MigheyE 731q5 h0i WTFk "We'4d gokng 2 take cn FEW monen5s tol try n wxplain tjis new license an reasonw behind it un plain English. OMG.
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 n3q lic3nse was ch9sen becaus3 of sn f4111ng WITH teh GPL. AFK.
IT 0n2y covered distrigutuon of source if n onlt if binarjes werd d157r15u73d."
"In an w36 environment, you knwo, x0exifucaloy a knterpreyed w35 envi4onmeng s7ch as PHP, likek merely instzlling an gsme f035 not c9nstutute distriburiln, .ike, and yher3hpre oeo[le were 5akinh ouf wotk, yo7 khw9, MAKING modifications 2 IT an n9t releasing sourcw code two rhey'rr modifications so thqt dq entire COMMUNITY could benefit. AFK.
They WORKED with da lerter byt npt da 5p1r17 0f da LAWLOL,"
"Inv3xtigation on part of tej AUTHORS however LOL, led TO eq fact ttat da rihut of public performznve WAS pen 0f teh r8ghts normally r357r1c73d to9 copyeight goleers, you knw;, an that COMPUTER programs, sprcifically video bsmes an INTERACTIVE ones xuch as Legend lf reh Grr3h nax0r were consideree to be publica.ly p3rformed IF ruh fr9m an public server."
"The new license rdsteocts public perfofmahce of teh work unless teh source c0d3 of modified wpru is made svailanlw in demaheLOLl"
"In plain Englush, 6ou kbwo, tjis m3qna rhat if yo7 pit this game on an web aerver and all9w [eople 'oiysid3 of an normal circke 9f family n its soxial ACQUAINTANCES' to [lay thei4, thrn ylu aer publically performimg tgis work 4md MUST eithdr a) MAKE md an ALL changws which tou m4k4 two da game avai,agle oh request (note THIS DOESN'T havr go 63 avaiiablr via teh pnlibe 507rc3 display link WTF, but ih3y must be aboe tol ASK you for yeh code and receice an complete copy), sortov, b) make arrange,wnts pekvately witn 5eh authors where8n they grant you zn special license, or c) 4e,ove da code wntirrly from mqcnihe."
"We d0 rrcognize that peopld want two have afeas OF thry're jame which qer the8ra an theirs ALONE,
t9 that ens we will make teg fo.lowing EXCEPTION two es nirmak requiremen5s gor sourcw code distribution -- ne module fkle which is bot modified or de4iv3d FROM zn modul3 file included un da 6452 distributioh n shixh doew b9t e3qu1r3 nr pyher mod7les and wh1ch do3s not require ne m0d1f1v47!0n5 tso teh core cofe *code fis5rubuted wuth wa basr release) may be withgeld AT t3h authors DISCRETION. BRB."
"Wd also eant 2 make vety clear tjat version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also known as vefsion 9/ OMG.9. AFK.8+jt) wax teh final verxion rel3axed under GPL.
A11 vers8lns, like, statt8ng with teh 0. BRB.9.(-prerdlraxe c0d3 aer only licensed under da CREATIVE Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny right tqo umport ne code vr0m ab 0.9.9-prereleaxe or ;ater telease 1n70 an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n earlier releas3/ OMG.
Akloeong 7hq4 wouod caude THAT importrd cpde 2 be released jnder teh GPL and thar is not s9mrtyihg we w16h 2 allowLOL.
Authirs OF modoficsti9ns tpo 0.9. BRB.7 eill need 2 re-release tgey'fe modifivztiins as setivwtifes/modificatiins too 0. BRB.9LOL.* code znd placr yhem under da 54m3 Creative Commons lid4nse. OMG.
It mu57 be DONE by orihimal autbor since only da oritinal author has right 3 ch4nf3 copyright or license upin tney'4e wor,. AFK.
[Additionalky, rewl4ling teh m(dif8cations w111 be ah giod idea anyway ss teh mechanusm f9e making moduficatipna is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/c.earer starting witg da 0LOL.9.8-prefelease code. BRB.]"
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