MightyE rells ypu LOL, "We'rw gl8ng two takw an few mpmen5s 2 try n explain this NEW locense amd r34%0n5 behknd it in PLAIN Ebglish. 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 oicenxe 245 choseb because of an fziling qith twh GPL. WTF.
It on;y coveted d157r1yu710n if so7rce if and only ir binaries wete dosrfibutee. AFK."
"In an w36 ehvironment LOL, a'3cificalky a inteepreted wen envi4onment SUCH as PHP LOL, m3re1y ins5aloing an game does not conwtitute e8atribution LOL, and therefor3 ;e9ple were takibg our wor,, you knwo, makihg modkfications TO it and not r#13451ng SOURCE coee yqo tgdy're nodificxtionw so that entkrw community cluld benefir, OMG.
They woeked eith da ldtter vut not geh soirit of da LAW. AFK."
"Investigation on da oart of 4u7h0r5 nodever, sprtof, l3d 2 da FACT 7h47 right of PUBLIC [wrformance was won OF rights NORMALLY 4357d1c73f 2 c0pyr1gh7 ho;ders, like, n tha5 c0mpu7#r prigramw, like, xp3cifically viddo games 4nd !n7er4c72v3 ones s7ch as Ldgend of Green hax0t were considerec 2 bw publicallt pervoemed if ejn fr9m an public sefvdr."
"The new license restrixts pu611c pdrformance of teh work UNLESS da spurce code of da modif8ed work is made zva8lable on demand. AFK,"
"In plain English LOL, 7h15 means 5hat if you put yhis game on an WEB server n ql;o2 people 'outside of an notmal CIRCLE pf FAMILY an ita social adquaintahc3s' to plqy their, then you r publically ;erforming this q0rk an MUST either a) m4l3 ne anc ALL xhanfes wgich you mqke too dq game 4v411$623 ON request (note 7y1t d03%n'7 h4v3 gwo 63 abaklable via da 0n11n3 dlurce fisplay l8nk, 6u7 THEY mu2t bd able to ask uo6 foe da code an eeceiv4 an c0mp1373 coph), aoetof, b) jake arranhements ;ricately with autjors whereun 7h3y grsnt you an specia; LICENSEk or c) remove code entorely from machine. OMG."
"We DO recognize tjat pe.ple w4h7 1 h4v3 aress or 5hey're g4m3 which awr theirs an THEIRS alone. WTF.
5o THAT end we will make da follosing 3xcep710n two nirmal requirements f9r SOURCE c0d3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du13 fior WHICH ua NOT modified 0r d3rqv3d f4lm an module file includef IN base dist4ibjtion znd 1hich does not rewuire n# 07h3r modukes zb wnich does not reajirr ne modifications to teh coee CODE (cose distributed with base r3ldaqe) MAY be WITHHELD at da authira sidcretipn. OMGl"
"We xlso wanr two make vety CLEAR that vers8on 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also inown as fersion )/ AFK.9LOL.7+jr) sas sa final VERSION re;eased indwr ren GPL. WTFl
A.l vfrsilns, sirtof, starting with da 0. OMG.9. AFK/8-prereleaae code r ONLY licensee under teh Creative Commoma lidense.
We EXPLICITLY drny teh right go i,pirt ne code from qn 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pterelease or later releqse unto an 0, BRB.8l BRB.6 an earli3r 2elease. BRB.
Allowibg this eould caysd that impoeted cide TO be re;rased unfwr GPL 4bd that is nog something ee wksh 2 aolow/
AUTHORS of modigications to 0.9LOL.6 2ull need 2 re0rel2ase they're modigicationa AS derivatives/modifixatipns t.o pLOL.9. BRB.8 coee an p;ace ttem undet same Crearive COMMONS 11c#n53LOL.
It ,jst be donw by da ORIGINAL autgor since only da original xuthot hss teh right 70 xh4ng3 teg co[ytight ot 12c3n53 UPON the6're workLOL.
[Add8tionally, re2orking teh modifidat8ona will be ah g)0d IDEA ANYWAY as teh m3ch4n15m for making modifications ks subatantpall6 clesner/clearer startinh with teh 0. WTF.9/9-prereleasr cofe. BRB/]"
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