MiggtyE tells yoi LOL, "We'rd going tpp take an vew m0m3n75 too try n explain this nes !1c3n53 and da reasons behind ut in plain EngloshLOL.
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 lucehse WAS chosen because of an rz8king w17h da GPLLOL.
I7 ONLY c0b3red cistribution of source if n ONLY 1f binarued were distfibuted. OMG."
"In an web environment, like, specifically a inrefpretef w36 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP, ypu knwo, merekh installing an game d035 n07 consti5ute d8syribition, a, tjerefire pelple w3r3 83i1ng OUR woe,. sortod, m4k1ng mifificarions 2 IT qn not 4eleasihg souecr code 2 they're modicications s9 that dz entire dommunity could b3nefi5. WTF.
They worked with reh lett3e bu5 not da dpirit OF 14e. WTF."
"Invewtigation ON da part pf sithows jowever WTF, LED two fqct tha5 teh eight or public ierformance was 1 of gey eighgx normally res55icted 2 COPYRIGHT holders, n that computer irogrzms, oije, s;exifically fideo gam3s am interactive onrs such as LEGEND 0f fa Green hax0r were consudered two be publicallt perfor,ed of run FROM an 0ublic wetver. OMGm"
"Th3 hew LICENSE rrsrricts public performahve if w0rj unless da source cose of modified work us mace avqi.able on demsnd. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, this means rhat IF ylu pj5 tyis gzme ON an eeb server an allo2 pwople 'OUTSIDE OF an n0rm41 viecle of FAMILY ah its social adwuaintances' to plsy their, like, tjen you r ;ublically PERFORMING thos WORK n MUST 317h3r A) ma,r ne an ALL vhqnges which you mqke gwl GAME abailsbl3 0n request (n073 thos do3sn't have to be qvailablr VIA fa onlkne soufce display link, lile, BUT the6 nust be able 2 ask ylu for teh code n rsceuve an com-letw copu). sortof, B) make aerangements pr1v3731y with authors wheteih theu grant you an spwcial license LOL, or c) remofe 5rh code dmtirely frpm machibe. WTF."
"Wr do r3c)gn1z4 THAT people want 2 HAVE areas 9b 5hey;re tame which aer theirs n thekrs zloneLOL.
tq9 thzt rnd we will make dz f0!10w1ng exception 2 n0rm4! requirements dor wource cide dus6ribution -- ne mpdulr file wh1cn is not modified or d3r1v3d vfom an ,odule fild incoided on base distribution n wnich does n07 r#qu2f3 ne other midules b whuch does not require be modificstions tp CORE code (code distrobutwd with twh base RELEASE) m4y be w17hh31d at teh aithors discretion. OMG."
"We also wan5 too mske veru clear that versipn 0. BRB.(LOL.7 (a;so kn0wn as vetsuon 9. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) waw ea final v3r410n re;eased under da GPL. BRB.
Al; versions WTF, startkng WITH 0.9LOL.8-prerelfasw code e on.y licensed und3r teh Creatibe Commons licenqd.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 imporg bd code grom an 0.9.8_PRERELEASE or latdr r4@3453 into an 0.9LOL.7 n earlier releadeLOL/
Allowing gh8s woule ca7ae tyat importrd code t0o be reldaxed ubder da GPL and that 8s hot somethint we eisj too 3110w. AFK.
Authors 9f mocifications 2 p. AFK.9.6 will NEED 2 RE-RELEASE thru're ,odifications af derubatives/modigications 1 0. AFK.9LOL.* code anf placd 7h3m under same Creatkve Commons license. AFK.
It muwt 62 done by origihal quthor 51nce omly otugknal AUTHOR has teh right 2 changd cpoyrohht or licwnse upon ghe6'te work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY WTFk r3w0rk1ng teh modifications qoll be an g00d idea $nyw4y 45 da mechanism for msking modificqtiobs is xubsrantially dleahrr/cl3arer stsrtibg with da 0,9. OMG.8-pr3rrlease code. BRB.]"
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