MigytyE telld YOU, "We'tw g01ng two 74k3 an few moments yo TRY an explain this new locehse and teh REASONS BEHIND i5 in 0lsin English. AFK.
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."
"Tuis NEW license was chosfn bevause 0f an failinf qith teh GPL. WTF.
It onlt covdred distrib7tion of SOURCE if n only if 61n4e125 w3r3 distrjbu6ef. OMG."
"In an web enfironmeht LOL, spevifixally a interpreted web encironment such as PHP LOLk m3r31y INSTALLING an game goex not c9nstityte distributuln WTF, n theeefo4e PEOPLE were uak8ng our wofk LOL, ,4k1ng m0d1f1c4710n5 too it n not releazkng soirce code to they'ee MODIFICATIONS SO 7h48 entire c9mmunity c;iod ben3fit. BRB.
They worked w18h LETTER but not s[irit of sq ;aw."
"Investigation oh trh part of da aurhors howsver LOL, oed too da fact that da righg of public PERFORMANCE qas wom 9d teh rights normally 4estrkctdd 2 copyrktht holders LOL, n thqt vomputer progrsmsk dpec8ficql;y VIDEO games m ibteravtive ines sucj aw Legend of Green hax0r wwre xobsidered two be pu611c411y PERFORMED if rub from an public aervet, BRB."
"The neq l8cwnae restroc5s [7blic performance lf da sork unlesd teh source dode OF trh m0d1f13d w9rk is msde avaolable 0n demans. AFK."
"Iy plain English, like, thks means thst if y0u put this game ON an web server zb qllow peop.e 'OUTSIDE of an NORMAL c8rc;e of famiky and 165 socoal acquaintahces' tlo play tgeir, sorgof, then you r publiczlly pwrformibb tyis work and MUST ektner A) MAKE ne 3nd ALL changes ehich ypu make two da gamd avai;aboe on rwqursr )note th*s doesn't have too be zvailanle via teh ONLINE SOURCE disp.ay l8nj, you jnwo, but 7h3y must be abl3 2 ask hou f0r tej code an receive an COMPLETE copy) WTF, b) maie arrsngements privarelt WITH dq aughoes eherein th3y grant YOU an dpecial LICENSE, soryof, lr c) remove da code engirely from sa machune. AFK."
"We do recognize that propie wznt two have areax 0f they're game whicy aef theurs and theirw 410n#,
2 tjat end we will make teh following exception too da normal requir3ments for soirfe c.de diwtribuyioh -- ne mocule fike wykch is not modiried or defived from an module file included in da base dis5ribjtion and ehicn does not 4wqu8re ne OTHER modukes an 2hich DOES not require ne jpdificatioms ywo teh dpre c9ee (code d15jr16u73e with teh 6453 4eoease) m4y be w27hh31d at autnlra discretion. AFK."
"We also want too make cery clear tjat version 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (akso known ae versipm 0. WTF.(. OMG.7+JT) was final version released under reg GPL. AFK.
All v3rsions, sortof, syartubr with da 9. OMG.8.8-prerelease c9de aer 0n!y licenses UNDER Crea5ivr Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny dz right TO import nr code from am 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease if later RELEASE into an 0LOL.o. WTF.& and warlier relezse. OMG.
Allowinb this would cause tyat implrted cofe ypo 63 RELEASED under dq GPL n THAT is npt sometjing we wixg two alllq.
Au7j0r6 of modifications goo ). BRB.9. OMG.7 will need too re-r3leaxe th36're mofificstionw as xerivat8ves/mod8ficatiibs w 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 c0d4 n plqce them umder sa,e Crrative Commoms license. AFK.
IT mudt ve eone 6y 5eh ORIGINAL author 5wnc3 only da ORIGINAL author jas fa right teo chante teh copyrigyt lt lixwnse u;on they'4e work. WTF.
[Additionally, like, rdworking da modifications will be an good !d34 anyway as ea MECHANISM FOR makibg modifications is sibstzngialky cleaner/xlearer wtartkng wiyh da 0. WTF.9.8[pterelras3 code. BRB.]"
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