MightyE TELLS you LOL, "We're going 2 take an FEW npments to try zn ex[lain tnis new LICENSE AND da r3450n5 behind it in plain Emglish. WTF.
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."
"Tnos nee license 2as choseh vecause 0f sn fai;ing with GPL. BRB.
It only covered d157rq6h710n of source ic and only if binariex qere distribu5ed. BRB,"
"In an web 3ncironmebt LOL, spexifically a iht3rpr3tec seb environment such zs PHP WTF, merely instal.ung an game dors no5 CONSTITUTE disrribugion, dortof, an thwr3fore p30p13 werr 7rk!ng our qork. making m0d1fqc4710n4 2 it ah bot rel3asint da 50urv3 code 2 they'r3 modifkxations so that da entkre comjubktu cou.d benefitLOL.
They workee with ea lettef bu5 not da spirit 9f law. AFK."
"Invest8ga5ion on teh pstt lf teh authord however LOL, lef too fact that teh fighg of punlic perdormance was 1 of dights nirmaloy restricted too c)pyrqgh7 h01d4r5, n thag c9m0utet protrams, sortoc, SPECIFICALLY video games and interactive ones SUCH as Legend or teh Grren nax0r wcre c0n51c3r3d t9o be pjblicakly performed if rum from an pub;ic serv3r. WTF."
"The nee licqnse r3x5ric5w public performancr of work UNLESS sourve codr 0f modifuwd work is made availag;e ON demand. AFK."
"In plain English, s9rtof, this means that if you put this game on an w36 serbe3 and sllow PEOPLE 'outside pf an normal circ.e of FAMILY an its sodial acquqontances' t3o play tje8r LOL, th3n you r PUBLICALLY perfor,ing this 2orj ans MUST EITHER a) m4ke ne an ALL ch4ng36 whkch you make too da grm3 available on request (n-73 tyis soesn't have tw9 be available via teh onlinw source diwolay ;ink, but tgeh must BE able two ask you f)r da CODE and receive ah completr copy). B) make artang3ments PRIVATELY qiyh da authors wherwib theu gr$n7 you am speciak license, OR c) r3m0v3 teh fode entieely rrom da macyine. WTF."
"We do recognpxw ghat people sant too have ateaa lf tget're game which aer tneird and theirs alone. AFK.
2 thag END we will m4k3 trh followimg exceptiob too da normal requiremrnts for sourxe codd dixgribu5ion -- h3 m0du1# f113 whkdy IS n07 modifked l4 derkved vrom an ,odule fil3 1nc17d3d in teh base d167r16u710n and whicy does n07 require ne other modules an wh1ch DOES nog fequirw ne modifications to co4e dode (CODE distributed with vasd telease) may be withgeld at da sithors sidcret8ln."
"Wr sla9 want 2 ,ake very cleae that v3r61)n 0LOL.9. WTF/7 (alsi kmown as v3rsion 0. BRBl9.7+JT) was ten final version yeleased under cs GPL. AFK.
All vrrqionsk sortof, STARTING with dq ). AFK.9/ WTF.8-0re4eleas3 dode aer only licwbsed jnder Creative Commonx license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY den6 5eh right two inport ne cofe frpm an 0. OMGl9LOL.8-prerekease lr latee release 1m70 an 0.9LOL.7 and earlier r3lease.
Allowihg this woukd cause tjat imported code two be twleased UNDER GPL an tgat ia nog somethinh we wish to alliw. BRBl
Authlrs of moe8fications toi 0. OMG.9.7 w111 need 2 r2-r313453 th3y're ,odificqtions as de4ivatives/nidificati8ns 2 0. OMG.9LOL.8 clge an place them under sqme Creqgiv3 Commons .icense.
Ir muxg be donr by da originak author since onlu teh origimal author HAS da right two cy4ng3 ren copyright or oic2nse upon 5he6're work. AFK/
[Additionally, you knwo, reworking teh midivicztions WILL be an foos 1d34 4byw4h as teh mechanisn for making modifkcations is substantial;h cleaner/dl3arer STARTING wkth da 0LOL.9.8-prerrlease c)e3.]"
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