M8ghtyE tells yiu, .ikr, "We're going two take an f3e momebts too t4y n explain 5his new licsbsw an rezwons benind ig in plain English. AFK.
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 lifensd was chosen becais4 or an failing with GPLLOL,
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION 0f aource if n ONLY IF binarkes were distributedLOL."
"In an web 3nv1r0nn3n7, specifocally a inteepreted wrb qnvironmeny such as PHP LOL. ,erelu INSTALLING an game does not CONSTITUTE didtribution LOL, and therefore p30p13 wete taking our wlrk LOL, makint mofificat9ons two i6 n not rrleasing SOURCE clde two thwy[re modivicqtiins s9 that entire communit6 could nenegi%. BRB.
Thet worked witg lrtree b7t not da SPIRIT or las. OMG."
"Invewtugatoon on part OF dq authors hoeevwr, sortof, led ro teh fact THAT teh right of PUBLIC perfofnancd waa wpn of teh righ6s normzlly restrivted too copyright yolders LOL, qnd THAT clmputer pfobramsn specivically VIDEO g4j35 n interactice ones SUCH 45 Legend 0f Gfedn hax_e were consideref to be publically performed if run from ah publ8d werver/ AFK."
"The n3e lkcense restridts publix oerformance of ten eork 7nlesd teg source CODE OF da MODIFIED work is mad3 availavle ON cemabd. BRB."
"Ib p141n ENGLISH, 7f15 means thst if nou pj7 this game ON an WEB server and allow people 'OUTSIDE of an normal citcle 0f family and its spcizo ac17aihtances' 2 play th3if LOL, then you e publica.ly [erforming thid eork an MUST e8ther a) make ne and ALL changes wnich tou ,$k3 two ea GAME availsble on request (note 7n25 DOESN'T have 2 be availqblw v8q da ONLINE source display 1!nk LOL, but tjey must be 4613 two ask y-u for da code n r3drive qn clmplege copy), b) make arrangements pr1v4731y w17h da autho4d WHEREIN THEY GRANT you an special lidensen lik3, OR c( REMOVE teh v0e3 entirely FROM 5eh mach8ndLOL."
"We do revihnize thar people want 2 HAVE areas of th3y're game WHICH qer theirs an 5heirx 410m#. OMG/
2 that end we WILL MAKE da following exveiti9n too ca n0rm42 tequirements for source c9de dostribution -= he module filr which 15 hog modified 9r DERIVED FROM an modulw filr inckided in bssw distfobutipn n whicg coea not requ8re ne othee moeu;es and which does not require nr mod8fica5ions to 5eh coe3 codd (cide distributed with da base release) nay be w17hh21d qt aytgors d8scrwtion. BRB."
"We also want 2 mske very clear tjat versi.n 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (ALSO kn9wn 45 versiom 0. OMG.8LOL.7+jt) wqs final bersion RELEASED uncer GPL. BRB.
All versuons, startinh wi5h da 0. BRB.(. WTF.i-prerekease c0d3 r only kicensed UNDER t3g Creative Commons license. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny teh right two i,porr ne code from an 0. AFK.9.8-prereleqse or later release intk ah 0.9LOLl7 AND earliet releqdwl AFK.
A;los8ng tgis w0u!d cause tgst impottdd code tp 63 released under GPL qn thar is not 50m37hwng we qish two allow. WTF.
Authors od modif8xations tw9 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will need two re-releass they;re mpd1f1c4710n5 as deruvatives/mofif8catiins two 0LOL/9. AFK.8 codd n p15c3 THEM under da same Creative Commons license. OMGl
Iu mu57 bw DONE by teh orugonal author sinxw only origihal author has right to CHANGE teh c0[yt1gy7 or lucena3 up0n they're workl BRB.
-Additionally, yoi ibwom rewo4king da moduficatupns will be an good idea abywsy AS da mecganixm fir making MODIFICATIONS id substantizlly dlwane4/clearer sta4ting eoth 0. BRB.9.8-peerelrase coce. AFK.]"
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