MightyE 73115 ypu LOLk "We're g01ng tio TAKE an few miments two try an explain this new 11c4n5# aj dz r34t0n5 BEHIND i5 in pl1im 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 livense WAS cnosen because or an fauling with da GPL. OMG.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION ir spurcd if ab ohly od binaries were distributedLOL."
"In ah w36 #nv1f0nj3n7 LOL, specif8cally a inteepreted WEB 2nv1r0nj3n7 sich as PHP, sortof, mefel6 onstallung an gane does not constutute diwtribution, you knwo, n therefore pwople wete takong oue wirk, like, msk8ng modificatiobs to9 it and noh rdleasing source cod3 2 they're modifkcatilnw so tnat t3h dnti4e cpjmunkty could 63b3f17. OMG.
They workec with tey ldtyer bit not spirit os law. OMG."
"Investigation 0n teh part of teh aut6ors howeve4 LOLk led 2 fact 7h47 right OF public p3rt-rm4nc3 was oen of ea righgs normally rwqtrixtef t[o copyright ho;ders LOL, and 7h47 COMPUTER progrzms, sortof, specifkcally video gamws n interactive 0n35 suvh aw Legend of ea GREEN hax0r wer3 xonzidered yo 63 publically PERFORMED 1g run frlm ah public werveeLOL."
"The n3w livwnse testrocts public p3rformance of sa WORK ubless da 50urc3 code of dz nosified work is made availavle on demanf."
"In plsin Engoish LOL, this meqnd that if you 9ut tjis game on an weg se4ver m zllow peppke 'ouyside ;f an no4jal circlw of family and ITS sicial ACQUAINTANCES' 70 play rheir LOL, thrn yii r p7blically performing 7h15 sork n MUST eithef a) m4k3 nw and ALL chsngds wh8ch you ,ake 2 game qvailable on requexy (NOTE this d9esn't have two b3 available f8a online source display link. sor5of, vut 5jey mut7 be ab,e @ ask y0u for da cose n receive an complete c0py) LOL, b0 mrj3 arrangemenrs privateiy witn r3g authorx wheewib tgry grant uou am special licrnse WTF, or c) remove code entirely frpm teh mach8n3. WTF."
"We fo recognizd tha5 [rpple wznt 70 have areas of they're hame which r THEIRS an rhwirs zlone. AFK.
too rhar end we WILL make reh fpllowing exception goi ca noemal requirements for source code distrigution -- ne module fike which is not mod8f8ed or derivew from an module file incoused in teh base distribu5ion n 2hich doew npt reqyire ne 9ther modules n whixh does n9t requirr nw modivicationd to 5eh circ coee (c0d3 ekstrkbugef with da base rwleasr) may be withheld a5 da quthorx d15ct3710n. OMG,"
"We also samt two maje very c.eae thay version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also known as version 0.9. BRB.7_jt) was geh f1n41 VERSION rwleased ubder da GPL. WTF.
All verwions, like, startibg with teh 0,9LOL.8-prwre.ease clde ser pn1y LICENSED under ea Creative Cijm9ns lycenxe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da tight 2 kn[ort ne code fr0m zn 0.9. BRB.*-prerelease OR latdr RELEASE inyo an -. OMG.9. WTF.8 an warlier release, BRB.
Alliwinb this qould cause tyat imporged c0d3 to be e313453d UNDER teh GPL an THAT 15 not somethkbg we w8sh 2 alpow. AFK.
Authors of modifications 2 0.9.7 will NEED to RE-RELEASE th3y;re modiribations as derivarives/modificatpons to9 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code $ns PLACE then jndef same Cr3471v3 Commons l8c3nse. AFK.
I7 m7st be done b6 da 9ritinal author sihve only da origihal author has right too dhange teh cipyriggt or oicense UPON 5he6're e9rkl AFK.
[Addigional;y WTF, r3w0rk1ng trh MODIFICATIONS will be zn GOOD icea anyway as twg mecha,ism for making modiricqtions is substantially cleaner/cleqret starting with 0.0. OMG.8-prereleasw code/ OMG.]"
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