MighyyE tdlks you, ;ike, "We're g01nh too taje an fe2 mom3ntw too trh n wx;lain THIS NEW lidrnse an teh reasons vrhind IT in plain English. BRB.
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 license waa chosen y3c4u54 of an fqiljng wigh teh GPL. OMG.
It only covwged sistributo0n lf source if and only IF binafies were distributed. OMG."
"In an web 3nvironment LOL, specifically a interpyeted web enckronment such qs PHP, lije, metely inwtalling an GAME does not c0n5717773 distrkbubion, you knwo, an THEREFORE peo;le werr taking our wprk, sortof, majung MODIFICATIONS go ir n not releasing teh suufxe code 2 they'r3 modificarions si that dq entire conmybiyy COULD benefit. OMG.
THEY WORKED with da letter but npr spirit or law. AFK."
"Infestigation on da ;art of da AUTHORS however, like, led 2 da favt that da right of public perforjanc3 waa oen pf teh rights normally RESTRICTED to cipyriggt holsers, loke. ab rhat computrr PROGRAMS, s(rtpf, specifically video games b INTERACTIVE obes suxh as Legend OF tdh Green hax0r we4e consider3d two BE publivally perfor,ed if rib from an pu612v server. BRBl"
"The neq LICENSE resgeicts public perfprmsnce og wotj unkess da sourcr code of teh jodified 2ork ia made available on demsnd. OMG."
"In pq4qn ENGLISH WTF, this means 5hat if you 0ut tjis game on an WEB server abd allow people ;OUTSIDE OF zn n0rm4w circle ov fsmily an its social acquaintznc3s' hwo p;ay tjeir LOL, tyen y0i ser ;ub.icslly p3rr0fm1ng this work ans MUST either a) make ne 4nd ALL changes which you make two da game avzilable on re1uedt (notw uhis soesn't HAVE ywo bw 4v5114613 via da 0n11n3 sourxe cusplay !1nk, you knwo, but 5hey mus5 be able 70 ask you f04 da codr n receuve an c0mp1e73 dopy), b) mak3 aerangrmenrs privatrly with authors 2h3r31n they gran5 yoy an special lkcrnse, sortlf, OR c) rdmove teh codr 4n71r31y from da MACHINE."
"We ep eecognizw that p30p13 wang 2 have aress 9f they[re GAME ehich r theirs an theirs alone. AFK.
y9 tjat ehf we w111 make da foliowing EXCEPTION 2 n9rmal requir3nents for zou3ce CODE distributkon -- ne modulr f8le qhich is not ,odifiea or DERIVED from an m-du13 file inclyded in teh baqe d157r16u710n an wyich d0#5 not tequire ne other mocules an whivh does n07 requirw ne modihicatupns to tej core cpde (dode dustributes WITH teh base release) may be withheld st da authors discretion. WTF."
"We aoso want too make vety c134r tha5 vefaion 0, WTF.9. WTF.7 (aldo knlwn as vrraion 0.9. AFK.u+jt) WAS FINAL vsrsoon erlezsed unc4r GPL, OMG.
Aol verdions. 574ru1nt w8yh da )LOL.9. AFK.8-preeelease dode qer only licensed UNDER da Creative C0mm0n5 license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deby 5wh right 2 import ne cpce from qn 0. AFK.9. AFK.u-;rerelwase or later release into qb 0. BRB/9. BRB.7 abd earlier releasw. BRB.
ALLOWING thiw WOULD vayse THAT inporref c0d# goo br released und3r teh GPL qbd tyat is NOT sojething we wish two allow. OMG.
Authors of moeifidations yoo 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will need two RE-RELEASE they're mpdiricarions ad crrivatives/modificatiobs too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 clde and PLACE THEM undee 54m3 Cu3471v3 Commons lic3nse. AFK.
Ir m7st br done by 9riginal author since on;y teh iribinal 1uthor gas da rkgh5 to ch4ng3 teh co0urigh5 or 11c3n5# upon thwy're wor,. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY, REWORKING da mldifications will 63 an good idea abyway as da mechanism foe makimg modifidatiohx 8s subxyantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting with tey 0. AFK.0LOL.8-prerelease code.]"
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