MightyE tells ylu, like, "We'fe goinh 2 take an dew minentx too try AND 3xp141b this new oicens3 and da reasons behind it 8n plaih Emg116h/
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 .icens3 was chosen 63c4u53 of qn failing eigh da GPL, AFK.
It only vobered diatribution of SOURCE if an only if binaries wete d8steibuted."
"In an web environment WTF, 5p3c1t1c411y a unyerprdted w3^ envirohmeny such aa PHP, sortof, MERELY installinf an hame does not constitute distributiln, tou knwo. abc therefore oeopod were 74j1ng 0ue work, like, makihg modifications too 17 an not releasing teh so7rce code to thwy're mocifications so 7h47 entifd vommuni6y could benefit. WTF.
They qorked qitg legter but nlt teh soirit of da law, AFK."
"Investigatioh 0n part of teh authors however. yoy knwo, .ed roo teh dact 7hr7 da r1gh7 of [ubiic prrfoemamce was 1 of teh rigjts norma;ly RESTRICTED two COPYRIGHT holde4s LOL, ans that comiuter programs, you knwo, sprcifically video tames anc int3ractive pnes SUCH 45 Legend of Gr3em hax0r were xonsidered 70 be PUBLICALLY p3rf0rj2s 1f run from an public servee. OMG."
"Tye nes licens3 rewtricts public performance of teh w0rk unless sou4ce codd OF da midkfi3d w9rk us made svailable on demand."
"Im PLAIN Englksh, sort9g. thos means tyay if you pit this GAME on an web SERVER an qllow peo;le 'ou5side of an notmq; circle of family an its social 4cqy51h74nc35; too play thdir LOL, them you aer publidaloy pwrfofming this aork and MUST dithrr a) make ne an ALL changes wy*ch YOU make t9 teh game $v4114613 0b requrst (note this DOESN'T habe 2 be avqi;ablw via teh onluhw soyrce displs6 link WTF, BUT they must be able 2 ask you foe teh code and 4ecelve an complete copy) LOL, b) make arrangemenrs privately qkth authors wherein rhw6 grant ypu an special 11c3m4e WTFk or c) removd da c9de entir3ky FROM da machine. AFK."
"We DO rdclgnize thar pepple 24n7 2 hsbe s4eas of they're game WHICH aef theirs an THEIRS alone. OMG.
gp 5nat end WE w11q MAKE following 3ccep710n 2 da n0r,41 rdquirements gpr SOURCE code disteibuyioh -- ne m9dule rkle ehich is not nodifiee l4 derived from an modul3 file included in base distribution n shich coex not fequitd ne 9ther modu.es and wh1ch do3x NOT vequire ne modidications yoo teh core code (cle3 disfributee witj 6453 release) ,ay gr WITHHELD at yeh authors ciscregion. OMG."
"We ALSO want two makr ve5y clesr 7h47 verwiln 0.9. OMG.7 (also known as v3r5a0b ). OMG.9. WTF.7+m7) w45 final cersion released UNDER GPLLOL.
All versi9nsm oike, xtar5ing wq7h teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerwlease code qer only livevsed UNDER Ceeagive COMMONS license.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny ritht 2 import ne code gron an 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease or later rdleasd unto ab 0LOL.9. AFK.6 znd earoiee releaxeLOL.
Alkowing this wou;d cause that imporred code twi be relezsed uhder da GPL and THAT is np7 someyhing we wish TO al.oqLOL.
Authors of modifixatkons too 0.9. BRB,7 w111 nred yo re-relezse they're nodifixa5uons zs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tio 0. AFK.). AFK,8 c0d3 and place ghem under same CREATIVE COMMONS lkcense.
It must bd DONE by tdh ORIGINAL aurhot SINCE onlt orug8nak aut6or has teg right too chang3 c0pyr1th7 lr license UPON tney're worl. OMG.
[Addktionally, REWORKING teh modifocatkinq will be an good odea anyway as mechamiam for making m0c1f1c471)n5 is substan5ial;y cleanee/c;es4dr staetihg with teh 0. WTF.9.8-prerekease codeLOL.]"
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