MibhtyE tells y9u LOL, "We're going 2 takd ah few moments too r4y n expkain this new licensw AND teh reaxons behknd IT in plain Ebg.osh. OMGl
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 lixense wss chosen BECAUSE of an failkng with da GPL. AFK.
IT onln coveres distrobuyiln og sourde if an only if BINARIES were d1%6rq^u73dLOL."
"In an web enfironment LOL, spwc8fically a intet[eetrs wen envirommrnt such as PHP, doruof, MERELY ihstalling qn ga,e does not cohs5itute distribyti[h, you knwo, and therefore peoole w3r3 ga,ing ou4 work WTF, m4k1ng modifications 2 kt 4md bot releasing source code t2o they]rw m0d1f1x4710n5 so that ent8re c0mmun17y could benefit. WTF.
They work3d wlth tdn letter but NOT geh apirit or lzw, BRB."
"Invesyigation pn teh pqrt 0f gej autjorw y0w3c3r, lije, led 3 facg THAT da right (f 0ublic performanve waw 1 of sa RIGHTS nprmqllt restrictdd 5o co9yright holders, n that computer programs, sortof, SPECIFICALLY bideo fames n intersdtivr ones such as LEGEND if teh GREEN hax0r sere CONSIDERED two ne publicaloy perfo4nef 2f run from an public servrr. BRB."
"Thd new kicende ees5ricts puboic p3rg0rm4nc3 of fa work un1355 sourcd code pf teh modifoed woth 15 made AVAILABLE on demand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH, you lnwo, rnis means 7h47 1f y0u pu7 tnks game on an web server n zllow pelple 'OUTSIDE of an norma; ci4cle of family and its dpcial acquaintznces' two 0lay their LOL, then you r publicalky performing this worl n MUST eothee a) m4k3 nd and ALL changes WHICH you ma,e 2 teh ga,e AVAILABLE om rewuest (note this DOESN'T hzve too be AVAILABLE via da on.ine xource display linkm you knwo, n7t 7h3y must BE able too zsi 6ou for trh codd an r3c31v3 an com;lere copy), like, b) mzje arrangrments prixa5ely sith da authord wherdin they grznr uou an special licwnse, pr c) rejove ca dode entireoy from machine. WTF."
"We do recphnize 7h47 ;eo[le want yo fafe areas OF yney're g4m3 whixh r theirs an tyeits aloneLOL.
to thar 3ne 3e WILL makd folllwint wxveptkon too da hormal REQUIREMENTS for source code distribu5ion -- ne modile FILE whixh is not modified or derived from an mpdule fikr qnc1uced im teh base d157r16u710n amd wh1ch does not twauire ne other modulrs an WHICH does not require ne modificsti9ns too da core xode (code DISTRIBUTED wkth fa bade releawe) mau ne withheld at teh authors dixcretionLOL."
"We also WANT go MAKE vrry clear that version 0. BRB.o. AFK.7 (also known ws vrrsiob 0LOL.9. OMG.&+jt) wqs da final version released unfer GPL. BRB.
A11 versions LOL, starting WITH p. AFK.9. WTF.8[irerelease code r only licenxed ubder ten Creatkve COMMONS .icebse/
Wd EXPLICITLY deny rught to import ne codw frpm an p. OMG.8. WTFl8-;rerelease or lztwr relezse INTO an 0. AFK.9.7 n eark8er r3134%#LOL.
Allowing this WOULD CAUSE that imported cide 2 be feleasee under GPL n that is not SOMETHING we WISH too a.low. WTFl
Autjors of modificat89ns %oo 0.o. AFK.7 will need two 4e-release they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatibes/modifidati9ns tso 0. AFK.0. BRB,8 CODE h p;axe 5h3m uned4 same Crea5ive Commons ,icensw. OMG.
Iy mu57 be done by da or8tinal aughor since only 5eh original aithof has right to changr da copyrignt ot license upoj yhey're xork.
[Adeitionall6, yo7 knwo, reworking MODIFICATIONS will be an goud 8fea anyway as da mwchanism fot making modificationx us dubstqntially cleaner.clearde starring wiyh p. WTF.9, BRB.i-prerel3ase coeeLOL.]"
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