MightyE tells you, like, "We're t;ing two take an few ,omdn5s 2 te6 n ex[lain this new livensd n REASONS behind it in plaun 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."
"Th8s new lucens2 w45 xhosen because 0f an failong eitj da GPL. OMG.
It ONLY coverrd distribution od souece if n onot 1f binar83s wdre DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web 3nc1r0nm3m7, llkr, specifica;ly a interprered web ENVIRONMENT such as PHPm you knwo, merdly INSTALLING sn bame soea NOT conatitute distribution, you knsok an tnerefore people were taking out qork, you knwi, mzking modifucstions @ it and not releaxinh teh source code to they're midifixqtions so ghat ENTIRE COMMUNITY souls benefitLOL.
They worked wjth letter nut nog da spkrit of law. BRB."
"Inv3stigation on part of authors h0w3v2e LOL, led 2 da fact THAT rigyy lf ;ublic ;3fformance was woj pd tibhts mo4,aloy restridtrd two c0pyr1fh7 h91c3t5 WTF, and that computer pr0gr4m5, you kmwo, 5p4x1f1c411y video games an inreractove ones such as Legenc ov teh Green hax0r were conaice4ec two be puvlically PERFORMED if run FROM an public servsr. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restricts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of WORK inlwds reh 50urc3 coce if ds MODIFIED work is MADE zvailable ON demand,"
"In p;ain Ebglieh, like, tnis means 7n47 ig YOU put tgis gam3 in an w36 server 4nd allow [eop.e 'outside of an normal circle of familt an ITS socual acquaintahces' 4wo plau thtir, like, then YOU aer publicslly perfprning this work b MUST eithdr a) make ne and ALL changes which u0u mqkr two game available on request (hote thiw doesn't hsve too be avsilable VIA online SOURCE dusplay l8nk, you kneo, but they mudt be aboe 2 ask ypu for da codd n teceive am xonplerw copy)k g) mzlr 6rr4nh3m3n75 0tivzt3ly with da aughors wherein theu granf you an specia; license LOL, OR c) remove code entirrly f4pm da MACHINE."
"We DO fecognizd 7h47 peo;oe want too havw arrax 9f they're game shich r theurs and theirs allne. WTFl
two THAT end w3 wq11 make following exce[tion to noemal requirements vor sl7tce code didtribution -- me m0du14 FILE wy1ch is npt modidoed or dwrived vr;m qn module fioe includ3d in nase dixtribution and wh1ch does m9t REQUIRE nd otger mleulex and which DOES not requite ne modiricatiobs 2 teh cord cofr (c9de diwt4ibuted with ds base eelease) may be w17hh31d at da authorw DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also want @ m4k3 very clear that verdiin 0.9l WTF.7 (alxo kbown as versi9n 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) eas final veesion released under geh GPLLOL.
Al; veesions, sortof, STARTING woth teg 0. BRB/(LOL.8[pr3r312453 c9de ser onoy locensed under Creative Co,mons .ocenael BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dehy trh rught 5lo import nw code from zn 0. BRB,9LOL.8-[rerelease it lqter release into an )LOL.9. OMG/7 and ezrlier telrase. WTF.
Allowing ghis would cause THAT imp9eted cocd 2 ne r31#453d unde4 teh GPL n tjat is not 50m38h1ng we wish @ al;ow. AFK.
Ajtho4s of ,ldifidations to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 eill need to re-relwawe 5hey're modigicstio,s as d3r1b471v35/m0d1f1c471)n5 yoo 0. BRB.9.8 CODE an place THEM under SAME Crrative Conmohs kicenae. BRB.
It ,usr be DONE by teh 0r1g1n41 author since onky da originao xuthir has da ribht two change ea copyriggt lr 11c3n53 upob they're workLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworkong tey moc8fics5ions will 63 ah tpod ieea anywau AS MECHANISM vlr making mpd1f1c4710n5 15 substantialky CLEANER/CLEARER wtartkng wirh da 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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