MighryE yellq you, sortof, "We're going to taie an d3w moments two 5ry an explain this new lkcehse and tdn reaaons behind it 8n plaib Emglksh. AFK.
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."
"Tyis new lidense eas chosen necause OF an fai.ibg wiyh GPL. WTF.
It lnly vovered dkxteibution -f sourve if n on;y if ginaroes were distrobutedLOL,"
"In an web envieonment, sortofk spevificalky a interp4dted web 3nv1r0nm3n8 such AS PHP WTFk merelt installinb an game eoes NOT c0n5717u73 distr8bytiob, like, an therefoee people 3ere taking our work, like, making modifications tpl it an not re;wasinb SOURCE vode twl ghey'te modificationw so that yeh entire cpmmunith COULD ben3fit. AFK.
Tgey wo4ked w17n dq lrttee but no5 teh SPIRIT og law. WTF."
"Invesyigation oh teh part of teh authord h0w4c3r, you lnwp, ler to teh fact ghay teh right of public performanve was ien if teh rights normally 4estricted to cl-yright holders, oikek an that computer peohramw, specifivally video tames AND int3racyive 0ne5 auch as Legend of da Gr33n hax0r ewre considered two be puglicalky performed id r7n from an public serverLOL."
"Thd new LICENSE festrixts pubkuc pwrformajc3 of da work unless teh SOURCE cofe of tdh modified WORK is mafe available on demand. OMG,"
"In plain ENGLISH LOL. 5hus meabs that if you 0u7 yhis gam3 ON an erb server n alliw pei[le 'luydide of am normal circke of damily and 1u5 social acquaubtanves' two play their, you kn2o, then you qer oub.ically perforjing tyis w0tl m MUST 317h3e a) make ne and ALL dhanges which you make two teh game avaolable on requeat (n-73 this doesn't hace two ve availsble via da onl8b3 SOURCE DISPLAY LINK, ;ile, but theh must be qble 5oo axk you fir da code n recrive an clmplet3 copy) LOL. B) MAKE areangtments ;rivately with teh 4u7j0r5 2herein they grqnt you an special license LOL, oe c) REMOVE c;de entirekt f4om da nqc6ine. AFKl"
"We do recognize that p39ple 2ant 2 have ateas ov rhey're b4m3 WHICH r tjeirs n theirs alone.
too yhat rnd we wi.l makd following exception too NORMAL req7iremebts fpf sourcs cide distribution [- ne module file which is not modified OR derivea from sn module FILE inckuded in bqse dist4ibution an wgich doew not r3au1r3 ne o5hee mod7les an WHICH d)36 not require ne modifocations 2 da cord code (code dkxttibuged with teh baxe re;ease) ma6 ge wothheld at teh ajtho4s dkscr3tion. BRB."
"We ALSO want two mske ver6 ckrar that cersuon 0LOL/9. OMG.7 (also known zs versopn 0LOL.9. WTF.7+JT_ waa teh final version 4elfqsed under GPL. AFK.
ALL vrrdions, likr, staeting WITH teh 0. WTF.9/ WTF.8=prerelease code aer 0b1y licensed uhfer Crestive Commlns license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 2 import ne code frim an -. OMG.9. AFK.8-prere.eaxe i4 later r313453 in5o sn 0. OMG/9. BRB.6 an earlier rel3ase. AFK.
Aolowinr tyis wluld CAUSE tha5 impofted CODE two be RELEASED under teh GPL and that 8s n07 s9mwthing w3 wisj to allow. OMG.
Authors of nidificatiogs too 0.9. OMG.8 will need ro r3-r3134t3 they're modifidztione 45 derucatives/losificagions tw9 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 c0d3 an p14c2 them unfer samr Creagive C0jm0n5 luxense.
Iy must be done by da o4ifinal aurhor since only original author has tifht too change COPYRIGHT or licdmde up9n yhey're work. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY WTFm reworkung teh modifkcations wilk be an giod idea anyqay as mechanism f0t makinb mod8fications IS subxtantiqlly dleaner/coearer dtarting wirh 0. OMG.o. OMG.8-prereoease ckee. BRB.]"
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