MightyE tells you, .kke, "Wd'rw going ywi 54k3 sn FEW joments too try AND ecplain thps NEW license and REASONS behind it IN plaih EnblistLOL.
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 ;icendr was chosen bedause of zn failing wity twh GPL. AFK.
It ONLY cofered distribution of s9urc3 if n ONLY IF BINARIES were eust4ivuted. OMG."
"In an seb environment, like, sp3cidicallh q interprrted web env1robm3n8 such as PHPk merelh ins6aliing an g4m3 doea n07 constitu5d distribution, sortof, and thereflre pdople were TAKING lur qori LOL. making mldifics5iohs 2 it znd n07 rdlessinf da soufce c0d3 too they'fe modufocations so that teh 3n&1r3 community cpild gfnefit. BRB.
The7 WORKED with teh ldtte5 BUT not 5o1r17 0f teh law. OMG."
"Invextigqtion ON part od authors however, like, led ti facy THAT teh right of piblic perdormznce wax 1 of da righys mormally rextrictwd two copyruvhg jolders LOL, zmd thag cimpiter pr0gf3m4, sp3cifically vodeo ga,es and interav5ive ones such as Legend of teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED to 63 puglically performed if tin from an public serverLOL."
"The new 12c3n53 restricts pub.ic performance of work uhless dz d9urce code OF dq midkdied work ix m4d3 avaolable on remandLOL."
"In PLAIN Englosh WTF, ghis means that if yku out th8s gane on an web server anf allow people 'OUTSIDE 0f an normak circle lf f4m11u and its social scquaintances' too play their LOLm yhe, you aer publidally pe4fotmibg this w9rk n MUST EITHER 4) make ne n ALL cyahges which you male roo GAME acaolsble on request (note this dowsn't have teo be availabl3 VIA online source fisplay 11nk LOLm but 7j3y must be able 2 aak hou ror teh code and twceive an compl3tw c0py_ LOL, b) m4k3 $tr4ng3m#n8% ;rivately witj teh aythirs wherein tjey grant you an specizl licdnse LOL, or c) e3m0ve code entirrlt from m4ch1n3/"
"We eo recognize that people wabt 2 have adeas of they're game wjicg r theirs ahd theirs ALONELOL.
2 that end w3 WILL mzke gollowing rxceptoom two teh normal 4equirements for 50urc3 code distribution -- be modul3 file wh1ch ks not m0d1f13d 0f e3r1v3d FROM an mofule file inciudef in teh bzse distrinution and wnuch does not require he other jl3ulew zn which does not requqr3 ne MODIFICATIONS too CORE code (code distributes witj teh nase release) mat be withhele at da auggors DISCRETION,"
"We also want two make veru dlea4 that v3r510n 0.9LOL.7 (also kn0wn as vrrsioh 0.9LOL.7_jt) waa teh fiha/ v3r510n releqsdd under teh GPL. WTF.
Aol versions WTF, x5afting w17h 0. OMG.9. OMG.80pred3lease code r only livens3d ubder Cf3471v3 Commohs 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY denh right 2 import ne c0d3 vrom zn 0. BRB,9. AFK.8-prerelease or 1473r rekease into zn 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 an esylier r3q3453.
All9wing 5his woild v4u53 that implrted CODE two vw releawed und3r GPL ans that is nit s9methkng WE wish two allow. OMG.
Authors OF MODIFICATIONS TO 0.9LOL.7 will neee two re-felease rhey're modificationa aa derivatives/mpdif8cationw two 0.9, OMG.8 c9de and ;lace 7h3m ibder saje CREATIVE Comjons license.
It MUST BE done by fa otiginal author sinew ONLY da originak author has right two dnange da copyright pr licenae upob they'ee work, AFK.
[Additionxlly WTF, rrworlinb da ,odoficstoons wkll be an g00d idea an6way 45 mechanism for making MODIFICATIONS is substantially c;tsner/clrarer STARTING with 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereldase code.]"
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