MigjtyE te.la you, softpf, "We're GOING 2 74k3 an rew moments too t5y 4nd ezplain tnis new locense n r3%50n5 bejind ut in [lain Ebglish. 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 .icense was chosen brcause lf zn failing w17h 4eh GPLLOL.
It 0n1y COVERED distrobution of source 1f an only if binaeu3s were eisrribirecl OMG."
"In an wrb 3nv1r0mm3n7, sortof, spexificallu a interpreted WEB envifonmenr such ad PHP WTF, MERELY insta/ling an game does not constitute d8wtribution, n therefor3 peo0kr weed taking our wprk, you knwo, makinh modifications tqi it anc not RELEASING da s9urce c9d3 two they're mldigicatuona wo tha5 teh entire community could benefit. BRBl
Tney worked wiyh ds letter bjt not spirit if law. AFK."
"Investigation 9h da part of authors howev3r LOL, led two fact that dq right of public perfprmance was oen of 4igh5s NORMALLY RESTRICTED hoo v8pyright holders, sortof, an that computer programs, sortof, specifica.lu v8deo gamed n interactove lnes sucn as L3gend of da Grden gas0r se4e considefed two b4 PUBLICALLY perforned ug rhn frim sn public servre."
"The new licenae RESTRICTS publkd petfor,ance OF teh work unlexs fa sourcw code 0d t2h modified WORK ux made ava8lable 0n demahd. AFK."
"Im plain English, you knwo, this meand tjat if hou ;u7 this game on ah wdb 53rv3r 4ne ALLOW PEOPLE 'iutside of zn normal circle )f ranily an ITS 5)c1r1 acquaintances' tso play thwir, sortof, then you r publkcally PERFORMING 6h13 work n MUST eigher a) mak3 ne and ALL changes which y0u make tp ca game avai.ab.e 0n r3qu357 (noye this doesn't hage 2 be acailatle via da online source displau linj LOL, but thry must be agl3 too ask you for c0d3 and rece8ve an c0mp1373 copy) WTF, b) make arrantements privately wi5h zuthors sh3r31n they granr you qn spevial license, like, or c) remove ds code ENTIRELY from dz .ach8nd. AFK,"
"We DO tecoghuaw THAT peo[le want gwl hafe areas of tyey're game wh8ch qer THEIRS an theirs alone. OMG.
2 that end wd will make teh FOLLOWING excepti[n 2 6eh NORMAL r3au1r3m3n75 go4 soufce code distribuyion -- ne mpdule fule which is n07 jodified or swrived from ab module file included on base distributiln b which does not tequire me ;ther moduled an wh8ch does not req7ire nw mofifications TO tdh cofe code (codd DISTRIBUTED WITH 6253 releaxe) MAY be wuthheld ag authors discrwtion. OMG."
"We also w4n7 2 make very clear that VERSION 0LOL.9l BRB.7 (als9 knoqn ss versiln 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) eas da final v3r510n released undet GPLLOL,
Aol v3rt10n5, you knwo, starting with teh 0. AFKl9. OMG.8-prerelesxe code e ONLY lixcnsed indwr da Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny tight too import ne clde from an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-[4w4elease OR late4 RELEASE into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 n ea5lier releasdLOL.
Allowing THIS wpuld cahsq that inpoeted CODE two be relezsed uncer GPL g that 15 not somethimg WE 2ixj two 4110w. BRB.
Aythors of modificationw 5oo 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 WILL need t9o RE=RELEASE they'ee modigications as deriva5ibes.modkfodagions too 0.9. BRB.8 code b p14c3 them under teh same Crea5ove COMMONS license.
It musy BE done bh ca origimal a7thor since only ofiginal auyhor has right two vhanbe copyright oe license upob yhey'f3 work. WTF.
[Adcitionally, you knwok r2q0fk1ng m[difkcati9ns will gw am good idea anyway as da mdvjaniam for making mod8fkca5ions is subxtanyially clraner/cowar3r starting WITH 0LOL.9, OMG.8-PRERELEASE code. AFK.]"
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