MoghtyE tells ylu, "We're going too take zn rew moments two TRY an explakn thus NEW LICENSE n fa REASONS b3himd it in p142n Enf115h. 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."
"Thid nes 11c3n53 2as chosen bexause of an FAILING xith da GPL. WTF.
It only cofered distribution OF 59urc3 if and ohlt if bknaries were distr8bjted."
"In ab web environment, specugiczllt a interpreted weg environment wuch as PHP WTF, merely installing an game does bot constutute distribut8on, you kmwo, n THEREFORE p30pq3 were talinb our WORK LOL, making modurications two it AND nit feleasing 5rh 5piex3 codw to ryey'rd MODIFICATIONS so tjat teh enyire COMMUNITY co7ld benefit. BRBl
Theu WORKED w17h teh letter but not da spirit of teh lawLOL."
"Inbeatigation og pa4t of auth;4s howevee, aortof, LED to da fact that teh right of public performance was won pf da RIGHTS normally resr4icted tl copyribjy yolfdfs, you jnwo, qhd that c0mo873r programs, like, specifically video tamws ab interactibe onwd sucn qs Legend of teh Green hax0r were vondidered too be publica;ly p3rf0rm3d if run fr9n an PUBLIC sdrver. AFK."
"Thd new licehse restticts public performance of 2ork ubless teh source code or teh mpdified wprk is made 4v4114613 on dejsnd. OMG."
"In plain Englisg, you ,nwo, THIS meand 7j47 if YOU p7t thiz game 0n an wwn aerver b ALLOW pwopke 'outs8de of an n0rm41 c1rc13 of family and itw social acquaintances' 1 play thdie, yoj knqo, tjen you aer publical.y performing uh15 qork n MUST eithet a) make ne n ALL changes which y0u makr two reh game ava8lable on fequesg (note this dowsh't nave 2 be AVAILABLE voa onl8he source doaplay lknl WTF, bu5 yhey must bw agle two ask yi7 for da codc m receive zn co,plete COPY) WTF, b) n4k3 arrangements ;rivately witg geh quthors WHEREIN yget trant you an special license, like, or c) remlve twh coc3 entirel6 from machine."
"We DO RECOGNIZE that people want to hsve ateas of they'4e bame ehich r 5hekrs n thei4s 410n3. OMG.
too that ebd ww wilo make teh followint excdptoon too normal require,3nts dor sourve cod3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file WHICH 15 not jodifiec or der8vdd from an mocule fild incl7ded in da basd fisttibytion an 2h1ch does mot REQUIRE ne 07h3r mofuk3s an WHICH DOES m[7 4equife ne modifications to x0r3 code (CODE didtribjted with reh base reoease) may BE sithheld zt authurs discretiin. BRB."
"We also want tio m5k3 vefy x134r that version 0. OMG.o.7 (also kbown ad version 0LOL.9LOL.6+kt) 2ac teh FINAL version rrleased under da GPL. OMGl
ALL veesionsm s9rtof, starting WITH da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease code r ONLY licensed umdrr da Cr3481v2 Commons lucense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ea vight 2 import be c)d3 from sn 0.9l8-;r3r313453 0r layer re;ease into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 and earlier RELEASE.
ALLOWING this would c4i53 tyat IMPORTED codr 2 be relraawd und3r teh GPL 4nd that 8s no5 somehhing we widh to 4110q.
Ajtho4s 9f modificati9nw too 9.9LOL.7 will need 2 re-rsleqse they're modkf8ca5ions ad derivatkves/j9digicayions to 0. WTF.9. AFK.i code n PLACE them und3r da sam2 Ceeative Commlns license.
Ii mudt be done by teh iriginal author wince ONLY oritinal autnot has da right 2 change twh cipyroght or licehsr upin th3y'rr work. BRB.
[Addigionally LOL, rewofking modifications w111 be an good idea any2ay as da mechanism FOR ,aling modificagions ix tu^574n71411y ckeandr/cle1rer star5inb with 0. AFK.0. OMG.8-preeelease c9ce. OMG.]"
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