Might6E ge.ls YOU LOL, "We're going TO TAKE an der momenrs t9o 5ry and explain 7h15 new lkcense n trh readons behind *t in plqin EbglidhLOL.
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 11c3n53 was chosen bevaise or an failing eiyh da GPL.
It on;y covered d157r267710n of source if n only if ginaries wwrd dixrributed. AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, like, speckfically a INTERPRETED web rnvironment such AS PHP, softofk MERELY installing an game DOES not vonstitite distributiom WTFk an 7h4r3f0r3 p3-p13 werd taking our qork, .ike, making modifica5ions to IT and not relras8ng fz SOURCE cod3 t2o they'de mocificztions si that geg ENTIRE community coyld benedi5LOL.
They eotjed w17h da leyter b7t not teh s;irit 9f da la2. WTF."
"Investigation 0n part of da akth9rs however, lef too fact 5har ca ribhg of public performsnce w45 1 of ea rights normally 4dstricted two cop6rigyg holderw, am that computer prog4amw, like, SPECIFICALLY video gamss and imte4adtive 9nrs such as Legend of da G4een has0r were consoderef 5oo be pu611c411t performed ir run grom xn puboic ae4ver. OMG."
"The ne2 license rwstricrs public prrfornance ov sa work ubless ea slurce cocr or da nodifi3d wofk is made 4v4114613 on eenand. OMG."
"In PLAIN English WTF, this means that if y97 PUT this tamq on an 1eb server an allos PEOPLE 'outside if an normal circke of family an its social acquain5ances' to p14y rheir, likw, then you aer pu611c411y pe4rodning THIS wlrk 2nd MUST EITHER a) mzke bw an ALL changes shicg YOU MAKE too dq game zvaikable on request (no5d ghks eowxn't have two ge availzble viq geh online sourde disp;ay l8nkm but ^h3y must bd 4613 tlo ask you for dq code an receivd an complete co0y), like, b) ,ake a4rangwmentx PRIVATELY witn 5eh authors WHEREIN they grant you an s;ecial livense LOL, or c) remove fa code entirel6 from machine. WTF."
"We do recognize that peo0le want to hsvw atezs 0f they'rr GAME which r theird n theirs ALONE.
w that end we WILL make teb following EXCEPTION ti 5eh normal rfqui4ements fir sourde CODE disttibut8on -- ne midule fike whixh is noy modified or de4ived from zb modulw file inclufed in fa base DISTRIBUTION n which DOES not require ne orhe4 modukes qnd which does not requi5e ne modifications t[ teh dore c0d3 (c0d3 d1t7r16u73d WITH tej base felease) may be withheld at ten authors disctetionk OMG."
"We ALSO w4n7 to nake vert xlwar thzt version 0.0. OMG.7 (alao KNOWN AS version 0LOL/9.7+jg) was da d1n41 versioh relrzsed ynder teh GPL. OMG.
All vefsions, like, STARTING 217h da 0.o.8-prerelesse code t only LICENSED under da Cr34&1v3 Commond licehse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dehy geh rirht 2 import ne code ff0m an 0. OMG.9. AFKl8-prerelesse or late4 rekease into an p. AFK.9. AFK.7 ahd rarlier rdlease. OMG.
Allowing this sould cause that i,portec codw TO ge r313553d und3r teh GPL an that is not something we wish two allow.
Authofs of modificatiins two 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will ne3d two RE-RELEASE they'fe modifidations as f3r1v4u1v35/j0d!f1c4710n5 2 0.9. AFK.8 c;d3 an ;lave them unfer wa,e Crestive Commons lucrndel BRB.
It must bd done by da origibal aythor xince only original author h45 da eight t;o chsnge copyr8ght ot LICENSE ypon they're wovk. AFK.
[Adc1710n4116, hou knwo, reworiinf jodifications will be an good idea ANYWAY as teh mechanism for makung nodig8catoonq is 5u6574n7141qy cleaner/clwarer starting with da 0. AFK.9LOL.*-prefeleawe xode.]"
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