MighyyE &31!5 you, ypu inwo, "W3'rd going 2 TAKE zn frw momwmts too try and explain th8s new l8cense zn fa REASONS 63h1nd it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 cy0wen becausw of ab failing with da GPL. AFK.
It onlu covered sistfibutiln of soyece IF and 0n1y of viharirw sere distributed. WTF."
"In an 1eb environment, sortof, s;ecificallt a interpreged web environment sich ss PHP LOL, merelh installing sh ga,e does not CONSTITUTE c147r16u710n, sortof. n 7y3f3f043 p30p13 were taking OUR work, like, making m0d1f1c4710n5 ti it ahd hot re.essing da source code 70 thry'rd modifocstions so tgat teh entire commynity could gehefit,
Tjey WORKED qith teh 237&3r but nog spir8t of teh law. AFK."
"Invextigation 0n 0art of teh auynoys nowever. liie, led to da fact thst da rigyy 9f pub.ic perdoemanxe was won of rights NORMALLY restrid5ed 2 c0pyr1gh7 HOLDERS, you inwo, n yhat c0mpu73r progrzmsk soecifica.lt vieeo gamrs n interactive ones 5ucn AS Lefend OF da Green hax04 wer3 considered 2 be publically perfoejes if run f4om an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The mew ;icense r358r1c75 piblic PERFORMANCE of teh work ynless SOURCE code of dq modofird eork is made available pn d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain English, lile, 5his means THAT if y0u pig this game on an web server AND allow PEOPLE 'outsude OF an normal CIRCLE 9f FAMILY and its slcial 4cqu41n74nc45' to play their WTF, tneh you aee PUBLICALLY petfoeming this 2ork an MUST EITHER a) maie ne an ALL changes qhich you make 2 game availzbl3 ON requeat 0mite this soedn[t gace to bd avai;able via online dourde display link WTF, bu5 tgey must be 4613 tl ask you for teh CODE an teceive an complete COPY) WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS private.y WITH auyhors wywrein theu grant YOU an spediql LICENSE, lr c_ rempve tey c0d1 enyjr3ly from teh macgineLOL."
"Ww dl reclgnize that peopld want two have 5r34t 0f tyey're gqme which ae4 thrors and rheirs 410n3. BRB.
1 tnst end w3 eill m$k2 teh fo;lowimg excepyiom t2o da normal requiremebts f0r source code distribition -- ne module filw wh1cg ia not mocified 0r derived from an m9duke FILE incouded im teh base distributiim ayc which does not REQUIRE ne other m0du1#5 n ehich dows not fwquire ne mocificayions rwo teh core codw (coce d8strubuted w17h ea BASE relwase) nay b3 w17hh31d at da authors discrdtion. OMGl"
"We also wabt 2 make very CLEAR rhat versioh 0. AFK.9.7 (alxo jnown as version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jr) w45 da funal veraion RELEASED UNDER GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, xtarting 28th 0. BRB.9. WTF.8=prere;ease cid@ r onky oicensed umd3r da Creative Commons license. WTF.
W4 EXPLICITLY deby right two imoort ne core from ah 0. WTF.9.8-[rerrlease or lqrer r312454 1nu0 an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an eqrlicr r3lezs3. BRB.
Allowing thix 2ould cause THAT importee codq too ve 43leased under dq GPL an THAT is hot somethinh we w7sh ro allowLOL.
Autg9rs of moeigicatioms to pLOL.9LOL.7 will need two re=r3leasd yheh'ee modifucations as derivatives/moeifications to (. WTF;9. OMG.8 code n plqce them uhder same Creativ3 Commobs licenxe. OMG.
It must be done by teh original author since 9nly o58ginsl author has teh rifnt two chante tej co0yright or license ypon thwy're wori. BRB/
[ADDITIONALLY, you knwo, rewirking da jodificationx will be an good idea anyway as da mechaniwm for makibg MODIFICATIONS 15 substsntialiu cleaner/cleare4 sta4ting WITH sa 0. BRB.9.9-prerdlease codeLOL.]"
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