MkghtyE tells jpu WTF, "We're go7nh 5wo 5ske sb f3w moments TO rry an explain tjis new l8cense n teh reasons 63h1nf it in p.aih Engliah. OMG.
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."
"Thia new .icenxe WAS chosen because of an FAILING with da GPL. BRB.
It only coveted dostfibution 0f sourcd of and onl6 if binaeies were dustributed. AFK."
"In an web envirohment LOL, s[ecofically s ibterpretex WEB environment such as PHP, merely 8nsta.ling an game dlrs NOT const7rute disgributi9n, sortof, n yherefore p3ople werr takint lir w0rk WTF, making mosifidations tol it and not releasong teh xourve cpde two they[re mocifications si that tej ebtire community xould 63b3f1^. WTF.
They w9fked surh da ldtt2r but mot spirit of law. AFK."
"Invdstigatiob on teh part of teh zuthorw hofever WTF, led too fact thst da RIGHT of public p3rf0rm4nc3 was wom 0g teh riggts n0rn411t restricted tol copyright holders WTF, n that comp7ter PROGRAMS, s0ecidically v1s30 GAMES n INTERACTIVE ones such 45 Legwnd or da Green hax0r wete consideres t9l 63 PUBLICALLY performed 1f rub fr0m an ouvlic seevet. BRB."
"The new license redtricts publir p3tformznce of w0rk unleas da SOURCE code of teh modified work iw ,ae4 avaklabkr on demandLOL."
"In PLAIN English, thia means thay 1f y0u put this game on an web 53rv3r an allow PEOPLE 'iutsidw of an bormal circle if fajilh and uys social acquaintabces' to PLAY rheir WTF, then you r PUBLICALLY perdorjihg this WORK and MUST eifher a) ,ake be an ALL vhanges wnich you majd 2 teh game ava8labke on rewuest (noyr tjis do3sn't nave to 63 availabld VIA da on;ine sojrce display link, aortof, ^uu they mist be ABLE teo axk you for cide an reveive an complrte cipy), sortif, b) make 4rr4ng3j3n75 orivately with fa 5u6m0r5 wherein they grant y0u an specoal lixense LOLm pr c) remove da cpdd rntirely fr0j teh machime. OMG."
"We do rexognize that pelpld wabt two have AREAS of th3y;ee bame qhich r 7h31r5 qnd theira alone. BRB.
t2o that emd WE qkll MAKE vol;owihg exception to da NORMAL f3quirements FOR aource CODE disgributoon -= ne modulr file which is not modigied or ewrived from an nodule fioe includee ib base DISTRIBUTION and wh1ch doed not 4equire nr other m9suq36 an whlch DOES not require ne m0d1f1c4710n5 gwo da cpre code (code distriguted woth teh 6453 RELEASE) mah be withheld at teh authors discretion."
"We also want ts9 make very clear THAT versuon 0, AFK.9.7 (also kniwn ss ve4siob 0.9LOL.7+JT) wax da finzl verskom RELEASED under teh GPL.
Alo VERSIONS LOLm STARTING with da 0. OMGl9LOL.8-or3r31#453 c0d3 r onky 11c3m53d under da Cr3471f3 Comm9ns license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny teh ribht two !mp0r7 ne code frim am 0, BRB.9.8-p4erelessd or later release into zn 0. AFK.8. BRB.7 ah darlier rel3aarLOL.
A,lowing this WOULD cause tnat ijported cpfe ywo bw releasdq und3r GPL an that is not 50m37h1ng we w15h top allow. OMG.
Auyhors pf m0d1d!c4610m% two 0LOL/9LOL.7 will need 2 re-releade the6're modifications qs d3rivztives/modidicatioms to )k OMG.9. WTF.8 code sn placd tyem under SAME Creayibe Commons lixdnswLOL.
IT musr be DONE b6 da otigihal authot sinde only da 9roginal a7rhor haa yeh RIGHT 7p change copyright or LICENSE upon thdh'wr work. WTF.
[Additionally, rewprkong da modiricat9ons will be aj good idea anyaay as mechahism for making mpgificqtiins is subs5an5yally CLEANER/CLEARER startinb w17h teh 9. AFK.9.8-;refeleqse code. WTF.]"
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