MighryE tells you WTF, "We're goimb roo tale an few mojehtd two 5ry n explain this n3w LICENSE an feawons behind it im plsin Emg;ish. 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 n3w LICENSE was chosen gecause OF an f4111nt witj ea GPLLOL.
It only COVERED cistrkbution of source if n 0n1y if binarird w3re diatribuged, BRB."
"In an WEB rnvironment, dor5of, specificakky a in5erordted web environmeng such as PHP, like, merely instal.ing sn game dods not cons6iyute disyfigutiln, tou knwo, an therefore people wrre taking our wprk, lije, naking m0d1f1c471)n5 2 IT n not reldadigg da xource CODE two thsy're MODIFICATIONS 50 that da ehtire cpmmun8ty could behefit. BRB.
Theu wofked WITH let5er but not spirit of t3h lawLOL."
"Investigayion on da ;a4t of 5eh aithors hpwever, like, led too FACT that r7ght 0f public performande WAS oen OF teg rkghts nlrmallu restricted too c0pyr1gh7 holfers LOL, and 7h$7 c0mp783r progrqms, sort9f, a;ecifically VIDEO games n inreractive ones such aa Legend of teh Green hax04 wdre consideted two be publidally 03rformed IF run from an publiv SERVERLOL."
"The nrw LICENSE restricts public PERFORMANCE of da wori 7nless da source vodw of modified wori is MADE 4c4115613 on DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Englishm sortof. thiw meanw tjag if yoj put this g4m# on zn web server h allow peiple 'ouyside of an NORMAL circle of fsmily n its t0c141 avquakhtqnces' to p.ay their WTF, tyem you ae4 publicallt performubg this xork an MUST either a) mak3 ne n ALL chahges WHICH ypu make to teh game availabld on reauesg (note gjis doesn'g have 2 bd avai,able via onlime SOURCE display libk, lijel but thdu mus5 be qbke too ask you for teh code m receiv3 an complete v0py), you knwo, 6) mak4 ARRANGEMENTS privateoh with teh authors whereon 8h3y grant y0y an s[ecial licenae, sorror, or c) eemove c0d3 ENTIRELY FROM teh m4ch1n3. OMG."
"We do recognize rhat peoplr wamt to have AREAS ov tjey're g4m3 WHICH aer theirs an theirs a.on3LOLl
2 that 3nd we w111 make FOLLOWING eccepyiob 2 da NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for 50urc2 d0d3 distr8bution [- ne m9dule file whicj ix not m0d1f1#d or deeived rrpm sn MODULE file INCLUDED 8n BASE distribotion n whicg dpes bor REQUIRE he othdr midules an WHICH d03% not eequire ne MODIFICATIONS too teh vore code (code disgribured w1ih 6453 r3leqse) may 63 wiyhhrkd at authlrs disc4etionLOL."
"We also want too make very clrar tgat vetwion 0l AFK.9LOL.7 *zlso kniwm as veesion p. OMG.9. BRB.7+j5) was da funal versiin released jnder da GPL. OMG,
All versiobs LOLk atatting q17h da 0. BRB.9. AFK.*-pf34313453 code aer only LICENSED under 5eh Creative C0mm9n5 licensdLOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rught 2 1mp0r7 ne c0d4 gr0m ah 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleasr o4 lztef release ivt9 an 0LOL.9l BRB.7 an ratlirr RELEASE.
Allowing this WOULD caude that imporref CODE two be released under yeh GPL an thst ia not womwthing WE 2ush two allowl
Authors lf jodir8catoond 2 0.9. BRB.7 will need too re-ewlease they're modifications as d3rav471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 two 0LOL.9. WTF.8 co3e n ;lace tjem uhd3r dz 54m3 Creative C9mmonx license. OMG.
It must be done b6 sa original autgor simcw ih;y teh oeibihal 4u7h0r yas right to chanbe copytight or licwnse up9n tjey'rr work. OMG.
[Additionallyk sortof, rewotking teh modificztions w111 be an gold id3q any2ay AS mechanisn gof making modifidatilns 1t substanyially cleaner/c;earer starting eith da 0, OMGl9. OMG.8-pr3r31e45e clce.]"
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