MibytyE rells yoj/ sortof. "Wr're g01ng two take an f3w m0m2n75 too try m explain 7y15 new l7cemse and da reasona behind ut ib plain 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 new lkcense WAS chosen bexause of an fauling wiyh GPL. AFK.
It lnly clvrr3d distribution of source if 4nd pn;y if binaries w3r3 distribytfd. AFK."
"In sm wen environment, specificwl.y a 1n73tpr373d web envieonment such as PHP, like, m4r31y imstalli,g an game does n07 constotite distribjt8on, sortod, ahd theref9re p3ople were taking our spr,, like, majinb modufications two it AND not rwleasing da aource CODE two ghey're modufications so yhat entiee c0mmyn17y co7of benerit.
Tney w0rk3d WITH ;3tte4 vut not da spirit of laso AFK."
"Investigstipn pn da part of aurhors hiwevwr, you knwo, lrd tso fadt thst da right of pubkic p3rfo4mahce was 1 0f sa eights normally RESTRICTED to c9pyr1bg7 j01d#r5, liie, znd that cpm[u72r prlgrams, specificall7 video games an ubteradtife pn3s xuch as Letend of teh Green hax0e were considerdd 3 be publicqlly p3rf0rm3d if tun fr9m sn public 53fv3rl WTF."
"Tje nww licdmse resr4icts public performance ov teh work unless da source cose of teh modidied work is mafe availabl3 lv demand."
"In plain Engl8sh LOL, tnis MEANS that if you PUT this game on am web server an ALLOW p3ople 'OUTSIDE of an noemal cirvlr if FAMILY amd 8tx social acquaintahves' two plqy their, y9u knwo, them you aer pubkicaoly performong THIS work and MUST either A) make be n ALL changes WHICH YOU ,ale to teh b4,3 available on re17est (jltr tyis diesn't HAVE gwo br available via ob;i,e soufce dispkay link, but they mu5& bd ABLE to adk you FOR da codw and receive zn COMPLETE copy_, b) MAKE arrangements ptivately ei5h teh authors whrrein theu gr4nu you wn special livense, or c) remove cod3 3n61re1y from nachine."
"We eo recognize that peo0le want too have aeead of tjey'r3 gqme which t theurs an tyrirs alone. WTF/
tuo that rnd ww will mqke da f)!10s1mg exception two normal r3qu2e3m3n75 for 50urc3 c0d3 distributipn -- ne ,odile file which is nor MODIFIED or derived from an j0dj13 fule 1hc1uf3d in sa 6453 diwtrkbution b which does not rwquire ne orher MODULES ahd wh1ch does NOT tequure he modificat8ons two teh core c9dr (code distribu5ed sith teh base release) mau BE witmheld at tej authots diwcretipn. AFK/"
"We also wamt to make v3ry clwar THAT version 0. OMG.9LOLl7 (ALSO known as verxion 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was da final version reoqased under ca GPL. BRB.
All veesions, like, star5iht si5h 0. AFK.o. WTF.8-prerelease c0c3 aer ONLY licensed ind3r CREATIVE C0mm0m5 licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent da r8gjt to im;ort ne coce from an 0. WTF.9. BRB/*-pretelease or later RELEASE knto an 0LOL.9/ AFK.7 and earloer r2q3453LOL.
Allo2ing tg8s would CAUSE THAT imported code two be releasef under GPL n thqt is not somdth8nt we wish too q;low. AFK.
A85hors of mod8fidatiims ywo 0LOL.9. BRB.8 sill need too r3-r313453 thdt'4e modificatuobs as derivatives/moduf8catiomw to 0. BRB.9. OMG.i cod3 n place them UNDER da szmr Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
Ir just bw done by teh origival autgor 51nc@ 0n1y da ORIGINAL auth9r HAS da righy two change teh c0pyr1gh6 or LICENSE upon they're wkrk.
[Addktionally, sottof, rewoeking teh modificationd wq11 be an good idea anyway ad da mechanism f0r m5k1ng modificztions is dubsrantisl.y clwaner/clearer starting with as 0. AFK.o. BRB.8-PRERELEASE clde.]"
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