MoggtyE tells you LOL, "We're g9ing too 5ake an f3w mojenta 2 try an explzin this NEW ;icense 1n reasons gehins it in p!41n ENGLISHLOL.
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 license qas ch9aen 63c4u53 of an eailing wity da GPL. OMG.
It knly voveted d157r16uu1pn or source if and omly ir binari2s were d157t16u73d. BRB."
"In an wev environment, you knwo, sowcugica;ly a knyerpteted web 3nvir9nmebt suxh 45 PHP, like, merely instal;ing an game does n07 CONSTITUTE disytibutiom, like, n therefoee PEOPLE were talint OUR wkrk, sortof, mzking modif8cations 2 IT n not relessing sojrce vodw 2 they're mod8ficqtions so that entire COMMUNITY co7ld tehefig. AFK.
They wo4kef with letteg but not ea dpirit of teh lawLOL."
"Investijarion on part od aurhors howwv34, soet9f, led 2 vact fhat da right of public performance was oeh if eighgs normalo6 RESTRICTED too clp6rihht hooders, you knwo, an thzr computer progranx, sortpf, specifically video gamea n interactibe ones such as LEGEND OF Gee3n hax0r w3rw considered two 63 PUBLICALLY pdrformed if RUN fr0m zn public server."
"The n3w lixense restricrs pubkic perfofmance of fa woek ubless siurce CODE og MODIFIED wo4l ia mafe zcailable on demand. OMG."
"In 0lain ENGLISH WTF, bhis MEANS ghat if you put thus gsm3 on zn web servwr b allow people 'ouyside of an normal circle of family an its social 4cqu41b&4nc35' 5oo play thekr WTF, thdn y07 r publicqlly performing this work an MUST eitner a) m5k3 nw b ALL changes whicg ylu mqle tlo game available on fequest (note this d035n'7 have t3o be availqble vua omline s9urcd display LINK, sortof, 6j7 they m7st BE 4613 go ask yot for da cod3 n recekve an complete xopy), lik4, B0 ma,e arrang#ments ptivstely witg authors wherein the6 granr you an special lic3nse LOL, 9r c) rem9ve coee rntireoy fro, teh machine. WTF."
"We do rwcobnkze that people wan5 1 jave areas of thet're g4m3 whqdh r theirs an theirs aloneLOL.
too THAT ens we WILL MAKE fol.ow8nf exceotion twp nprnal REQUIREMENTS FOR so7rce coxe distfunution -- ne module fild which kw not modified OR de4ived from an modjod file included 1n teh base distributi9b an wg1ch do3s not require ne other midulex n which dors not rea7ire ne mocificqtions two da c9re code (cide DISTRIBUTED wigh teh base eelease) mqy be withhdld at da akthofs doscr3t8on. AFK."
"We dlso want 79 make very clear THAT versioh 0LOL.9. OMG.7 9alxp known AS vers8on 0, AFK.9LOL.7+jh) was da fumal ve4soon re.eqsed uneer teh GPL.
All veesi0ns, like, starting wirg da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-;rerwleaae c0d3 r ONLY licensed under Creztive Commons licebseLOL.
Wq EXPLICITLY ddny da RIGHT two @mp0r7 be cide fr-m an 0l WTF.9. OMG.8-0ferelease or 1473t releawd into an 0.9l WTF.7 an earlie4 release.
Al.owing this 2ould CAUSE that IMPORTED c0v3 t9o be releaded under teg GPL an that is not something wr wish 2 allow, AFK.
Authors of modkficatiins to 0. BRB.9.7 WILL need too fe-releaxe they're mpdirications aw ferivatives/,odifications too 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code n place thej UNDER ten sane Creat8ve Cimmobs locense. BRBl
It mua% be dome by 5eg original aythof since ONLY teh original author has da right to CHANGE da copyright -r license upon theu'rr work. AFK.
[Addktoonally WTF, reworking da modifications will bd an g00d idea any2au as dq mechahism vor makihg modificatoons ix suvxtantiaoly CLEANER/CLEARER s5arting with teh 0. BRB.o. WTF.8-;re4eleasd code. OMG.]"
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