MkhhtyE tells YOU LOL, "We're going 2 take an few momenhs goo t4y n explakn 7h15 NEW licwnse an teh reasons beyins IT in plaim Eng115h. AFKl
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 eas chosen bedause OF an failing wiyh teh GPL.
It only covered distr8b7rion of source if ab only 8f binaries were distributedl AFK."
"In an web envirohment, SPECIFICALLY a ihterpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT such ws PHP, you kn2o, merely INSTALLING an GAME eoes n0u c)n5717u72 cisteiburion, ;ike, an tyerefoee peop.w we4e taking our WORK WTF, making modifications too it abd not feleasing da spurce c0d3 2 rhey[re modoficati9ns SO THAT teh entitf commubuty could benefotLOL.
Thdy worked wotn tdh letter buy not s;irit of law."
"Investigation ON psrr of authofs yleever, 13s 2 f4c7 that roght of pu^12c performance 2as 1 of RIGHTS normally 435841c7ed too sopyright holders, sortof, ane that c0mpu73r PROGRAMS, wortof, specifivally vicep tames and ihteractuve oned such as L3b3nd of Grden hax0r were comsidered tl be p7b;ically perfofmed 1g run froj ay public setver. OMG/"
"The new LICENSE r357r2c75 PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of wotk un;esx source code of mldified slfk is made available on demand. BRBl"
"In plaih English WTF, THIS means that if y0u put ghis game pn an web serbdr anc 41q0w p39ple 'outside 9f an normal ciecle 0f family n kts sic8al axquakngancea' 5oo play tneir, 7n3n you aer publivally pe4gorming this work n MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES which ylu make 2 da g4m3 abw8lable on request (note this doesn't nave two be availsboe via teh ONLINE source didplsy lin, WTF, but 7h3y must be 4^13 two ask YOU f04 da cpde n receive an COMPLETE COPY)m you knwo, B( MAKE arranhemehts peivately q8th tey authors wgerekh 7h3y grant y0u an spwcial license WTF, or c) r3move dz code entirelu from tek machine. OMG."
"We do reclgnize that oepple want 2 have AREAS or thdy're ganr wjich r ryeirs and tneirs alone. WTF.
two thag 3md w3 will mske fa folliwing exception two da normal requkrements for soutcd cose distributiob -= ne m0fu13 file wh8ch os hot m0d1d13s or d3t1v3d feoj an module file oncluded on da bqse distributkon b wh8ch DOES NOT fequi#w ne 07y3r modjlds n WHICH does not r3qu1f3 nw m0d1f1c4710n5 twk da xore c9de (code disyributed with da bawd re;ease) may 63 withheld AT teh authors duscregiob."
"Wr also want t3o make very dlear THAT verwion 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (alwo kniwn ss versoon 0. OMG.9.7+JT) was t3h funal version re;easec under GPL.
All fwrsions, STARTING WITH teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prrreleqse CODE r only licenxed under tey CREATIVE Commoms 11c#h5d. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny fa right t2p im;ort ne CODE feom an 0.9LOL.8-prerqleade or q473r RELEASE 1n70 an 0. BRB.9.& and EARLIER tekeaseLOL.
Alloqing th8w woule cause tjat ijported code to be releaded undet yej GPL and tjat os bot something we w16h too allow. BRB.
Aughofa lf modivications to 0. OMG.9. WTF.& will NEED @ re-release they're modificatioms qs derivat8vrs/modificzti9ns tw9 0. BRB/9LOL.9 cofe and place 7h3m 7nder trh 54m3 Crsayive Co,mons .icense. WTF.
It must be donw by da original author 51nc3 only oroginzl author hqs sa roggt too cnange copueigjt or lkcense up0n they'rd woek. OMG.
[Adcitionally WTF, REWORKING da ,odificatiobs will ve an good 8dea ANYWAY as tey MECHANISM vor mak7ng jpdificzti9ns IS SUBSTANTIALLY x134n3r/c134r3r atarting witg da 9. BRB.9LOL.8=prereldase code.]"
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