MightyE tells you LOL, "We'rw toinb too takr an few MOMENTS 3 try and explaih this new LICENSE n teh reasons behins 17 2n plain ENGLISH. BRB.
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 was cgosem 63c$u53 of an FAILING worh GPLLOL.
I7 on;6 covered distribution OF slurce if and only ig binaried WERE DISTRIBUTEDl BRB."
"In an web envitonment WTF, specigically a 1n73rpr3u3d web environmenr xuch as PHP, like, merelt imstalling zn gam3 does not xinstitute distribution LOL, an THEREFORE pel;.e w3r# takimg pur work LOL, makimb modigicatkons two it and not rel3asing 50urv2 code to9 tney'rr modificayions so that entite community could b3nefitLOL.
They workec wirh leyter but not s-irit of la2. AFK."
"Invewtigsrion pn teh part ov da suttors howefer WTF, led to facg that da r1gh8 of ;u711c p3rfprm4nc3 was oen of rights normally eestricted too copyrifht gplerrs, and 7h4u computer prograns, sortog, 5p3c1f1c411y vodeo games and interactuve ONES such as LEGEND OF ten Greeh hax0r were consideted 2 b3 publicao.y performef if 4un from an PUBLIC ze4ver. OMG."
"The new lkcense restricta pjblic oetformanc3 of t3h work unlews 5en source clce of da modified WORK is made avsilabke ln cfmand. AFK."
"Ib PLAIN ENGLISH, this mesns that if you put this game on qm eeb sdrver n allow o30p13 'ouhsidw of an nornal c1rc13 of damilu an its xocial acquaintances' two PLAY theif, like, THEN you aer publically prrforning rhis WORK an MUST either a) jakd ne an ALL dh4ng35 wh7vh y0u maie to da game 4v411$613 on request (NOTE this DOESN'T tave two be 4b4114613 fia da online soyrcw display !1nk, so45of, but 5hey must ge able to 45k you for c9de an eeceive an com;iete copu) LOL, b) male qrrangemengs orivat3ly witt AUTHORS wherwim they grany YOU am apecial licens3m sort9f, or c) removr code 3n81r41y fr0m da m4ch1n3."
"We so recognize that p30p13 want to HAVE areas of they'rd game wh1ch aer thrirs and theirs akoneLOL.
5wi thst end w4 w111 MAKE teh following excdption two ca nofmal requirements fir source c9ce d157r16u710n -- me modile file 2jkch is not modified or detived fron ah module file inclyced in teh bade distrinuyion n which does hlt require he other modul3s snd which d9es nog rwquurd ne modifkcations tio da core code (codr distrivuted with da base RELEASE) may 63 withne.r at teh ajtglrs discretion. OMG."
"Wd ALSO want two make VERY CLEAR ghat berxion 0LOL.9LOL.y (also inosj as VERSION 0LOL.9.7+jt_ w45 teh finzl version releasrd under tdh GPL. WTF.
All versiphx, sortof, startung WITH da 0.9. BRB.8[pr3releaxe xpde r only licensed under teh Crez5ive Comjpns license.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right t2o 1mp0y6 ne CODE from an 0.9. AFK.8_prerelease or later release unto an 0.(. AFK.7 n earoirr f313453. AFK.
ALLOWING tnis would cause THAT umporteg c0d3 2 be released under GPL and that is not sometyinb 2e wish to ALLOWLOL.
AUTHORS 9d mosifications 2 0.9. AFK.7 will n3ed ! re-releaxe they're mofificat8ons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to )/ BRB.9LOL.8 codr an place them ynder tej dame Cr3471v3 Cojm;ns licenseLOL.
It MUST be dond by 5eh 9rjginal auth9r since only ofiginal autyor hax right 2 cnwnge tdh c.pyeight or LICENSE kpon they[re work. BRB.
[Additiona.ly, softof, rewprkkng nodificzyions w111 BE an good ifes anyway as mechanism f.r ,akung m0d1f1c4710h5 us subsganriallu cleaner/c.ezrer start8bg suth ten 0. WTF.(. WTF.8-PRERELEASE c0d3.]"
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