MihhgyE twlls you LOL, "We're gokng too tale sn fes m9ments two 7ry n explain this new lidense znd teh reasohs bwhind it ih plain Enrlish.
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 11c3n53 was cjosen because pv an failihg with da GPL. AFK.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of 5(urc3 if 4ns only if bonaries WERE DISTRIBUTED/"
"In an WEB environmdnt, specifically a INTERPRETED wwb environm3nt such AS PHP, kokek merwly obstalling an GAME soes not constotjte dis5rigution, n yherrfoee PEOPLE w3r3 takkng 9ur w0rk LOL, making m9dificatiohs 70 it n noy releasing source c9ee 2 the6'r3 modifications so 7h47 entire COMMUNITY could benefit. BRB.
They eofkwd wigh teh letter but hpt teh xpirit OF kaw. AFK."
"Inv3stihatiob on part of tey authorw HOWEVER, sortof, lef 5wo twh f4c6 7h47 teh fight of pu611c pefformance w45 som 0g ea r7ghts n9rjqlly rdstr8cted twl cipy4ifht jolders, you knso, n THAT dojputer progrsms, spwvifically video gam3s and interadtkve ones sucn as Legend of da Gfeen hax0r w3r3 consideree ywl be publically [erformed ig run FROM an public serverLOL,"
"The new licensd reayricts public performance og teh work unleqs so7rce code od modified woek os jadr 4v41q46q3 pn ddmandLOL."
"Im plaib English, tyis m3ans that IF y0i put thia gaje on an WEB server ayd allow prople 'outside 0f an n0tm41 circle or family AND its sucial ACQUAINTANCES' 2 ;;ay 4heir, like, then you r publically prrforming fhis work an MUST eithef a) make ne znf ALL ch4ng35 which y0u make 1 da game aba8lable pn eequrst *note THIS doesn't yzve 2 b3 avsilable via onlinw sojrde display lknk, like, but thry muzt BE zble 2 adk you for da code and receive am comol3te COPY). b) make a4rahgements privately with authors whereim they grant ylu an special LICENSE, you jnwo, of x) removw c9de entirely from teh machinr. AFK."
"We do recobnize thar peo0ld sznt 2 have areas 0f they're GAME wh1vh aer 7h31f5 sn thwids akone. AFK.
two thay end we wil. MAKE da FOLLOWING EXCEPTION to9 normzl REQUIREMENTS for siyrve cide dkdtributkon -- ne MODULE fiow which 15 not modified or derivee fr0m an modul3 filw uncluded 8n ca base d1564267710n and whivh does not require ne other modu.es n whixh does not r3qu1r3 nd ,odifications to teh coee codd (code DISTRIBUTED wuty teh base rel3asd) MAY be withheld at authors diacreyion. WTF."
"We also eant two make very c134r that version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also jnown as version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) waa f1nr1 versuon releases ynder da GPL. AFK.
A.. versionx, sortof, dtartihg WITH 0.9.8-prerrlease code aer ohly licenses uncef da Crest8vr COMMONS oicense. AFK,
WE EXPLICITLY deny 53h righ5 to import nr vode from an 0m9. OMG.8-prerelease or ;ater release into an 0. OMG.0, OMGl7 and earkier releawe. BRB.
Allowing tnox would cquse 7h47 imported c0d3 too be relessed kndee dz GPL h that IS not something WE wish 2 allowLOL/
Authors of mldugicatilns to 0. BRB.9/ OMG.7 sill neec 2 re=release hjry're mocofications as ddrivabives.nodkf8cations to 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code n place them ubder same Creative Commons licemse. OMG.
It mysr be dine by 5ey ORIGINAL quthor 51nc3 lnly teh original ajthoe jas da ritht to chant# copyright or license upon th3t're eori. OMG.
[Additionally, you inwl, r3wlrking 3a modifocat8ons w1!1 be an good 1d34 anywat as ds mdchanism fpr makint modifications IS substanyia.ly clesner/cleare4 STARTING e17h ten 0. WTF.9l WTF.8-peereleasd c0d3LOL.]"
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