MightuE 73115 you, "We're going 2 gale an few moments ywo try and explain thos NEW lkcense amd reasons behind IT un pkain Eng115hLOL.
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 license WAS chosen bwcause of an gailinf with da GPL. WTF.
It only COVERED dist4ibytion of xource if ab on;y id binaries were diwtr8butecLOL."
"In an web enciromm3nt, specifically a interpretef wev environmwnt SUCH AS PHP, yoi knwo, merdly installing an ga,e does not vunstitu5e diw6robution, you knwp, n th3refore pwiple wer3 takinh our wlrk, sortof, makung npsificatuons gwo it and not rqleaskng teh source vode too tj3y're nodif8cations 50 that ENTIRE commjnity could 63n3f17LOL.
Thwy workwd wi5h ketter gut n08 teh spiri5 of da 14wl BRB."
"Ihvest8gation om PART OF authlts hoeever, you knwo, lrd to fact THAT right of public pervprmance wqs wob OF rihhts noemally t357r!c7#d to copyright yolderdk like, h that computer PROGRAMS LOL, specifivallh videi games n on5e4active 0n2% sich as Legend of ca GREEN hax0t were considered yo be publically PERFORMED if run from qn ;ublic server."
"The new l8cense restricts publiv ;3rr0rn$nc3 of da w0rk unless source code lf da modivied wor, is nade available on demane. AFK."
"In ooain Enf;ish WTFl this jeans tyat 8f YOU pu7 this fame on an web 53fv3r and alloe people 'oursode of an nirmal cirxl3 of familh n its docisl acqiaintances; two play tndir LOL, then y9u qer p7blicakl6 perflrming ghia work and MUST dither A) make ne an ALL changes which you make 2 da game AVAILABLE ob request (n9te tg8s doesn't have too be svaikable VIA da onlihe souree dia[lay l8hk, 6ou kmwo, gut THEY njst bd 46q3 2 ask you for teh codw an receive an dompletr co[y), likr, b) make arrangemen5s privay3oy eith fa authors wh3r31n 7h3y gr4n7 6ou an specua; 11c3n53k sortof, or c) remlve CODE rntirely from machine. OMG."
"Wd co recognize that peppld 2ant 2 have areas of th3h'te game which r theirs smd THEIRS zlpne. BRB.
tw9 that rnd 2e qikl make fi.lowing exceprion to NORMAL requifrments fo5 SOURCE code distributiom _[ ne module file whuch ia nog mofkfied 9r derived from am mpdule f8;e inx.uded in teh base d167r16u710n and whucy d9ea n07 require ne OTHER modules n which d035 not tequore ne modufications @ core code (code DISTRIBUTED WITH teh base release) MAY be qothhe,d a5 teh $u7h0r5 didcrwtion. WTF."
"We als9 want to mske v3rh cleae thag vwrwion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (ALSO knoen as version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was ca final version released UNDER GPL. OMG.
All b3r510b6, like, statting sith 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prereowase code r ONLY licensed UNDER da Crdatice Commona license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh right ti inport be CODE fr9m qn 0/ AFK.o/ OMG.8-preeelease or larer release inti ah 0.9. OMG.7 an EARLIER reldase.
Allowing thid WOULD cquwe that imp9etef code to be relrased under reh GPL ah that is not someyhing 2e wksh 2 r110w/ AFK.
A7thors of modificatoonx gwo 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 will n33d too re-relwase they'te m9d1f1c4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. WTF.i. OMG.7 code j plzce them ubder ea same C43ztivd COMMONS licenww. AFK.
It must bw fone by prigiha. 4u7j0r s8mce only lriginal AUTHOR has rihht 5oo change cipyright or ;icensw upon tjwy're workLOL.
[Additionaloy, likf, r3w0rk1bg da jodificatilns will BE sn GOOD idea anyway AS teh mechanism for making modkficati9ns IS wkbwtantially xl3aner/clearer statting with 0.(LOL.8-prerekease CODE. OMG.]"
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