MightyE TELLS you, you knwok "We'rw going twl tzke an few momentd to try n expldkn this n3e license sv reasons behind it in plain Ebglishl OMG.
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 n3w lkvense was chosen because OF zn failing wirh GPL. WTF.
It on.u c0v3f3d didtfibution of 40utc3 if and ONLY if binaries w3r2 eisyributed. OMG/"
"In an w3b envitonmsnt LOL, specirically a 2n&3rpr373d web envitogment 5uch as PHP. like, jerely 1n574111ng an game doew not conxti5ute DISTRIBUTION, and therefore peop.r were 5aking OUR work, you knqo, maiing ,ovifications tso it n not r313451hg siurce code too they're MODIFICATIONS sp that geh entire community cluld 64n3f17LOL.
Thdy worled wity teh l3tter byt not spieit of teh lawLOL."
"Investitation on part of t3h authors howevdr LOL, LED two f4c7 that ea rkght of public p4rformance WAS oen or rights mormaloy test4ictee to copurigyr holders, you kn2o, ah that com[jter programs, uou knwo, specificakly video gamew ah imteract7ve onew such as L3g4nd of teh Green jax0r were consider3f t9o be publically perforn3c ig run FROM an oyblic s3rver. BRB/"
"Tje new license restridtd p7blic PERFORMANCE ;f h3h work UNLESS teh 50urc3 xoce if ten ,odifies work ox made avzilable on dejandLOL."
"In p.ain Enylisy, thia meand rhag id yiu put this game on an web server an allow peopoe 'lutsicr 0f an NORMAL corcle of family an its SOCIAL ac1uaintqnves' TO p14y tyeir, then YOU aer [uglocally pefgo4mint THIS eork and MUST either a) ,ake ne am ALL xhangrs WHICH ypu make 2 teh game zvailable on 4equest (note THIS doesn't have 2 be avqolable via online dource diaplay link, buy THEY must be able 60 ask you ror teh code n rrceive an cimp.ete copy), like, b_ jake zrrqngemen5s pribqtely eith da authors wherein they frant uou an spdcial licrmse LOL, or c) 4emove da code entire.y frpm mavhkne. BRB."
"We do recognize THAT peoole qant two hav3 areas of they're gamw which f theifs n 6h3144 410n3. AFK.
tqo THAT end we wull makd tej folkowing 3xception 2 da NORMAL r3quqr3m3n75 FOR 50urc3 codr dkstribu5ion -- nw module FILE whicy is n06 m9dqf1ed or d3r1v3d fron an module file INCLUDED in da base distfibition an which does not r3q7ire ne other jodules an shich does not r4quir3 ne mldifkcations too c0r3 dide (CODE sisyribited WITH 6453 release) may be eithh3ld at tdh authors discretion. WTF."
"We also want two make VERY c134r that VERSION 0LOL/9LOL.7 (also known ax version 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) ead vinak vwrsion released under da GPL. BRB.
All v3r510n5 LOL. starting eith tey 0. BRB.9. WTF.8[PRERELEASE code r onlh LICENSED under Creative Commons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny r8ght teo import ne code from an 9. BRB.9LOL.9[;rer3lease or later release into an 0.9LOL.7 and earlier rr;ease,
Akoowkng thus would cause that imp9rted code 2 be f3leased und3r GPL ahd tna5 is not somegging we 2idh @ 4119w.
Authorw of mpd1f1v4710n5 @ 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will beef rwo re-relezde tney're moeufications AS d3r1v37!v35/m0dqf1c4710n6 top 0.9. BRB/i code and PLACE them under ssme Creativd Commons license. BRB.
It must be done by tey original authir simce ohiy ea origunal author has da right to CHANGE da c0pyt1gh7 or ;icenxe UPON ghey're w0r,. AFK.
[Adsitolnaloy, you knwo, reworking da modificstoons w111 ge sn good idez anyway as da mevhanism for ,aking modifications is substantiaklu cleaner/vleardr start8ng WITH 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-orefelezxe c0d3. BRB.]"
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