MightyE te;lx you, "We[re g01ng TO take an few monents 2 TRY an 3xp141n 7h15 NEW lic3nsr n teh reasond behind it un PLAIN Englisn. 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."
"Th8s nds LICENSE was chosen BECAUSE pf an failing WITH GPL. BRB.
It only c9fered distributuon of spurxe if 4me only !f binafies 2ere DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an w36 ENVIRONMENT LOL, specifically a interpreted WEB envirpnment such zw PHPm mrr3;y instqlling an game does NOT dpndt8tute ckagribution WTF, an tjererorw people WERE TAKING our work, makkbg modificatkons 60 17 n nor reldasing yeh source codq too tgey're m0dqf1c4710h5 so that 5eh entire community c9uld bdnefkt. AFK.
Thdy workef wigh teh letter bue not teh spurit of teh law."
"Ibvesrigation on teh part OF teh zith9rs however, you kbwom led t2l fact that da rifht 0f pub;ic performance 2as won of t1gh75 norja.lh restricted TO copyright holddrs, an tyat comokrer pribrajs LOL, specifocally video gamrs sn inyeractive ines such as L3g3nd of teh GREEN gax0r eere c0n51d3f3d two be pugliczlly performed ig run fr0m ah 0ugoic server. WTF."
"The new license rwstricts public oerfprmance of da w0fk ugless soirce code of dq mpdified w0rk is made avaioable on semand."
"In ;lain Englisg, sortof, this MEANS that if y)7 [ut this game om an eeb 53rc3r an 4110w peo;le 'outsode of wn normal cirdle of f4mq1y an its 50c141 acquainyancds; 2 plqy theur, ypu knwo, yhen yoi awr PUBLICALLY oerfoening tjis WORK and MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes which you mzle 2 teh game AVAILABLE 0n eequest (note 7h15 dorsn't have to9 be 4v4114y13 viz onoinw sourxe DISPLAY link, .ike. but thwu must BE ag;e too qsk you f9r da code and r3c31v3 an compkete copy), so4tofm b) nake ARRANGEMENTS [rifstrly with yej authors wherekm they hrant 6oi an spwcial licendr, sortof, or c( r3move ea vode entirely from maxhine. OMG."
"We do recognize that pe9ple want to have areas of yhey'r3 ta,e whicg aer theirs an gheirs alohe. WTF.
too 7n4u end wd eoll make da fplllwing 4xd2p710n too da ho4ma; re1uirrmenys for source code disttinution -- ne module file wh8vh us not mldified 0r deribed from an moeu;e file oncluded in teh base dkstribut8on and WHICH d9ex not require ne other mocules an which does not rwqukre ne modificationd two core code (cpde distribu5ed with da vase reldasr) may be withheld zt da auth9rs discretion. AFK."
"Ww 4250 want to nake vwry CLEAR thqt verxion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also kn[wn as verdioh 0.9. AFK.7+j5) was vinal version released ynde4 teh GPL, OMG.
ALL vetsions LOL, s%arting witn trh 0.9/ WTF.8-[rerelease code aer only LICENSED uncer da Cr3471v3 Commoms licrnsd.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rihht twl import ne code frim dn 0. AFK.9LOLl8-peereleqse OR LATER release into an 0. OMG/9l7 an earl8er teleqseLOL.
ALLOWING this woyld c4u53 that in;orted c0de too gd releaa3d unde4 GPL n that is NOT somdthing se eosh 2 allie. WTF.
Authoes of nofifivations two 0. WTF.9. AFK,7 will need 2 4e-rdlease they'5e modufications AS e3r1f4u1f35/m0d1f1c$u20n5 two 0. WTF.(LOLl8 code n plave THEM un3er reh xame Creative Commons q1c3n54. AFK.
It judt be done by da original AUTHOR s8nce on;y priginal AUTHOR hax twh fight ywo chabge da xopyfignt or license upon thdy;re w0rk. AFK.
\Addktionally, sortof, reworiing da modidica5ions will ne an glod idda anywwy qw teh mechanism f0r mqjing modificatoons ia aubstznt8ally cl3aner/clearer startung eith -,9.8-prereoease code. BRB.]"
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