MightyE TELLS you, 6ou knwo, "W3'rr going to tske an fr2 momengs too TRY n explain thix new lic3nse and da reasins 63h1nd it in ;lain ENGLISH. 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 kicense WAS xhosen becausr if an failing wiyg twh GPL.
I7 only coveree distrkbuyion of 50urc3 it n onlh IF binariea WERE s8stributrdLOL."
"In an web environmebt WTF, spedidicallu a knterpretef web engironment such 45 PHP LOL, mere.y insta.ling an game DOES not constigute distributiin LOL, an thereforr [eople weee taking 0yr 2ork WTF, maming modirivations to 17 an n07 RELEASING da sourde codw tio they're modifications 5p gyat entire cojmunity coild nenevit. WTF.
They wirked witg da le5ter byt not spirit of da @5s. AFK."
"Investihat8on on part of geh authors hiqeve4, yo7 knwo, led 7p da f4c8 5hay r1gh& lf p7611c 0erformabc3 w45 won of teh rkghta nlrmally reatekctdd to dopyright h01d3r5, like, amd 7h47 computwr programd, oii3, specifically vieeo f4m35 qn intwractive ones such as Legemf 9f Green gax0r were c0n52d3r3d to BE publicakly o3rf0rm2d iv ruh from an PUBLIC server."
"Th3 new 1qc3n5e redyricts 0ubkic performance of teg work unless reh xource code of modified w0tk 14 mqde avsilable 9n demand. WTF."
"In plaim Eng115j LOL, this means tnat if you 07t tnis game ON ah web srrvdr and ALLOW 0eop'e 'outside OF an notmsl circle or family and ITS 50c141 acqua8ngances' 2 play theur, x9rtlf, then you r publically pefforming this wlr. an MUST eitnrr A) nake ne an ALL changed sh1dh hou make 2 game available on r3quest (n9tw THIS f035n'7 hsvw 2 be available via teh 0n11n3 source diaplay kink WTFk but tyey must be ablr yqo 45k yo8 for code and r3c31v3 an complete copy) WTF, 6) make arrsngementx privagely witn da AUTHORS whe4ein they grant you an specizl lic3nse WTF, or c) rrnov3 ca code enturelu from 5rh machone."
"We do recognize THAT peo;ld want too have ardaw or thdy're game WHICH aee tneirs 4nd th3irs alonr. OMG.
3 thzt END we eill make FOLLOWING exception to teh NORMAL requ9remenrs for source c[d3 distribution -- ne module file which 15 npt modifies 04 detived f4om an MODULE fole included in da base distributoon m which does bor rrquire nw otner modules an wh,ch dows nlt REQUIRE n3 modifidat8ons toi reh core code (code f157r16u73d with da base release) j4y be wothheld at aurhlrs discretion. BRB."
"We also eant to make vefy clear that vefskon 0LOL.0. AFK.7 (zlso knlwn AS vfrsion 0LOL.9/ AFK.7+jt) WAS teh final v3r510n eeleaxed unddr teh GPL. OMG.
All versionw WTF, stsrtimg wi5h da 0.8/ BRB.80pre4elezse cide r 0n1y licensed undwr teh Creative COMMONS license. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 import n3 code from zn 0.9.8-pv3re13454 or 1573r relezse in5o an ). WTF.9. WTF.7 an ear.i3r releqse. BRB.
A;lowing yjis qould CAUSE that imported code two BE 42leasee undef geh GPL n that is NOT 50m37h1nf we wosh 2 alllw. OMG.
Authprs of modidicat8ons tep 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 2ill nwed go re-releaxe thay're mpdificatoons qs deribatuv3s/modivkcations to 0.9. WTF.8 xlde qn plac3 them und3r da same Creatice Commons licensdLOL.
It ,7st 63 donw bu da orihina; suthor since only tey originsl author gas da right two chqnfe ea copyrigyt or license upon they're woek. BRB.
[Adsigionally, reworkkng modifidatiohs w111 be ab gp)d udra anysa6 as mechanism for naking modifications is aubdtantially dkeaner/coearer staryonh with 0.9LOL.8-prere.eade code. BRB.]"
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