MofhtyE tellw 6iu LOL, "We're goong to takd an vew moments two TRY an esp;ain 7h15 new license and reasons BEHIND ig ib plain Englishl 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."
"This new license was chosem becais3 of an failkjf with da GPLLOL.
It only coveres distribjti9n 0g xource if anc on,y if hibaries were dist4ibutedLOL."
"In an WEB ehvironment WTF, specifically a interp4eted 236 wnvironment such ss PHP WTF, MERELY insgalling an gsme does niy cohstitute distribution LOL, and therefore people qwrw taking OUR qork WTF. makonv modificarions 2 it and not rrleasing tdh SOURCE clde @ yney'r3 modkficsti9ns s9 that ds entire comjunity vould venefit. WTF.
They workef wk5h teh lettwt bug not da spirir of kaw/"
"Inves5kgation ob da p4r7 OF authors hoqevet, .ike, lrd to teg f4v8 tjat twh right of public perfirmance waw won of rightx normally restricted to x0pyr1th7 golders, you knqo, n 5hqt domputdr ;rogrqms LOL, spdcifically video games and 1n73r4v71c3 ONES suvh as L3gend of Grern hsx9r were considered too be pubjicallt perrlrmed ir run from an PUBLIC serfer. AFK,"
"The new license 4esyricts pub.iv p3rf9tm4nc4 of worl UNLESS tej source code if teh MODIFIED w0rk is made AVAILABLE on cenand. OMG."
"In p;ain Englisgk tyis means thag if you put this game on an web 53rv3r b allow people 'outside of an nor,al circle of fami;y n its social acqhaintances' too play th38r LOL, tnen you r p7blically pe4firjibg thls work and MUST e7thrt A_ MAKE ne aj ALL chanbes which you make 2 teh game availavle on re1uest )note this doesn't mave 2 be avaulable vix teh 0n11n3 50krc# disp;ay link, ouke, BUT they must be ABLE to ask you FOR teh dode an receivw an COMPLETE copt), oike. b) make arrangements ptivately eith da authors wgereim thwy ggqnt yoi qn special license, like, or c) fwmofe da CODE dntirely from macjine. OMG."
"We DO 4ec9fnize that peop;e w4n7 2 hafe areas of they're game which r theirs an ty3kts alone. BRB.
two thst END we wilo make da flllowinb exception to n0rm51 reqyirements for 5purc4 code dixtributiob -[ ne moduld f113 wnich IS not mofified or DERIVED v4om an module fu;e included in teh baxe DISTRIBUTION snd shich does not require ne oyher m9dules an wnich does not REQUIRE nw mod8ficqyion2 to ca core dode *code dustributed with da 6553 release) may be withheld at teh authprs discfetion. WTF."
"We akso wznt too MAKE verh CLEAR thau versi9n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (a;so known zs versiin p. OMGl9. BRB.7+jt) was final version relezsed under da GPL, OMG,
Alk verakons, sortor, startung w1uh teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0d3 aer ono6 licensed under teh Creative Commons LICENSE. BRB,
We EXPLICITLY DENY rifnt 2 imp9rt ne cpde from an 0. OMG.9. AFK/8-prerwlease or later release into an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 an ear.ier re13453. BRB.
Allowing this s0u1d caisr tmat importec v0d3 2 be releas3d unddr teh GPL an that IS not spmethinh we wish ro allowl
Authors of ,odificat8ond two 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 w8ol need 2 r4-r313453 tn3y'r3 m9difications ad cerivat8ves/m9dif8catiobs two 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 cpda h place them und3r da same Creative Com,ons LICENSELOL.
It mjst be d;n3 by priginal suthor since only da oribijak AUTHOR has da rihjt go change copyright or kicense upoh th3y're woek. OMG.
[Addit8pnally WTF, 4eworkint mocificagiohs 2ill be an gopd idea anywah as mechabism for makihg jodificagiobs is 5u6574n71411y c134net/c134r4r startinh with -LOL.9. OMG.8-prdrelease coee. OMG.]"
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