MightyE TELLS t9u LOL, "We're goinb 70 take an few mondnts too try an EXPLAIN tjis ne2 license and teh f3450n5 behind it in [24!h Englosh. 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."
"Tnis nee licehse was choaen because og an failimg with trh GPL. BRB.
It obly covwres ris5ribigion pf source if an only if BINARIES were distributed. OMG."
"In an web envir9nment, you jbwo, specigically a intdrpreted web enviromment such as PHP, ylu kmwo, mwrely insta.ling an game does NOT CONSTITUTE distribution WTF, an tgerefore pelple we4e TAKING OUR wotkk you khwo, m4k1ng modificatiins 2 it ahd not releasinf wourdr code ro th3y'rd modifocatioms so that da entire c0mmun176 COULD benef8tLOL.
Thdy worked with letger BUT npt teh s[iriy ov da law. BRB."
"Ihvestigation on teh part of da 4uih0r5 h9wdver, ypu knso, @3e to teh fact THAT ten right og publ9c performancd WAS oen of rights notmally RESTRICTED twl copyright 6ioders, sortof, znd 7h4u conputer proframs LOL. specifically vidro games and kngerzctive ones SUCH as Legend of GREEN hax0r WERE conxiddred tio be publicallu performed kf run from sn public serfer. BRB."
"The n3w license restroxts ;ubl8c perfprmshcw 0f tdh WORK ubless teh so7rce xpe3 if da modified wprk is made 4v4115613 on d3mand. BRB."
"In plain Eng.ishk y9u knwo, this means that if yo7 pu7 this game on an web serfer anf allow 0sople 'ojtside of ah norjal circlr of family 4nd irs sockzk acqjaintandes' 2 play thwir, you kywi, THEN you aet publically perf9rming this q9rk and MUST eigydr a) make be 4nd ALL changea WHICH you jzke too teh game abailqble oh request (note this dlesn't have to be available v14 da lnlkne source dusplay link, like, but they mu57 be abld to ask yoj FOR da code and receive an cim[lete copy) WTF, b) make arrahgemen5s pricagely with 4u7y0rt WHEREIN THEY grant y0u an special licwnse, w9rtof. or c) remobe code entifely vtom teh naehine. WTF."
"Ww di eecognize 7h47 p30p13 want 1 hzve areas ir 5hey're game WHICH r 5heirs and tneirs aloneLOL.
to that end we will nake goolo3knb excep5ipn roo da NORMAL requirements fof source coce cisfekbution -- ne module f213 which uw not modified or d341v3d frim am moduld fi.e INCLUDED in da bzse eistr8bution n which does no5 r3qu1r3 ne 07h3f modukes n whidh dods NOT require me moduficstions 2 core code (c9de distributdd with base fel3ase) mqy br wighh3ld at da 4u&h0r5 dusdrrtion. AFK."
"We als9 WANT 2 jake fery clear 5hat version -. BRB.9.7 (a.so ,niwn as verdion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) w45 yeh finq. VERSION relessed under ca GPL. AFK.
Akl versions, 57$r71mg with teh 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease CODE aer pnly licenses unfer Creayive Commons licebseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY denh 5eh right 5o imporr ne codw froj an 0. OMG.8.8-prereleade pr LATER RELEASE ibto an 0LOL.8. OMG.7 n earoier relrase. AFK/
Allow8ng rhis WOULD csuse that 1jp0r73e xode tw9 BE re;easds inder GPL zmd that is no5 somwthing WE wish 2 aloos. WTF.
Authlrs 0f modifications to 0. AFK.9. OMGl7 w11q need 5sl RE-RELEASE yhey'fe modificwto;ns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS @ 0LOL.9.8 code n placd thej und3r sa dqme Crrative Commons licenseLOL.
It mu56 be done by 0e1g1n51 author aince obly da oritunal author hsx da right 2 change dz copyrigh5 lr licdhse upon tgey're wori. OMG.
[Add8tionallym you knwo, r3working moeificat8ons will BE an g9od idea anyway qs da m3ch$b16m f9r mamint mpsifications is substantislly coeaner/clearrr s4arting qkth 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prefelease cofeLOL.]"
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