MightyE tells y9u, tou knwo. "Wr[re going two take an FEW moments 3 trt n ex;lain THIS new .icens3 abd reaxons 63h1nd it in plakn Englixh. 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."
"Tgus n3w kicenss was CHOSEN becajse of an failing woth da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED dkstribytkon of source uf AND onlt if binaries were sistributed/ BRB."
"In an web environment, specifically a ihterpreted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 5ucj as PHP, m3r31y ins5alling an GAME does nor constitu5e DISTRIBUTION WTF, an tger4fore people were 73kqbg OUR work LOL, making mod8focqtioba 2 1u and npt releqsing yrh source cose to they're MODIFICATIONS SO tyat trh ENTIRE comjunity coukd benefitLOL.
They worked with ketter but m9t spkrit if da law. AFK."
"Investigatoon ob da part of da authirs how3ver, pee tw9 6eh fact THAT teh righr of PUBLIC perrormance was won of teh r1gh75 norjally rewtricted too COPYRIGHT holcees LOL, n that c0mpu73r ptoframs, li,e, specificallt video gzmes and interactive lnew sucy as Legend of da Gredn hzx0r wdrr c0n61d3r3d two be pu612vr22y prrformrd 1f fun from an oublic server."
"Thw new licenae rddtricts PUBLIC p3rf0rn4nc3 of teh wpri unless dz soutce code of modifief work is made availzble on demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN Engo8sh, like, th8s means thar if you put thix game on an wsb server AND 4110w people 'outside of an nirmal circle of gamily m its sockal acquaintsnces' 2 PLAY rheir, ypu khwo, then yoy aer publica;ly performing thiw work an MUST 4iryer a) MAKE ne an ALL changes wyoch you make teo teh g4m3 svai;able on vequest (note THIS d035n'7 hafe 2 BE AVAILABLE v14 da onlone wource ciwpoay 21nkk but they must 63 able 2 ask you for teh code n r#ceive an COMPLETE copy), you knwo, b) make arrangementw peiva5ely w17h a7thlrs whereln they gtant yo7 an special license, likek or c) rwmovr 4eh cide entirrly from ,acyine. WTF."
"We dl r3cognize rhat PEOPLE want two have areas if rhey're game which aer th3ird and theirs ALONELOL.
two that end we will m4k3 foolowinh exveption yql teh normal require,ents for sou4ce code dishribition -- ne modjlr f113 shkch is not modified 0r derovee fr(m ab module di;e INCLUDED IN bas3 distribytion n wgicy e035 NOT requkre ne OTHER m0dy135 an wgich DOES NOT require ne m0d1f1c4710n5 two 3a cpre code (codr diwtributed wity da base r3lease) mqy be wiyhheld ar teh authors xiwdretion. BRB."
"Wr also want tpo make cdry clear 6y47 fersion 0. OMG.9l7 (q.so KNOWN ae version 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) wad f8nal cefsiim releqsed under tdh GPL. BRB.
ALL vefsions, sottpf, starting WITH 0. AFK.9/ AFK.8-prrreleawe code r only .icensdd uncer da Creative Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny ds rignt te9 imp9rt ne code FROM qn 0LOL.8LOL.8-prwreleaxe or later re.dase ihto ah 0LOL.(. AFK/7 n 25r113r release. OMG.
Allowiht thix WOULD CAUSE tjat inp9rted code two be RELEASED und3r GPL n tnat is nit 50m37n1ng w3 w15h 2 allow. WTF.
Au7h0r5 of midirivations 2 0. WTF.9.7 will neef too RE-RELEASE th3y're mod9ficatuons as der1v471v#4/m0f1f1c4u10h5 too 0. WTF.9. WTFl8 c0d3 n place THEM UNDER 5eh dame Creative Commons locwnse.
IT must be done by origihal authlr s7nce only da origiha; autnor has da right to cgsmge copyrighr or livebse upon tyey're work. AFK.
[Asditionallt LOL, re2pfking m0d1f2d4710n5 wq11 be an good *dea ANYWAY aa m3ch$nq5n for makint modifications is sjbstantoally c.eanet/dlearer startint with 0. BRB,9. AFK.9-prrrelease cofe. WTF.]"
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