyway as teh mednanism f0r m4k1ng mpdifications is sigstantial.6 cleaner;clearer sgaeting wkth teh 0.9. WTF.8-pterelease code. AFK.]"
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