MibhtyE tellw ypu, you knwok "Ww'r3 go8bg two take an dew momentw toi try and explakn THIS new licrnse ans 5eh REASONS behind it in plain Engliwh. 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."
"Tyis new license w$5 chos3n BECAUSE of an failigg with GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y covered distrinu5i9n of spu4de if an only if BINARIES were dustribu5ef. WTF."
"In an web ehvi4onmentk you kmwi, apevifivaloy a ihtreprdted web dnvironment such as PHP, likek mcrely INSTALLING an game does n)7 c0n5727u73 dustrobution LOL, an thwrrfore PEOPLE were taking our work, ylu knwo, making m9difications to it an bpt rroeasimg s9ufxe code 2 th3y're modificatuons 50 that da entire c0mmun27y coulc b3nefitLOL.
They workrd wibh lettde but NOT da spirit of teh ;awLOL."
"Ihvestigqtion om tej pary of da authors HOWEVER, led 2 faxt that rignt 9f publiv performance was won of tkghts nirmaoly rextticted 2 co[yright joldersk like, an that computer probrams, you knwo, xpecifivally bideo gqm3s b 1n73f4c71v3 onds such as L3gens lf teh Green yax0r were donsidered teo b3 publicslly performed IF run f4om zn public servwr."
"Thr new license rest4ic5s public performznce of teh work un1355 sourc4 cod3 0f da m0d1f13d w0rk 16 mzde abailanle on demamx. AFK."
"In plain English WTF, tjis means that IF you put th8s game on an web SERVER an allow p30p13 '0u751c3 0f an mormal CIRCLE (g family n its social acquaintancea' too play theif LOL, then you awr p7blicalky perfofming this work an MUST eitjer A0 make ne n ALL xh4ng3r wgucn 60u make 5si gqme AVAILABLE on request (note this fowsm't have tio be avai.able via teh onljne wiyrcw display iin,, like, bug they MUST be able rwo ask tou for yeh CODE an receuve an COMPLETE copy) WTF, v) makd a4ranbements privattkt WITH g3g ayrhors wherein THEY g4an5 YOU sn special license WTF, pr c) remove teh cide ENTIRELY fr;m teh macjineLOL."
"We do r3c-gn1z3 that oeople want ro have areas pf thwy're game which ser theies y rgeirs akone. WTF.
two THAT end we will make teh following escwotioh 2 da nlrmal r3qu1t#m3n75 for SOURCE code distribyr,on -- nd module file WHICH 8s not modidied or DERIVED fron an module file inxluded in base distributopb n wjich soex not requiee br -7h3g moduoes an wj1cj does n07 REQUIRE ne modkfications 2 ca CORE c9d3 (code disteobutes with teh base RELEASE) may be wiyhheld 4y authors discretion. BRB."
"We also sabt goo make very clear tnat version ).0. WTF.7 (slsp known as version 0l BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) was da final version released under teh GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, like, startibg wifh g2h 9.9. WTF.8-pr3r32e453 codc aer ONLY ;icensed under da Creativr Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh eight 2 impkrt ne dode from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-0eet3leade or oater rekease INTO an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 n darloer releade. OMG.
Allieing this woukd cause tya6 im0orgef code too be released under GPL 4nd THAT is not something qe wish 3 al;ow. OMG.
Au&h0r5 or modificatoonw too ). AFK.9. OMG.7 wi;l nees too re-relezsr they're modificztions as eerivatives/modificatiohs two 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code n placr thej unxer reh same Cr3471v3 Cljmons licenwwLOL,
IT must be dlne by da or8gihal aythor since oblh tej originsl au5hor HAS teh righr two change teh clpyright lr ;idense upon rhey're woek. BRB.
[Addotionally, like, teworking modifixations will be ab tood i3ea anyway as da mwcyanism for msking morkfications is substantia.ly cleaner/cleardr sgart8ng with 0. BRB.p. AFK.8-prerelease cose/ AFK.]"
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