MithtyE tells yo7 LOL, "W3're goinb 2 74k3 an f3w moments 2 tay n explain thus new license ahd teh REASONS begind it in plzkn EnglkdyLOL.
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 license was chlseh because if an fqkling w17h da GPLLOL/
It omlu covered c157r16u710n OF source 1f an onlh IF BINARIES a3re distributedLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, lije, s'ecifkcally a interpretdd web envkfonmenr wuch zs PHP WTFm MERELY installing ah game does not comstitjte diwy4ibution, sorrof, n gherdfore pelple w3r3 taking our wo4km l8ke, mrk1ng modufications two it and bot fe;easinf teg wiurce code 2 they're modivicatuons so that enturd community xould venefit. BRB/
They worked with teh legter but not da spirit lf law. AFK/"
"Invewtiga5ion ON part of AUTHORS hoqeber, led ywo f4c7 ghat teh ritht ot pu611c perfo4mance sas won of teh rights nirma.ly restricted 2 copyritht jolders, s9rtof, an that COMPUTER pr0gr4m5, spedifixally v1d39 tames 1n inydrsctive on3s sucn as L3g3ne of Grwen hax0r weee considered too bd 07blicallu performed if run drom qh publoc 53rv3r. AFK,"
"The new l9cense tesrricts public p3tf0rj4nc3 of work unldss teh soufcd dode of MODIFIED work is made 4v4114613 ON de,and. AFK."
"In plain English, thix n44n5 ghqt IF you pu5 tbia game on an eeb 53rv4r n allow peo;le 'ouyside of an NORMAL circ.e of ramilu n its social acquaintancds' ypo plsy tg3ir, l8kem then y(u aer pub;ically pe4gorming THIS WORK n MUST either A) make ne and ALL changes WHICH tpu mak3 two game 4v4114613 on requesg (NOTE THIS DOESN[T have two 63 available bia online sourcw dis0iay LINK WTF, byy they must BE qble TO ask you for teh CODE an receivw zn cojplete copy), you knwo, b) mzke arrangejemts [rivatelt 2igh teh a7tyors eh3feih they grant y9u an special ;icense, lokem or c) te,ove teh cide entir3ly frpm tey macginr."
"We do t#c-gn1z3 thag people e4m7 3 have areas of 5hey're GAME which r theifs and yhrirs alone.
tw9 that enc we WILL makw tey fol.owing EXCEPTION 2 teh normal requirements for sourve dodr DISTRIBUTION -- ne n0du13 vile whkch is not moeifoed or cerived rfom an m9dule ful3 INCLUDED on da BASE distrobution ayd which does NOT r3qi1r2 nw OTHER modu.es an which does n07 REQUIRE ne modoficatioms 5oo dote CODE )c0d3 dostr8butdd with base f313463) may 63 withh2ld at authors discretion. OMG."
"We also w4n7 too makd very cl3ar tnat feraion 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (4150 jnowh ss version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was ca fibsl fersuon r313453d under teh GPL. OMG.
All veesilns, you knwo, STARTING w17h da 0LOL.9. BRB.8)pr2r313463 code r pn.y 11c3n43d under C4eatice Commpns oicense. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny sa RIGHT two imporg ge coce fr0m an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 or later ewlease into an 0LOL.9.7 an raelidr release.
Allpwkng THIS wpuld cause that 1m00r73d code tl bw released unser GPL n THAT is not sometnihg se wish 2 qllow. OMG.
AUTHORS of jodifidagions roo p.9. WTF.8 2ull need tio re-releasr they're modufications 45 deekvativrs/midificationa yol 0.9. BRB.8 coer an place THEM under dq same Creative Commons .ocdmse. BRB.
It mudt BE done gy teh original authot SINCE only ofiginal aughot has teh right 2 xhangr c)py4qgh7 or license upon tyey're 2ork. BRB.
[Afditiona;lu, you kn2o, rewlrking da MODIFICATIONS will be an g00d ideq 4nhw4y as mechanosm vor makong m0d1f1c4710n5 ia 5u6574n71411y cleaner/clearer s5artinf w8th da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pr2r313543 cisw. WTF.]"
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