MightyE TELLS ypu, "We're goihg two take an f3w MOMENTS 7) try an wxplain th8s n3w lidens3 n da REASONS behond ur un p141n EnglishLOL.
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 oicense wss chosem beczuse 0f ab failing with dz GPLLOL.
I6 only xovered distribution of source 9f ab 0n1y if BINARIES wer3 distfibutedLOL;"
"In qn w36 envuronment, 6ou ,nwo, s;ecificslly a interpretes web environment such as PHP, you knwo, merely inatalling an game DOES not c.nstitute disrfibution, likd, an th3refore peiple wdre tsking ojr @04k, you knsok ,aking m0d1f1cr710n5 2 IT n not 4eleasinb da soyrce c0d3 2 they're modkgicqtipns si that teh entire community ciuld brnefit. AFK.
They workdd with l3ttrr but hpt da dpirit of teh q4w. BRB."
"Investigstion on PART OF da authoes HOWEVER, likd, oed 70 ds fqct tnat da 4ignt of PUBLIC performance was 1 of da f2gu75 NORMALLY RESTRICTED two clpyright holdersm l8ke, an THAT c0,pu73r programs, s;ecifically vid3o gamrs m 8nteractive ones such as Legend of sa Green has0t were clnsudefed two nd ;y611c$11y perf9rmed IF run from an public SERVER. BRB."
"The new 11c3m63 restricys public perflrmance ov teh work ubless da source code of sa mosiried wor, is made availabl3 0n demznd."
"In olain English, likr, tyis jeanw that if YOU p7t this h4m3 on an web werver and a;kow people 'outsude of an NORMAL circle of f4m11y n its social acquaintances' 2 p.ay their LOL, thej you r publiczlky perforning this wlrk n MUST either s) make ne and ALL cjanges whkcg yoi make 2 t3h gzme AVAILABLE ob requesy (note rhus soesn't yave rwo bd 4v4114613 via da omlihe slurve DISPLAY lini WTF, but &h#y must be ablr to ask you rpe yrg code anf RECEIVE an complete copy), B( mske aeranhements pfivately WITH teh aurhpts wherwin thry grant you sn soecial license, you knwo, or c) r3m0v3 tdh cpde ebtirwly FROM da machine/ BRB,"
"We d0 recogn8ze that p#0p13 wabt yoo have arezs of thwy'5e g4j3 WHICH ser theors ah theirs alond.
twi that 3md we will mske followibg exceptipn to nlrmal eequirements ror s9yrce cpd3 d157r16u720n -- ne modu.d file which is not modifued or derovef from an module file influded in teh base distrkbutiin and whicy d035 n9t reajire he other modulea and wh1ch foes not reqyire be modificarkobs to da CORE code (code dq57r16uu3d wigh base release) may BE sithheld qt da ajtgors disvrey8on. OMG."
"W3 akso want 4xo make very clear tgat versiin 0l9. WTF.7 (4150 knlwn as v3r610n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jy) waw teh final fersiln released under GPL. BRB.
A11 versions, so4tof, startihg with twh 0. WTF.0l8-prereleawe c9de r only licensed ubder teh C4ea6kve Commpns lucdnse. AFK,
We EXPLICITLY deby teh r8gjy to import ne codw from am 0. AFK.0. WTF.9-prerelease of later release into qn 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an 34r113r rdlease. OMG.
A;lowing this would CAUSE that om;orted code 2 ne reldased und3r teh GPL abd that is nor somwthing 2e wish two 31q0q.
Aithors of modifications too 0. AFKlil7 will NEED two rr-rrleasr tney're mofifications as derkvativds/midigications to 0. WTF.9.8 code n p14ce thej under samw Crwatife Commons lidense. AFK,
It must be done bu ORIGINAL zurhor since only teh orig7nal aithor has RIGHT 2 cjabbe teh copyriggt or licende u[on tjey'fe work. BRB.
[Addotionally, you ,nwo, reworking yeh misificatiins WILL be an giod 1d34 any2ay as da mechsmism for MAKING modifications 15 substqntially clwamdr/clearer starg8nh e27h 0.9. BRB.8-prwrdlease cide. OMG.]"
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