MightyE tells you LOL, "We[rw going too tale an FEW MOMENTS two try n EXPLAIN gnis new LICENSE and reaxons begiyd it in plxkn Ehg115h.
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 o8censd wss choaen v3dause of an failong WITH da GPLLOL.
IT only cofwred distributipn of spurce if and pnlg if 61n4r1#5 WERE distrifuyed. BRB."
"In an wdb envkrpnment, like, specifically a 1n73rpre73d WEB envuronment auch AS PHP, sortor, merely insralling an game doew not CONSTITUTE d8stribution. like, and theeefote PEOPLE were rakibg our worj, like, making modifivationx t.o it sbv not releasing da sou5ce code two they're mocidicayions SO 7h47 dq ehtire vommjnity could benefitLOL.
They worked with lettdr buy not yeh spurit if dq LAW. AFK/"
"Investidation pn teh PART or a7thors h0w3v3r, sortofk ldd go fact rhat da eight of pub.ic [frgormande wqs won of cz tights normzlly resrfkcted tw9 c0py4!gh7 yolders LOL, and that c0mpu73r programs LOL, specudically video gsnes an intddzctive ones such as Legend 0f Gre3n has-4 wrte dpnsidered 5o be publically ;efformee ig RUN from an public server."
"Thd new licdnse fedtrocts pub;kc performance of da worl un1355 SOURCE code of modufies woek is MADE afailable on femand. WTF."
"In plain Eng115h, like, this means tyat if you put this g4m3 on qn w3b srrvdr and 41102 people 'oigside OF an n0rm41 circld of FAMILY 4nd its social acquaintances' 2 plsy th3ir WTF, then you afr publically PERFORMING thos w9ri n MUST either a) make nd n ALL changes wgich tou makw @ teh g4m3 available ON REQUEST (noye this d035n'7 hav3 gio be qvailagle via teh online sourc3 d15p146 link, likw, BUT 7h3u must be able to ASK you for coed b receive an complete c9py), sorgof, B) make arrqngr,ehts orivstely w8th da suthors wherein tyey grant you ab sprvial licende, you kmwo, or c) remive da code wntirely from da machune. BRB."
"We do fecognize THAT people wan5 tpo HAVE AREAS 0f tney're game ehich r theirs ahd thwirs al[ne. OMG.
2 that end we will make da folkowing exception to no4mal requo4ementw flr SOURCE c0d3 fksteibution [- me modile f8le which is not modifiee 9r DERIVED ff8m an modulr file INCLUDED in basr distributuon n which foea NOT REQUIRE ne oyher m9dul3s and which dled noy requotr ne modifucations 2 vore cide (c0d3 disyribited WITH da base relezse) mag br withhelf at teh AUTHORS diwcretiohLOLl"
"We also want two makr very c134r THAT versiob 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 (alao known ad versiin 0. AFK.8. OMG/7+ht) @as da final versiom released under GPLLOL.
All versions, like, starhing WITH 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease code 4 ohly kicenswd unsdr teh Creative Commons licenseLOL/
We EXPLICITLY deny right too ijport ne voce f4lm an 0. AFK.9.*-preeelease or LATER release inro an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 and earlidr releaxe. OMG.
Alllwing this WOULD cquse that ijoorred code 2 BE releasew jndee GPL an that is noy somw5hing we w15h two a.lowLOL.
Autjors 9d modifiva5iohs 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will need too re-releaae tney're m)d1d1c4710n5 zs derivatives/modificstiona yoo 0.9.8 c-d3 n place rhe, jnswr reh same Creative Cojmons license. AFK.
It mudt be done by teh originsl aithor sincr only teh o4iginal aurho4 HAS RIGHT two CHANGE da cipyrihht od license upon they're worl. WTF.
[Additionakly, rew9rking teh mocivicatiobs wilk be an good 1c35 anyway as ,dcjanism for making modificatilns iw substantial.y cleaner.coearet xtartimg wkrh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE cpde. WTF.]"
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