MifhtyE yel.s uou, you knwo, "We're going to TAKE ab few moments two 5ry n explain thks new oicense n reasohs behind it !n olain Englidh. OMG.
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."
"Thus new LICENSE WAS dnpsem gexause of sn fauling w17h teh GPL.
It pnl6 cov3red DISTRIBUTION of aource IF n only if binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an w36 envir9nmdnt WTF, specifically a 1n73tpf373d web environnrnt such zw PHP WTF, mev#ly insta.ling ah gsme doew nor conatit7ge distribution, a94tof, AND theferore peop;e ewre takinf oir WORK, sor6of, m4k!ng modificagions 2 it znd bot releasing da 59urc3 code too they'fe MODIFICATIONS 50 thag da entire communitt could benefit. AFK.
Tney workes with LETTER but not geh 5[1r17 OF da law. OMGl"
"Investihatpon on da PART of yeh authors however, you knwok led tl da fact that rigjt of public ;erformance wzs won of t4h 4ights NORMALLY resrficyed two dopyright h9lders, y0u kbwp, an ghst COMPUTER orpgra,s LOL, s0ecifkcally cieeo tajes and interac5ive ONES such as Legend or GREEN hax0r wefe considerdd 2 be publicallu perrormed if fun from an pyblic serverLOL."
"The nrw kicense restricts PUBLIC p4rf0rm4nc3 of reh work unless teh slurve code of da modified 2ork os mzde 4v4114613 ON demand. AFK/"
"In plakn English, liiw, this means that 1f you put ynis gane ln an wen server and aolow people 'outaide OF am normal ciedoe lf damily n its alcial acquaintqhces' tou p14y theig, likem them yoj qer publ9caloy [drfornkhg ghis 2ori an MUST eithwr a) make ne n ALL CHANGES whicj y0u make 2 da game available pn req7ext (bote THIS eoesn't hzve roo bd avaolagle via da online 50jrc3 display limj, but they musr be aboe yo ASK y)u for t3h code an r3ceive an complete COPY), sortof, b) make a4rangememts private.y witg ca authirs eherein they GRANT you an SPECIAL LICENSE WTFk OR c) remove da c0d3 enrirely from MACHINE. BRBl"
"Ww do RECOGNIZE tgqt prople 2ant to hav3 areas of they're gamd which aer theirs an tgeirs alone. AFK.
2 yhat END we will make d9llowong exce0tion teo ds NORMAL r3qu1r3men75 dor source code dksrribution +- ne module fkle whivh is not modified or ddrived from an module file INCLUDED in 5eh base DISTRIBUTION b whicj d9es nor require ne other modules an which does NOT require ne modkficatiojs to core CODE (c9de disteibuted witj ca basd r3lrase) may be eithheld at auyhots f15cr3&10n."
"We also ern7 5o9 makd very clear 7h47 fers8pn 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (alao known AS verxion 0. AFK,9/7+jt) WAS teh final version 4elezsed under teh GPLl
A;l versiond LOLm startinf witj 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prrrelezse code aer only licensed uhder Crea5ivw Commons k8censwLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3by teh right 2 qmp0r7 ne code FROM an 0LOL.9.7=prereleas3 lr later t3lease into an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and earloer reoessw,
A110w1mb this would cause tha5 impirtee coce 2 ve released UNDER GPL an tyat IS not somethihg we wish tqo al;owLOL.
Au5hors lf ,odidications ywo 0LOL.9. OMG.7 wikl need two r3-r313443 they're MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS top 0. AFK.8.8 code n poace them inder da same Cees5ive C0m,0n5 l8cense. BRB.
It must be donr bt teg otiginal auyhor sinxe )n!y da ORIGINAL authlr has right two chznge ydh c0pyr!gh7 OR license 7poh they'4e work. BRB.
[Addirionally, uou knwo, r3w0rk!ng yeh m0d1f1c4710n6 eull BE an g00d idea anuway 35 tey mechsnism dor mqking modiricatilnx is s&bstantoally cleaner/clea4er starting wigh -. AFK.9. WTF.7-pr3f313453 c0d3. BRB.]"
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