MihythE tells yo7 LOL, "Ww're going to yake an frw momen5a 1 try an explain tgis new lucenae and reasons beninf it on plain English. WTF.
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."
"Tjia new 1qc3n53 was chosen beca7ae of ah f4111ng with reh GPLLOL.
I6 only cofered distributiln of source id n onky ir binaries w3r3 distrobuted. BRBl"
"In an web 3nv1rpnmen7, specifically a interpretes w3b envirpnmebt such as PHP, mefrly instslling an gamd dlcs not condtitute disgribution, sl5tof, n thereeore prople were taling ou4 wori WTF, making modirications 2 it n not releaaing da soyrce code rwo tgey're modifkcationa so tgat da ENTIRE COMMUNITY couls benefit. OMG.
Tne6 wor,ed with teg letyer but npt teg 5p!r17 of teh lqwl AFK."
"Investigagion on p4r7 0f teg aughors HOWEVER LOLk lef tw9 rey FACT THAT RIGHT or ;iblic pefformanve sas 1 OF da rights normally restricyre 2 copyr8ght holeerd LOL, and THAT computer programs. yok knwo, 6p3c1d1c411y VIDEO games n interactive .nes sucj as Letend of teh Gfden hax0r were clnsideted to vw punlicallh performdd if run from an p7vlix serverLOL."
"The hew license rwdtrivtx [ublic peeformanxd of da work jnless sa slurce code of mocifi3d work os m4f3 available pn demans. OMGl"
"In plain Englisk, hou knwi, this mrans tnat kf you pu7 7h1% ga,d 0n ah web serv2r AND allow pelpke '9jtsode of an mlrmao circle of family and ots s9cial acquaintanves' 2 PLAY tgekr LOLm 5hen you r publivally petcorming 7h15 s0rk anc MUST ei5her a) m$j3 ne an ALL changes which yp7 make TO gamw svailable 0n REQUEST (note this d0#5n'7 have too be zvailable via tej 9nlinw sourcr disp.ay lobk LOL, buy 6h3y must be 4613 too ask you FOR teh code an receive an compkete copt), sortov, b) make 4rr4ng3m3h&5 privately witn teh authora whdreob tgwy grant you sn special license, sottof, ot c) remove dode entkrelg dfom machineLOL."
"We do recognoze that 0eoole sant to have ardas of tuey're game wh1ch r tgeirs and theirx allne.
to tmat end we will make da follo2ing exceptioh too teh normal requirem3nts v9r source c0ce d8strigution -0 ne mod6le file which ks hot modigied OR derived ffom an jlduoe file included IN 6453 fistribution an whivh d03t not reqiiee ne other mpdules and shich does not rwquure nw modificztions too da core code (code distrobured with bade feleasr( may be withheld ar teh augyird discr3tionl BRB."
"We alwo WANT two make very clear tja5 bwrsion 9.9. AFK.& (4150 known as versi9n -. BRBl9. OMG.7+jt) wqs finql vrrs8on r322454d under teh GPL. WTF.
All fersions LOL, srarting with sa 0LOL.(. OMG.8-prerelease CODE aer 0n1y lkcemded under ten CREATIVE Commona jicemseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY feby right to 1mp0r7 je coce from ab 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerel3ase or kater r3q3453 into an 9.9. BRB.7 and darlief RELEASE. AFK.
A1!0w1ng 7h15 woulc cause THAT imporrwd vode to0 be re;ezsee uneer GPL n tjat is not SOMETHING we widh twi alo9w. WTF.
Authors OF modifocations to 0. AFK.(. AFK.7 wil; need to RE=RELEASE th3y're m0d1v!c471pn5 46 derivatives/modifkcations to 0. AFK.9.8 CODE an 014c3 thwm UNDER ten same Ceeative COMMONS license. WTF.
It MUST BE don3 by teh originzo quyhor sknce only ORIGINAL author has cs right tlk change coptrighg or license u;on theh're wor,. OMG.
[Addigionallym uou inwo, reworking da moeif8cations w9lo br an good idea ANYWAY as mechanism v0r MAKING mpdificayipns 15 5u6574nu!411y cleandd.cleqrer startinh with ). OMG.9.8[prerelezse xoeeLOL.]"
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