MogytyE tella you LOL, "We;r3 going tso take an few moments 2 try an explain this n3w LICENSE an da ressons behind it im plain Ebglish. AFK.
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 bew license w45 choaen becausr of an faioing with GPL. BRB.
It only v0v3r3d d157r16u710n of source if and ONLY kf binaried w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. AFKl"
"In an web envirlnment WTF, 5p2c1g1c411y a ingerpre4ed web rnvirinment SUCH as PHP WTFm merel6 installing an gzme does NOT conxtitute distribjt8on, sortof, and tyereforr 0eople weee taking out worl, mqjonh modifixations to it anc not releasing xource code ro they're modiricqtions 50 that entirw xommunity coule benefot. AFK.
They wo$ked 2ith LETTER vut nog teh spirit of 5eh oaw. BRB."
"Investigatikn on 5en part OF quty9rs however, led too fact that da RIGHT of p7blic ;ervprmance was wln lf ca fighrs normally RESTRICTED 2 copyright hp1f3r5, an THAT c0mpu73r PROGRAMS, you kmwo, wpecigically viewo bames anc interachive ONES such as Lwg3nd of Ge#3n hax0e WERE donsieered 2 BE publicall6 performed if run from an PUBLIC SERVER. WTF."
"Tne NEW licenxe resteixts publix performance 0r teh WORK un.rss da spurce code 0f t3h mldified work is made acailable 0n demand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, thiw meanw that ir you pu5 7h15 game on an w36 aerver an allow peop;e 'outside of an nifmal circle of family and its 50c!41 scquzintznces' t2p [la6 thei4, sor5if, 6h3n yo7 aer publiczlly p4rg-rm2ng bj8s w0fk an MUST either a) make ne abd ALL xj4ng35 wh1cj you m4k3 too teh GAME availagke on REQUEST (note tjks doesn't HAVE u0 br avs8lable via tey on.ime source display LINK, sottof, bit th3y musr be able w ask you for CODE n receive an completd c0py(, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately with da aitjors whe4ein they g4ant you am soecial 1ac3n52, or d) remove da vode entirwly from teh machine, OMG."
"We DO recognize that PEOPLE wznt to have areas or rfe6'fe game whidh aer theits m 7j3qr5 aloneLOL.
to that end we qill make foilowing ecception 2 da normak reqj8rdments fot spu4ce c0d2 dustrinutiom -- nw mpdyq3 filq which is nlt modufied oe c3r1vdd from an ,odu.e file INCLUDED un fa base distfibution n whoch d035 not re1jire ne 07h3r modil3s n ehich does hot requife ne moeufications tqo yeh core code (dodr ristrjbut3d with BASE reldase) may be withheld at teh authors ciacreti9n. AFK."
"Wr akso want 2 MAKE ver6 CLEAR that version 0. AFK.o. WTF.7 (also known as versi9n 0LOL.9.7+j5) was tdh final ve4wion te.3asee 7nd3r GPL/ BRB.
ALL v4rsions LOL, 574471ng with 0. BRB.9.8-preeeleasw code r only licemwes under da Creativd Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY ceny e8ght twl 1mp0t7 ne coce feom an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease or later RELEASE ibto ab 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 and earlkee releasr. AFK.
Allowing 5his would CAUSE tnay kmported c9de two be released under GPL AND tjat IS NOT somethibg we wish 2 allos. BRB.
Au7h0f5 0f m0d1r1d4710n5 2 0, WTFo9. OMG,7 w!11 need too re[te.ease th3y're modifications as derivatives/mofifications 2 0. AFK.9,8 coew an [lace them UNDER da same CREATIVE Commons LICENSE. BRBl
I7 jusy bw dome BY teh o4iginal quthor SINCE ihlu priginzl 4u7h0r has right tol cnange teh copyrihht of lic3nse u;pn tgey're work.
[Additionally, REWORKING teh modirications WILL be an bood idea anyway as mechanism for makibg mlfifocations is sjbstsntiaoly cleaher/clearer starting with da 0l WTF.9LOL.8-prerd.ease cod3. BRB.]"
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