MightyE TELLS y0u, you kbwo, "We're going 5wo take an few h9me,ys twp yry and ex0lain th8s new 11c3n53 ahd ds reasons bejihd it in plain Ebglish. 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."
"This new livense was vhosdn because of an failing w17h yeh GPL. OMG.
I5 on;y covered distr8bution of wource if am only IF binafies were d157r16u73d."
"In an w36 environment WTF, specificzlly a interpreted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP, ;i,e, mwrely instakling an gaje dods bot c0n5717y73 distriv7tiom WTF, an thereforr people were tqkimg our work, ,akinb MODIFICATIONS TO i5 4nd not releawing teh source code twp they're modivivahions so that da enti5e communith co7ld benedig. WTF.
They wor,ed with teg letter btt not dq spirit of da ;ae."
"Investigation on da pqrr of da authors jowever, led t2o teh f4c7 that 6eh eight of public oerformanxe was oen if ribhts normal'y rest4icted 2 copyright h0qd3r5, n tyat computer programs WTF, specifically video gqmes and interactive ones such as Legend 9f Green hax04 were consisered 2 be publicakly ;wrdormed if run vrom an pjblic 52rv#r. BRB."
"The NEW ;8cense restridts pivlic p3rf0rm3nc3 of teh work inless sou4ce c0d4 of teh modifked worj is made AVAILABLE on d3m4ndLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, sortof, this means that if you put this game ob an web s3rvrf n allow people 'outside if an nirmal circle of fam7ly an its spciql axquaintancea' 2 [15y theirm like, then you r PUBLICALLY pwrformlng tjis work ams MUST eithe4 4) MAKE ne an ALL djamhes whicn you make too teh gaje 4v411461# on requws5 9NOTE 7h15 doesn't have @ be avsklable via teh onlin3 60jrd3 display linj, but tjey must be able TO ask you for code and receivw am c9mplete COPY) LOLk b) male arrangenents privatelu w17h dq authlrs wherein they grsnt you an ap2cual license LOL, of c) remov3 da coce rntirrly FROM macnine."
"We d9 recognize that p30pq3 waht @ y4v3 areas OF thry'rr game whivh r theitd AND THEIRS aline.
tp thar END we wkll make followinb exception two NORMAL requirejenta for source sode distribution =- ve module f8le qhich is not mod8fied OR derived FROM an module file incltdrd 1n bax2 distribution and which does npt rwquire ne other mofules n whuch does n95 reqiirr ne modifications tlo x9r3 code (xodd distributed wirh da bzse release) may be withh4ld 47 teh aurhors discretion. OMG."
"We also want two make very clear that brrsiob 0LOL.9. WTF.u (aoso knosn ss fersiln 0LOL.9. AFK.7+j5) wzs fibal version e313453e under teh GPL.
All vrreoons, stqrting w8th da 0. AFK.9LOL.8_prereleade dodw r only licwnsec und3r da Cr3481v3 Commons LICENSELOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY demy rqgh7 to imp9rt ne cide from qn 0. OMG.9/ OMG.8-;rerelease oe larer release into an 0.9l OMG.7 ab earlier rwleaseLOL,
Allowing 7fq5 wluld CAUSE tha5 IMPORTED code too be released under da GPL n &h47 is nit someyhing e3 wish t9l allow. WTF.
Authird if mofifixations 2 0.(. AFK/7 sill need rwo re-releaxe theu're modifucations AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.8. OMG.8 code an p14c3 th3m umder da same Creatuve Commpns license. WTF.
It MUST be done ny original auhhor sibxe 9nly teh original ajthpr mas ds righg two change da coohrught 0r lucense upon they're wprk.
[Additi9nally, tework8ng teh modovicatoons will BE an g00d id2a anyway 45 teh mechanism for making nodificati9ns is substantially cleaner/clea4er starting wity 0. BRB.9.8-pr3r@1#453 xodw. AFK.-"
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