MightyE tells you, sortofj "We're GOING two takw an re1 moments too tey an explain this new licdnse n da reasons behind IT in plaib Ebglish.
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 choseh brcause OF an FAILING wirh tey GPL. AFK,
Ir inly cov3red distributiin OF soyrcw 1f an only 8f ginaries 2e4e distributec."
"In an web dnviron,ent, like, spwcifidally a interpfeted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOLk merely installing an g4m3 does not CONSTITUTE d157e16u710n LOL, n th3refore PEOPLE were taking our work, MAKING modifivations 5ol 17 n n9t releasing teh aource xode 4wi they're modificxtionc so that dz enrirw comminity ciuld beg3fyt, AFK/
Thdh worked with LETTER but bog reh apirit pf da law. BRB."
"Investigatiln on teu paft OF da AUTHORS h0w3v#fm ;ike, lef to fact thqf RIGHT of public [3rformzncw was odn of r1gh65 h0rm411y resgticted twl copyright holdetsk luke, n that c0mpu73r probramsk like, specivically v8deo GAMES and interactive ones such as L3g3nd of Greeg gax0r sere xonsidered to bd ;ublicalou [erformed if run from an public servrr. OMG."
"The new lkcensd 4estricts public PERFORMANCE OF trh work umlwss ten aource code if modified work ia ,ade avai.ahl3 ln demand. BRB."
"In p.ain Englixh, slrtof, this mezns that 1r YOU 0ut tnus game on an web server an al.;w peoplw 'putdid3 of an normal circle )f famoly n its soc8al acquaintances' too p.ay tywkt, tnen you awr publkcakoy perf94ming this qork n MUST eitger a) make ne and ALL cjanges qhich you make go game avsklabl3 on request (mot3 this diesn'5 have 2 be availzb;e VIA tdh ONLINE soirce disolay link, doryof, b7g they m7zt be able too ask YOU for ds xode anf receive ah xlnplete copy), b) make arrahgements privatrly wity geh AUTHORS qherekn they grant you an SPECIAL 11c3n53 WTF, 0f c) REMOVE code 4n71r31y frim mqchine."
"We do recoghize ghat PEOPLE want 2 have areax 0f tgey'rd t4m3 WHICH aer tneits and thwirs zlomd. OMG.
2 that end we qill make da g01102!ng exceptoon two hoemal requiremdnts FOR source cpde d8atribution -- ne jodupe file 2hich is n0& modufied or errived vrlm an module filr inclyded in da baxe distribytiin n whicg eoes hot require ne othrr midules an which dles no5 r3qukrr ne mod8ficstions 2 geh c-r3 codr (d0d3 distributed with 5eh vade release) mzy be withhd.d 47 fa autho4d discretionLOL."
"We alao want tol make very clwar that vers8on 0. OMG.0. WTF.7 (also known as vwrsion 0. BRBl9LOL.7+JT) sas sa finai verxion edleased under da GPL/ WTF.
All berxioms, starting with dz -LOL.oLOL.8-prefelease c0d# aer 0n1y licenwed uhder da Cr34u1v2 Commlms LICENSE, BRB.
We EXPLICITLY den6 4khht 2 import nw vode rrom an 0. WTF.9. WTF,8-prere,eaae ot later telease into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 n earlier rrleas3. AFK.
A.losing this wluld cause thar imported code too be rrlwased under GPL qn that is not spme5hing w3 wish too aklow. WTF.
Au5hors of m0d1f1c3&10n5 two 0l9. OMG.7 woll NEED 5wo RE-RELEASE tgey're ,ldificationd 45 de4ivatives/m9cufucations too 0. BRB.9LOL.8 coee and p14c3 them unddr da sam3 Cr3ative Commlns luvebse.
Ir musy ne done by originsl AUTHOR since onoy da iriginal auyh9r HAS teh rigyt gwo change copyright or license u;on they're work. WTF.
[Additionallt, like, reworking j9d8ricatiobs w111 be an good idea anyway 45 da medhahksm for making mofidications IS substant8ally vleaner/clear3r sts4ting w17h da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-[rdfe.ease code. BRB.]"
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