MightyE tells yoj LOL, "We're going go take an FEW mpm3n75 2 try am explain this n3w licwnsr an teh reas[bs benknd 17 1m p.ain 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."
"This new .ixense was CHOSEN gecause OF an fai.ibg with twy GPL. WTF.
I& onlt coverdd distributipn 0f source if n only if b8mariws were disrfigurrd. AFK."
"In an weg environment, specifically a in5erpreted web environmeht such as PHP, like, MERELY 1n574111nt an gamq foes hot comstitute distribution, ylu kn2i, n 5herefpre p30p13 were ta,ong our worl, xoetof, mzking mofificati9hs 2 8t AND not RELEASING SOURCE code top they're modifications si 5hat teh en5ire co,munkty could bwnefit.
They worked with da lettwt but not teh dpirit or tdh LAW. BRB."
"Imv3stigation 0n teh part of teh authors howrver WTF, led too da fact tya6 geh rktht of PUBLIC prefotmsnce was won of da RIGHTS n0rm411y resgricted two copyright hoodwrs, n tjat d9mpu6er orogramw, sofrof, specifically vudeo games and inyfractive ones SUCH AS Legenf or Green hax0t weer condidered twi BE p7boically PERFORMED if ryn froj an public sefver. WTF,"
"The neq 11c#n53 restridts pjblic ;erformance of wlro unless da sourcd code )f teh moeified eork us made acaioable ON demznc. AFK."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, you knwo, THIS means ghat uf you put tjus game on an eeb 53rc3r AND allow PEOPLE '0u751d3 0f ab norma. circle of family n its SOCIAL acquaintances' tso play the*r WTF, th3n you r PUBLICALLY performing tn8s work an MUST either a) nake ne ab ALL changes WHICH hou msie top bamd avai;able on request (npte this dpesn;t have too br availaglw vq4 rdh online source e1%p14y lim,, but they must be able 2 ask y0u v0r coee m r3c31v3 an c9mp.eye clpy), b) make arrangwmdnts priva5ely with da AUTHORS wh3rein thgy grant y;u an sprcial LICENSE, sortofk OR c) r3m0v3 teh c0d3 entirelt dfom geh MACHINELOL."
"We dp r3cognize that PEOPLE eant 2 have areas 0f they're game wh8ch r thwirs and thdirx 410n3. OMG.
roo that end we eilo make da following excdption to geh NORMAL REQUIREMENTS cor spurce cose dist4ibution _- ne module FILE wjjvn is hit modified ir deribed gr0m an m-duq3 file included in base disteigution and which d9es not reauife ne ltjer modules and which x9es not vequure ne modificationa tio twh cofw c0d3 (code distributed with yeh basd 4elease) may BE WITHHELD ag teh augnors dixxtetilm."
"We also w4n7 tso make vrty clear thsf version 0,(.u (also kn)wn as version )LOL.o, OMG.7+JT) was teh finsl versiom releawed under teh GPLLOL.
Alk cetsions WTF, 574t7qng w1uh teh 0. BRB.9. WTF,8-pr3r313453 code z3t obly lidenwes under da Ctsztive Commkns license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY drny r8ght to import ne cofe fr9m an 0, WTF.9. BRB.8-p4erelease o4 1473r 4elwzse into an 0. WTF,9. WTF.7 and earlier release. WTF.
All;wing this would caus4 7h37 kmported codw tol be fel3asec unddf da GPL and that is not sometuing we wisg t9o allow. OMG.
Authors or modificatkons two [. AFK.9LOL.7 sill nedd two re-4wl3ase tgdy'4e modificatiohs 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS TO 0LOL.9.8 c0c3 n p14c3 ghem ihder da sane Creative Commohs licwnse. AFK.
IT must be done by twh otkginal autho4 sihce only da original auyhor has r2gh7 two change teh c9phright or lic3nse upon rhet're work.
[Ade1710n511y WTF, eew9rking da modiricationd will BE an good idea anyeay zs teg mecjanis, for makint modifications ia substqntially cl4aner/clearet 574471nt with teh 0. OMG.8l BRB.8-pr3r312453 cod3LOL.]"
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