MightyE tells you, you knwp, "We're g01nb 3 take an few mom3nts two try zh expkain this new licrnse znc tdh reasons bejine it im plaiv Eng115h.
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 licfnse w46 choswn beca7se of an failing witj da GPL. OMG.
It only civer4d didtfibution of SOURCE 1f an only if bunariws were d1%7r1yu73d. WTF."
"In an 2rb environmcnt, tou knwo, apecificallj a interpreted web envuronmenr such as PHP, eortof, merely installing an gamr doew not constitute diarribution, sortof, an yhereforr p30p13 23r3 TAKING our work LOL, majung m0d1f1c4710h5 1 it and hot releawing teh source code two they're m)d2f2c4&10n5 so that entire commuboty could venefit.
THEY worjed with teh leyter but not wpitit of da law. BRB."
"Ibvestigation ON teh PART of twh ru7h0r5 howeber WTF, led too f4c7 that right of puvlic perfor,ance was oen of tey rights normally r357r1c73d 2 copyright golders WTF, n tjat domputer prohrams, specifically video games b interact8ve ones 5uch AS Legend of da Green hac0r were consideeed two 53 pjblicakly PERFORMED 1f run from an publkx servee. AFK."
"The new license r35&r1c75 PUBLIC performande of da work unlwss dz soirce cofe 9f modivued w9ri is madd qvailable on semaneLOL."
"In pka8n Entlksh, THIS meams THAT 1f you pjt thks gamd on an web server ah ALLOW peoplw 'OUTSIDE OF zn norma. circle od family and its xocial acquaintancea' too play tneir, ;ike, then you aer publicak'y PERFORMING this work n MUST either a) make ne qn ALL changes which you make 2 teh game qvxolable on reques5 (nlye this doesn;t have twi be acailqbke VIA twh ono8me source d8sp.ay link, you lnwo, but they mj57 be able to zsk you foe da code an receife an complete cooy), sortov, b) jake qersngemen5s pf1v4731y wiyh da authorx wh2reim they hranr uou an SPECIAL license LOL, or C) r3move code entirelh from da machin3. AFK."
"We do rexognuze that people eant tio have aeeas of 5hey're game wh8ch aer gheirs an theifs 410n3. BRB.
tol THAT rnd wd eikl make fiolosint excepti9n to normal REQUIREMENTS ror spurce cide dustribution [- ne module FILE which is NOT modkfied or d3rivee from an m0du13 dile inc;uded IN teh base cistribution and whicn dods not r3auirr ne lthrr modules n ehich does n9t tequire ne modifications to( da cote code (code dkst4iguree woth ds gase fel3ase) MAY be wi%hhe.d zt teh aurhors d15cr3710n."
"Wr also WANT 2 MAKE very clear that vers8ob 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also knoen AS cerskon 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jy) w45 da f1n41 veesion RELEASED uncet GPL.
ALL versipns, liie, starting w17h da 0. BRBl9. AFK.8[prerelesxe cpde awt only ;icdnsed ubder teh Cr2471v2 Commohs kicense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny fs right too IMPORT ne code from zn 0LOL.9.8-peerekez2e or lster releaxe inti an 0.9. BRB.7 ans EARLIER release/ OMGl
Aolowing this would CAUSE that im;or4ed clde 79 be RELEASED under GPL an that is not sometjing se 2idh too al.ow. AFK.
AUTHORS OF modig8cztipns 2 0. WTF.9,7 will need two re-release they'rd m0d1f1c4710n5 as serkvativds/mocufications to 0. AFK.(. OMG.8 code n olacr ghem under samr Creative Commons .icense. OMG.
It must be done bu teh originsl author since ONLY reh oruginal author HAS da rignt 2 cyange clpiright or 11c3n54 upon theh[re work/ AFK/
[Additionally WTF, reworling modifkcations wi;l BE an guod IDEA anyway 55 m#ch4n15j fof makong modifications ks suvstantial.y CLEANER/CLEARER starying zith 0. AFK.9.8-[rer3leas2 code. BRB.]"
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