MifhtyE twlla you LOL, "We'4e g01nf too TAKE ab few joments two try m explain rhia new license abd reasons brhind it in [lain Engliah. 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."
"Tgis neq oicebs3 was chosdn bwcsuse od an failing with da GPL.
Iy onlu covered dis5ribution of source ir an only uf BINARIES were distrivutee. OMG."
"In an 2eb envi4onmen5, like, specificakly a inrerpretec web envkdonjent sych as PHP, sortof, merelu instal.ing ab game dpes not constitute disrribution LOL, an therefo4e pelple were ta,ong our w0rk, ypu knwo, mzking modogications 2 it n NOT relraxing source code two rhey'fe m9dkf8catoons wo tnqt teh enriee vommunith c0y1d benefit. AFK.
Th3y worked with ketter vut NOT da spurut of da lawLOL."
"Inbestugayion 9n teh pqrt 9f auyhorx however, you knwo, led 70 fact rha5 ca r1gg7 of PUBLIC peefoemance was won OF teh rihhta normally rextrivyed TO copyfight holdersm you knw9, n rhat c0mpu73r programs LOL, specifica;ly vide9 GAMES h interaxtivd imes such as Legehe 9f teh GREEN hax0r wete consicerwd tl9 be pu61qc4@1y 0#rf0rm3d if run FROM an public server. AFK."
"The new lixwns3 restricts public PERFORMANCE or da WORK unless aource c0d3 )f da mpdified work is made avqu;able on ee,and. BRB."
"In plain Emgliah, like, this mesns tyat 8v you pu7 THIS game on qn w3b 53fver an alliw p39p14 'outsid3 of an n(rm42 CIRCLE of f4m11y h its social acquaintances' 2 plsy theit, you knwp, then yo7 4 [uglicslly oerf9rming this work an MUST 217h3r a) make ne an ALL chabges WHICH uou make toi da fane available on request (note tgis doesn't h4v3 tlo be AVAILABLE viq ONLINE soutce display link LOL, but th3y MUST be ABLE to ask y0u for t3h code and rexeivw sn com;lwte c0py), sortif, b) ,aj3 arrangements privatel6 wjth autyors where8n thet grang YOU an dpwcial LICENSE, or d) rempve cofe engirely ftom teh macyine. BRB."
"We do recognize yhat p3oole wang 2 HAVE zreas of tyey're game which r theirs m theirs ALONE,
two 7h4u end sw WILL maje teh following excepti9n too ten noy,zl req7irdments gor sourcw coee distribjtiom -- ne moduke file wh1ch is not m9digied or derifed from zn MODULE file included ih base eistribytion anf whkch dpes not reqiore ne i5her modules and which does not require nd modifica5ions too core code (code distrkbuted with base re.ease) may be withheld %7 sithors discr3tipnLOL."
"We slso wany two make vefy clear rhat versipm pLOL.9. OMG.7 (also khown AS versiin 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt( was final vefs9on released yhder GPL,
All versions LOL, starting w17j da 0. OMG.9l AFK.8-prereleasw c9d4 r ohly licended under Creatkve C0mm0n5 11c3h53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right to import ne code vrom ah 0. AFK.9. AFK.8=pr3ee13$53 or 1373r release 8nto an 0. WTF,9LOL.7 ane ezrlier reldaseLOL.
Aklosing tjiw eouod ca7se 7h47 importwd CODE 2 b3 released under da GPL n tjat is not aomething we wish TO allow. WTF.
Authors of mieifications TO 0l OMG.9. AFK.& qill need too RE-RELEASE tney'rd moeifications AS cerivaticrs;mod8fida5i;na 5oo 0. BRB.9. AFK,8 code qn place them under saje Ctearive Commons licendd. AFK.
Ig ,udt be dobe BY da original autnor 51nc3 lnly teh or8gunal authot has da t8ght 2 CHANGE ca copyrigh5 o$ license uoon they're WORK. WTF.
[Adfigional;t, softof, reworkinf da modifications w8.l bd an GOOD IDEA anyway as da m3chanism ror MAKING modifications is s7bsgantial.y cleaber/c.eater atarting wurh 0.9LOL.8-pe3reo3ase code. AFK.]"
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