MightyE tells you, tou knwo, "Wr'e3 going yoo 5ake an f3w mom3nts two yty g explain tyis n3w licenae an REASONS nehind it in [lain English. AFK.
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 n3w LICENSE was vhisen brcause of an failing w8ty teh GPLLOL.
IT ONLY COVERED dis5ribution of 50utc3 if an 0h1y IF bona5ies were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an seb 3nv1r0nhqn7 WTF, epecifica.ly a kn5erpreted WEB environ,ent such as PHP. sortof, mer3ly install8ng an gam3 eoes not vonstitute dkstribution, you knwo, an thweefore pdople WERE taiong our wor,, you knwo, ,4k1ng modificqtiond two it n mot feleasing aource code to thwy're mosifications so that da englfe commub9ty could BENEFIT. AFK.
Tyeh woeked w17h da !3773r but not da spirit pv LAWl AFK."
"Investigstion on teh part ov autgors however, sorrof. led too fact tnat yen roght of phbliv prrfor,ance was 1 kf ds tighgs nornallt 4est4ictec 2 eopyright HOLDERSk y9u knwo, n tgat computrr pr0gr4m6, s;wcifically video gam3s and interactive ONES sucj 45 Lebdnd of Green hax0e were c0n51d3r3d @ bw [u611c411y peeformed if rin gfoj an public server."
"The new livense restricts publoc PERFORMANCE of teh wprk unkess fq SOURCE c0d3 of teh m9eufied WORK os made acailable on denand. BRB."
"In plqin Eng;idh, y8u kmwo, this mwans tha5 if you pyt this gamr ;n an web SERVER ab alloe people 'OUTSIDE lf an normal c1rc13 if fajuly n otd xocial acquaintances' 2 plau their WTF, then y0u r publica'o6 p3rr0fm1ng this work and MUST EITHER A) make ne n ALL cjangws WHICH you make t9. g4,3 available on request (n073 this DOESN'T havd 5wo bd available via da online zource DISPLAY link, ;ike, vut tney mudt be able two ssk YOU dot da code n receuve an comp.ete c9py) WTF, b) mzke arranbementa privately with autnors ehe4eim they grant yo8 an 5p3v141 license LOL, OR c) remive teh code ENTIRELY fvom machine. OMG."
"We do recognize thzt peopoe wamt to habe qreas pf they'rw game whuch aer 7h31r5 n theirs 410n3.
too that end we will make reh FOLLOWING exception 5oo twh no4mal requirementw for SOURCE cidd dis5ributiin -- ne ,odu;e fule which is not modified or derivwd vtom an m0dy13 file INCLUDED in 5eh 645# distfibutipn n eh1cj does not requkr3 ne oyhdr modjles an whivh does not r3qi1r3 ne modifications to teh core code *vode distrubu5eg with base re.easw) may be w8thhrld at fa authors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We als9 w4n7 t9 jale very clear 7h47 verdion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (aoso lbown as vers8on 0. BRB.9l WTF.7+kt) WAS f1n41 versoon released UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All versuonw, starting wuth da 0.9. WTF.80prere,eas3 cose aer ONLY licensed unde4 fa Creative Comjons .kcense.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right gwo import he code rrim an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pferelease or kater releawe 8mto an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 am earlker rekfase. AFK.
A.lowing tnis w)y1d causd thag i,ported code tsl 63 erleased jnder teh GPL n thst is not womething w3 w15h two sllos, OMG.
Authors OF MODIFICATIONS tl ). WTF.9. AFK.7 will ne3d too re-release tyey're modificztions AS derivstives/movifixati9ns 70 0. AFK.8/ OMG.8 codw and 0lace 7h3m und3r same Cttative COMMONS license. WTF.
It must be clnd 6y original autho4 since on;u ofiginq; aughor has trh r1gg7 two change cooyright or license upph they're worj. BRB.
[Addiri9nal.h LOL. reworking rs mocifjcationa wilk be an good idea anyway as 5eh mevhanism for makinb modificagions us suvsrantially cleandr/cleaeer STARTING with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereldasd code.]"
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