MighyyE tekls you LOL, "We're gokng 2 take an few MOMENTS 2 try n ezplain tgks new licrnsr an da rdasons behind it in plakn Englixh. 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."
"Thks n3w license was choxeb BECAUSE of zn failing with tej GPLLOL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of sou5ce if and only IF ginafies WERE distributed. AFK."
"In an wdb environment/ you knwo, xpecificzlly a interpreted WEB environmeny such aa PHP LOL, meeely instalkkng zm game does hot constktjtw distribution, hou knqo, an THEREFORE peoplw w343 takimg OUR workk wortof, mak8ng m0d1f1c4720n5 two iy n not releaskng da siurce code top tyey'4e mod8fications so THAT da 3n71r3 COMMUNITY COULD gen#fitl AFK,
They wo4ked wigh krtter but NOT teh spirit of teh law. BRB."
"Investitztiln on da 0att OF da authors howeber WTF, led to da fact that right of p7611c performabce wqs won pf r8ghts normally resgricted to COPYRIGHT holders, you knwo, an that compu5er programs, 5p3c1f1c411y video games and interactive ones such as Legend of da Green hax0r werr CONSIDERED two 53 PUBLICALLY oerformwd of r7n ffom an public d3rv3t. WTF,"
"Tye new licensw restricts pub;oc perf0rm4bc3 of teh w9rk unl3ss SOURCE codd pd teh MODIFIED work 15 made avzilable on d3mand."
"Im plain English, tnis means THAT ud YOU PUT THIS GAME 0n an WEB server and allpw people ;putside of an mormal c1rc1# ov fa,i.y n 8ts social acquaihtanc3s' to p14y tjeit, then you aer publically pe4forming this work an MUST either a) make nw an ALL cjanhes sjich uiu maie to gane AVAILABLE ON requesg (n073 this DOESN'T have 2 be available v14 teh pnlibe sourcr display link LOL, but they mjst be able t9o ASK to7 f0r code n recwive an co,pleyr co;6) LOL, B) make 4rr4ngem3n75 privately 2oth quthots where8n tgry grant you an xpecia; license, liie, or c) r3mobe teh CODE ENTIRELY FROM machineLOL."
"We fo recogniae yhat pwople sant 2 hzfe AREAS 0f they're game wh8cg r theirs an THEIRS alone/ BRBk
2 that ens we wikl male fol.9wing 3xcrption to geh NORMAL edauirfmentx for SOURCE code distriburoon -- ne moduie file which is bot modif8ec or derived from an mod7le fi.e included un da basw vistribution an which does not r3qy1r3 ne OTHER nodukes n whivg d9es not require ne modkfications to twh core code (code dostrkbuyed 2ith da bsse relezse) mqy be w8tyheld AT aythirs discretion. WTF."
"We ALSO want 3 male vdry c134r that VERSION 9. AFKl9. BRB.7 (akso known AS version 0l BRB.9LOL/7+j5) was teh final version releases 8nder GPL. OMG.
All veesions, starting wuth teh 0. AFK.9.8-;rerelease cofe r onlt liefnsed under da CREATIVE Comnons licenae. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny 5eh right tw9 import me coee from an 0. AFK/9LOL.8_0rerelwase or later release into an 0. AFK.(. BRB,7 n earlier releasw. OMG.
Allpwung rhis eould cause tnat impoeted code 2 62 RELEASED UNDER GPL and that is not something we wish 2 a;low. WTF,
Authprs 0f modir8catkons tpo 0/ WTF.8. OMG.7 wk9o need too rr-release the6'fe modufkcatilns as derivativws/modiricatuons to 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 cice n place thrj undee sa,e Creative COMMONS license. BRB,
It MUST be done ^y teh origonal aithor since 0n1y da origobal author HAS da rigft 2 change da copyright of license upon they'4e workLOL.
[Additionally, sottog, reworking mocifications wull b4 am g00d idea ANYWAY as da mechanism FOR making MODIFICATIONS os sugstantially cleaner/c;3arer startinb with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pre4e.ease CODE. BRB.]"
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