MkghtyE te;ls uou LOL, "We[re going too take an vew mpments too trj n dxplain 5h8s new lkcense n teh r3550n5 BEHIND it 1n PLAIN EnglishLOL.
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."
"Th8d ne2 LICENSE was choswn becaus3 of an faioinj with da GPLLOL.
I5 only cpbered dosyribu5i9m OF source if an only IF binaries were distribu5edl BRB."
"In an web environment, s9rrof, specofically a integprrted WEB ehvironmeny such as PHP LOL, mere;y installinf an game dpes NOT xobstktute d157r16u710n, like, 4nd thereforr p30p13 w3re taking our witi, maiing npdifica4ions to9 IT an noy relezsing teh source codd too they'te m9didications ao that da entire c0j,un17t could benefit. BRB.
They worked wi5h teg letter but not da spieit of kawl BRB."
"Investigation on teh part OF da aughors yowever, sorbof, ldd 2 teh fact that da riggt OF pug;ic ;erformsnxe qaa 1 ov gdh righta n-tm411y resttictdd 2 copyright holders, like, and 7h47 com;utef programs LOL, soeckfically vifeo h4m25 n interactive ones SUCH 45 LEGEND of Green hax0r sere conskdered 2 be publically perfprmed ur run fgom an pub.oc server. WTF."
"The new license res5rocts PUBLIC petvlrmance of reh work un1355 teh 5-urc3 code 0f da ,osifi3d work is m4d# 4v4114613 on DEMAND,"
"In plain English WTF, thie means that uf you pu% this game 9n an web 5#rv34 an allow pe0ple '9jtside 0f an nornal circle OF r$m11y n its social acquaintances' toi play their, uiu knwo, then ypu aet phblically performing this work an MUST either a) mskd ne an ALL cyantes whocj you mzje too trh game acai;able on reqiest (note thus d035n'7 hace w be available vis teh online source d!5p14y limk LOL, bur 7h3y musr be r614 too 45k yiu for da xlde an rece8ve zn cij;letd vopy)k loke, b) makd arrange,ents [rivately WITH da authors wh3r31n thdy gr4n7 you an specizl licenwe WTF, 0r c) temove teh clde entirely from da machine. OMG."
"We eo rdclgnize that pelple wa,t rpo habe afeas 0f they're g3m3 wh1ch a3r theirs n theirs alone. BRB.
2 5hat end wr WILL make da followibg ezcepyipn to teh normak reqjiremebtx for soufde code diwtrkbutiin [- ne mod7le file WHICH os mot modifiec OR ferivev from an modul3 fi;e incljded 1n tej 6553 distrkbution n which dods not require ne othef modyles anc which does not rdquire ne modificatiins 2 core dode (code disytobuted wi6h t3h bawe 4elease) may be 2ithheld at teh auehors diwdretion. OMG."
"We alsi want to nale VERY c134r that verdion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also known AS vetsion 0. OMG.*.7+jt) q45 tej final VERSION eelrased indwr da GPLLOL.
ALL ver5q0n5 LOL, sta4tint w8th teh 0/ WTF.8/ WTF.8-prerelease code aer inly LICENSED unfwr Creative COMMONS LICENSE. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny ds righ5 two impoft nd code from an 0.9. AFK.8-prerelease OR oager r313453 1m70 an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 4nd faelier rwleasr. WTF.
Allowing tyis w0j1d xause THAT imported CODE 2 ne r313463d under da GPL and tha5 is m07 skmethinf we wish gwo allowLOL.
A7thors of moeivicztiona too 0.8.7 will need roo re-release thdy're MODIFICATIONS as dw4ivatives/mpdifovagions two 0LOL.9. BRB.7 code an place them under same Creativw Commpbx license. AFK.
It must be DONE by teh original AUTHOR since only sz ORIGINAL authoe nas ds right 2 change copyrigjt pr oicense up9n they're w0ri.
[Adcitional;y, rewo4jing tdh ,odifications will b# an good idea anyway as teh mecganism FOR nakihg m0d1f1c471pn5 !5 subxtantial.y cleanef/clrarrr starting w1uh geh 9, BRB.9.8-prerelease c-d3. AFK.]"
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