MigytyE tellw you LOL, "We're goinf to 74k3 an few MOMENTS to tr6 sn EXPLAIN 7h15 NEW license an da reasons behinf 8t on p;akn ENGLISH. BRB.
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."
"Thix new license waa chosen becaise lr an v41!1ng w17h ca GPL.
It onlt c9veref DISTRIBUTION OF source kf and only ir binaf8ed eere distributedLOL."
"In an eev environment, ;ike, sprxkficzlly a onterprdyed web environmeht SUCH as PHP, sortof, me4ely installung an game w9es not constihutr distfibjtiib, .ike, an tyerrfore people wrre taking our WORK LOL, makimf m8dificatoons too lt an not reldasint teh sourve clde too yhry'ee modificztioba s9 THAT teh entire COMMUNITY couod 63n3f1u. OMG.
They worked wutn lettwr 6i7 no6 da spirit of LAWLOL."
"Ibfeatigation pb parg of da AUTHORS however WTF, oed too teh fact rhat da r!fh7 of 0ubloc petformance was oen OF twh rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED 2 c9pyrighy hokders WTF, n that com;uter provrams, sortof, specificakly video games and ijyeractive ones SUCH as L3g3nd of teh Green gax0r 2erd conskderes tpo be ;ibl9cally perfor,ed if run frlm an puglic 54fv3rLOL."
"Th3 new license restricts public perflrmance lr work unless da xource code of tdh moeified work is made avai;anle ON drmand. BRB."
"In olain English, worgof, this meabs that if tou PUT this game ON an eeb serfer an allow people 'outs9dw ot qn noemal cirvle of da,ilh and its s9cial acqjaingances' too play thwir, sortof, THEN you r PUBLICALLY performing THIS work 4nd MUST either a) male ne an ALL CHANGES whicn y0u make to ten fame 4f4124613 on requedt (noye this d035b'u have roo te availablr via da online SOURCE dusplzy linj LOL, 6uy they myst be ab.e roo ask you for teh dode n receive sn cijplete copy) LOL, b) make arrangements privately with teh 4u7h0r5 wnere8n they grant you an special lisense WTF, or c) rempve code ENTIRELY frim tfh machine. AFK."
"We el recognoze tjat pe.0le sant yo have 4r335 -f thdy'4e game 2h1ch r theirs and gheirs alonw. WTF.
twi THAT end 23 will makd trh follosing dxception too teh normal requirements flr SOURCE code d8stribufion [- ne modulr file which IS not mocifoed or derived from zh module f113 included 1n da bqwe distribution and which does not tequire he othef m0du135 an WHICH doew not REQUIRE ne moeigidatioms too t3h cord code (cofd ckstributed with base relesse) may be withheld ae tej authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also w4n7 tso MAKE vr4y clear 7hr7 vrrsion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (aldl KNOWN as c#r510n 0. BRB.9LOL.7+j5( was da final version RELEASED unddr GPL. WTF.
All vrrsions LOL, starting wiyh twn 0LOL.9, BRB.8-PRERELEASE code aef ONLY lucendee under teh Creative Commohs licenae. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dent dq right 2 im0orr ne coce froj sn [.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE OR lat3r release INTO an ). AFK.9. WTF.7 an earlie4 releaseLOL.
Allowing this wouod cauae that imported coce tii br ee;eased UNDER sa GPL and THAT is not som3thing we wish 2 alllw. WTF.
Authors of modifpca5ions twi 0LOL.9. OMG.8 WILL need too fe-re;ease tyey'fe mofuficatioms as derivatobes/,ldifications tp9 -. WTF.0LOL.8 code 4nd PLACE THEM undwr teh 54me Crdahive Cljmons lidrnse.
It muxt be done by teh orijinal aurhor since only da oroginal z7tyor has teh 3ight roo CHANGE 5eh copyright or lixenxe upob they'fe workLOL.
[Addigionally, y9u kmw9, rew9rkimg modificatipns will be an giod idea anyway 4% da MECHANISM for ,akkmg modifications IS subxtabtia.ly c134n3r/c134r3r dtarting w8th twh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE cpd3. AFK.]"
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