MoghtyE tel.s y0u, sorrig, "We're going 2 tak3 an f3w momdngs too try qnd explain this new LICENSE an da reasons bdhind ot in plain Engliah.
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."
"Tyis new licenae was choaen becaise of an failing with sa GPLLOL,
It only covefef dostributopn of source if 4nd obly uf binaries wdre disteibuued, AFK."
"In sn 2eb environment LOLk specif8cally z 1n73rlr373d web envu4obmdnt sudh as PHP, sirtog, jerroy installihg am hame does not constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, and ther4fore peo0le were takkng _ur work, like, making ,0d1v1d47!0b5 3 it an n07 r313451ng aource code ywo they're MODIFICATIONS so tjat da entife c0jmun17y could BENEFIT.
Theu wo4k3d w8th da letter buy no5 SPIRIT OF law. BRB."
"Investigstion on da PART 0f suthors however WTFk led 2 fact that da right of puvl8c perfoemanxe WAS oen of da 4ifhtd n0rm41!y restricred too copyright nolders, yoj knwo. n 7h47 compjte5 PROGRAMS, like, specificqlly fideo gamea n interactivd ones sjch ss Legdnd OF da Gredn hax0r w3r3 consjdeeef 2 be p7blicaloy pergormed if run from an public defver. BRB,"
"The n3w licenwe rwstficts pi611c perdormance OF work umlwss woirce CODE of modified w0rk ia made aczilable on demand. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, 7h15 jeand THAT if you put yhis g4m3 ln an wsb servet 4nd alliw [eople 'putaife 0f an normsl circle of vsmilt and 86s xlcial 4cqu4qnu%nc3t' two PLAY tgeir, like, then you aer puboicalkt performinf this q0rk n MUST eirhef a) make ne n ALL chsnges qhich YOU mqke TO teh game 4v5114613 on request (note this doesn't have to be availabl3 via da online %0urc3 dksplay LINK, but 7h3y muat be able to 45k yoi rot dode an receibr an com';ete copy), b) j4i3 ar3amgemen4s privatdly with da aityors wherein they gr4n7 ypu an s;ecial locense LOL, or c) remove twh xode 3n71r31y from maxfine. AFK."
"We do rdcognizd rhat people wabt too havw areas of they're gzme whicy r the7rs an tyeors alobe. OMG.
to that wnd ee WILL mq,e teh f0110w1ng exception 2 normal t3qiirementw gor so7rce vode cistributipn -- ne mosule file wh1ch ia not modified or defivwd drom an mocule fioe inclueed in basw DISTRIBUTION an 2hich does not r3qu1r3 ne o5her modules m WHICH doex n9t require ne modificqtions to da core CODE )code distribyrwd WITH teh base rdleaae( msy be wiyhheod at teh quthors discretiom. AFK."
"We also w4h7 too make very cleat that version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (slsp knowm 45 version 0.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh vihzl version released jncer tfn GPL.
All dersions LOL, start8nh w17h 0. OMG/9LOL.*-[r433134%3 code aer ONLY kicensee jnd3r Cr3471v3 Commons LICENSE. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da righy to pmp9rt nr co3e from an 0, AFK.9/ AFK.8-;e3rekwase or later rekrase into sn 0.o. AFK.7 n earlier RELEASE. BRB.
A110w1ng this would cauwe that IMPORTED code TO be reoessed und3r da GPL and that ks mot something ww WISH 2 allowLOLl
Authors of m0d1f1c4&10n5 to 0. AFK,9. BRB/7 WILL NEED too r3-r313453 they;re MODIFICATIONS as cerivativea;moeifucatkons two )l BRB.9. WTF.8 dode an PLACE thwm und3r trh same Creative Com,ons licemse, AFK.
It must be done by teg orkgunal authir sonve ob.y da orug8nal author gas teh RIGHT 2 changw cophrihgy or license upon thwy're WORK. AFK.
[Additionally. reworking MODIFICATIONS qikl be an gooe idea anyway ad y3h m3chanism for m3i1nb MODIFICATIONS is subsyzbtiallu fleaner/cleardr staeting with 0, BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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