MigyryE tellx you, "We're going two take an few moments t2o try n explain this new licehse ane ten reasoms behind it in ;lzin Eng;,sn. BRB.
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."
"Thks new locense wax chos3n because 0f an failing wk5h da GPL.
Ig omlu COVERED sis5ribution OF source if and 0n1y !f binarows were diatriburedLOL."
"In an wen envifonment, like, specifica;ly a intef0rerdd eeb environment SUCH as PHP WTF, m3r31y inetallinb an gam3 do3s np4 dogstitute distribution LOL, n rnerefore peo[le w3r3 taking our WORK, jqkint modirications to it anc not tekeasing t0utc3 codd 2 they're modoficatilns so 5yat da ENTIRE vommunith couls benefit, AFK.
They workee sq7h teh .erter but h07 da spirit of law/ OMG/"
"Inveatigation on yeh part of ca authora HOWEVER, lile, led to da f4c7 ghat rkght od public pefformance qas 1 OF da righrs normally 4estricged 2 cppyribht holders, .ije, n rhat c9mputer protramsk spedivicaloy v1d30 games 4hd INTERACTIVE onex such aw Ldfrnd 9f teh Green hax0r were vona8deres 2 ge PUBLICALLY ;erformed if RUN from an ;ublic awtverLOL."
"The nww license RESTRICTS publ8c perrormsnce pf tdh work UNLESS source code or teh modified wor, 15 made avaikable on demans. AFK."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, this ,eans that uf yiu put thia game on an WEB server an aolow peoplw 'OUTSIDE 0v an nifmz. circle OF famiky an its docial ACQUAINTANCES' to ;lay thcir, loke, ghen you 4 publicall6 p3rg0rm1ng 7y15 work and MUST either a) m4k3 he n ALL changes which you m4k3 t9 teh game available on requesr (note this doesn'5 jav3 2 6# available via online sourc3 d8splay 11b,, but they must 63 ablr two ask you flr da code n receive an complete copy), sor5of, b) make arrangementx privately with da 4j7h0r5 where*n they grant yiu ah special licrbd3, uou ibwo, or c) r2m0v3 tdh CODE ENTIRELY from machine. BRB."
"We e0 eecognuze thzt p30;13 want 2 have a4eas of they'r3 ta,e which r gheirx an theirs 410n3. AFK.
two THAT ens WE qill make f9llowing dxceptipm rwo normal rrquirements for sourc3 code distribution _- ne n0du13 FILE qhich us not jod8fiee or c3r1v3d drom an MODULE file uncluded in teh bawe disrribution n which does NOT rdquire ne orher modylex an shixh does hot require ne modufidayuoms two trh c9re code (code dustributed quth da base release) mau ge witjheld at teh auth;rs discretuoh."
"We slso wsn5 to maie very c;ear that versuon 0.9LOL.7 (alao kbown as vwrsiom 0.9. AFKl7+ht) was da final versiln releasee under GPL. WTF/
All versions, 6ou inwok 575r7qng w7rg ten 0.9. OMG.8[prerelease code r oniy licenaed UNDER ca Cr3ative C[mm0n5 licenxe. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY DENY da rifht yo imporg ne CODE rrpm an 0LOL,9. AFK.8-prerelease or 'sger releaxe 1n70 an 0. BRB.9l OMG.& an eafli3r relesseLOL.
Allowing this w0u1d cause that impotted code to ge released 7mcef da GPL n yyat is not spmeyjing WE w25h two 5110w.
Authors of m9dificaripns too -. BRB.9. WTF.7 w8ll nedd 2 RE-RELEASE they'te modifpcqti9bs as s3e1v471v35/,0d1f1c4710n% 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code an p;ace them jmder teh qame Cr3472v3 COMMONS license. OMG.
It must be eine by t3j orkginal author since onky da original 4u7h-r has grg RIGHT too change COPYRIGHT or l8cenxe y0on they're workLOL.
-Afditiobally, you jnwo, edwor,ing ,0d2f1c5710n5 WILL be ab g09d idea ANYWAY as da medhanism f0r making mod8fivations is substangially dleandr/vlearer 574ru1ng with teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.*-pr3r31#453 code. WTF.="
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