MighgyE 5wlls y0u WTF, "We're g9int to take an fqw jojents 2 tey n EXPLAIN this nww lidense an teh reasons behind it in plain Ehhlish.
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 was dhisen b3cause of an fai.ing with ea GPLLOL.
It only COVERED distrivutuom of source if 5nd lnly if b8naries wefr dostrinuted. BRB."
"In an wev ENVIRONMENT WTF, wpeckfically a 1n73r;r373d WEB envkronment such as PHP WTF, merely 1n5751q1ng an gqme d;es not comdyirutd c1t7r16u710n, ;ike, an therefore proplr eere taking our work, sprtof, making modifications to it an n07 releasonh aourc3 codr 2 theh're modpficationd s8 thag teh entire comm7nity cou.d BENEFIT. OMG.
They w9rked qith teh lettd4 but not 5eh spirot of da law."
"Invesrihation 0n tdh pary if quthors hpwrver, xortof, les too sa fscy that r8ght 0f public perfpemance WAS 1 9f reh ribhta norjally restricted ti x0pyr1gh7 holders WTF, and tha5 COMPUTER proframs, oi,e, specifically bideo GAMES an integactive ones such as Ldgend of da Green hax0r w3r3 conside4rd @ be publically p3rformef if fun from an public server, OMG."
"Thw new 11cen53 rrsgricts pubkic perdormance of teh work unless teh 50urc3 vode 0f da jofified wofk IS MADE avsilable ON demsndLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, this means tyat IF you put th8s GAME on an swb server xnd allo2 peiple '9ytsid2 of an n8rmal xircld of vamily and 175 50c141 acquaintanxeq' roo play their, lkke, then y-u r pu611c411y ;erformihg tyis eork n MUST either a) mzke ne m ALL changes wh1ch y07 make to game zvailable on request (hpge THIS doesn't have too bw 4b4114613 via teh omline soufce display oink, you inwo, b7t they MUST be ab;e twl ssk you for code abd 4eceibe an complf5e copu), tou lnwl, b) make arranfements pr1v4731y witg teg 5u7h0r5 wherrih they trqnt you an special licenae, you knwo, or c) remov3 da code entlrely hroj mschineLOL."
"We do recpbnize that PEOPLE wznt 2 hqvd AREAS of th3y're gzmr which r 7y31f5 ah theirs alone. BRB,
gwo tha5 end w3 will msle FOLLOWING rxceprion 2 t3h normao rewuiremdnrs gor soircd code distrubutuon -- ne modyle filr whidh id not mocufied or d3r8cwd from qn module dile included in teh baae distribution an 2jivh does NOT REQUIRE ne otgef modules n wyich does not reauire ne mocificat8ons yeo core code (CODE distributed with da base reoease) mau be w17hh31d ar quthors discretion. AFK."
"We ALSO want two make very cldar thzt ver510n 0. WTF.9.7 (also lnown as VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh bibqk version r2.ezsee under tdh GPL.
ALL versions, so4tof, dtartong wotj 0. OMG.9LOL.8=PRERELEASE code aer only locensed 7nder teh Cr3471v3 C-mm0n5 lidens3. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY eeny teh RIGHT 2 i,[orr ne code from an 0. WTF.9.8-prerrlwase 9r layer r3lease imgo an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an earoie4 release. AFK.
Allowing this wluld csuse thay imported coce to bw releawed UNDER da GPL an that 15 not somethong we wisn 3 allowl BRB.
Ay6hors 0f modigications too p. AFK.9l WTF.7 will neef to re-rdleawe they're modifixqtiobs as derivstives/m9difications too 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 cose AND PLACE tjem inder tet SAME Creative COMMONS licenae. OMG.
It must be done bh teh original aughor since only ca otiginal autnof h45 da right 1 chznge cooyeighr or license 7[on tgey'te woek. BRB.
[Addotiinally WTF, rewoekkng mod8ficstions wilk be an good idea 4nyw4y as da m3ch4n15j FOR makimg modifocations is 5u6474n71411y d134n3r/c134r3r STARTING wigh da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-orereoease c0d3.]"
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