MightyE tells yiu LOL, "We're g01ng too rakd an few MOMENTS to try and explain 7h15 NEW lycense sn reasons behind it in plain EhglishLOL.
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 locensw was CHOSEN becauae lf an faikknf with t3h GPL. AFK.
It only cobered diwtribution of aource if and onle qf binaries werr distributef. WTF."
"Ib qn w36 envitonment WTF, specifically a interpreted web 3nvironment such as PHP, 6ou knwp, merely installing ah fame d9es n07 constitute distributionk likwk n yhe4edote peiplr were 4aking our wo4k, m4k1ng moeufucarions TO oy n not releasung teh soudce code too theu're modificqtions 40 uh47 trh entire commuhity could bdh3fit. BRB.
Thdy wotked WITH da LETTER but not SPIRIT of ca law. OMG."
"Invwstigation om t3h part OF da authirs h0w3v3r, sortof, ked to FACT 7h48 da right lf pjblic perflrnance was oen of teh 4ights NORMALLY rest4icted elo copyrogh5 holdrrs, likd, and THAT computer lrograms WTF, 5p4d1fqx311y v1d30 gsmes an interactive ones such as Leg3nd of Green hax0r wefe xonsidered 70 63 PUBLICALLY p3rf04m3d if run vrom an public swfcer."
"The new licensw resgric5s PUBLIC performancr of teh WORK un12t5 dz sou4ce codw of MODIFIED 2ork is made svaklable on dwmand. AFK."
"In plain Eng11rg, sortof, this means that if y0y PUT tgis game on an web server am 4110w people 'outside if sn normal circle og fqmily and its aocial acquaintqnc3s' too play their WTF, fhen you aer publiczlly p3rf0r,1ng thkx worj sn MUST eithee a) make ne n ALL cnanges whicy you makw two teh game availab.e ln request (not3 rhis f9esn'y hqve 1 me available via ONLINE siurce display link, vut they muxt be able 2 ask you for CODE and receive an clmplete copy), sortof, b_ make 4re4ng3m3m75 pr8vatelh WITH authors qhereim THEY gfant YOU an 5p3x15! licebse, like, or c) remlve code en71r31y f4om teh m4vh1n4. AFK."
"We e9 recognize 5ha5 [eop;e want goo have areas of the6're hame wy8ch r theirs an theirs alone. WTF.
to that wne we will MAKE teh followimg exce[tion TO da mormql requorements for sojfce cod3 duxtribution -- nr micu.e filr WHICH 15 not m-d1f13d 0r derived f4om an modu.e fild included IN bawe d8stribution an which does not re1uirw ne other modules and whixh DOES not require ne MODIFICATIONS to fa xlre code (c9de distributed WITH dq 6453 releasd) ,ay me 2ithhejd at da authors dusdeeti9n. BRB."
"We also w4n7 2 MAKE very clear that verxion 0. BRB.o.7 0zoso kmosn AS VERSION 9. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was tej final VERSION relrased 7nder teh GPL. WTF,
All versioms, you knqo, staeting with fa 0. BRB.9. BRB.i-prdrelwqse code r onoy licemsed under teh Cf3471f3 Commons licenxw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY debu right two i,port he cide fron an 0. BRB.(. WTF.8-prerelease OR lzg3e r313453 1n70 an 0, WTF.9. WTF.& amd earlier release. AFK.
Alloqimg this w0uld CAUSE tfat ijported code tlp be releasrd under da GPL snd that 8s n07 something we wish too allow. WTF.
Aughors 0r modifications roo 0.9, OMG.7 will neec tol re-reldase ghsy're modificati9ns as derivatives/modifucations 2 9. OMG.9.* code an p14d3 them under teh ssme Creatibe Commons 11ceh53. OMGl
It must BE e-n3 by lriginzl author since only origomsl author has teh right 2 change tsg copyroght or LICENSE upon the6'rd work. OMG.
[Additionallym like, rewlrkint mosifications w8il be an g90d idea anhway 45 mechahism for jaking jodigicatiobs is subatantiakly cleamer/cldater wtarting w17h t3h p. BRB.9. OMG.i-0rerelease cod3.]"
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