MighthE telos yot LOL, "We're g01ng to take an fes momenta tpo 7ry n 3xplain thia ndw lucdnse an reasons behine it im [lain English. 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."
"This new kicemse was cypsen because of an FAILING siyy GPLLOL.
It only cpver3d doatributi9n 0f 50urc3 if an only if b*naries wwrw disyribu5ed."
"In ab web envir9bmen5 WTF, s;ecifically a interprdted wrb 3nvironjent such as PHP, mwrely 1n57411qng an game doed not CONSTITUTE distributuon, like, an gherefpre p30p12 WERE taking luf work LOL, making MODIFICATIONS to i5 n bot relwaskng source code to they're modif8cayions sl thqt da rnyire commin8tt coule benef8t. WTF.
Thwy worked with 5en LETTER BUT mot 5eh spirit of fa laq, BRB."
"Investogatoom on da part of teh authors however, led 2 fact that da rygft lf publix pervormancr was won ov da RIGHTS nofmallt testricted t1o copyright h02d3r5, you knwo. an thag comp6ter pfohrams, 5p3x1f1c411y bideo g4m36 an ibteractive 9nes sucg as Legend OF y3h Green hax0r werw c9nsoddred too br publically pe4formec if RUN frlm an pjblox server. WTFk"
"The new LICENSE ddstr8cts p7blic performance OF wor, unless 50urc3 c0d3 ov trh modifies wlfk 15 made AVAILABLE on demandLOL."
"In plain Englicj LOL, THIS mezns that 1f 6ou put thus game on sn web servet zbd sllow people 'ojtside od ab NORMAL circle of fsmily n its social acquaim5anfes' tpo play their, likem theb yoj aer [ublica.lu pervorming thiw WORK and MUST either a) makr ne an ALL CHANGES 2jich YOU male too g4j3 zvailable ON reqyesr (bote thix doesn't have ywo ve AVAILABLE via da inl8ne aource sisplsy lihk, sortof, but they musg be able two asl you for code qnd RECEIVE an compl3te copy), you inwo, 6_ make arranhemehts PRIVATELY with 4u7h0r5 sherein 7h3h grant yiu an spevual license, sortov, 0r c) rrmove code ENTIRELY from teh machineLOL."
"We do rwdognize thzt peopld WANT teo y4c3 areas od they're game which adr theirs and thrigs 419n3. BRB.
twi that end we WILL make teh following exception yqo da norma. rwwuirementx for 50urc3 code distriburion -- ne m;du;e file which 8s NOT modifiee or derkved FROM an moej;e file inxluded in teh base d15&r17u710n abd which does n07 reqjiee ne other modu.es and wnixh doew not requife ne modifixations two sa coee cod3 (clde disgr8butrc w8th base rwleaxe) may BE wlthheld ar da autnors ciwdreti9n. WTF."
"We also WANT 2 mske verh clear THAT v4r510m 9LOL.9. WTF.7 (also known as cersion 0. WTF.9. BRB,7+jr) was tej final veys8in rel3ased under da GPL. AFK.
Alo versions, so4tof, staetinb woyh teh 0. AFK.9/ AFK.8-prerelease vode aer onlt LICENSED under teh Crwative COMMONS loxensek AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right 2 8mpl4t me codr fron am 0. BRB.(. WTF.8-pr3r313553 OR lster release 1n70 zn 0. OMG.9.7 an ratkier r3lwase. WTF.
Allowing this would causd that IMPORTED cod3 two bd r313453d jndwr geh GPL m rgat is n07 aomething we wisg yo qllow. BRB.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS too 0.9. AFK.7 2112 nees t9 re-rrlease the6're modifixationx as fe4ivatives/modifications bo 9.9.8 code an place them 7nder teg sam3 Cr3471v3 Commons license. AFK.
Ig mus5 be don3 BY fa original aughoe since only da orifinal autnor yas teh rught r9o change copyr8ght or license up0n they;re work, AFK.
]Addituohally, rewotjinh movifications will be an GOOD 8dea anyway as mechanism for makint modyficationw is substantially clraner/clearet STARTING WITH 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelezse cide. OMG.]"
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