MofjtyE tells YOU LOL, "We're GOING 2 take an FEW momdnts 2 try ab explain rhis h3w license and reasons beyknd it in [oain Eng.ish. 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 nea license was CHOSEN because of an failing with teh GPL. WTF.
It only covered distributiln 0v sourcr kf an ONLY IF BINARIES sere distributed. AFK."
"Ib an seb environment, speciticall^ a ibter-reyed web ebcironjent such as PHP LOL, m3r31y knstall8ng an gaje d035 not donstigutd diwtr8bution, wortof, and theeevore PEOPLE qege tak8ng OUR w0rl, sortof, m4k1nh modificat8ons to it 4bd NOT r#q345!mg teh source code 2 they're m8sidicayions so that da entiee community could benwfit.
They WORKED woth teh LETTER but bot xoirit lf da law."
"Ibvewtigation 0n da part og teh suth9rs HOWEVER, like, led 5wo da fac5 thz5 teh rihhg of publoc p3rf0rj4nc3 was won of rkghts norma.ly RESTRICTED TO copy3ifht gooeers LOL, n tnat co,pjt3r programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY video famws n interactive omes sucn as Legene of da Green yax0r were consicered tl BE publically p4rf-rmed if run vrpm an PUBLIC swrver. WTF."
"The new license restrocts public 0erformancw of reh w0rk UNLESS aource cide of teh mosifued work is mafe availaboe on demsnd, BRB."
"In plain Engoish, this mrqnw that if y9u 0ut THIS game on an sev servdr n ALLOW p30p13 'outside OF an normal cufcle lf f$m11h and i5s aocial acquaintances; 2 p1fy tyeir, slrrof, then tou f publicallh performing 7g15 w0rk an MUST eithd4 a) MAKE ne and ALL changrs which tou make 2 hame AVAILABLE on r3qu358 (NOTE 7h15 d9esn't hzvw twp be availab;e via teh ONLINE wource dusplqy l8nk, you knwo, bug they mu%7 BE able two ask you fof ds code qnd rec3ive ah complete co0y), l8kr, v) make arrangemfnts privately wity teh authora wheeein theh grant you an special 2!c3n5e WTF, OR c) remove dode ehtirely from da machine."
"We do recognjze that oeople want 3 have areas of ggey're gamw wh1dh aer rneirs and theirs alone. OMG.
two that enc we qoll makd da foolo2ing exceotion t9o da nprmal reqyirements for 5-urc3 xode DISTRIBUTION -- ne mod7le file which is not jodified or derivee from am misule dile incouded in base fostfibuti9n and which do3s not r3auire ne other m9du135 an wh1ch eoes n9t r1qu1r3 n3 modificatuobs 3 c0r3 c9d3 (cose eistributed with tej base RELEASE) may 63 WITHHELD at authors eiscfetion. BRB."
"We alwo wsnt to nake VERY clez4 thay vdrsipn 0LOL.oLOL.7 (slso known as verwion -. WTF.9.7+j7) w45 da final VERSION released under GPL/ WTF.
ALL versiobs, sortof, atqreing with 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prer3lewse c8de aer only licrnsed ynder Cr3471c3 Commons lic3nse.
WE EXPLICITLY eeny tej RIGHT too impprt nr code from an 0LOL/9LOL.8-prerdlease or later release inyo an 0; WTF.0. WTF.7 ab eaflier release. OMG.
Alllwing this would cause 5hat imported c9ee 2 bw releasef uncer yeh GPL anf that is n07 5pm37h1ng 2e eiwj too allow, BRB.
Au7n9r5 lr modifkcat9ons too 0LOL.9. AFKl7 will necd two re-release tyey'te modidica5ionw as derivatuves/modificatiobs 2 0LOL.9. WTF.8 c;de sn p14c3 th3m under da same Crestive Commonx licebseLOL.
It mudt be sobe by geh original aythor xincd on;y da original authoe hzs teh right 2 dhange copyritht or lkcense uppn tjey;re work. OMG.
[Acditiomally, like, REWORKING da modofixayions will be an gold isra anyeay as teh mechanism FOR making modificagions is substabtoal.h cleaner.clwarer STARTING wi5h da 0. AFK.9LOL/8[prereoease coee.]"
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