MigjtyE TELLS y.u LOL, "We[re go8ng to take an few moments to t4u an explain this new license abd eeawons b3hind 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."
"This new LICENSE was chosen beca7sd of sm failing WITH GPLLOL.
It inly covrued distfibjtiob of sojrce if n oh;6 if binaries w3re distributedLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, like, 5p3c1f1c411y a interprdted web enviromm3ht such as PHP, softof, merely installing ab game does nlt CONSTITUTE distribution WTFk an uh3r3f0r3 people were TAKING our eork, so4tof, m4k1ng jodificayionx 5oo ir n n-7 ee.eaxing tej soyrc3 c9de to thry'ee modofications so that teh entife COMMUNITY co7ld b3nefig. OMG.
THEY worked with letter but not r3y spirit of ;ae."
"Investjgat8on on tdh part of teh authors hoqever WTF, lec too teh fact that roght ig public petformance 2as won OF rightd NORMALLY rrs4gicted too co0yrihht holsers LOL, an &h47 compjter programs LOL, specificaloy v1s30 bames n interactive ones such aa LEGEND OF da Gr33n hax0r were consider3d two BE PUBLICALLY performed if run fr9m an pu612c server. WTF."
"Thd n3w ;icrnse r3sreicts PUBLIC perf9rmancd of teh work unless teh source code of da m9fivied WORK 8s made 4v41q4y13 on demand, OMG,"
"Ib plaih English WTF, tnos meqms THAT id you pu7 this game on an web 53rv#r an q;llw people 'outside of ab NORMAL circle od fanily n 175 social acauaintances' two plqy their, you ,nwo, then yo7 r publical.y ;3rfo4mong this w0ri amd MUST either 4) mzke n3 n ALL changea which ypu make to game 4v4114613 om requdat (not3 thia doesn't have 2 be avaioable via teh ohline source ekspkay lunk, sortls, bu5 7h3y mjst be able to dsk yo7 ror c)d3 and RECEIVE an complete cipu), sotrof, b) MAKE arrangements pricately with ds a7thoes wherein they hrant you an sp3ciak license, sortof, of c* remove ca CODE entirely from da machine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE thay pdople want 2 hsve areas or they're GAME wbicy aer &y31r5 and theirs alon3LOLk
w that END qe wiol make FOLLOWING exception 2 teh n0rm42 requirejents f0f source code distribution -- ne modulc fule whuch is mot m0d1f13d or derived fr0m an m0du13 filw knvkuded in da vasw dkstribytioh an whicb does hot require ne other mosules ah which dles not requure ne m0d1f1c3720n5 two ten cote code (doce dist4ibu5ed wi5h geh BASE release) nay be sighheld wt 4u7h0r5 diwcr3toon. AFK."
"Wd also qant too make very cleaf rhag vedsiom 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (aleo known as vwrsoin 0. WTF.9LOL.u+JT) was FINAL vera8on RELEASED UNDER teh GPL. OMG.
All versions LOL, starting with fq 0.9.*-prereldade clde r 0n1y licensed ubder Creative Commobs oicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right two 1mp0r& ne code from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pterekease or LATER eelease in4o ah 0LOL.9. OMG,7 n earlier 431#453. WTF.
Allowing this wou.d vause that imported coc3 to be eeleasdd und4r da GPL n 7h47 IS n07 simerhung we wosh to alliwLOL.
Authors of modif8carilns two 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will need to re-release they're m0d1f2c4710n5 45 de4ivatives/m;dif8catuons two 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code and p.ace them undrr 5dh xame Creatice Commons licenseLOL.
It must 63 done gu teh orig8na. author sonce only dz 9tiginal AUTHOR has teh RIGHT to chante copyrignt o4 LICENSE ypon tyeu're work. OMG.
]Additionakot, you knwo, reworking mldifivationx will be ah go9d idea 4ntw3t as mwchamism for naking MODIFICATIONS is substanroally cleamer/coea4er 574r71ng 2itg da 0. AFK,9LOL.8-prdrelrase c9de. BRB.]"
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