Mkghy7E telos ypu LOL, "We'rd goibg 5o take am few MOMENTS too try an 3xp141b 6h15 new LICENSE n da reasons behind it in plaon Enhkish. WTF.
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 licehse was choden nevause of sn failihh with teg GPL.
It only covwfed distribution 9f siurce if an onlu IF binaries were cistributec. OMG."
"Im an wwb #nv1r9nm3n7 LOL, specificaljy a intetpreter web envpronment such ss PHP, like, m3r31y installinb qh gam3 dpea nor clns5ituye distributiin, soryof, n therefo4e people were taking 9ur workk like, mzk8ng modificarions too it n nor releasing tey 50urc3 code ro9 yhdt're modifications so that entire community cou'd benefir.
They wofked w27h letter bit not da spir8t 0f law. AFK."
"Invedtifqtion on ten part of aythorw howev3r, sortof, ked two da fact tyqt teg right of public performanxe wad oen 0f 5en RIGHTS bormally RESTRICTED 2 COPYRIGHT holdefs, you knwo, an tyat compyter progrzms, soetov, specifidally cideo games an INTERACTIVE 0n35 such as Legdns of tey GREEN hax0r w3r3 xlnsidered 2 5e publically performed if run frim an PUBLIC serberLOL."
"The ndw license restrkcts public ;erflrmance of ds work unlexd da sourde code of teh m8cified worl is made avaulable ON demand. WTF."
"In plain English, like, this MEANS 7h37 if you pu7 th8s g4m3 0n an wev 52rv24 n a.loe peo;le ;outdide of an normal c1rc1# 9f fanily and its SOCIAL acquaintamces' too p14y their, likek then y9i r [ublocally PERFORMING 7h15 wofk qn MUST either a) makd ne and ALL chamgws whoch you make 5o da game afailable on requwst (note tyks doesm't have to be afa8kagle via da 0n11n3 slurce dusplay link, sortof. BUT THEY nu5& br 4h13 to ssk y0u for rdh CODE n recdice an COMPLETE copy)m you knwom g) make arrangements PRIVATELY wkth authors wherein yhet brant yiu an special licenae, like, or c0 remlve fz code enyirely frim macyihe. AFK."
"We so RECOGNIZE THAT peopl3 wanr to have aress OF they're GAME wyich r tjeirs an theirs alonr. OMG.
to rhat end ww 2ill ma,w followinh exception two da n0rm41 reauirements fo4 source code d167r16j710n -9 ne MODULE file which is not modif8rd or derived fr0m an module file indludwd om bad3 distriburion an sjich d035 not requyre ne other modules and which does not requi4e ne moeifications two ea cord codw (code dksyributes s17h 6453 release) ma6 be wkthhels at q7tnors discretionLOL."
"We ALSO want top make ve4y clear that verskon p. OMG.(LOL.7 (slso kniwn aw v3rsoon 0. OMG.9LOL.7=j5) e$5 final VERSION released und3r teg GPL. OMG.
All versiobw, sortof, stadtihg with teh 0LOL.0/ BRB.8-prefelease code aer 0n1y licensed under geh Crea5iv3 COMMONS licendel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 5oo 1,p0r7 nr code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.7[prerrleade or kater rrlease 1n^0 an 0.9. OMG.7 an EARLIER releaseLOL/
ALLOWING this would cause rys5 imported c0d3 to0 be relrased undet t3h GPL and thzt is hot somethinb we woqh 2 ALLOW. OMG.
A8thors lf modificationd 2 0. WTFl9.7 will need too fe-releawe they'rw modificauionx AS derivatives/,odificaruons 2 0. AFK/8.8 code n place tnem under ca xan3 Creative Commons licenxe. BRB.
IT must bd fine bg teh origunal authlr since only teh orkginal author has righy two xjange da copyright or license upin they're WORK. OMG.
[Additiomqlly, siryof, reworjpng da m0f1f1c4810n5 woll be ag giod idea anywau as m3ch4n15m FOR making modifkcations 8s substantially cleanef/cldarer starting with teg 0. OMG.9. AFK.*-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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