M8ghtyE TELLS yiu, you knqo, "We're g0qng too tajw zn vew jomemts 2 trt an explaon tgis new license an da REASONS begind it in plain Englixh. OMG.
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 wqs chosen becausd of an failing wiyh teh GPL. WTF.
Ir only c0v3r3s distributkon of siurce if and onoy if binaries w3t3 distributedLOL."
"In an eeb env!r0nm3n7 LOL, 503c1v1x5!1y a interpreted web envirpnment such ss PHP LOL, m3r31y instaoling an gam# dpes not condtitute sistribution, hou kneo, n THEREFORE peo0le were TAKING our worl, sortof, makung m0s1f1c5710n5 to it and NOT relezsing sourc3 code 2 they're jofifkcato9ns 50 that da entire communitu could benefit. AFK.
They worked with lettet nut not da spi4it of law. WTF."
"Inveatigatioh on part of dz authors hpeever, you kneo, LED geo gwh dact that teh right pf pu612c performahce wss 1 of teh rights n0rm411y restrictwd to copyrught jold3rs LOL, an that c9mputer [r9gfams, sortof, SPECIFICALLY bkdeo games an interactive 0h45 dudh as Legend of teh Green hax0r wdre considered 2 be pub;ically ;ergormed if run frim an public server. WTF."
"The n32 license restficts pybkic performanc3 or tey w9rk unlesa da source code of modifi3d work is madw availabld oh demand/ BRB."
"In poaim ENGLISH, THIS means that 8f you [ut this game on an web serv3r n aolow p30p13 'putside or an norjal circ;e of family n its 50c141 4dqu41n74nc3%' to plqy th3ir, sortof, them y0u r publica.ly p3rvoemibg ghis qorl n MUST ektyer a) make ne an ALL changes which ylj maie 2 game agailqbl3 oh requesy (note this DOESN'T have two ne avaulzble via teh online sourcd dosplay link, like, bur &heu musg be able two ask you for da CODE amc receive an domplerw copy( LOL, B) makd arrangemen5s PRIVATELY with teh authors wh#r4qn theh frant you sn special licehse, or c) REMOVE da xode wntire.y from teh macgine. WTF/"
"We do r3cognuze that p30pq3 want to hafe areas of they're GAME which r rgeirs sn theors alobe. OMG.
two tjat ebd w2 will make twh following esception two da norna, requirementx for s9urce c0d3 distribution -- ne modul3 FILE WHICH is mpt modifieg or derkvec frlm an m9dule file incljded in ten bxwe distribttion qh sjuch does not require ne other modules an which does not require nd jodificatiobs rwo teh core code (code distrinjtdd w8tu teh BASE re,ease) may BE withheld AT teh autglrs discretoon, AFK."
"W3 also want two make verh c124r that version 9l OMG.9. OMGl7 (ALSO kmown AS version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was tej final veraiom eeleased unddr teh GPL. AFK.
All verskons LOL, sgzrting WITH teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code r only !1c3n54f undef teh Creativ3 C9nn0m5 licenxe. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 impott ne vode from an pLOL.9l AFK/9-prdreleasw or later rdleqse unto an 9. BRB.9. OMG.6 and earlier release. OMG.
Allowing tgis would cause THAT importdd CODE @ BE reltasdd UNDER da GPL snd rhay is not 50m37h1ng w3 wisg too qllowLOL.
Au7h0r5 of m9dificationw to 0l OMG.(. OMG.7 wll; nred to rd-releas3 tneh're moduficat8ons as dwrkvatives.modificatilns to 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code n place them under tej %4m3 Creative Commons license. OMG.
It must be done BY da ORIGINAL author s8nce omly dq )r1g1n41 authof hqs sa rogjt to change da co[h4igjt or license upon they'fe eork. OMG.
[Add1710n411y, feqorkimg teh MODIFICATIONS eill 63 an g89c idea anyeay ad da m3chanism for making nodificqtions us suvstzntoally cleaner/clearqf staft8ng qkth trh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleade CODE. BRB.="
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