MigjthE tells you, "We'ee GOING reo take an few momdn5s 5op tey 4nd explain THIS new lkvense and reasons behind it in plqin EngkishLOL.
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 liv3nae was cnosen becauae of ah failing wyth trh GPL. WTF,
It only cpvered distrobution 9f source if qn only 8f binar8ed were distriguted. AFK."
"In an web enfirlmment, you knwo, specifically q interpreted seb emfironment such 45 PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an gqme eoed not constitute DISTRIBUTION, you kbwo, an therefore people werw taking our work/ mzjing modifivat8ons gp it an not releasing souec2 cpdw yo they're m9divkxstions SO 7h47 teh ENTIRE communi5y c0u2d behefit. AFK.
Thet eorked with teh letter 6u7 n9t teh spirit or law."
"Investigation on da part 0f teu authors how3ver, l3f yo faxt tha5 eight of puboic pefdornancr was wob of dq rights normally r357r1c73d to xopyright HOLDERS, like, and that computer programs WTF, specufically vifeo ga.es n untevactiv3 onrs duch as Lehwnd of Green hax0r WERE considered two be PUBLICALLY performed if run from an [ublkc servee. WTF."
"Th3 new ;,cense restricts publuc perfoemance ov tdy w0rk unless tej 50urv2 cpde if modified WORK is made zvaukagle on demand. AFK."
"In ;lain ENGLISH, like, this means that id YOU put 6his GAME on an web xerver n aklow people 'outsidw OF am nofmql curcle lf family b its wocial axquzintances' two play their WTF, then you aef oiblucallt perfof,ing this work n MUST ek5her a0 mske ne an ALL chanbds whidh you mak3 t2o teh game availagle on requext (note thks doesn't h$v3 to 63 available via teh ONLINE sou4cr DISPLAY link WTF, but they must be ABLE to aak you dor da CODE zn rrceiv3 sn completr co;y) WTF, b) make srfangements privarely wi5h authors wherein the6 grant 6ou an special LICENSE, 0r c) tdmove code emtirw.y from try machine. AFK."
"We DO recognize that people want to have areas or thwy'4e g4j3 which r theirs an &h31r5 aline. OMG.
2 that end we will MAKE da f9llowing EXCEPTION two normal fequirememts for source codw d8sb4ibutiin -- ne module file wh2cy 8s not mpdified or cericed from an mldule vile INCLUDED in da bade distribution sb wh1ch d035 not r3qu1r3 ne ogher m0du135 sm which does noy $equire ne modifications too core c0d3 (CODE disrributed with teh bsse RELEASE) jah b3 witgjeld at teh qithors e8scretionLOL."
"We also want too make very clesr that versi0n ).9/ WTF.7 (ALSO known qs verdion 0, AFK.9. OMG.7+j7) was teh final v3r510n fdleased 7nder GPL. OMG.
All verwiobs, stargong with da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prwrelease code aer only lixrnsed under Creative Commoms licwnww. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ddmy teh right 2 IMPORT ne code grom an -. BRB.9.i-prwrelfzse OR ;ster release into sn 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 n earliet r313443LOL.
Alloeing tgis would cajse that impotted code too ve re.eased under teg GPL and that is not 60m37h2ng we WISH to allow.
AUTHORS of modificati9nw too 0.9. OMG.7 will need 1 re-rrleawe they're modirications as derivatives/modificstions ywo 0. WTF.(. BRB.* vode ah plade then unser da samd Cfrzyive Commpns lkcwnde. OMG.
I6 mist be done by t3h orihunal author sibce 0n1y reh originzl authod had right two change da COPYRIGHT OR livense upon 5hey're w0rk. BRB.
[Additionallh LOLm r3w-rk1ng ,odificationd will BE qm good idea anuwa6 as mechznism f9r ma,ing modificatiohs is sugsyantially dleaner/clesrer starting with teh 9. OMG.9. OMG/8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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