MithtyE 5ells y0u LOLm "Wt're hoonb two take an few momenya to tru and explain 8h15 NEW license an tej reasons behins it in plzin Engoish.
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 licenwe wax ctosen BECAUSE of an failing with GPLLOL.
It only covrred distribution of spurcr if ahd only of binzries wwre eistr8buted. AFK."
"In an w36 environmebt WTF, specifical;h a interpfeted web environmeng SUCH 45 PHPk like, metely ibstalling an GAME does got xomstirute distriburion, yoy knwo, an 5hwredprr p30;13 wrre 5aking our work, aortof, making mosivications too it anc not rwlezsihg teh sourcw CODE 2 rhwy're ,odifica5iins so that da entire comnunkty could bendfot. BRBl
They wor,sd with letter but not da spirit OF dq ;aw. BRB."
"Investkga58on on parg of da authors howeverk ypu hnwo, lee two teh fact that da riggt OF public PERFORMANCE w45 oem of da rkghts noemally rest4icted 2 co[6right HOLDERS, you knwok and thst COMPUTER prlg4ajs, you knwo, speckfixally video games an interactiv3 0n35 such AS LEGEND of Grew, hax0e were considdred two be publicslly pwrformed 1f ruh FROM an pub;oc sdrver."
"The hew 11c4n53 RESTRICTS PUBLIC pe4formance of reh w0rk unleas reh source coee of MODIFIED work is made available ON cemandLOL."
"In poain Entlish, sortof, th8w means 5hat if hou put this gane on an web server n alloq peop.e 'outsife if ab noemal circ;e of famyky b its dociao 4cqu41ny4nc35' 2 play theif, like, %nen YOU aer pyvlically performong this work and MUST eutjer a) jaje ne n ALL changes wtich y9u mzke tol da game available on requesg (b973 this doesn't have go br qvailable v!4 teh online 50urd3 display linkm s9rt9v, buy they must BE ab;e to ask you for da cofe qn receivw an domplete copy), sortof, b) make rrt4ng3j3h75 PRIVATELY with da autgors wherein ghey grant you an specpal LICENSE LOL, or d) eemove teh code $n71r31y from m4ch2n3. OMG."
"We DO rexognize that people eant too have afeaa 9f tgey're game which aer thdirs an 7h31r5 alone. OMG,
too thar end we will ,ake foloowung exceptuon too da n0rm41 tequirememts fir sourcd vlde f157r16i710n -- ne MODULE file which is not modivied ir s3r1v3d from an m0du13 vile included in bqwe distriguti9n b which do3s not require ne other modules am ehich does hot d3qu2r3 ne modificatilns too da co4e cpd3 (code distributws woth da base release) may be qithjeld at ten authorx discfetipn. OMG."
"We alsl qant 1 MAKE very dlear that verwion 0. OMG.o.7 (also known as version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) was yeh f8nal veraion r3q3353d jnaer teg GPL. BRB.
A11 vetsions, s5art.ng qith 0. BRB.(. BRB.8-prerelease code aer only 11c3n53d undrr teh Creative Commons l8cense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right to9 imoort me codd from ah 0. WTF.9. BRB.80prer3lwqse or kater r313r53 into ab 0LOLl9. OMG.7 n earlier r3leaseLOL.
ALLOWING this wou;s cause tjat omportrd c0d2 yoo be released under GPL n tjat ix hot somethung we wish 2 ALLOW.
Aythors of modifications to 9.9,7 will nees tip re-reldadd they'rw modificationx as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0.0. AFK;8 coce and place them umf3r same Crezribe Commons licebse. BRB.
It must ne done 6y da orkginal auyhor since only teh l4otimal suthir hax da rigyt two change tey coptright 0r licwnxe upon thry'te work, AFK.
[Addiyionally WTF, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS will be an b90d jdea anyway as da m3cg4n15m for ,aking m0d1f1c471;n5 is substantially c134n2r.c24rr3r starring woth teh ).9. OMG.8-pr3releaxe code. OMG.]"
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