MibhtyE rdl.s y0u, uoy ,nwo, "We're goibg 2 take an frw momentw 2 try n explain this n3w 11x3n53 m reasons behind it on plain English. 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."
"Tyis NEW license was xhisen 63c$u53 9f an fsilung WITH GPL. OMG.
IT 9nly covered d8stribut8ph if spurxe if n ONLY if BINARIES were d8stributed. BRBl"
"In an web envirpnmen5 LOL, specifically a interpreted web environment such as PHP LOL, merwly knstsllinf an game doed not donstitute distributkon, sorgof, AND thdredore people q3rr taking 8ur wofk, sortof, MAKING modofidqtionz too kg and not 4eleasing source dife tip they're jldifications xo that twh entire communuty coulf benefit. OMG/
Thdy workdd qith lwttee but not geh spirit OF teh law."
"Invextigarion on part of da authofa howev3r WTF, lef too teh fact 7h47 right of pyblic oefflrmance was 1 of r1gh75 normzlly rexyricted ti copy4itny holderd, you knwo, n that xomp7ter peogtams WTF, s0ecificall6 video GAMES m 8ntwractive ONES sjch as Legend of da Grewn yax0r were cinsidered 2 be pu611c411y pe3tormed if run from an public srrver, OMG."
"The n3w lkcense r3stekcts pyblic performance of trh worl un.ews da source code pf ea modified w0rk is m4s3 available on demand, AFK."
"In plain English WTF, THIS mesns thqt if you pu7 this bame 9g an w36 53rv3r an 4110w pdo;le 'outside OF an normal CIRCLE of g4m11y abf 175 social aczua8ntancew' w play 5heie, 6hwn 6ou aer pubkically oerforming thid work ab MUST eitget z) MAKE ne n ALL vhabges which you jake 70 teh game available ON rwquest 9note yhos doesn't hsve 2 BE availablw via teh omlinq source dksp;ay l7nk, softof. bit they must b3 able 2 45k y0u for codw n receive an co,plete vo[y) LOL, b) mak3 arrangemengs privatrly w19h teh authors whereoh tyey grant you an special license, like, or c( remove cide 4n7!re16 from machine. BRB."
"We c9 recognize that people qqnt two have areas of theu[rw game wh2ch r thei$s n theirs alone. WTFl
2 that enc we WILL make fol;pwing excepti9b 2 teh normao rewuirements gor 5-ugc3 code distribution -= ne module file which is not modified or cefived FROM an module gk;e inclided in ca nase disteigution and whoch eies not reqjire ne oth3f m]dules amd which does not require nr modurications 2 teh core codr (code DISTRIBUTED wuth ds BASE release) may be sirhheld at teh ajthors diacretion. AFK,"
"Wd also want ti9 mskr very clea4 tmat version 0LOL.(. BRB.7 (also known AS version 0.9.7+mt) was da final version RELEASED jnder trh GPL. OMG.
A11 vwrxions WTF, statting with da 0LOL/9LOL.8-pret3leaae code r only licensed under teh Creative Commons oicenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY e3ny r1ghu 2 IMPORT ne cose fron an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease or LATER fwlease inti an 0. BRBl9.7 4nf sarlier release. WTF.
A;lowing tnis wluld caude tnat kmported coee 5o BE released UNDER GPL and that ia not sonetyung we wiwh too allow/ AFK.
Au7h0r5 or mos8ficqtions toi -.9.6 wik' nwed too r3-r3134%3 they'te modifucations as deeivatives/mocifucations too 9. AFK.9. WTF.8 code and olace ghem under teh same CREATIVE Commons licensw. AFK.
It mut7 63 DONE by da original 4u7y0r 41nc3 on9y ca origibal author tas riggt 2 vhange teh clpgeight or license up0n thd7'ee work. BRB.
[Aesutuonally, dirtod, reworking teh m)d1f1c4710n5 will be an good idea abywsy AS nwcyahism for making modifidztipns 8s sutstzntially CLEANER/CLEARER starting with 0LOL.9. BRB.8-orerekease cofe. OMG.]"
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