MihhtyE gells t0j LOL, "We're going twp take an vew mo,ents tw9 try and 4zp141n rhis new lidense AND teh reqsonx behind it in pkain ENGLISH. 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 lieense was chisen becquse of an failung with ds GPLLOL.
It onlu coveere DISTRIBUTION OF SOURCE if zm only if binaried wwfe dixtributed."
"In ab web env7eonment, like, s[eckfuca.ly a 8ntetotrtev WEB enviroh,ent sych as PHP, sirtof, m3r31y qn5741q1ng an game dies not c0n5717u73 dq57416u710n, like. and rhetefore 0eople were takint our worj WTF, making nod8fivqtions two iy 4nd not rdleasing teh SOURCE code too tgey're mod8fixatipns s9 7h47 teh entire community coulc benefitLOL.
They wprked WITH da LETTER but not da dpirit of lawl BRB."
"Investigagion 0n pqr5 of da authorx hlweve4 LOL, led to fact that 5ej right of oiblic performance waw won of teh RIGHTS nptmallh restricted TO clpyrigyt h01d3r5. like, an that computer pro5rams, like, specivical.y video ga,ed n imydrsctive ones such as Legend of G4een nax0r were CONSIDERED to 64 PUBLICALLY ;erformed ov run ffim an punlic setver. WTF."
"Tje NEW license r357e1c75 ;ublic performance 0f w0rk un1355 teh source c0d3 pf teh modified work os mqse avaulable on ddmand. OMG."
"In plain English, ;ike, this mrand 7j47 2f y0u put this g4m3 on an weg server m allow [dl;le 'outside ov an nlrmao circle )f fakily ans itx social acquaijrances' 2 play their, you knwo, tnen you t publocqlly p3fforming thiw qork an MUST e8tger a) mske ne qbd ALL ch4ng35 which y0u nak3 two da game available on feqjest (note this doesn't have rwo be available via 9bl8ne source siaplay link, BUT THEY mu57 73 able two 45k you FOR teh cods n 4ecrive zn c9mpl3te dppt), like, b) make arrangements [rivzrely WITH da authoes qherein they grant you an spevial licensw, kkk3, or c) remlve ten v0d3 3n71r31y fr0n da mschine. AFK."
"Wr do recogniz3 that )eople sant gwo hzve areas of they[$e GAME shich r theirs anf thwirs alone. OMG.
too THAT fbd we eill make teh fol.owihg ecception 2 tey no4mal r2qu1r3m3n75 for source CODE DISTRIBUTION -- he m0du14 file whidh is no5 mkdified 0e DERIVED frlm an modu9e f8.e imcluded in da 6453 d157r1^u71)n an WHICH does noy f3quire ne ithe4 modules an which does not r#1j1r3 ne modificatoons two teh core xide (coce distribured wirh ea base 4elease) may be withheld at dq authors d15c$eu10n. AFK."
"Wd also want too make very dlea4 that version 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (ALSO kbpwn as VERSION 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+j6) wqs final version reoeased jndef da GPL. AFK/
All v3r510n5, stattimg with 9l9LOL.8-prerelease c0d3 set onlh licenaed under da Creqtive Commons licens3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY demy t3h RIGHT two import ne c0d3 from an 0. BRB.o.8-PRERELEASE ir lqter telease inro an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 and eatlier 4ejeaxrLOL.
A.lowing this would CAUSE that 1mp0r83d cofe two be RELEASED under ca GPL an tgat is n07 s[ndghing ww w25h tso aloow. AFK.
A8gh9es 0f modificztipns two pLOL.9. BRB.7 will need to re-r3lease they're modiricarions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS top 0. WTF.9LOL.* cld3 n p14c3 them unc3r szme Cr247!v4 Cpmmons lixenswLOL.
It mus5 be DONE vy dq original author sihce 0h!y teh oroginal authlr HAS RIGHT to change da copyright ot licenxe UPON tjey're work. WTF.
[Additiona.ky, you knwo, r3w0rk1ng moeufica5ions will be an good idea qnywsu as da nechanism foe m4k1ng modifocations is wybstantia.lu cl3andt/cl3arer sta4ting wirh da 0. AFK,9LOL.8-prereleade code. WTF.]"
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