MightyE 7eq2% y0u, likd, "We;re foing 70 take zn few joments to try n explain this n3w lkxense an reaaons behind it IN plain Englisy. WTF.
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."
"Thox new license was choseb bexause pf an f4111ng w8th GPL. BRB.
It only cov4red distributiln pf 6-urc3 1f n onoy 1f BINARIES were d157r16i73dLOL."
"In an web envuronment WTF, s;3cificaoly a in5erpreted web envurlnmeng such as PHP, merely !n574!q1ng an game does not constitute dis5tibution LOLi and thereforr peopl3 were yakinb ijr work, like. making mpdifocations two 17 and npt teleasing da source code w thdy're modificat8pns so rhat teh entire cimmunity c0u1c benegit.
Tyey sorked wigh letter byt not da spiri5 of twh kawLOL/"
"Invdstigatiin on part pf teh aurhors howeverk sortof, oed 2 fact thqt geh right of public perfprmqnce was oen og teh r1gy75 n0rm411h resrricted teo copyringt holders LOL, and that cum;uter prog3smsm sortof, SPECIFICALLY video games n ibteractive ones s&ch ax Lebend of Grewn hax0r were considwrec two ge publkcally 0etfifjed if run from an public server."
"Tje nee licenss r357r1c75 pubkic pe4fovmance OF da work unless wpuede CODE OF ea modivi3d work is made available on demand."
"In plain Ejglksh WTF, thid meahs that if you put 7h1y GAME on an WEB server n ALLOW people 'OUTSIDE of an normal circke of famo.y an its sociql ACQUAINTANCES' to 0lay 4hwir WTF, 5hen you aer publicakl6 pwrfl5ming this work and MUST eithwr a) mzke ne n ALL CHANGES wjich y0u make to da game abailab.e ON fequest *n074 tnis DOESN'T HAVE to be availablr v14 online SOURCE display LINKk but they just 63 able 2 ask you for da c0d3 and 4exeibe an com0oete copy) WTF, b) make ar4anbemenys PRIVATELY woth tdh authors wheeein th3y graht you an special 11c3n53 WTF, or c) 4emobe code entirely from teh madhine. AFK."
"We do rexogbize that oeople wang 1 have a4ess of ghey're g4,3 which aer theirs n theirs alone. BRB.
two that 3md w4 will mskw da folloqing excwpyion two tey nor,al requkrements for 50urc3 code disttubiyion [- ne module f8le which os nor modified or deeivrd fron an module filw inclyded in tey base distribytuon n which sp3s NOT REQUIRE ne 07h3r modulex n ehich cows not r2qu1r3 ne m0d1f1c4710n5 tlo da core c0d3 (clde d257r16uu#d w!7h teh bawe relessw) may be withje;d at sa zuthots didcretionLOL."
"We also want tw9 make very clear THAT version 9. BRB.(. AFK.7 (qlao known as VERSION 0. BRB.oLOL.7+jt) was final VERSION r313r53d under GPL. AFK.
Aq1 versions WTFk sta$tkng wirh -. AFK.9. BRB.8-peerelezse code ser ONLY licensed unw3r teh CREATIVE Commons kicenwr.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT two import ne v9d# vrom an 0, WTF.9.8-orwreleawr or la5er telease inti ah 0LOL.9. AFK.7 and EARLIER r#13r53. BRB.
A119w1ng this wouls causd that IMPORTED code too be rrleased ubder teh GPL qn 8h47 is nit simethung we wish 2 4qw0w.
Aithors of ,odivicagkons tol 0LOL,9. BRB.7 sikl need to re-eelesse they're mofifications as derivagives/nodkrocqti9ns to 0LOL.8. OMG.8 cpde n p14c3 them UNDER da xsmd Ceeative Commond license. WTF.
I7 ,uwt be done by da oruginal authoe aimce only original 4u7h0r haa twh ribht two CHANGE da copuroght 0f oicensw jpon they're work. AFK.
[Additionalky, you ,nwo, rewogking cs modifications will BE an good idea ANYWAY as da jecganism for making mocivucatiobs is subwtzhtiaolt ckeaner/clearee starting witg reh pLOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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