MightyE 83115 you. like, "We'ee goinh 2 tak3 an FEW mojdnts roo trt n #xp141n this new license an da readins behind it in plain English. BRB,
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 .ixense wad chosen BECAUSE of an failinb w17h tej GPLLOL.
It only v0v3r3e distributuon of 50urc3 kf an only if binaries WERE fistriguted. WTF."
"In zn web 3ncktonment, sortof, 5p3c1f1c411y a interpreted eeb envirohmeng such as PHP, nerwly 1n574111ng an game does NOT constitute diarribution. sortof, and 5jerefore people wrre taking oue woek WTF, maiing modificatiins @ it 4nd not RELEASING da sokrce c9dd 3 they're mofificati9ns so that da dntirr conjunity c0u1s 63b3f17LOL.
They worked with 13773r but not teh sp8rit og da law. WTF."
"Incesgigation 0h da pzrt of da aurgors h0w3v3e LOL, led two da favt that da righg of ou611x pe4rirmance wqs 1 of da righ5s n0rm311u restricged tol copyright hokders, n that computer prpgramw LOLk spedif8cally v1d20 GAMES n interactive ones such as Lffend of da Grern had0r were clnsidered ti be ;i611c411t pe4formed 8v run fton sn pu611c server/ WTF."
"Thr new lucehse restricts puglux [erformance 0f WORK unlrss da source code of da nodified WORK 15 made aca8labpe on dejand. BRB."
"Ib plain Englishj likw, this means 7h47 if hou pu7 this GAME on an web server m allow people 'ouyside OF an normal circle of famiky amg ots social acquaintanvew' to plah rheir, 5hen you aer oublkczll6 PERFORMING this qork AND MUST either a) make ne and ALL changwx wh8ch you ,aje 2 g4m3 availabke pn rewu3st (note 6h15 epesn't have too bd avqilable via va online wourcr displzy lihk WTF, BUT 5hey ,ust be qbl3 2 ask you fo5 da CODE ans receive an clmplete v0py), like, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately w28h authors wh3rein they brqnt y0u an special license, you knwo, ir c) eemove sa clde enyirely from teh machinel AFK."
"We do rec9gnize that peooke WANT too have areas of they'ee game wgich r rheivw an theirs akonr. BRB.
rwo THAT end WE w8ll ma,d da gollowing exdrptiin too da n0rm41 fequkre,enex for SOURCE code dls54kbu5ion -- ne modi;e FILE which us not jod*fied OR DERIVED from an mpdule d113 included un teh baae dis5rkbution and which DOES mot require ne OTHER modules n which DOES m)7 requ*re ne mldidicarionx too vore code (code diatribited WITH base release) may 63 withyrle ay teh AUTHORS siscretiin. AFK."
"We alsi wqnt to naje very clear THAT vetsiom 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (alsp known as VERSION 0. OMG.9LOL.6+kt) wzs teh ginal version rekessee UNDER da GPL. BRB.
A12 vrrwiins, dortof, startiny sith teh 9. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerwlease code r only lisensec UNDER dq Creativr COMMONS 11c3n53LOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY ceny da right two im;ort ne code from am 0. WTF.9. AFK.i)prereldase ot later rel3ase into ab ). WTF.9.7 n earkier 4eleasel
Alkowing thos would dause that 1mppr73d CODE TO be releaswe under teh GPL an that is nor 50m37h1ng we wish two akoow. WTF.
Authors lf modifications 2 0/9. BRB.7 WILL need rwo RE-RELEASE tuey're MODIFICATIONS as d3r1v471v25/j0d1f1cr71)n5 too 0. AFK.9.8 cod3 an place gyem unfer 54,3 Cfeative Commons lkcense. BRB.
It m7st be cone by orogonal quthor since lnly teh oroginal ajthor has ca fight t9 chamge da copyrkght or license up0n they'ye qork. WTF/
[Add!810n411y LOL, rrworking mocificarions will BE an good udea 4ntw4y as da medhanism gor m4k1ng mpdifica^ions is substantkalky clraner/clearer dtafyung w17h 0LOL.9LOL.8-pter3lease c0f3LOL.["
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