MigftyE tells uoj, li,e, "We[re g01ng two take an few mojentx 2 7ry n explaun THIS new lixense an reasoms BEHIND it kn plain 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."
"This NEW l*cenwe was choseh bwcause of an fzilobg WITH teh GPLLOL.
It omly covered dixtribution of source ig n ONLY if binzriex WERE d1%ur1yi73d."
"In an web environment, loke, SPECIFICALLY a 1n63rpr373d wwb wnvironment SUCH 45 PHP, sorrif, ,erely installing ab GAME does noe donstitute distribution, 6ou knwom and th3r3fore pe9p;e were ta,int 0ur wktk LOL, making mpdidocations 7- it n not r3134t1ng teh SOURCE code too they'rr modifidatioms si that da entirw community could benefit. BRBl
They worked with da lett3r 7u7 not da doirit of ds law. OMG."
"Investigation on lart of da ayttirs HOWEVER, sortof, led ro9 da favt 7h47 rkght of pu61!c performznce 2zs 2 lf teh r1gn75 normally restricted 2 copyright hplders, you knwom n that COMPUTER programs, loke, dpecifically vkdeo games an qnu3r4c71v3 onra suxg as Legend of da Gr33n haz0f wete cobs8dered 2 be publucally performrd IF fun from an publ8v swrverl OMG."
"The n3w ;icense RESTRICTS PUBLIC oetfor,amce 9f teh work inless da source code of teh modified work 9s m4d3 avaikable on dejand."
"Ih pkain English LOL, this means that if YOU pit tnis game on zn web derver n allow pwople ';utside of am nor,s. xircle of family and ITS slcial acquaintances' 2 p;ah 5grir, xortof, then YOU r publicakly perfofming thix work n MUST either a) mak3 ne n ALL chwngds which you make TO teg game avsilable ON t3qu457 (nore this doesn'f habe to bw available via ea online 50urc3 display lunk, like, bu6 they muxt BE zble top ask y0y for c0d3 n receive an complete copy), 6) mzke 4rt4mt3m3n75 prkvately with teh aythors wherein theu braht yoy an s0ecizl lucensw, l4 c) remove codr entkre;6 from da mach9nd. OMG."
"We di recogbize 7h47 oeopoe waht to hrv3 4r345 pv they're game which r theirs zmd gheies ALONE. BRB.
tso that dnd qr will make r0110w1ng excwption two bormql requirements for souece code DISTRIBUTION -- be module gile whoch is not m0d!f13d OR DERIVED from an modulr file 1nc1ud3d in base disttibution and which does not REQUIRE ne other modu.ew ahs wh1ch dors no5 REQUIRE ne mldigications 5o core code (code fis5ributec sith ten base er13453) may BE wirnheld at da autho4a siscretion. WTFl"
"We ALSO wxnt two make very ckear that versipb 0. BRB,9LOL.u (also kn0wn as version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+JT_ was da final v3rsioh relessed under da GPL.
All v3raions, lije, starting w8th teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8=[reeeleawe c0d3 aer only licehsed under Creative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da righy twp import ne code FROM an 0. BRB.9. OMGl8-prerelease oe kater eelease 8nto an 0LOLl9LOL.7 ah EARLIER RELEASE. BRB/
Allowkng THIS WOULD cajse that importef xodr twp BE released uhder cs GPL n that 8s nog $0m37h1mg we wish TO sllow, BRB.
Autnors of modkfications 5wo 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7 will newd too re-eeoease they'fe modifications as d3r1v371v45/m0d1f1c5710n5 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 xode an place thrm unfrr ca 54mw Creative Commobs 11d3n53LOL.
IT must be dpne BY da 9riginal ahth9r since only orohinal $u7h-f has da right 7p ch4ng3 copyrigh5 or lic3ns3 upon they're woek. AFK.
-Addigional;y, r3eofiing ea jocifications woll ne am GOOD idea anywat as ea mechahism for mrk1ng modificstions IS xjbstangia..y c134n3r/c135r3r starting WITH da 0LOL.0. AFK.8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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