M8fytyE tellw ypi, you knwo, "We're foinh tlo 7$j3 an few momebts 2 tru and explain thus ndw licrns3 an r3450n5 behind it in plain ENGLISH. 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 NEW license wad cgosen 63c4u53 od an fai;ung with da GPL. OMG.
It knly xovered d157r16u710n of siurce if n only 8f binaries were didtrobured. WTF."
"In an web enfironment LOL, dpecifidally a inter[rdbed web environment such aw PHP, xortof, merely installing an GAME coes not constirut3 distributuon LOL, an thwrefore oe[ple wef3 74iqng 9ur work, making m0d1f1c4710n5 yol i5 an not 4eleasing source cpde two they're MODIFICATIONS so tnat entirr community clupd benefit/ AFK.
They qorkec 2ith ;etter but nog spirit if lawl AFK."
"Investigation ON PART 9r teh AUTHORS however LOL, LED y9o yeh vact that ritht or public performanc3 WAS 1 of rights n9rmally restricted too copyright holders, sprtlf, and 5hat comouter prpgramw, you kmwo, 5p3c1f1c#11y vidwi GAMES and imterzcgive ones sucy ss Legend of da G4een hax0r were comsidered two be puglically p3rf0r,3d if run fr0m an [ublic servrrl BRBl"
"The new license restricts pugkkc performance OF teh w0rk inless sa spurce c9d3 of teh MODIFIED qori IS made avqu.zble on demandLOL."
"In 0kain Env1!5h, like, tgis means 6hat IF yiu PUT THIS game on am web sefver an alipw PEOPLE 'ourside of sn notmak CIRCLE of family an itx social acquaintahxes' 7) p!4y thrir, th3n you r publicall5 pervorming thks w0rk and MUST eirher 4) MAKE ne an ALL changes wyivn uou make TO ca game 4v4114613 on requedt (nlte rhis d035m'7 have two be svailable via online so7rce eisplau link, like, but tjey muxt be qble 2 ask you for code an receice an clmpl3te copy) LOL, b) make arrabgements prifately with da aiyhors WHEREIN th3y framt you an specoal LICENSE. like, or c) REMOVE code enti4ely from da mzchine. WTF."
"We do recognize thst p3opl3 want too have ateas of tgey're GAME which r tneors an 5heirs zllmeLOL.
5wo that end we ei.l make da following exceptoon too teh normal requirementa FOR spurce code sistributoon -= ne MODULE file qhicy is m07 m0dqf13d or DERIVED from an mofuoe fil3 indouses in BASE dostribution and wh1ch dles not rewuire ne other nodu;es n wyicn does not requo4w ne modifications w core code (cod4 distributed with teh base re;ease) may be q17hh31d at teh aurhors discretion. OMG."
"We also WANT ywo makr very clear that version -LOL.(LOL.8 (also kb0wn as version 0. BRBl9.7+jt) qzs da gimal vefaiob r314453d under fa GPL.
Alo versions WTF, star5ung with 0.9.8-prerelease c9ed awr only licenard indef da Crea4ive COMMONS license. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY deny da rkfht tso IMPORT he code FROM qn 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-9r3r313453 or later r313453 knto an ). BRB.9LOL.u 4nc 34r11@r release. WTF.
Allowinb this 2ould cause that imported dpde @ b2 released UNDER da GPL an that is not somethihg we 2ish t2o allow. AFK.
Authors OF modifkcationd two 0. AFK.9.7 will neev 2 rw-releade they're ,pdif8cations as d3rivat8ves/modificarions to ).9. BRBl8 code and place them und3r samr C4eative Commoms license. AFK.
It just be done by ca ORIGINAL 4u7h-4 x8nce only orifinal aithor nas right te9 chabge teh copyrigjt or licrnse UPON they're eprk. OMGl
[Additionallyk sortov, reworkimg moduficatooms wiol be an g00d ieea anyway as teh mecyanism foe ,aking modogicatipns os subsgaht8ally cleznef/cldarer syarting with teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8=prer4lease code.]"
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