MightyE twllx you LOL, "We're going two take ah vew momehts 2 trh n explain thus new license n wa reasonx behind it 8n plain Enh!15h/ OMG.
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 mew LICENSE was CHOSEN bwcause of ab failing w27h da GPL.
It onlh xive42d distributuon 0f xoyrce 1f an only if buna4ies were distributecLOL."
"In an qeb ENVIRONMENT, 5[3v1f1c411y z 1n63epr373d w36 environmdnt sucy as PHP, yoy knwo, merrlh onstalling an game does not constitute fistribytion, softof, and ther3fofe pe8ple were raking out work WTF, m4k1ng modifucations to ib b nor RELEASING teh sourve cpd3 tw0 they're mofifixayoons so that teh 3gtirw community dould bwnegirLOL.
Th3y worked with da 13773r but nlt dz spirit of fq law. AFK."
"Investihation on da part of da authors however, led two teh fact that teh RIGHT ov piblic p3efofmance was won of teh righ5s mitmall6 eewtrictdd 2 xopyright h9lders, like, n thzg computer pr0br5m5 WTF, specifica.ly videp GAMES an imteractive ones such 4% Legemd of sa Green haxp4 w3r3 consid3rdw two be publically perf9rmed if run vrom am pu611x sdrver. WTFl"
"The new license r3st4icts pub.ic o4rf04m4nc3 or da sork UNLESS 50utc3 CODE 0f modified woek is mzde available on drmand."
"In PLAIN Emg.ish. this means that if YOU put this t4m# 0n an web server snd allpw people 'outaide OF an normal circle ov famiku zn 175 social zcquzintances' rwo p14y their, like, thdn you aer publicaol6 0ervormibg 6h15 work m MUST either a) m4j3 n3 n ALL changes which you make two teh game afailable ON request (NOTE &h1t doesn't javd yoo be available via onlinr source ciaplsh link, yo7 inwo, but they must be ablr two 45k you voe cofd and recekve sb com;ldte copy)m sortig, b) mz,e ar4ang3ments pfivately w17h AUTHORS whwftin tgeg grant 6ou ab special license LOL, OR c) r3m0v3 teh code #nyirely FROM machine. AFK,"
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that -eople wznt too have atead of theh're game qhich r gheurx an theirs alone. AFK.
too that 3hd we will make teh following rxception two norma. requirements for sourcw c0s3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne module f113 wyich q5 npt modified or derkv3c FROM an m0du13 fi.e included in da bawe distribution and which DOES not rdquire md other MODULES ah which does not fequife ne modidicati9ns 2 core c0d3 (code sisyribuged with ea 645# releasr) may BE wityhe;d 47 teh authorw d8scfeti9n. OMG,"
"We also wabt 2 m4k# cery clear thar v3e51pn 0.9. BRB.7 (also knowm as ve4xoon 0. AFK,9. OMG.7+j&) wad teh FINAL version re;eases under da GPL. AFK,
All versiona LOL, starring with teh 0.9. WTF.7-pretelease code aer lnly LICENSED unce4 da CREATIVE Coi,ons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right to import nw codd frij an ).9l AFK.8-pretelease or lauer release into an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 b EARLIER reldqsr. OMG.
Aoliwing this dould cause THAT importwd cofd two bd RELEASED umf3r twh GPL an that IS hot spmethinh we wish to allow. AFK.
Authors OF mosificationd 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 wikl beed two re-release they'rd modificatiobc as derivativ3s/modificatio,s to 0. AFK.9.8 code an plqce 7h3m unddr teh wame Creative Comm9hs ;icense. AFK.
I7 must be fone by teh 0r1g1n41 zutho4 since only oritinal author has da right too change 5eh COPYRIGHT ir licwnse u[oh they're work. OMG.
[Additipnaoly LOL, teworking hodifixations @ill be an goid odea anyway qs medhanism FOR mzkinf modifications is substshtially clranef/corarer 574r71ng qith teh -.(LOL.8-prerelqasw codeLOL.]"
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