MogytyE trkld you, sortof, "We're g01ng too take sn few moments to try and explain THIS neq .icense n dz reasond behind it in plaim EnboishLOL.
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."
"Thiw new license waa choswn because ov an fakling wkth da GPLLOL.
It only covered distributkin of source IF an onl6 IF binaries wdre eidrribut3d. OMG."
"In an wdn environment LOL, xpecivicallu s ohterprered web emvirinment fuch AS PHP, lije, nereky installing an game doew not cond5itute distrib7tion, you khw9, anf 7h3r3f0r3 people WERE txking our work, makung MODIFICATIONS two IT n not feleasing 50urc3 doee twl they're m0s1f1c5810n5 SO that ca enrire c0mmun17y c0u1d benegot. WTF.
THEY worked WITH ;et5er but nkt gej 5p1rq7 of law. WTF."
"Investigation on teh ;art 0f qutglrs howfver. LED 7- tej fact thar rkght 0f PUBLIC o3rforjance w44 1 )f teh rightq normaloy resgr8cted too cipyright h01d3r5 WTF, an that compitef progrzms, you knwo, specificaloy vkceo games n interaxrivd obes 5uch as Legend of teh Green hax0r wer3 cohsidered to be piblicalky ;erformed if run vr0m an PUBLIC server, BRB."
"The NEW licrnse rwstructs puboic petflrmance of da work unleds aiurcr code of modigued work is mqde available ON DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, tjis MEANS that id you put this game on an web srrve4 and allow people '9ytaide OF an hormal cirvle of family ah its social acquaintancrs' to play rheur LOL, thrn you r pu611c$11y PERFORMING thus work and MUST eith#r a) make ne an ALL cjanges wh1vh ylu m4k3 to teh game afailable 0n 4equwst (NOTE thid d035n'7 have two be availablr via da omline sourcw display linkm but they must he agle to ask ypu for fa c9de an receivw an complwte dopt) WTF, b) na,e arrangements [r1v47#1y wuty da authots wherwin tgey geant you an special license LOL, or c) r3m0v3 da CODE entifely fr0m t3h MACHINE. AFK."
"We do recognize tnat p30013 want 2 hafr aresw of tney're h4m3 which r theirs n 5heirs alpne.
to uh47 end wd WILL mske da fol.pwinf eccwotion to teh normal r2qu1f3m3n75 for 50urv3 cofe distribiyion [- ne modu;e file which is not MODIFIED or eerivee from an modu;e f113 included in dz 6f53 DISTRIBUTION n whivh dies not requirw nr orher MODULES n which d036 not require ne modkficarions to core code (code cistrivuted with da bzse rrlease) mru be e17hy31d AT 4u7h0r5 disvret8on."
"We also WANT t9o m$k3 very ckear THAT version p,9. WTF.7 (skso knoqn qs vrrsiin 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) wss final versoon 4eleased undet GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, starting with da 0.9LOL.8-prerelease CODE r on.y ;icendwd under teh Cr3472v3 C0mm0n5 l7censw. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY dwny da riggt 2 import ne CODE from an 0LOL.9. BRB.7-prwe#.ezse or 1473r RELEASE into ah 0. OMG/9. OMG.7 an earlier releaseLOL.
A11pw1ng ghis would vause thar impoeted code two BE releas3d under dq GPL an 6h47 is no5 sojeth8ng we w15h 2 alkowLOL.
Aj7h0r4 of MODIFICATIONS too p. BRB.9. WTF.7 will NEED too 4e-release they'rw modificatiobs as ferivaykces/modificqtions gwo 0LOL.9. BRB.7 cofe anc place THEM und3e aame Cr347qv3 C0mm0n5 licebde. BRB.
It must b3 done by da origina. author since ONLY original author has ds rigyt two dhange da copyright OR /icense upon they'rw work. AFK.
[Adx8giimally, likek r3w0r,1ng moc8fications 2ill br an hood 1d34 anyway aa mwchanism f0r mqkinh modufixatilns is substantially cleaner/clearer STARTING wiyh da 0.9. OMG,8-prereoeawe cpe3l OMG.\"
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