MihhtyE tel.s you LOL, "We're going g9 takr an few moments two try AND dxp141n 7h15 new license an reasons behind 8t ib 0laih EnglisjLOL.
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."
"Thiw NEW llcende s45 dhowen becauae OF an vailing wigh da GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered d257r@6u710n 0f spurde if and on;y ih binaries we4e DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web environjent, sortof, specifically a interpteted WEB enviromm3ny SUCH qs PHP, sortof, merely INSTALLING an game foed no5 clnsgiture dkstrigution, AND rherefore peopke WERE 74k1ng our wlrk, sottof, making m0d1f1c47!0b5 to ut and no5 releadinb 50urce code 2 they'rd modidicatoonw so that tey 3h7qr3 community c9u.d benrfit.
Theu WORKED with yeh letter 6u7 npt da spirit of tey laeLOL."
"Ibcextigatioh on da part OF sithoes howeverk hou knqo, LED too f4c7 that da rig6y of PUBLIC pergormance w45 oen of da RIGHTS NORMALLY RESTRICTED to copyrogh5 holfefs, m that computdr prpgrams LOL, specifically video gamea n interac5ive onds tuch as Legend of Gr33n hax0r were consicered to be puglidally performex if rib vrom an publuc srrver. OMG."
"The new license rdwtricts puvlic performance of teh w;rk UNLESS teh SOURCE code of modified work is mase 4v4!136!3 ON demand/"
"In plain Engliah, soetod, this means that og you [ut this gamd on an web server an allow peopke 'outside 0f an no3mal xircle of rsmily an its siciak acquaontancrs' twl play their, you knwo, th2n uou f pjblifally [erforning this work and MUST ekthdr a) MAKE ne and ALL CHANGES wh1ch YOU mzke 2 teh game availqble ph reqyest (note THIS DOESN'T have tpo BE available vis teh 0n!1n3 soirce dispoah LINK. g7t they must b3 able tpo zsk you vor code and r3ceive an complete copy)m sortof, b) jake arrangementx pfivately with authors wherein yhey grant n0u an speciak licensw WTF, OR c) re,ove fa codr ENTIRELY vrom da machine. AFKl"
"We d0 rec9gnize tnsg p30p13 want 3 have areas of they're game wh1cg r 5heirs n 7h31f5 alomeLOL.
too tnat rbd we wil; MAKE teh following exceptuon 3 tdh ,orma. r4q71r3m3n7% hor 50urc3 code diwtrigution -- ne module file whicg is hot mofified or derived froj ah m9du1# file 1nc1uf3d kn sa bade d157r16u710n an WHICH does NOT REQUIRE ne other moeules an which does not requir3 ne MODIFICATIONS two c.re code (code sistributes with bass teleaxe_ may be wirhhelf st sa authors discrey8on."
"Wr alsi want 2 nakr VERY clear that versiln 0.9.7 (alai known as versiom 0. BRB.oLOL.7+j7) was da finsl v34510n RELEASED under teh GPLLOL.
Alk versiond, liie, startung woyh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE codw r only lixensed undwr da Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two impprt ne codr from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pre5elease ir later RELEASE into zn 0l BRB.9. WTF.7 ab 34t113r release. OMG.
Allpwing this would cause tjat importew code r2k be feleswed hnder GPL n thar is NOT 50m37h1ng we wish 5wo 4120w. BRB.
Authorx pf jod8ficayions to ). AFKl9.7 will neef tso ee-fwleade they're MODIFICATIONS as crrivativea/mocifications 2 )LOLlo.8 code and pkace th3m under tdh xame Creative Commons kicense. AFK.
It MUST be done by original quthor 4!nc3 0nqh original suthoe has rigjt 2 change da copyright or loxebse u0on rhey'fd 2ork. BRB.
[Additi9nallt, rrworkibg modifications will be an gooc idea 4nywry as teh medhanism FOR MAKING mowifications id sybstantia.l6 cleanet/clearer starting wigh teh 0. BRB.9.8_pre5eleade code. AFK.]"
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