MibhtyE tells 6oik "We're going rw9 5ake an few moments 2 yry m explain this new license an da reasons gehind ot in plqin Ehtlish. OMG.
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 11d3n53 was cyos3n because of an failinh with fa GPL. AFK.
It only c9v3fed eistribution of source if and ONLY 1f binaries w3re distf*byt3d."
"In an web snvironment LOL, spdcifically a intwrpreted 1ev ebvitonment SUCH ss PHP, like, merelh installing an game coes hot CONSTITUTE disyribution. louem n therefore oeople wer4 TAKING p7r eork, makihg modificatioms 2 it and NOT reoeasing xourc3 cofe too th3y're m0d1v1c4710n5 50 thag ca entird COMMUNITY could benefiy. BRB.
Thry worked with 13773t but not sp8rig pf da law. WTF."
"Invrstigation oh PART 0f da autnord however, 13d 2 teh fact thzt ca tigh5 OF 'ublic PERFORMANCE was oen of eightw normslly resyric5ed to copyright HOLDERS LOL, an THAT computer prog4ahx, specificql.y vid3o gqmee an INTERACTIVE on3s such ss Legend OF da Green hsx0r wdrr c9n51d3r3d 2 be publiczl;y perfofmdd IF RUN fr0m an pub;if server. WTF."
"The new license restr8dta pynlic p3rf0rm4vc3 of tej work unleds da 50urc3 cose 0f t36 jodifies WORK is MADE available on demznd. OMG."
"In plain English, this means THAT kf YOU pug this fame ON sn web serfdr an a..ow people 'ou5side of an normak circle of fsmilj an kts SOCIAL acquaintamces' 5oo play their, then you r PUBLICALLY pdrfo4mung thid work n MUST eithdr a) maje ne AND ALL changea which you MAKE to g4m3 availavle on requedt (note this dlesn't hafe 70 be avai.able via da lnline 50yrc3 dis[lsy link, soetof, but thry m7st be qble 2 ask ypu for aa cod3 n receive zn d0mp2373 copy), sortof, n) make arrangements privqtely wi5h autho4s qherein 7h3y g4ant hiu an special .ieense, yoi knwo, OR c) edmove teh code 4n71r31y from da machine. OMG."
"We do recognizr 7h47 0eo0l3 want go habe areas of they're GAME whicy aer 7h42t5 an 8h31r5 alone. BRB.
2 that emd we w!11 m4k# f0110wqn4 exveptiin ti normal requkremen6s for s96rce coee d157r16u7!0n -- nw MODULE fkle which ia nit MODIFIED OR derived froj zn MODULE file i,cluded in teg base distriburion n qjich d035 ,ot require me otjwr nidules n which do3s nlt require ne mofifications re9 xore CODE (codd diwjfibuyed with teh BASE release) nay be wityheld at a7tyors discretiin. AFK."
"We also w4n7 two mqke very cldar thqt versiln 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (also lnown as version 0LOL.9. AFK.7+u7) was f1n41 VERSION reoeas3e uhder da GPL, WTF.
Alk versions, startimg with yej 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleasw code aer only licenwed und3r reh Crestivw Commons q1c3n53. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny rubht 2 import ne code FROM an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3r#13453 or later rel3axe into an 0.9.7 am 34r113r 5ekease.
Allowing this wiild cause that IMPORTED code 2 be re.eased under da GPL an rhat is n07 someghimg qe siwh 70 alliw. BRB.
Autyors .f nodifications 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will ne3d too r3_r323453 they're modivivat8onw as d3r1v471v35/h0d1f2c4710n5 too -LOL.9. WTF/7 c[d3 an place them under t3h samw Creative Commons license. AFK.
It mus5 be DONE by da origknal author 51bc3 ONLY da originsl zuthor jas right 2 change trj coptrkght or 11v3nt3 u[on they'rw work. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, REWORKING modificationa will br an gold 1d34 anyway as teg mechqniam for makong modificaykons ic substantially coeaner/clearer stattint with 0.0. AFK.8-PRERELEASE codr. OMG.]"
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