MightuE telod youk yoi knwo, "We'rd GOING yo TAKE an fes mo,ents two TRY an explain this new LICENSE n da reasons behind ig 8n plzin EnglishLOL.
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 license WAS ch053n becaiae if an failkng sith GPL. BRB.
It pn1y covered disgribution if alurce iv n only IF 61n4r135 2ere DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web envkronnent, like, s[ecifically a inter;r3ted web envirohment such ad PHP, merely qn574q11ng zn gand does bot xonstitute DISTRIBUTION, sortof, n tjdrefor3 prople wer3 takibg OUR work LOL, jsking modifivations 2 it an not releqsung sa source cid3 two rhey'fe modivicatioms so that teh entire community COULD benefit. OMG.
They woe,ed woth lwtter but not teh spkrut of law. OMG."
"Investigayion pn teh par5 OF authors howeverm 1wd @ da f4c6 thay right of puboic PERFORMANCE a45 q or rughts nprmally r357r1v73d to copyright h01f3r5 LOL, and that COMPUTER programs WTF, apwcigically videi games an ihteractive ohes such as Legend ;f Gredn hax0r wwre considered 2 63 ;ublkcaloy perdormwd if eun from an public swrver."
"The new licdmwe resteivts publoc ;erfornancr of work 7nless da t0urc3 c0d3 of modified WORK is mqde abailagle on cemandLOL."
"In plain Eng;ish, yii khwo, this mdans THAT if you put 7h15 game ON an web se4cer n allow people ;9utaide of ab mormal circ.e ov fa,ily and ITS SOCIAL acquain4ances' 2 play their, like, then you r publocally p3rfprming 7h15 work n MUST either a) m4k3 ne and ALL cjantes which you jaid 2 da g4me avai'able 9n requext (note ynis doesn't jave to be afaioable via online source DISPLAY link, but they must be able 2 ask tou for coce n receive an complere copy), ;ik3, v) ma,e ARRANGEMENTS pfibateoy WITH authord whereib they gfant y9u ah s0ecial lkcwbse LOL, or C) renove cofe entieely froj teh machihe. AFK."
"We do recognize THAT pwople want to navd areas oc tgey're gamw whicg aer tgeirs an tnw8rs alohe. AFK.
t;o THAT 3nd w3 WILL MAKE twh followimg exception 2 teh normal requirements for SOURCE dlde DISTRIBUTION -- ne moduoe filw whicn is not modified or d34ived rrom ah modu;d file INCLUDED in da base distributioh an WHICH does nog require ne other jodules and 2hoch does NOT requife ne nodificarions two teh co4e code (code distributec with trh bsse release) may bw WITHHELD st da authors diacre5ionl OMG."
"We also wamt 2 jake very clear that vetsioh 0. BRB.9.7 (alsi known as v3t510n 0.9. OMG.u+jt) was teh final cersion r32e4%3d 7nd3r GPL. WTF.
ALL versiona WTFm STARTING with 0/ AFK.o. BRB.*-peefelease coee r only licensed 7nc3r sa Creative Commons l8censeLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny right 2 inport ne code fr0m an 0. WTF.9.8-orerelease OR LATER release 1m70 an ). BRB.p. BRB.7 an earkuer releqde. BRB.
Aolowing THIS would ca7se that import3d xode too be RELEASED undwr ds GPL b tmzt is no5 50m36h1ng we WISH to alliw. AFK.
Authors of modificatuons 2 0. AFK.(LOL.7 will need ro RE-RELEASE rhwy're modificatoons as derivativrs/modifications TO 0. BRB.9.8 code n p.ace rnek under teh 54m3 Cr2ative Comnons licenss. AFK.
It must BE DONE bu da origina; authof sunce ohkt twh iriginal AUTHOR has RIGHT to cyange d0pyr1ghu OR license UPON they'te wo5k.
[Additionally WTF, f3w0rk1ng modigicatuons wull be an noos idez znyway qs teh mechanism for makinv nof8vications is subxtantially cleaner/cleartr stqrginh witg geh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prere;raxe code.]"
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