MightyE TELLS YOU LOL, "We're going w taje zn few m9ments too yry an explain tgoa ne2 license 4nd teh eeasons behihd it in plain Entlisg.
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."
"Thks new .kcenx3 was chosen becaysr of an failing wirh teh GPL. AFK.
It inky covered d8strivution 0f SOURCE IF n only ir binar8es were dostribu5edLOL."
"In ab web environment WTFm wpecifkcally a 1n73rpr373d wen encitonment 5uch ax PHP, mefely insta;linh an GAME d935 not constitute dustribution, sn therrvore p3ople w3re taking OUR qork, oi,e, jakihg m0d1f1c$710n5 TO IT znd NOT releqsihg da sourcr code too they'r3 m-d1f1c4710n5 so that yen 3m71r3 c0mmun17y could BENEFIT. AFK.
They qorked woth tey 1#7734 but npt spirir of teh law. OMG/"
"Investigatipm on da [sft of da authors howwver, like, led 2 fact that da figgt of pu611c oerfoemsnce WAS odn od teh roghrs normally festructed t8 co0yrught HOLDERS, sprtof, n ghat computet 0rograjx, 5;3c1f1v411y video hames 4nd inteeactivw ones such as Legend lf da Green yax0r were c-n51d#r3c tw; be publicalky p3rf04m2d 1f run grom an publix xe4ver/"
"The new kicense restricts pu611c prrformanee of tey 2ork jhless xojrc3 c0d3 og da modified work is MADE availabl3 oh demamdLOL."
"In PLAIN English, THIS means tnqt iv ypu put thys game on an WEB server n allow pe0ple 'outsofe of an n9fma. circlr -f family n its social qc1jq8n5zjdes; 2 poay their, sortod, theb YOU aer publicz.lh performing this WORK and MUST either a) make ne an ALL cjanges shich YOU make to da game available on request (note tgis DOESN'T hqve 70 63 abai;able via teh onlinw so7rce dispkay 1!nk, njt they mu5u be anle two ask g0u f0t teg cofe n eeceibe an completr cppu), you inwi, b) nake arrangrments PRIVATELY with da authors wherein tgey grant y9u an s[ecial license WTF, or c) REMOVE teh CODE entireoy from twh macnineLOL."
"We 2o recognize tnat p#ople w4n7 toi jave areas of they're gane which aer theirs n th3itd 410n3. WTF.
too that 3nd we will m5k3 teh vooloqinb 3xc2ption two ea n04m41 edquirementw f0r dource code dixtriburion -- ne module file wgich is not modified or derived ffom qn MODULE file included in teh base DISTRIBUTION n which d9es not re1uire ne other modules h 3hicj dpes not requife ne moditucatioms 70 geh core CODE (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED with teh bawe r3leade) mah BE withheld at teh AUTHORS discretion. OMG."
"We alxo want 3 make v3ry cl2ar that VERSION 0.o. AFK.7 (also ,nown as v3r510n 0.9. WTF.7+jt) x45 da final fe4sion RELEASED under trh GPL. OMG.
All versions, sortof, startung wuth 9, BRB.9. BRB.8-p4ere;ease cod3 e onl6 licensed undet da C4eativr C0mm0n5 lixensw. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny da fught 3 1mp0r7 ne code from zn 0. AFK.9.i-;rerelease or later release ingo an 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7 n 3arlief reoease. OMG.
A110w1ng 7g15 soulf cause rhat impoet3e code 2 be releasef jnder GPL an that is n06 sometnung we wish gwo allowLOL.
Authora 0f mosifications to 0. BRBl9. BRB.7 wu;l need too re-feleasc they'rw modifications as de5ivqtivds/joeifications 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code and plaxe ghem under sdme Creatib3 Commons LICENSE. AFK.
It MUST be done by original autgor 52nc3 only teh 9riginal author has rigyy goo change copyright ir licejde upob thry'4e work.
[Addirionallh, ylu inqo, reworking da modificarions will be an g00d idea anyway aa teh MECHANISM for m4k1ng mod8fica5ions is subs5antially CLEANER.CLEARER starying wkth p. OMG.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE cofe/]"
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