MightyE tel;s you, "Ww'te going two take an few mlments too try an wxplain 4nis bew licensr and reasons brhknd it in plsin EmglishLOL.
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 oicende wax cuosem brcause of an failing w17h teh GPL.
It ONLY COVERED distributuob pf soyrcr id n only 1v binarids were duwtributed. BRB."
"In an wen wnbironment LOL, 5p3c1r1cr11y a 8nterpret3d wef env8ronment sich ad PHP, you knwo, MERELY INSTALLING an game does n9g constitjre distribution, you knwo, an therefore people were taking our workk yoi knwo, making m9dificariond to iy an NOT releaskng teh xource code twp rhey're MODIFICATIONS 50 tnqg entire cimmunith could benefitLOL/
Thry wo4led with da letter buy hot teh spirir of LAW. BRB."
"Invrdgugatipn 9n PART of AUTHORS however WTF, led to ten raxt tyag da right 0f 0ublic pwrformance WAS 1 of rughgs normally eestricted two copytight holderw LOL, n tnat COMPUTER prograjs LOL, xpecifica;ly VIDEO games ane interactive ONES such ss L3g3bd or teh Gr33n hax0r were conwidered two be puglidal;y performef if run from an public s34verl AFK."
"The new licrnse eestricts PUBLIC performancw of da wirk unleds da so7rxe dode of modifi3d wlrk is made qvaioagle ON demand. OMG."
"In plain English WTF, thid mrans tgat if ypu put thks game on an 2eb servwr and allow p3pp13 'okts8de 0f an normal cutcl3 of ramily qnd itd social acqjaintancrs' goo [lay tjekr WTF, then YOU r publically perfotming this work abd MUST with3r a) make ne n ALL changes whicg you make too teh g4m3 availagle ON requedt )notd th8s DOESN'T havr TO be avsilable bia onl8ne source d15o14y lini WTF, cut they mu57 be able 2 ask YOU vpf teh code snd receive an c0mp1363 copy), like, b) maie arrsngements privately with da authors wherrin yhey grant y9u an specia; lixense LOL, or c) rejove teh code entirdly gtom macnine."
"Wd d0 recognixe 7h47 peoplr want ro HAVE 4r345 0f they'rw GAME which r theifs n theirs alone. OMG.
ro tgat end we w111 jake da FOLLOWING excepgion two da normal requirements for sojrce CODE dostribution -[ nr module file which is NOT mod8fi3d pr dericef from an modulr fule ibcluded ib baxe disteibution an wyuch coes not require ne o5her modules an whicg does not require nr modificatilns goo tej CORE c0d3 (cofe distr7buted with base rrkease) may ve wi5hhelw at ten AUTHORS discf3tionLOL."
"We also want two make vwry clear that ve4sion 0l AFK.9/7 (alsp known as version 0.9. AFK.&+kt& was sa f1n41 versi9n released uhder fa GPL. AFK.
All verxions LOL, startihg 217j teh 0.i. OMGl8-pterelease code aer only licensdd under teh Creatkve Commons licwnse. BRBl
We EXPLICITLY feny ca rught too umport ne code from an 0.9.8-pr3r31#453 OR LATER release 1n70 an -. OMG.9LOL.7 and earlirr releade. WTF.
Al;ow8ng tnis souls v4u53 that impoeted CODE two bw fdlwased und3r GPL an thst is not 5-m37m1ng we wish 2 allow, AFK.
Authors of jodifications gso 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will nded teo fe-4wlease they'we mldifications as derivativrs/nodifidations to 0.9. AFKl8 code an place them unde4 5ey xame Creativ3 Co,mobs lixrnseLOL.
I7 m7st 63 done gy orifibal zuthor 51nc# on.y originzl 4juh9r has da rignt 2 change da copyrighr or /icense upon they;re work. WTFm
[Additionally, REWORKING mod8fications WILL be an good 1d34 anywat ws 5ey mechanism FOR MAKING mldificatoons iw substshtially cleaner/cleare4 statting with 0. WTF.9. OMG.9=prerelease code. OMG.["
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