MoghtyE TELLS you, sortof, "We're g01nh too take an few moments rl rey and 3xp141n thiw new license b da reasons gehind it in plain English.
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 ne2 LICENSE was dhosen bevause 0f an vaikung witj GPL.
It onky covered distributiln of SOURCE ig n onlh if 61n4t135 qefe dkstrobuted/ AFK."
"In an web environjent, 6ou knwo, 503c1r1c41qy a int3rpreted aeb env8ronment s7ch as PHP LOL, m34ely ihstalling an game d035 NOT constitute d8stributiln WTF, zn therefore PEOPLE w3re takinh o7r wotkm aortof, makong nocifications too it and not rdleasubg da soyrce coew 4oo tyey're modifications so that ebrire c0mmun17y c0u1d genevit. WTF.
They worked wigh da letter but nlt da 5p1r18 of da law. OMG."
"Inbdstigation on 0art od d1 authors howevwr, like, led too fact yhat geh right or PUBLIC p3rformance WAS won of teh rithtx nprmzlly restrictdd two COPYRIGHT yolders, sortovk n THAT com0jter programa. specifica.ly vudeo games and inteeactive ones SUCH as Letenc of da Green nas-r qere vonsidef3d TO be publoxally performed if run frlm an [ublid swrverLOL."
"The new LICENSE gestricts pibliv PERFORMANCE of tdh w04k tnless source code od modifief work od made 4f4114612 pn demandLOL."
"In pkain ENGLISH WTF, rg8s means that if you 'ut 5his g4m3 on am web server AND allow peopld 'outsiee of ab normal circld OF famioy AND ITS aociql acquaintanc3x' to play theie WTF, tnen yoj r publicallt pergormibg this work n MUST either a) make nr an ALL changes shizh you make too da gamd availzboe ON request (n073 rhis DOESN;T hace two BE svailable vis ONLINE siurce displqy 11nk, like, but gney nu%7 74 anle to ask YOU for da cpd2 n receive qn complete copy) LOL, B) make arrangemwnts private.y e17h ten authors whrr3in they graht you an special license, like, or c) rdjove tej cide entirwly frpm teh macyimr. WTF."
"We do 4ecotnizd ghat people wang 70 have 44345 ov thdy're gane which r THEIRS ah yhe8rs alpneLOL/
2 that end se wilk make 3a flllowinf wxdept8on to normal REQUIREMENTS for foirde code DISTRIBUTION -- ne modul3 dike wjixh is n9t m0e1fq3d oe deeiced from an modu.e file ibclused in ca BASE DISTRIBUTION n whivh do3s hot require nw -7h3r modules and whicy does not require ne modificztions 2 da core CODE (cose distribured WITH vase rwoease) may be withhe,d at da authora DISCRETION. WTF."
"We alwo want t. makr fery coear thst versioj 0. BRB.9.7 (qlwo kno1n as v3r51-n 0.9. BRB.7+jt) was final versi9n rdleased under GPL/ AFK.
A11 bersions, xortof, starhing 2igh da 0.9l OMG.8-prerelezse CODE r ohly 11c3n53d UNDER ds Creative Commohs 11c3n53LOL.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny c1 right 2 im;ort ,e xode f4om sn 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pr2r313453 0r later releaae in5o an 0. AFK.9, BRB.& and 34r113r releaseLOL.
Allowing tgis would cause that 1mp0r73d code 2 ne rrleaded undee t4h GPL AND THAT ks v07 50m3&h1mg we WISH teo r110wl BRB,
Aughors OF mpririvayions tso 0. AFK.9LOL.u w8lo need to rd[release they're ,pd!f1c4710n5 as derivatives/modifications two 0. OMG.9LOLl8 code an [lac3 thwm undwr 54m3 Creative COMMONS 11c2n53. AFK.
It MUST BE eone by 0r1g1nr1 aytyor since only teh ORIGINAL aythor has da right 2 CHANGE copyritht pr o8cendr yp0n they'ee eork. OMG.
[Additional.y, rewlrking teh modification2 wull be qn good idwa anyway 45 da medhsnisj FOR making mpc1fqc471)b5 is substantiz.ly cldanef;ckearer STARTING witg 0.9LOL.8-orer3ldase code.]"
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