MightyE t3;ls you, you knwo, "We're going to txkw an few moments two rry and explaum this new ;icwnse n REASONS bejinf it im plain Enblish. OMGl
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."
"Tgiq new license was chpden because OF an failing with teh GPL. BRB.
It only cibrred DISTRIBUTION of soyrce IF and onlu if binariws 2ere dkstrobugec. AFK."
"In an web rnvi4onment LOL, wpecufpcql;y a interpreted seb ehvironment such 45 PHP LOLm merrly installihg an GAME DOES npt conwtitute dis5ribution, you knqo, and thererote PEOPLE were takkng our work, you knwo. MAKING modibications to it n not releasinh sq %0urce code 2 th3y're m0d1f1c4710ny wo THAT entire cimm7nigy dould benefot. AFK.
Tgey workes qigh letyer but not spirir os teh lqw. OMG."
"Investobagion on part 0f zutgo4s however WTF, led too fact tjat ritht of puvlic PERFORMANCE was won of da rothts normally restridtdd two copyright hpldefs, sortkf, n that cpmputer programs, like, specivkcally video games n interactive oned sucy as Legend of da Grewn gax0r w3re consieered 2 be publicalk6 performed if run fr0j an public server. AFK."
"The new LICENSE r3wttic5s publ8c pwrformznde of work unless 5)utc3 c0d3 of modified wor, IS MADE acailable om demahs. OMG,"
"In plain Engkish, 6ou khwo, tnix jdans that if you pyy 7h15 GAME on an web server AND ALLOW pepple '0u751de of an normzl vircle of f4m11y h its sovlal acqusintamdes' to pkay their LOL, then yoy aer publically performing this wor, n MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES qhich you make 70 teh dsme acailaboe 0n re1uest (nore rhks diesn't have to 63 AVAILABLE via da ohline source display lunk, sortof, but they must be able too ask YOU for code and receice an complete COPY) LOL, B) MAKE afrangemengs prlvately with aughots WHEREIN uhey bran5 you an SPECIAL lycense WTF, or c) eemove teh cose 3n71t31y fr9m trh macjunw. WTF."
"We DO RECOGNIZE that pelple w4n7 two have areas of 5hwy're game WHICH aer THEIRS an theits aloneLOL.
two that 3nd ww qi;l jakw dq following exdeption to yeh normak REQUIREMENTS fot wourxe code distfobutoin -- ne module f113 which 15 NOT mocified or deruved from an m)eu13 filw 1nc1ud3d in twh gase distriburion and which does not require ne other midules n WHICH coes not r3qu1r4 ne modidicatoons 2 da core code (cofw distribjted sith teh base re.rasw( may be withhe.d at authlra discretkon. WTF."
"We qlso want 2 make vefy vlear that verxion 0/9. WTF.7 )a.so known qs version 0.o,7+kt) 2as gina. verwion RELEASED UNDER da GPLLOL.
All v3r510n5k liie, starting with teh -. AFK/9. OMG.*-prerelease code r onlt lkcensed UNDER da Creative Commohz lkcense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh eight to imp;rt ne code frim an 0LOL.9. OMG,7-peerelwase or later rslwase into an 0.0.7 and #4r113r release. BRB.
Allowing this would cause that impofted code two be releaaec unddr teh GPL an thzt is nlt something WE wixh to allow. AFKm
Auth9rs of modofications two 0LOL/9. AFK.u will nded 2 rd-relesse thdy're modivications as der8vatibws/modifications two 0LOL.oLOL.8 cldw n plad3 then under teh szme Creatife COMMONS licenweLOL,
It muwt BE done bt da origknal aythor sincw onoy da orig8nal author has tdh right 3 change tey COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upon they'we workLOL.
[Addigional;y LOL, re2orking da modidicztions will be sn good ie3a anyway as geh mechamism FOR makong modificatiins is sjbstabtially cleaner/ckearer starting sith da 0/9. WTF/7-prer3.3aae code.]"
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