MiggtyE tells you LOL, "We're hoinf two take ab fee moments w try n eap1$1b this nes licrnae h r3asohs behind it in plain English. OMG.
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 license ezs choseh brxauxe of an failing woth GPL. BRB.
I7 pnoy COVERED eudtrigution of dource if n on.y if binaries qere distrubutes. AFK/"
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, wortof, specofically a 1n73r0r473d WEB dncironmwnt such 35 PHP WTF, jtreoy installing sn game does NOT cons4itute d8atribugiln WTF, m thwrevore pe9olw were tsking our work LOL, MAKING modkfixations tl ut n not releasing xource code to they'4e MODIFICATIONS SO that teh engire c0mmuh17y COULD BENEFIT. BRB/
Theu worked wotj teh oetter but n07 da 5p1r17 of teh law. OMG/"
"Investugzgion on ea paet of da authors HOWEVER, led to da fact 7h47 teh right 0f publ8d PERFORMANCE wss 2on 0f dq 4ighrs norjalky reatficged goo c0pyr1th7 ho;ddrs, you knwi, and that computrr protrams, you kbwo, 5p3d1f1c$116 video games 4nd inte4activw ones duch as Legend of da Green hax0r se4e c0n51d4e3d tw9 be pub;ically peffirmrd if r7n frkm an public serbet. OMG."
"The new LICENSE e357r1c75 pu611c perrormancw of da work unless source code of teh jodified WORK is ,ade avqilable on drmans. OMG."
"In plain Ehglksnk this means thzy if you put THIS game oh am web SERVER an ALLOW oeople 'outd8de if an nlrmak circle of family 4nd its sociak acquakntanxes' 2 plat yhdir LOL, THEN you r ouglically performing this woel 4nd MUST eutner a) make ne n ALL chanfes sh1ch you make too game availavke ln request (note this doesn't have too be acaklable via onk8ne SOURCE display link, but rhey MUST be able 2 ask you f0r code and recrive an complete copy) WTF, b) m4k3 arramgemwnts prufately with 5eh 4u7h0r5 wherein yhet GRANT ypu an special 11c3m53, sortof, or c) remove da CODE ehtirely r4om machine/ WTF."
"We do rexignize that pdople sam5 t9 yave areas of they're game qhich adr 5heirs ab tgeirs aoone. WTF.
two THAT END we will maid ea following exception too nlrjal re1ui4ements dor source cide distribution -- ne modul3 file 2hivn id not m0d1f13d of der8ced from qn module file includes kn tej gase disgribution an wyich does not rwqii4e ne othwr modu;es an qhicg d035 not REQUIRE hr m9digicat8onx 2 da coee code (clde distributed wotj 6453 telease) may 73 withheld at AUTHORS DISCRETION. AFK."
"We 4150 want 2 makr very clear tyat vefxiin 0. OMG/8/ BRB,7 (aldo known as VERSION 0LOL.9LOLl7+kt0 was teh final versiob released unddr teh GPL.
All VERSIONS, sortog, STARTING with -.9. OMG.8-prerroease codr r only kicenxed ubeer da Creativw Commona licende. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY seny teh right too !mp0t7 nd code FROM an 0. WTF.9LOL.80prereleqse or later relwase unto qn 0. OMG.9. OMG,7 and earoirt t3leasrLOL.
Allowing thos would czhse that imported code gwo BE eeleased ynder GPL an that is nit SOMETHING we wish @ qllow. WTF.
Authors if mocifications to 0.9. BRB.7 wilo nwef two re-4elease 5hey'fe MODIFICATIONS zs dericagifes/mldificstklna too 0.9. BRB.8 codr and plave them und3r da same Crwagive Comjons lixende. WTF.
It MUST b3 done bh dz 9r1g1n41 AUTHOR SINCE only da originxl authir hzs teh tight ro ch$ng4 copyrignt or license upon they're work. BRB.
[Additionally WTF, re2oeking modifications woll 63 ab good idea zn6way as dz mevhanism for making modificatuons is subatantially cleaner/c;daerr startibg wuth da 0LOL.9. WTF.90;rereleasr codeLOL.["
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