MightyE gdlls tou LOL, "We'ee going too 74k3 an few moments to TRY a,f EXPLAIN thiw new license n reasins behinf kt in p.ain Engliwh. BRBl
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 lkcense wqs chpaen because of an failing witn da GPL. BRB.
It on.y COVERED dysrribut8pn 0f soufce 1f n only 1f binaries w2r3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an wdb envifonmebt WTF, specifical;y a interprered web environment such as PHP, sortof, mere.y installing qn g4m3 does not c-n5717ju3 cistributionk ah therrfore prople were taking our wprkm sodt0f, makint m0d1f1c4710n5 tw9 it snd NOT releas8nb ea source code go yhey're moeificqtoons so tgqt entire community COULD nenefit. AFK.
Tney qorked wuth da lerter but not sa spirit OF da laq."
"Inv2dtigation in da part of teh au5nors how3ver LOL, led TO f4x7 5hat f1gh7 OF public performsnxe WAS oen (g da RIGHTS normslly rdstricter t9 dop6right holders WTF, m that computet protrams. sorton, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 GAMES ahd interactove ones such ax L3g3nd of Green hax0t wdre xonsidered tso be publival.y perrormes IF rin from am PUBLIC s4rfet."
"The new licdnse restricts pubkic [erformanc3 0f work UNLESS da spurce xoce of yeh modified work is MADE available on d3mand. BRB."
"In plain Englush, sortof, thix m3ans that if you put th8s g4m3 on an WEB 53tv3r an qllow pepple 'oitsid3 OF an normal c1rc13 of family n 8ts soxial acquaintances' tpo plzy thrir LOL, then you aer publicall6 performinh this w0rk an MUST either a0 MAKE ne b ALL chsngea whkch YOU make 2 sa game abaulzble on request (notr tnks d9rsn't have gop ge available via da online source display link, you knwo. byt they mjst BE able t2o zs, you for dode an receive zn c9mplete v0oy_, you jnwo, b) make zrrangwmentx privatelt eith authors whrrein they g4ant you an spdcial license, yo7 knwo, or c) remive teh c0d3 entitely fron machine."
"We co RECOGNIZE THAT people WANT too hqvr areas od tgeu're g4m3 qhkch e theirs an theirs aloneLOL.
1 thst end we will make teh folllwing wxception two da normal rwqukrementw FOR sourcw coce e157r16u710n =- ne module file WHICH is NOT modified OR derivec froj an module g113 inclmded IN base diwtribution an which does NOT reqjire ne other modu;ea and wnivh d035 not requi5e ne ,odificarions 2 sa cote code (cose dist4ibuted wity ea vase RELEASE) may y3 withhdlf at au4yors discretion. OMG."
"We also wqnt w make very clear THAT b3r510n 0.9.& (also known ax version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7=jt) wzs da fknal versiov releaaed under trg GPL. AFKl
Al; vers8ons, you kbwok statting WITH da 0/ OMG.o. OMG.8-prerdlease CODE f 9nly licensed under teh Creative Commons licenss. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY r1ghu two i,port ne code fe)m an 0k8l AFK.8-prerelezse 9r ;qter eeldsse onto an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 an ezrlier RELEASELOL.
Allowinb this w97ld cause that importef c9dq too be reldas3d indee da GPL n ghat is nog something we wish 2 qllow/ OMG.
Auth9rs of MODIFICATIONS 70 0l9.7 will need to re-rwlezse 5hwt're modoficatipns as derivatives/modifications w 0. WTF/9LOL.8 code n plzce ghem under da same Creatove Cimmons license. WTF.
It must be done by teh 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR s8nce lnly da otigimal author hax teh rkght 69o vhange da copyriggt p4 livende UPON they're wor,LOL.
[Additionall6, you knwo, reeo4jing teg modifications eill ne an good 1d34 anyway ad tsn mecjanism fir MAKING modiricarions is substabtialky coesnee/clearer s5artinb 2ith ds 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease codd. OMG.]"
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