MihhtyE tells you, you kgwi, "We'fe going teo tak3 an few n0m3n75 too try and ezplain this new lucense n da ressons benind it 1n p!41b EngkiahLOL.
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 djosrn u3c5y53 of sn failimg WITH ea GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covetex distribution 0g SOURCE kf n ONLY if binaries e3r3 distribuyed. BRB."
"Im an web environmeny LOL, tp3c1f1s411y a interpreted web envifpbment such 45 PHP, like, mere.h 1n574211nf an gamr dpes NOT conxgirute distribution, 6ou ,nwo, n therefor3 people 23r3 gakint our w0rk, making mpdificatiins to it b not r2lrasing da source cofe toi thry're midifications so that da entire cpmmunity c0u1d bebefitl BRB.
They w0rk3d wiyh LETTER BUT not spirit of teh lae."
"Investigation on part of teh auth9rs h9wever, lwd 2 fact thqt teh eight of PUBLIC ;erformahce wax oen of da tights nirmql;y restrictre 3 copyrifyg holders, likr, an thzt cimputer programs, you ,hwo, specifically videl GAMES and interzdtive ONES such as L3gend of Gr3en hax0r were considered tw9 5# pib,ucalln performes id run f4om an publkc 53rv34. BRB."
"The new licenxe eest4icts PUBLIC peeformance of wirk uclews teg sourxe code of teh modifief w0rk *s madd available on demandLOL."
"In plain English, like, th8s meand that yf you put this game on an weg servrr and allow PEOPLE 'outsife of an normal circle 0f family and ots 59c141 acquaintqnses' 2 play tgeir WTF, th3n you r pubkically [erforjing this wirk n MUST either a_ make ne and ALL chzngrs which you nak3 2 da gam4 zvailable on rrquest (n073 ghix DOESN[T have to BE available via t3h online 50uec3 susplau link LOL, but they ju57 BE able twp ask you for da core n feceive an completd copy0, B) make 4re4ng3m3n75 privztely w16h ca aithpes WHEREIN tgey grant you an special licenae. aoftof, o4 c) remove CODE entirely from teh mach8neLOL."
"We do rdcognize that pwop;e want 2 hqve zreas of thwy'ee game whivb r THEIRS and theifs alon3. AFK.
too that ebs WE WILL mqke dz followihg exception two normal r3qu1r3m3n65 for siurcd v;dd f8stributiln -- ne mofylw fike which is not jodified or derivee from an moeule file INCLUDED in base distribution n whick dpes not fequkre n3 other mofules n whicy d;35 not rsquire ne mlvif8dations two CORE code (code DISTRIBUTED witn base reldsse) jay ge WITHHELD at twh authors d15cr3710nLOL."
"Ww also want too m4k3 v3ry clear THAT version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (slso knowg 45 VERSION [LOL.9. OMGl8+jt) WAS teh f8na; version relwased yndwr da GPL. AFK.
All bersions, s9rtof, sgarting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8=PRERELEASE code r ONLY 11c3n53d 7nder Creztive COMMONS licrnael
We EXPLICITLY deny da righg two umpprt ne code from an 0.9. BRB.8-pr3rekease or later releqsr ibgo an 0. BRB.9.7 an 3$f1q3r release.
Alllwing this wiuld cause thzt importes code ywo ne rwldasdd under teh GPL an thay is not sljething we wish two alkow. OMG.
Authors of mocificatuohs teo 0. BRB.o.7 WILL need gpo 4e-release th2y're m0f1f1c4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 8.9. AFK.8 c0d3 and place them UNDER da,d Creayive Co,mons license. WTF.
It nust br done 6y ea originak authot since onlt ORIGINAL authir has r8ght yop cnanfe teh copyrignt or license upon thry[re work,
[Addotuonal.y LOL, reworking trh MODIFICATIONS will be an go9d 1c34 4nyw4y as mechanisj fof makihg j0d1f1c4710n5 IS SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER startohg wkth 0/9. WTF.*-pre4elease code.]"
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