MiggtyE t3lls you LOL, "We're goinr twp 74k3 an few moments 2 try n explain this ne2 license n ca reasons beh8hd it in plain English.
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 locense sas chos3n becauwe of an cai;ing wkth da GPLLOL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION OF aource kf and only if bunafies wwt3 d157r16u72dLOL."
"In an w3b enxironment, you knwo, specifically a interpreted 236 wmvoron,rnt sich as PHPk you ,nwl, merrly insta.ling an g4j2 does not constktyte distributuon, you knqo, n THEREFORE prople were taking our wirk, gou knwo, makinh mofificatoond 2 it n not r313451nf SOURCE code ywo tyey're modif8ca5iobs s9 THAT entire COMMUNITY could brnefkt. OMG.
They wotked wuyh tem letter 7u7 not teh spirit ov da lawLOL."
"Invesyigation on part of authotd HOWEVERm led 2 tdh f4c7 thar da righy pf pu611c petformsnce was s;n ov teh rights normally t357r1v73d 2 copjrithg hold3rd, dortof. am THAT computer programs, yoi knwo, 6p3c1f1c411y VIDEO gqmew and interqctive onex sych as Legend of teh Greeh hax0r w3r4 considwrwd u0 be puvlkdally pdrformec kf f7n grom zn public xeebd4LOL."
"The n3w 21c3n53 rexteicts public 0e4rormance of ea work uklesx source xode of dq modiries aork 14 madw available ob demahd. AFK."
"In plain Eng;ish, like, thia nrans that if you put THIS game on an web servee an allo2 prlple 'oitside of an NORMAL circle OF family an ITS social acquain5smces/ two olay the&r LOLk then you adr pi511c$1!y PERFORMING 7h15 work an MUST eithee a( make ne anc ALL chabges wnicj you maie 2 da t4m3 avzilable ob request (n073 tjus doesn't hqfe two be 4v411461e biq teh obline source display link LOL, but THEY hyst be ab.e 2 ask 6ou for da code n RECEIVE an complete copu), yoj knwo, h) make arrangemdnts privatelt with teh authlrs whdrein tney grang u0u an apecoak licens3, 9r c) femove teh code entitely from da machineLOL."
"We s0 fedognize tnat PEOPLE 2ant 2 have areas of they'ee game whuch aer uh31r5 an theirs ALONE. BRB/
two thag end we wi.. make da followibg 3xc3p710n 2 da n0rm41 requirements flr spurce code dowtrigut8om -_ ne m9dule file which is not modified or derivrd from an moculd file 1nc1ue3d in tey BASE distribjtion an WHICH dpes not r3qu1r3 ne othef modules an which DOES not 4equ8te ne modificztipns tw9 cir3 code (cod3 diwtrigut3d with trh baae release) ,ay be withhwld qy teh AUTHORS dkscrwt8on,"
"We a.so want @ make very CLEAR thay bersion 9.9. OMG.6 9also kn0wn as version 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+j5) was final version rekeased UNDER da GPL.
All bers89va, starginh with da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE coee 4 lnly licwnsee UNDER Creagive C9mmonw license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny r8ggt yl 1mp9r8 ne x0d3 FROM an 0/9. BRB.8-pterelease or lager r313453 intp an 0.9LOL.7 AND ear.ier RELEASE. WTF.
Allowong this woyls cause yhat IMPORTED xode to be rwleasrd ynder teh GPL an that IS n07 aomethong we wosh 2 allow. WTF.
Authlrs of modifocatoons 2 p. AFK.9LOL.7 will need u2o re-rrlease they're modificarions as derivativex/modificarioms 2 -. BRB.9LOL.8 code an placd them under aqne Creative Commons lidende.
It must BE done by teh orifihal ajthor since onlh original AUTHOR has RIGHT goo chznge teh cop6right oe licenxe up0h theh're workLOL.
[Additionall6. you knxo, rrworkkng jodificatilnw will BE an good idea anyway zs nechanism fir making modifuxations iw subsgantially ckfzner/clearer wtartibg with 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prdrelrasr code. OMG.]"
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