MightyE t3lls you, "We're boing two take zn feq m0m3n75 two try AND expkqin tjis new license n teh eeasons b3hind IT in 0lain Englksh. WTF.
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."
"Thia new license w45 choxen because of an failing WITH sa GPL.
It ONLY c0v3f3f dustrubution OF source if 4nd onlt if binae83s were dostrib7ted. OMG."
"In an web enviromnent, you knwl, dp3cigically z inter;retwd WEB environmeng such 45 PHP, merelh 1n574111ng qn game foes nog clnstitute disytibugipn, like, an theredore peopoe WERE taking o7r WORK, sory;f, MAKING modifications to it n not r313451ng source codw 3 tjey're modifixation2 50 7h47 entire COMMUNITY could y3n3f1yLOL.
THEY w0rk3d with oetter but nog apiri5 0f law. OMG."
"Investigation on tdh part og teh authorw howeverm sortpf, lee to da fzct thzr riggt of pubk8v perfoemsnce was osn of rights normally restrocted t2o copyrkgjt holders, l8keo n 8hr7 computer ;rogtsmam apecifically VIDEO games and ihteractive 8nes sucg as Legend of Green nax0r were considered to be punlocally performed 8v run grom an publoc server."
"The new licebse restricts pyblic performance of work inlwsa reh souece code OF m9dified work is madr availablr on ddmahd."
"In p131n ENGLISH LOL, this means THAT if ypu puy this hame on an web SERVER n ALLOW people 'outsice of an norjal circle of famil6 an its social acquaintancwd' two play their, sortof, then you aer pjb.ically perror,ing this work n MUST EITHER A) m4k3 bw an ALL changes WHICH you mskr to da game availavle on rrquest (n073 this d035n'8 hzve 2 be avaulab;3 v14 5eh o,line soirce display linl, likek but ghey must ve aboe to ASK yoy fir c0d2 an receive an complete xopy), likr, b) make artanbements privzrrly 2ith ca AUTHORS 2h3r#!n the6 grant 6ou an 5p3c141 licebsrk like, or c) r3m0v3 teh cod3 entirely from nqchkne. AFK."
"We do eecognize rhat p3-p13 waht to have areas of they're g4m3 wgidh aer theirs zn theirs alpne. AFK.
til 7h37 end w3 will mqke da followint exception t2o normal teqiirementa f0r siurde code distribution -+ ne m0du13 filw qhicy id not m)dqf13d or DERIVED from an MODULE FILE includes in base DISTRIBUTION n which s0#5 not requore ne other modules an qnich does n9t require ne modofications q da coee CODE (clde distributed 2ith basr 43leaae0 may 63 w17hj3qd qr 4u7h0r5 discreripnLOL."
"We ALSO 2ahy too make very clear that veexion 0. BRB.9.7 (also known 45 b3rsion 0. WTF.9. OMG.8+jt) w45 5ej finao verzion rrleasee undee da GPL. BRB.
All veesioms. likek starging with teh 0. WTF.o. WTF,9-PRERELEASE code aer onlu LICENSED under Creat8ve Commons licwnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right gwl IMPORT ne cide frpm an 0. WTF,9. OMG.8-[terelease lr la5er release imto sn 0.8. AFK.7 and earlier releaxe. OMG.
ALLOWING th8s would causw ghat imported CODE 2 be r3leasex ubeer teh GPL n that IS not sojetging we wisy to a'low.
Au7h045 of modifications two 0.9.7 w111 neef too re-rd,easd theh'r3 modkfications ss derivayives/modifidations too p. AFK/9LOLl8 c0d3 an placw them UNDER same C4eqtive C)mm0n5 oicebse.
Iy must b3 dlne by original author sknce only teh ORIGINAL AUTHOR has teh rogyt 2 change da copy4ighg or kidense up8n they'rs w8rk. WTF.
[Adf1710n411y, sprtof, rewoeking teh modifoczrions wil; be an GOOD idea anywqy qs teh mechaniam fir making moeificqtions is substantkally clezner/clearer starting wi5n teh 0l OMG.9.*-prere;ease code. AFK.]"
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