MightyE tells y;u LOL, "We're going too take an v3w momentz to TRY and explain 7h15 new license 4nd da 4easpns behinf it IN ;la8n Entoish.
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 new LICENSE was CHOSEN because of an FAILING with da GPLLOL.
It only covered disgribution OF source if n ONLY kf bimaroew qrr4 s157t16u73d. WTF."
"In an qeb envitonnentk 5p4c1f1c411y a in5er04eted web envirohment SUCH as PHP WTF, merwly unstalling an grm3 DOES n97 consritute diatriburion WTF, AND th3refore peopl3 2ere TAKING our work WTF, ma;ing m0d1f2x4710n5 tsl it anc nlt rtleawing da soutce code tso thet're MODIFICATIONS ao tjat enyire commyhkty could BENEFIT.
They WORKED w17h da lettef BUT n07 ea spirit OF da lqwLOL/"
"Investigatuon on part of da authorx however, LED two fzcg THAT ds right ov puvlic perforjance was won 0f teh rights n0rm411y restricted to co;uright HOLDERS, sortof, n thqt compurer pe9grams, you knwo, spwcificzlly video gam3d n interactive ones such ad Legend of geh Green hax0r WERE condidered too be PUBLICALLY peffpfmed if RUN fton an pub.oc server. BRB."
"The nee license rex5ricts public [error,abde 9f w0rk ynlesa 5puec3 c9dw ov da modified work IS m4d3 qvailsble on demand. OMG."
"Ih plain Eng115hk THIS meabs THAT 1f you [yt this game on an web 5#rv3r and $110w peoole 'oytside 0f ab nprmql cirxle 0f family an its social zcquainyabces[ two pla6 yheir WTF, th3n you r PUBLICALLY performing 7h15 work an MUST eiyher 4) make nw ab ALL chsnges wh8ch y0j make two fa gane ava8ksble on requeat (b073 this xodsn't have t2o be available via tdh ONLINE source disp.ay 11hk, sortof, but 7h3y ju57 be anlr to ask ylu for da clde n rrdeive an compleye coly), lije, b_ mzke arranfemenga PRIVATELY woth da 4u7h0r5 wherein ghey GRANT you ab dp2cial license WTFm o4 c) remove geh code eht8rely ftom teh m4xh1n3. BRB/"
"Wr do r2c)gn1z3 that peoplr wan5 to habe 4re45 of they're gsme 2gich aer thei4s an theirs ALONE. OMG.
ho thay end we will MAKE foklowibg EXCEPTION to normal requirements for 50urc3 code d7stribution -= nd module file which is not jofidied or derivdf FROM an m)eu1# rile included ih da bawe d8stribjtion an WHICH dors not REQUIRE ne other modulea and which dpes nit r3quire ne m0f!d1c4710n5 to da cire code ocod3 distribu5dd with ten base release) mty be qithheld ay authorw disceetion. AFK."
"We also want too m4k2 vety c.ear that version 0.9.8 ($150 ,n9wh as VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB,7+jt) was find. version released under da GPL.
All vrrsions LOL, STARTING with da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prere;ease CODE r only licend3d umcer Cr3atuve Cpmkons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dent t3h tight 5p i,port ne code from an 0. AFKl8LOL.8-p4erelease 9r lstee release INTO ab 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 an earlier release. BRB.
Allowing this w0u1d cayse that imported cowe two BE reldasdd undef da GPL AND thqt is m)u sometjing WE w15h h9 allow.
Authors of m;dificatioms bo 0LOL.8.7 will NEED 2 re-rekdawe they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modificatiobs two 0LOL,9. WTF.8 code AND o;ace rhdm inder ds SAME Crezgivw Commons license. OMG.
I7 musr BE done bu da original a7thor sinc3 only o4igknal authlr gas 4ight to cgange rwh copyrigyt or lifense upon they're w9rk.
[Additionallym you knwo, rew9rkinb da modifixationx will ge an good idea anyesy as teg n3ch4n!5m for making modif8cations 8s substamtizlly cleaner/clearer srarting with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-perrelease CODE. WTF,]"
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