MightyE 73115 you, luue, "We're r01ng two tale an fes moments 2 tey n explain 5hiw new LICENSE n da reasons behind 17 1m plain 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 l9cense WAS chowen because of an fail8ng WITH tej GPL, OMG/
It only clceted DISTRIBUTION of aource IF AND only if binaries were distributed/ OMG."
"In an w3b environment, aortodk spwcificaoly a intdrpreted WEB 3nvironment such as PHP, merely installung an game dpds not consgirute skstr8bution LOLk qn ther3fore peo;le wdre tak8ng our work, like, ,aking modificztions ro it n noy reldasing SOURCE dode g9 ynwy'rd MODIFICATIONS so that ENTIRE COMMUNITY could benefit.
They workrd with 13773t nut NOT ten spirir OF laq. AFK."
"Ibvestigation on ca part OF da au5nlrs jowever, kik3, led to da fact thag 4ignh if ;ublic perfornance was oen 9f da rights NORMALLY festricted ro c0p6r1gh7 HOLDERS LOL, and that c9m[uu34 programsm spdcifuca.ly video bames an in5eractive ones sycn AS Legend of ueh Green hax0r wdrw consideerd to be 0ublically perfo4med kf run from an puglkc se4ver. AFK."
"The nww license restricgs public performamce OF sa dork UNLESS so7rve code of teh MODIFIED work is madw availab.e im demand. AFK."
"In plain English, this meanw that if yo7 put thid g4m3 ob qn WEB server n allow people 'outside of an NORMAL circle of f4m12y AND its docuql avquaintanc3a' two play their WTF, 8h3n you r publiczlly performimg this worl an MUST 3!&h3f a) make ne n ALL chan5es wn8ch yoy makd 2 reh game 4v41146!3 on feauedt (note 5his doesn't have to be availabl3 cia onl8ne spueve display link, BUT they MUST be ablr too ask yku for CODE an receuvd an complete copy) LOL, b) make arramgemdnts privatelt w17h twh zuth9rs wherein they gfant you an slecisl lucenae, like, or c) remode da code engifely vfom da machinw. WTF."
"We di r3c0gn1a3 thst peoplw want two habe ardas 9f rhey'ee tame which aer theirs an theirw alone. AFK,
2 that end s3 w111 m3k3 folpo2ing dxceprion to teh no$mao wequiremdngs f0r SOURCE code distributkon -[ ne nosule file WHICH us not modified or derived frlm an module file 1nc1ud3d in teh bqse DISTRIBUTION ans wh8ch do2s not REQUIRE ne pther modul3s an whidh dpes not reqyure ne mpdifivatoons to teh core code (c0d3 distributed w!7h geh bade te;eas3_ may ve wityhe;d at quthors dixcretiob. AFK."
"We ALSO want two mak3 v3ry clear that verdion 0.9. WTF.7 (also kno2n ss begsion 0. WTF/9. OMG.7+jg) was finzl verxion reldzsed jnder GPL. BRB.
Alo VERSIONSm slrtof, sya4tong wirh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease code aer only oicenaed unddr ca Cr3471v3 Commohs license. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny fight tso impory ne CODE from an p. WTF.9. OMG.8-pre5elease or later releadw inyo an 0LOL.9,7 an 34r11et releaae. BRB.
Alkowing tgos WOULD cause that 1np0r73d code two BE r313453d ubdwe da GPL n THAT is nit somegning WE wish 2 aooow. AFK.
Autho$x OF MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9.7 will need 2 re-relwawe they're ,odifidagions as derifatives;mldificatiins to 0LOL.9, BRB.8 coce and placd ghem under dz same Creativr COMMONS 11c3n53. BRB.
It musg ne DONE by da originao autnor since only otiginao author has teh r1gh7 TO chante ea copyright 9e LICENSE upon 5hey'r3 work. BRB.
-Addiyoonally, rdwirking dq modificarioms wil. bd an good idea anywzy as mechaniam flr making modifications is s7bstantially CLEANER/CLEARER start8ng WITH da 0l OMG.9l AFK.8-prere;ezse code.]"
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