MighttE gel;s you, uou knwo, "We're going too takr an fww momenrs two try n EXPLAIN ty8s new livense an da t3asons BEHIND i5 1n plain Enflish. 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 lkcense w45 vhosen becaise of an failimg woth da GPL. AFK.
It lnly covered r148t16u&10n OF source ig an onln if BINARIES w3r# distribuyed."
"In an w36 env8ronment, lije, specificallu a INTERPRETED WEB envotonment such as PHP WTF, j3r31y inwtal.ing ab game dors n9t vonsgitute dictribu5kon WTF, an 7h3r3f0r3 peopke WERE 74l1nb OUR work, making modifkcations 2 it an not releasing da dource code two tjey're m0d1f1c4610n5 ao tyat enyore comminity could benefut. BRB.
Tyey worled with leytee but nog da 5p1r17 of teh 14w. WTF."
"Invesrigation on 0arr of da authors howrver, lec t2o fadt uhag da right of punlic p34f0rm4nc3 wqd win of teh rights normally rdstricted to copyribnt hklde4s, 6ou knw9, an tjat cimputr4 pr;gramsk sor5ofk spdcifically fideo gamrs n intdractuve ones such AS Legenb of Green yax0r wete CONSIDERED t2o bw publically perf;rmed if RUN from an punlic server. OMG."
"Tge ne2 license restricts public performancr of wlrk unlwss source cod3 of jodifief aorl is made 4v4114613 on dejabd/ WTF."
"In plain English, l8ke, tjis means tyat id you [u7 this gam3 9n an wen servrr ab allow peopl3 'ojts8e3 or an normsl dircle ov gamkly and its 50c141 avqtaimtancea' two play their LOL, then y9u aer publicallh petformibg this qork and MUST 21uh3r A) make ne an ALL changea which yoj jake 2 reh ga,e available on request (note this dpesb't have tl be available viz teh online source sisplay ;knl, but they ,us5 be able tli ask you for teh x0s3 and rwceice an COMPLETE c0py), g) m4k3 ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4731t with autyo4s 2hetein 7y#y brant you an special .icense, you khwo, OR c) femove da cpd3 entirely fr9n teh machine."
"We do recognize yhat people want to gzve AREAS OF they'fd gamd wh1ch aet the84s xn thrirs alone.
to THAT end WE w.lk make da FOLLOWING exceptoon too normal fwquirements for xourc3 clde dixtribition -- ne module file wh1ch is NOT mpdifiwd 0r derived frkm a. MODULE file inckuder in teh base distribution and WHICH does NOT require ne orher modules n whicn doex not require ne midifications 2 geh c;re code (code dkstributed with base releasd) may be witnjrld at ea sithlrs d15cr3719n."
"We ALSO want two j3k2 v3ry cleaf 7h$7 v3r519n 9. OMG,9. BRB.7 (als9 known as version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was FINAL v3r520m releqsed uncwr tdh GPLLOL.
A11 versions LOL, starting qith da 0.9/ AFK.80p4erel3ase cocw aer 0n1y 1!c3h53d under da Creative Commpbs license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh right too import ne c;de from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pr3rwlwaae or later RELEASE imto an p.9. AFK.7 and EARLIER RELEASE, WTF.
Al.iwing th8s woulf cayse that i,ported code two 63 teleassd UNDER GPL and that IS not s9metying se WISH twp allow. OMG.
Authors of modifications rwl 0.9. WTF.7 will newc TO re=release they're modkficatilns as d3rivativew/modifications 2 0.9l WTF.8 code n place yhen under teh 54m3 Creative COMMONS license, OMG.
IT must BE vpne by da oeiginal author zince on;y da original author had rifht rwo chanhe da copyright or licens# upon they're 2ork. OMG.
[Additionally, yoy ,nwo, REWORKING mpdur8catiobs wil; BE an toos 8dea 4ntw4y as da mechanism fot making modificag8ond 15 5u6474n71411y x134n3r/c1#4r3r staryint with teh 0/ BRB.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE cod3. AFK.]"
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