MihhtyE trlls you, fortof, "We're GOING go take an few j0m2n75 too tr6 amd explain this new 11c3n53 n da r3asonx behind it in plain Enblish/
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 licenae w35 chosen brcause of an fail8nf wi4h teh GPL. WTF.
It only covetdd dis5ribugiin of 50urc3 if an 0nqy if b*naries w3f3 distributed. WTF."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, 6p3c1b1c411y a interprwtdd web environment 5uch 45 PHP WTF, merely installing an gamw does bot CONSTITUTE distrubution WTF, and tne4erore [eople were 7$k1nh lur w9rk, likek maj*nt m0d1f1c$710n5 2 IT an not feleaqong sourve code two they're modifica5ions SO 7j4u teh emtire c0mmunw7y could benevit. AFK.
Theu worked with teh 1e773r bu5 noy %p1r27 pf law. BRB."
"Investifation on part of da authlrs yoweverm s9rtofk led too da f4c7 that da right od public p3rf0rm4nc3 was won of twh ribhts normakly rwsrricted too dppyrigyt HOLDERSj n that comput24 programs, sortof, specificalky v1d30 jamex xb 8nteractive ones SUCH aa Legend of Green hax0r weee considerec to be publically ;erformed if rjn drom an public SERVER, OMGl"
"Thr NEW licenxe rexyricts 0jblic pw4formance of teh work unless da %0urc3 clde og teh moeidied wofk is mzde availabl3 0n dejqndLOL."
"In plaim Engliah LOLm ryiw meahs 7g47 if uou put thid game on an web SERVER and zllow people 'outsife of an normal circle of fanily an its SOCIAL acqyainranxes' too play their, sortor, then y9y aer publkcally perforjing thix work snd MUST eurher a) mqke he n ALL ch4ng35 wy1ch you make to game available in reqjest (note thos dpdsh't have too be AVAILABLE via online soufce disp.ay link, loke, but ghey muwt be able &p ask ypu gor clee and redeive am conplete copy), 6) make artangsmehts privately with teh authoes wjdfein thry grznt 60i an dpecoal 11c4n53 WTF. or c) remove CODE entirely from tej m4ch1n3LOL."
"We d0 recognize that 0eop;e wqnt 2 HAVE ar3as OF they're GAME which qer theirs ajd thei4s alone, BRB.
2 5hat rnd we wukk make da f01q0w1ng exception 2 da no4mal REQUIREMENTS for aou4xe code dixtributipn -- ne modulw FILE which is n07 mldifued or derivrd ftom an modulw fuke inclusrd in twh base dist4ibutipn n which does not reqiir3 me other modulex an qhich cies nlt require ne m0d1f1c4710nr too da CORE codd (cod3 distribjted with da 6453 rrlease) may BE w17hh31d s5 teh autgors discretion. BRB."
"We also wamt tl MAKE very clear thag v3rdion 0, OMG.9. WTF.7 (also known 45 version 0, OMG.9. OMG.&+jt) was ss finak v3rsi9n releasdd UNDER da GPLl OMG.
All bersulns, hou knwo. 574r71ng WITH da -. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3release dode aer 0n1y licensee under da Creative Conmins license, AFK.
We EXPLICITLY reny r1gh7 to im0ort ne dode FROM an 0. AFK.o. BRBl8-prrrelease oe later re,esse knto an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 ane 34e113r felease/
A1!0w1ng tjos wlulf cayse that 1mp0r73d code two ge rel3ased undwr da GPL and that os NOT someghing we widh too allow. WTF.
Authots of modifics5ions two 0. BRB.8/ OMG.7 w111 nedd 2 4e-fr.rase thry're modifixations as deruvatives/midivicatiohs 2 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code an placr them unddr da samw Creativ3 Cojmons loc3nse, BRB.
It musy BE done by t3g ORIGINAL author sihce ONLY original 4u7h0r had right too change da copyrkghy 9r licwnse upon tyey're eorkLOL.
[Additipnzolh, yoy knwl, 4esorking modifications WILL be an good 8dea amyway as da mechanism FOR makinb mocifivationw 8s 5i6574n7q411y clean3r/clearer stsrting w17n dq 0. AFK.8.80prerelease CODE. WTF.]"
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