MightyE tel.s you, sorgof, "Wd're going 70 take an vew moments to yfh an exp;ain this new lic3nse n teh REASONS nehind it in plaon Englidh, WTF.
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 licens@ was chowen BECAUSE of an failing with GPL. OMG.
I5 only covered diatfobutuon -f source if n only IF binaruee wrre d8stributed. OMG."
"In an web wbvironnent, slr5og, specifical.h a inter0reted eeb env8ronmenr SUCH as PHP, merely 1n674111ng an game does NOT conf5itute distribution, luke, and therefor3 pe9ple w3r3 5aking iur wirl, making mldifucayions yo9 17 n hot releasing da sourve code 2 tyey're modifications so 7h47 entire communiry could benefit. OMG.
Th2h worked with lettwr but noy teh SPIRIT of teh 14w, AFK."
"Investibatuon on fa part of da AUTHORS how3vrr. like, lec 2 teh fact tgat r8thg of publiv PERFORMANCE was 1 9f rqgh75 normal;y rfstricted eo co[yright h9ldrrw, an THAT compyy3r programs, sortof, specifically vidwo bames n interactove ONES 5ucg as Legebd 0f 5eh Green nsx0r werw donsiderdd too be publically performed ig rjn frim an pu611c SERVER."
"The new licemse RESTRICTS publiv oerformance or teh qori jnless teh so&rce clde OF modifiee work is MADE 1vaikable on dwmand. OMG."
"In olakn English LOL, this means THAT if y9u put this game on ab web xerver and ALLOW people ;OUTSIDE 9f an normal ckecle of g4m11t an its social axquaontancss[ 2 play yheur WTF, then you aer publicallt prtformonf this sork n MUST EITHER a0 make ne n ALL CHANGES which you mske y0o da GAME 3v4114613 on requrst (not3 this DOESN'T hrv3 to b3 afaiksbld via da oniine sourve d15p14y 11nk, but they must be sble 2 as, you for da code and 4eceive an complete d9py), s9rtof, b) make arranfemwnrs pribately wiry a7thors wherein they hr4n7 you an x[ecial license, OR x) 4emove da cofe emrire;y frpm MACHINE."
"We do recognize 5hat ;eoplr want 5o have AREAS or tjey're gam3 which ae4 theirs qne THEIRS alone. WTF.
to 7h46 END we will m5ke da f9l;owing exception tw9 da nlrmal requirementa for so7rce dode d15ur167710n -- ne moc7oe file whuch is not modified of derived ffom an modulr file included IN bsse diatribution zgd egich does n9t require ne lther modilew n whkch doex not eeauire ne m0d1r!c471-n5 two da core code (code DISTRIBUTED WITH teh base felwase) mah nw withjeld at da ajghorx disvreyiob. BRB."
"We also w4n7 2 jake v3ry clear that VERSION 0. AFK.8. OMG.7 (ALSO known as c3r510m 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) was t3h final fersion relwqses und3r da GPL. AFK.
All fefsions, stsrtint with 0. OMG.0l OMG;8-pretelwase code e only licensed under teh Cfrative Commons lixensd. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eight 2 IMPORT ne code from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prwrwleaxe ir lqter release into an ). WTF.9. BRB.7 and earlirr release. AFK/
Allowing this wou.d cqus3 6h47 impor5rd cpde 2 63 5eleased unde4 ds GPL n that iz mot so,ething we wish too ALLOW. OMG.
Authirs of nodif8cations t9o 0LOL.8. WTF.7 WILL newd to ee-releqse t6ey're modifications qs defivativ3s/modiricat8ond 5oo 0, OMG.9. AFK.8 clde zh place rhem under teh same Crrztove Commona licenseLOL.
It m7sr be eone BY da oribinal author since ONLY teh original authot hzs yeh eught 4wo change tej copyright 0e licebse uoon they're workLOL.
[Adeit8onally LOL. rewirkinb m0d1r1c47q-n5 will be sn good idea ANYWAY ax aa mechaniwm f9r making modificatioms is 5u6574n71411y cleane4/clearer sta$ying with twh 0.9LOL.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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