MightyE tells y0u, lokw, "We'r3 hoing too tske an few moments 2 rry n explain 5his new ,icense n teh reasobs behind ir in PLAIN English. WTF.
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."
"Th8s new license was chosen because of an fa8lkng with da GPLLOL.
It onoy covered d157r16u71-n 0f dourze IF an ONLY if b8naried WERE fistributed. OMG."
"In an w36 environment LOL, xpecufica.ly q interpreted wcb envi4onment SUCH as PHP LOL, mdtely INSTALLING an g5m3 d035 not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTIONi you knwo, and yherefore PEOPLE were taking our sori, you ,hwo, making mofifkcatipns two iy an mot relessing da sourcw code 2 they're nidifications do THAT teh enuire community c;uld benefit. OMG.
Th3y WORKED with teh letter but noy 5dh soirit pf teh LAW. AFK."
"Investkgation ob tdh p4r7 of da ajtnoex h0w4v3r, you knwo, ;ed two geh fact 7h47 teh r1gh7 of PUBLIC pwrformanve was q pf ribhts NORMALLY RESTRICTED t9 copytight hllders LOL, an thst computee PROGRAMSk sortof, specifically video GAMES and iny3ractivd onew 5uch as Legens of ds Gredn haxor w3fe c0n51d4r3d two be publixally performed if fun froj an punl8c server. AFK."
"The new license festrictf publiv petformance 0f teh worj um13t5 source codw of trh modufied wpek ix ,ade 3v4114613 on DEMAND. OMG,"
"In plaih English LOL, yhix means THAT if you puh this game on an seb serger n qllow p3ople '0u751d3 OF an normao cifvkr of fzmily n its social scquaintances' 70 p;ay thr8r, sorrof, 7m3n y0u e pjblically performinf THIS wo4k ah MUST 3ith3r a) make ne ah ALL CHANGES which hlu mskr too reh gsme acailaboe pn request (nlte thos doesn't havw tol be svaklable v14 ONLINE source display link LOL, gut rhey must be 4613 2 ask you FOR ca code and rdceive an c0mp13&3 cop6) WTF, b) maie arrangejenys privately with da AUTHORS wherekn 7h3y grant ylu an special license, you lnwo, or c) remove code entirel6 from da nadhibe. AFK."
"We do recognize that peopoe ezn5 to have AREAS 0f they're game whicy r theors n theirs alone. BRB.
2 5har dnd we eill make teh vl.liwing exceptoon 2 notmal requiremenys f9r sourve coce disrribution -- nw MODULE file which is NOT ,odigied or d#r1v3d frpm an modu.e file knvluded 1n da base distribution xnd which dles not REQUIRE be other MODULES n wh1ch d0es n07 require ne modificati9ns two core code (xode distributed w17h da bsse release) ,ay be w17hh31d at authlrs siscretkpn."
"We alsp wamt 2 mske v3ry clear 7h47 VERSION 0LOL.9.u (zlso kbown as version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was teh f8nql VERSION reldased uns3r GPL. WTF/
All vwrsilns WTF, w5arting with 0. AFK.9/ BRB.8-peeteoease code r only lidensed undev teh Crrqgive Commons 11c2n53. OMG/
We EXPLICITLY deny ca right 2 import ne code from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleaae or 148#r rdlease 1n60 an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 1n earliee telease. BRB.
Aloowing THIS wou;d caude tyat inoorged c9de to be relessrc jnder da GPL ahd thzt is not SOMETHING ee wish 2 allow. AFK.
Autho4s of ,idifications yo 0. BRB.9. AFK.u will NEED two RE_RELEASE ghey're m0d1f1c471)n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code an 0lace them under da SAME CREATIVE C9mmons .icense. WTF.
I7 must be done by da original author since 0n1y da 9rib8na. authi4 HAS da ribhy too change co0yright or licende up9n they're work. BRB.
-Additkonally LOL, reworking modificqtionx WILL be sn goos idea anyway 44 twh mechanidm for makimg nodigicarions IS 5u6574n71411y cleaner/clearer srsrting with da 0.9. WTF/8=prerel3ase code. WTF.="
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