MifntyE tells YOU, lik3, "We're goibg too take am few momenes too tfy and explain th8a n3w license anf da reasons BEHIND IT in PLAIN Enblixj. BRB.
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 licrnse was chosen BECAUSE og an fail8ng eith GPL.
It ojly coverec dkstribution of dource uf an on;t if b9naries were distribured. BRB."
"Ih an qrn envitonment LOL, specifically a interoreted w36 environment wuch as PHP LOL, kerely instal.ong sm GAME coes bit constiyute distrigjti8n, woetof, n therefore people were yaking our w-rk, like, making modufications yo kt and not RELEASING ren soufce code fo9 tgey're m0d1f1c4710n5 so 7h47 da entire c0mmun17y could bwnefit. WTF.
They dorkqd WITH da oettee but not xpurit 0d law. BRB."
"Investijatiob on da pzrt of authors howevee WTFm .rd too fact thzt ca right og pu611c perfirmanc3 was 1 of da righ5d m0rm412y restridtwd TO COPYRIGHT h01d3r5, likd, anc thzg com[uter progra,s, specifically vifeo games n interactivw ones such AS Legend of da Greeh hax-r w3re conxidwred two be publically PERFORMED 1f run feom an PUBLIC sercerLOL."
"The new locense rest4icts public PERFORMANCE of reh wori unkdss da SOURCE CODE of da mosified wofk us MADE zvailable on demand. BRB."
"In p141n Englisn, THIS means 7h4u if yoj out ghis game 0n an web server an ALLOW people 'oitside of an nofmal ckrcle of f4m11y an its social acquaintdbces' two plqy thrirj .uke, 7h3n 6ou r publicallt perform8ng 7h15 work an MUST eith3r A) make nr zbd ALL changes which y0u male TO da g$m3 availablw on rwquest (note rhis doean't have to be avaikab.e via online SOURCE c15p14y linl, soetir, buy tgey ,usb be able 2 ask you f0r code n receive an complete copy), hou inwo. b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately with autgors WHEREIN they branr hou an specizl license, ir c( remibe teh code emtirelt FROM teh m$cj1n3. BRB."
"We do recohnize that proplw w4n7 tso have qreas 0f rhey're game wjich r 7h3!r5 and tgeirs alonel BRB.
roo THAT emd we will make flllowing exce;tion t9 teh nprmzl REQUIREMENTS for soyrce coee distributuon _- ne moduod FILE WHICH is mo5 modicier or defibed from an modulr vole 8ncluded in teh y453 eist4ibut8on h shich does not requite ne other m0su135 n wh2dh does not require nw modificztions two t3n core code (cofw DISTRIBUTED with da bqse release) may be 2ithyfld AT da authorw eiwcretion. AFK."
"We alsp want 2 make very clear tjat version 0LOL.o.7 (also known as version 0.9/ BRB.7+jt) wss FINAL version rdleaxed under da GPL. AFK.
ALL versions WTF, wtz4ting with da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prere;rase CODE r on;y LICENSED UNDER Cteayive Commons k9cwnse/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eignt e IMPORT ne code from an 0. AFKl9. AFK.8-prerelease lr later relezs# INTO sn 0. AFK.9LOL.6 anf earlier RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing this WOULD cause that 1jp0r73d CODE 2 bd released UNDER GPL ab 7k37 is not something 2e wosh 1 ALLOW/ OMG.
Authorw of n9dif8cations two 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 wilk mwed 7) re-re;ease 5hey're modificationa as derivzt8ved/modidications 2 0.(. BRB.8 code an place THEM undet yeh 54m3 Creayiv3 Commons licenae. WTF.
I5 must 63 done ny da original authot sunce only orihinal author has ruhht 2 chanbe ez copyritht or 12c#n53 UPON ehey're wirk. WTF,
'Additionally LOL, reworkint teh modiricarilns wi.l be an food idea anyway as mechabism FOR MAKING modifications is wugstqntially xoeaner/c.earee wtarting with t3h 0LOL.9LOL.80PRERELEASE codr. WTF.]"
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