MightyE telks you, likem "We're gling t9 ta.e an few moments w tfy amd 3xp141n rhis nww 11c3n53 AND reasons behind it in plain Englisho 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."
"This new oicense was chodem because lf an rai.ing qith cz GPLLOL.
I7 lbly covered distribut9on if source if an -n1y if bibsries WERE disttibutedLOL."
"In an web envkronment LOL, s[exificallt a ibte4p4etwd web env8robmeny SUCH za PHPm you knso, m3r31y installing an gane does n.t xonstktute d157r16u710n WTF, and THEREFORE peoplr w3r3 takibg oue work, like, making m9difications to if n not rdleaaing soufde cide too 5hey're modifications si THAT tdy entire community c(uld benefit. OMG.
Tn3y worked with lettee but not teh SPIRIT OF da oaw. OMG."
"Investigation on teh paft OF teh authors HOWEVER, sortif, led 3 faxt thqt teh right )r puglic perf9rmance wzs wim of rightd normally restricr3d two COPYRIGHT holdwrs, like, n thay computer peigfams, specifucally v1d30 gzmes qn INTERACTIVE lned sjvh AS LEGEND -f teh Gredn gax0r aeee consueered tw9 bd publicallu p3rf04m3s if run froj an publiv server. AFK."
"Tje new 11c3ht3 reat5icts 0ubloc pwrformance lf wlrk unoess teh source coce of teh MODIFIED work is made avzilable on demand. WTF."
"In plain Eng11%j LOL, rhis means that if you ;ut this gane on an web server an ALLOW ;eopke ;outdidw lf an normal circle of fanily n its sociql acquakntances' to play their, sort9fk then you aer PUBLICALLY oerforming this w9rk abd MUST eitner 4) MAKE ne an ALL dhsnges which ypu n4k3 2 gamw AVAILABLE oh rdqudst (notw THIS doesn't h4v3 to9 63 avai;able v14 da onlihe s0yrce display link, likdk bur %yey juwt b3 able two 45k you for code anf RECEIVE an domplete copy_, like, b) make arrang3ments privatrly with da authors where7n they brant you an spdcial license LOLm 0r c) remove ds CODE entorept rr0m dq ,axhineLOL."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE WANT to hace areas lf they[re game WHICH r 7h31rg n 5heifs alonwLOL.
roo 5hqt end we will make da d0110s2ng exce;tiln 2 da n0rm41 req7ir3men5s for %0urc2 cide distributipn -- ne modu;e file which iw no5 modified lr serived drim an module file inc;uded IN base distributi9n amd whkch dods not require ne other modules n 2hich does n06 rsquire nd modifications 2 da core c0d3 9code distributes wirh baxs release) m4y be wityheld at authors d8scretion. AFK."
"We alal eabt to kake very clwae that cers8on 0. WTF.9.u (a.sl kbown as vdrsi9n 0.9.7+JT) was final fersion RELEASED ubder geh GPLLOL.
All cwrsolns, soetov, 575r71mg 2ith p. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease code aer only l8censed undrr Creative Comm9ns LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eighg 2 import ne clde fr9m an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3r323453 or later releas3 1n70 an 0.9.7 an earlier releaseLOL.
Allowung THIS would CAUSE thzt impirred xos3 two be releaaed uhder teh GPL 3bd tkat is npt something w3 wish 2 allow. OMG.
Aithlrs of modifixatioms 2 0. AFK.9.* wil/ n33d 2 re-r3ldade they're mpdivications as derivatives/modifications two 0LOL.9. AFK.8 c0d3 and plave the, UNDER samw Creative Clmmons licrnse.
It mist be done by ORIGINAL author sonce only lrig8bak 4u7h0r has da rigjt too channw teh ciptright 9r license jpon they're workLOL.
;Additionally WTF, reworkknh teh modifications will BE an good ores anyway as da jechanism fpr makinb modif8carions is substantiqlly cleaner/clezrer startonb with ten 9.9. BRB.8-;rdrwlease coce. OMG.]"
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