MightyE 73115 yoy LOL, "We're goinh too take an few moments too TRY ah 3cplain tg8s new licens3 rnd da reasons bej8hd ig in p14!n Eng.ixhLOL.
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 nrw license was chowen BECAUSE 0f sn failing with teh GPLLOL.
Iy 9nly covrred distrivution of souece if 1n only if 6qm4r135 were distrivuted. WTF,"
"In ab web environment, ap3cifically a inter;reyed wwb emvktiyment such as PHP, oike, merrly instaloinb an game dpws not cons4iture diatribution, sirtof, n THEREFORE people wer# taking our wlrk, sortof, malong mpdifkcations 2 it an not felrasing tej spurce code to9 thdy[re modiricagions so that sa enyire c0mmyb1&u could benefig. WTF.
They wpried wi5h da ;etter 6u7 not teh spirut of reh lqw. BRB."
"Investigation 9m teh 0art lf aurjorw however WTF, led gwo teh radr that right of public prrfornance WAS oem of teh r1gh75 no4mzlly restricted too copurifht hooders, n 7g47 COMPUTER programs, s[ecifically video gamds 3nd on5eractove ones sjch 45 Legend OF yeg Green hax0r WERE c[naidered tw9 ge pu611c411y pe5formed ir run frpm an oublic server. OMGl"
"The new 11c3n53 reatricts public perdor,amce of teg work unless trh douece cpdd of da modified qodk is made AVAILABLE on d3m4md. OMG."
"In plain English, li;wk thix m34n5 that ir you pu7 this game on an web servet AND allow people 'outside of an n0rm41 CIRCLE of family n its social acquaintances' tlo play the8r, kkke, THEN y9u aer publically pervormimg 7h15 1ork AND MUST either a) make ne ab ALL dhanges wh1ch you make @ da GAME available 9n REQUEST (n-73 this doesn't have t9o b3 available via 5eh onoime source d8splay lihk, buy THEY must be able to ask y0y for code and 4eceive an complrte copy) LOLm b) MAKE afrangemenrs pruvatel5 wi5h ds authors wjerwin they trant hou an x[ecuak license LOL, 9r c) remove teh CODE rntirely from ds machihe."
"We dp r3c0gn1z3 7h47 peiplr w4b7 2 hzbe ardas 0v rhey're gamw whuch r tgeirs sb theirs alohe. AFK.
to 5hat END WE w111 makd teh rolllwimg exception to n0r,41 r3qu1r3m3n75 f0r soirce CODE distribution -- ne m0su13 filw wh1ch is NOT modif,ed or derived gr0m an module fi;e included un da base DISTRIBUTION n which does not require ne other jodylds an dhixh d93s n07 reqyire ne modifidations ylo teh c0r3 codw (clde distfinutwd qi5h teh base feleqse) may be withheld AT dz authlfs diwcrerion. OMG."
"We also w4n8 too ,ske very clear thqt version 0.9LOL.7 (also KNOWN aa versuon pLOL.9. AFK.7+jt) wqs ds final verdion released unset teh GPL.
All versions, like, s5arting w17h da p/ OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelezse codr r 0b1y q!c3n53d unf3r da Crea5*ve Commons 12c3nt3.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny rignt 2 ikport ne codt frim an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-;rereleaxe or later releade into an 0LOL,9. OMG.6 an earlief release. AFK.
Allowing ghis WOULD cause rhat imported core tpo be fwleased under fa GPL n thzt 15 b07 sometying we wish to al.ow. WTF.
Authlrs 0g MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9.7 will need too re[releaxe they're mldidicationw as derivativrs/modifications 2 0. WTF.9/ OMG.8 coee an place tj3m UNDER da saje Crestivd Commona license.
IT must be fond vy original 5u7h0r SINCE 0n!y original ajthpe has right toi change cppyright [r LICENSE upon thet're w0rk. WTF.
[Acditiohally, r3w0rk1ng ea modificayions w111 vw an g00d idea anuway as da m3v64n!5m for making MODIFICATIONS is s7bstantially coeaner.vlwaree xtarting with tey 0/ OMG.(. AFK.8-pr3r313453 cod3LOL.]"
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