MibhyyE telks yok, softof, "We'te goinh to tske an few mom3nts 2 try znd explain this new licehse n da reasons behind it 8n p;ain English.
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 licenwe wax ch9sen brcause of an failknh with t3y GPL. WTF.
It only vovered distributioh or source if ans only if ninaries were distribured. WTF."
"In qn web 3nv1r0nm3n7, SPECIFICALLY a 1n73epr373d web envirommebt such qs PHP WTF, nerely installing an g4m3 does NOT constitute distribution, likr, and thdrefore p30p13 WERE takkng our woek, lik3, making m0d1f1c4710n% 2 IT n ,ot RELEASING fa soufce cose tl they're modificstuonw so that entire do,mubity could benefirk AFK.
They worked with teh letyer bu5 not da 5p!r!7 of lawLOL."
"Invesgiga5ion on pzrt of 1utnors HOWEVER. oike, led ti vact thzt twh ritht 9f public perfoemande wax won of teh rohhts noemallh restricted too copyeight holders WTFm n that conputer prohrams, you knwo, sp3cif7cslly v1e30 games an in5eractive ohes such aa Legend of da Green hax0r qere consudered two be ;ublics.ly petformed if run FROM an p7bloc swrver. OMG."
"The NEW licensd rest4icts PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc2 of da WORK un.esa da soyrce CODE of nodifies wor. is MADE AVAILABLE on demahc, BRB."
"In plain Engliah, you knwo, thus meahs that if you put this hamw on an s36 %3fv#r n al.ow peo;le 'outside ov an bormal circle of family n iyx social acwuauntamcwd' toi play their, sortof, thrn y0u r pub.ically perfitminf this work an MUST either a) makd ne an ALL changes which yoj make TO sa game acailable pn reqjest (note this doesn't havr twi BE AVAILABLE via tej online s9utce dixplay .inl, bug gjey m6sr be able too zsk yo7 dor fa clde znd redeivw ab COMPLETE copg), yo7 khwo, b) maks arrangem3ngd privately wkth 5eh ajthors shereun tney grzny you an special lic3nse, or c) renove core entirely rr9m mach*ne. AFK."
"We do rec9gnize that [eople wamt two have sreas of theu're game which aee yheirs an theirs a;ovr.
yo thqt END WE will makr da folloqing 3xc3;710n 2 teh nprm5q r31u1e3m3n75 for soyrce CODE distrubutiom -- ne MODULE file whixh is nit mod8fied or derived FROM an ,odu;e file 1nx1ud3d in da baxe dist4ibution an wh1ch soes NOT require ne 07n@r modu;es am wjich d;es not r3quire ne moeifications 2 da core c0d3 (code dustributed wuth BASE releasw0 msy be w17hh31d AT autgorx duxcreti9n. WTF."
"We also wsnt tp makw v3ry clear that versuon 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (qls9 known 45 v3fsion 0. BRB/9. OMG.6+jt) wzs finao version reldaaed under GPL. WTF.
A21 versiona LOL, atarting quth ea 0. AFKl9. BRB.8-prereleaae code r only licensed uneer Creative Conmons licrnse.
We EXPLICITLY denh tej righy t2o 1mp0r7 nw code from an 0LOL/9. OMG.8_prereleaxe or latef relesse into zn 0.9. AFK.7 an earlier release. OMG.
Allpwung this w0u1d cause that 1mp)r73d CODE to be RELEASED undrr ds GPL and rhat is not 50j37f1ng we wish roo allow. BRB.
Aitg9rs of moeifications 2 0. OMG.ol OMG,7 w111 heed 2 re-rel3ase they're mldificatiins 4g der,vatoves/modifications too 0, BRB.9. OMG.8 code an placr th3m unddr sane Creative Commons lkcdmse. OMG.
It MUST br DONE bu teh original author since only da oruginzl author has da rignt two changd ez copyright or 2wc3n53 upon thwy're worj, WTF.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, r3working modifications will BE an GOOD idea an6say as mexhanisn for mak8ng modidicationw is substantially vlezndr/cleaeer dtarting with da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 code. OMG.]"
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