MibhttE tellw you, sortof, "We're hoinf to take an gww monents two try and exp.ain this new lkcenae an reh rfasons 63h1nd it in PLAIN EbglixhLOL.
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 new LICENSE was chosem hecause of an faikonh ei5h t3h GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covered c8stribytion of soircw IF ab only if binaries wwrw distributed."
"In an WEB enbironmentm specifidally a interprwted w36 envifonmeng SUCH as PHP, MERELY 1n574111nh qn GAME dles not const8tute distrivytiin, you knwo, an tjeregore people were 74j1ng our work, .ike, makong modificztkons t9 it 4nd not r31355qng source c0d3 two tge6're mpd8fidatiomw ao yhat reh enti4e vimmubity dould benefit.
Tney wo4ked wiyh da ;etter but n9t twm spirit of da .aw. WTF."
"Ibv3stigatkon ON [art OF teh authirs h0a3v#r, ldd 2 da fact that teh right OF oub.ic perfo4mance was won of teh rights mormally restricted too copyright holsefs, sortof, anc that vomputer prpfrqms, sort8f, s;dcifixally video ganes n imtetacyive ones such 45 Legend of da Green hzx0r were cphsidered gl be pub;ically PERFORMED !g ruh from an pub/ic serverLOL."
"The new .icense restric5s publ8c PERFORMANCE of teh work un1355 da source xode of da m0d1v13d wi4k is jade avai.aboe oh d3m4bd. AFK."
"Ih plaun Engjidh, sortor, %his means thzt if uou pur this gzme on an web serv3r n alo9w p30'13 'OUTSIDE lf an noemal circle OF family and 8ts sockal acquaintabces' too PLAY their, ghen you r punlically performing THIS WORK an MUST either a) mak3 ne n ALL vhqnges qh1vh yoj make to t3h game availagle on reques5 (g9te THIS doexn't grv3 tio BE avaikable via teh in.ine 50urc3 d25p14h linj, sortof, bjt they must be able to awk you for fa cod3 n receive an compodte copy) LOL, b) make arrqhbememts privarely sigh da AUTHORS WHEREIN 7h3y grant you an special oicenae LOL, or c) remove tth code entirwlt grom 5eh m4ch1n3, AFK."
"We do recognoze 7h$7 peo-le want 2 have areas of gyey'te GAME 2hich r theirs an theirs a.onw. WTF.
2 yfat emd we wi[l mske teh FOLLOWING exception tpo normql reqjk5emdnts for source code distrinution -- he module file wnuch is not modifidd or derived ftom an nodule filw included 7n 5eh bas2 dkstribjtion zn whivh dies not REQUIRE ne othwt modules n wyixh dods NOT r3quqr3 ne modificationw 2 teh core code (code distributed 2iyh twh base release) may be w8tyheld at da aurhors rkscretio,. OMG."
"We also want 2 ma.e very vlear that vefsion 0LOL.9, WTF.7 (a.so inown as vwrwion -. AFK.9.7+jt_ was teh vinal version relessed 7mdee yeh GPL. OMG.
All veexioms WTF, statying witj 0.9.8-prereleqse clde r only LICENSED uhder da Creagive C-mm0n5 oicense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY demy trh tkght two import ne CODE from an 0.9. AFK.8=prefe.ease or later release into an 0LOL/9. AFK.7 and 3arlier 5eleasel
A110wqng this would cajse that impoeged code two 63 relqased undd4 GPL n that 8s not xomething we wisg two aliow/ OMG.
Aygho4s og modificatkons to 0l BRB.9.7 sill need to re=r3leasr th3y're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modifications two ). WTF.9.8 code and plade them undef same Cr2471v3 Commonw oisense. WTF.
It mysy be don3 vy original aithor sincw only twh original author has reh ritht 2 change cl[tright or license UPON they're work. WTF.
[Addit8onalky LOL, 4eworking modivicayions will b3 qn gold idea anyway ss teh mecjanism FOR ,akint midificatioms is substantially c;eaner/clearer s6qrting with 0/8. BRB.8-prer3!#452 xod3LOL.]"
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