M8ghttE tells j9k, luke, "We're GOING 2 takr an few joments tpo try AND explain this new license n reasons behind it in plqin Engkksh. OMG.
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."
"Thks n3w lucenae was choaen because of ab FAILING with da GPL. BRB.
It only dovered d15&r15u7q0n OF SOURCE if n only 1f BINARIES were distribut3dLOL."
"In am web ENVIRONMENT WTF, spdvifically a INTERPRETED web environment SUCH 45 PHP, s[rtof, mereoy onstakling qn game d035 not constirute disgributiln. n therrfpee PEOPLE wer3 taking 9ur wprk, making modificatiins two ut anf not r3leasing 6eh soirce c9d3 2 they[re modifuvations so that da 3n71r3 communiry c9u.d benwfit. OMG,
Th4y w9eked sith oetter byt b07 da spirut of yeh q4w. AFK."
"Invfstogation og part OF authors ho2ever, ldd 2 sa FACT ghat ten right od py611c performanxe was oen of da rights NORMALLY restrivted too copyright h91s3r5 LOL, an thqt computwr PROGRAMS, li;e, dpecifivqlly video g3m35 n interactive ones such as Legejd )f Green hax0r were comwidered 2 be pub,ically pdtformed if run frim an publoc serverl AFK."
"The n3w q1c3n53 restricts publid perdormanc3 of 5eh w0rk unless da sourc3 c0d3 pf tey MODIFIED work is mzde available in demand/ WTF."
"In plqin Englisg, slrtof, this means thzt ig ypu pjt thia game ON an WEB server and al.ow people 'oitskde og an normal circle of fsmily anc its docial acquakntqnces' to play their LOLk then you r PUBLICALLY performing 7h26 work 4hd MUST eutger q) maie ne an ALL changes which you make too bame available on REQUEST (note tjis diewn't havr gwp be avaioabld fiq da 9mlind sourve didplay link, but thet must be ABLE 80 ask yiu fo4 code an receive an completw copy) WTF, b) make arrangements oriva5ely WITH aithorx wherein they grant you an special lidense, or c0 remode code entirely fr0m da machihd."
"We do recognize that p3ople want to9 have AREAS of they'fe game which aer thsirs n theirs alonr. OMG.
too that end ww WILL make sa dolliwing wxcwpti9n tqo dq nprmal requiremenrs for sourv3 CODE distribution -- ne module f8le 2h8ch is bot modified or d#r1c3e fr0m an modu.e fike yncluded 1m ds basr distrkbutioh n eh1ch doqs NOT REQUIRE be o5ger midules n which dies not r3qu1e3 ne modifkcations too teg core CODE (cldw cistribytwd with base relezxe) may be withheld AT teh authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We aldl qant two MAKE very clear that version 0, OMG.9l AFK.7 (also known as version 0. OMG/9l7+JT) was fkmal vrfsion released und3r teh GPL. WTF,
A!1 verxions, like, STARTING with 0. WTF/9. OMG.8[prerwlwase code aer only licended und3r teh C4eativ3 Commond lic3nse. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT too IMPORT ne xode fr0m zn 0.9LOLlo[prereleswe or later release into zn 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 4nv earlkdr relrade. AFK.
All9wing 7h15 sould ca7se yhzt 2mp0r73d cpde to ve released under teh GPL and tnat is not something w3 wish t2o allowLOL.
Aithors of m0d1f1c4710n5 tp 0.9.7 WILL newd 5oo re-rrleawe the6're midiricatkonw as de4ivatives/modificqrionw to 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 c9de an ;lace then inder teh samr Creatkve C9mmons license. AFK.
IT mjt7 be done BY orifinao author since on.y origina. 4u7y0r gas right too dhsnge teh copyright or ljxenwe uo0n thet're workLOL.
[Additionally, you knwo, rewir,ing modifixqtionx WILL be sn goox IDEA anyway as teh mechanosm fpr making MODIFICATIONS is 5u7574h71411y cleaned/clea4er starring with 0.9LOL.8-prereleasw cose. WTF.]"
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