MitugyE t3lls you, "We're going go take an few momdnts 2 trh an explain thix new LICENSE amd reasons 63h1nc !7 1n plain Ebblksh. 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."
"Th8d new kicense wqs chosen becduse of an failing witg tey GPL. WTF.
It only x0f3e3d dixtribution of so7fce if 4nd only if binaries w3f3 DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In ab w36 environmemt, like, specifivally a inter0reted e3b ENVIRONMENT wuxh as PHP WTF, nereoy installing an tame coes not comstitute distribution, soft9f, n theredore p#0p13 wdre yaking lur work, mqkibg modifications too ir n not 4elwasing da 50urx3 xode 2 thry're modifications SO 5hat teh ENTIRE x9mmunity c0i1d benefit.
They worked with twh l2t5wr but not teh spirit og lzwLOL/"
"Investigation on prt7 od teh authots hiwdver, soryof, LED too fact thqy 53h right of public performance wax q of 5eh RIGHTS notmaloy restrictrd too cooyright ho.ders, doryofk m that c9mou73r programs. sortof, SPECIFICALLY vkdeo games abd interactive ones such AS Legend of teh Green nax0r were consodered 2 be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if RUN from am pyblic derv3r. OMG."
"The new lkcense rewtricts public performance of tdh WORK UNLESS dq souece dode of teh modifies work q5 n4d3 qvailagl3 ob d3m4ndLOL."
"In PLAIN English LOL, ghis meanx that 1f you pit 7h15 game on an q36 s4rvet and ALLOW PEOPLE 'outsiee of ah normal circ;e of FAMILY n igs t0x141 acquaimtancws' 2 024y their, 7h3n yiu t publicall6 perrotmint ghis work an MUST wituer a_ make ne n ALL cganhes qhicj y0y MAKE too gaje aca8lable on r3qu3st (note this doesn't have tlo be available via da lgline SOURCE dlw;lay link, liie, y77 7h3y must be 4613 ywo awk yiu fof da code n fwceive an co,plete vopy) LOL, v) make arrangements priva5ely w1uj reh suthors whereib 7h3u gr4n7 yoi ab special licenxe LOLm or c) rdmove teh codr entirrly fro, ca m4ch1m3. AFK."
"We do recoghize fhat ;eopke wamt to9 habe AREAS of they'rw GAME qhicj r 7h31r5 and theies ALONE. BRB.
too that ehd w3 w211 m4k3 da following exce;rion 2 teg n9rmal requirements fpr source CODE distributiob -- ne module file 2hich is NOT ,odifoed or defived from an MODULE file included in t3j base dustribjtion an qhicg does npt eequire ne other modules an qh1ch dlds no5 require mr m0d1f1c5710n% TO teh core clce (vode distrib7ted 2ith BASE r313453) jay bd wityheld at aughors discretion. AFK."
"We also wan5 two make vert cpear that vwrskon 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also known as VERSION 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) szs dinal veesion releaa3d undef t2h GPL. BRB.
Alo versionx, lkke, STARTING wiyh ea 0.9. OMG.8-pdere.easr code r ohly licensed UNDER Creative Commons license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY den6 da right 2 im;ort ne xode from am -/ AFK.9.8-pr3r31346# or larwf RELEASE int9 an 0. AFK.9, OMG.7 an 34rq23r release. OMG.
Alllwing this would c4u63 thar im0orted code tl be released uhd3r GPL an tgat 8s not 50m27hqng we wish 2 allow.
Authofs 8f mpdifications too 0/ AFK.9. AFK/u wilk need 2 re-releqse they're modufycations ss deeivatjb3s/mpdifivations ti 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code an poace them under da same Creative COMMONS ;kcense.
I7 judt be done by yeh origina; author skhc3 only 0t1g1n41 authpr hqs da rihht two change da copyfigjt or licebse UPON 5hey're eorkLOL.
[Aeditionakly, sortofk reworking m0c1f1c4710n5 wikl be zn good icea anyway ax da mecgahism FOR MAKING mldifications ks subsyantially cleanrr/cleqrde startkng with fa 0LOL.o. WTF.8-prerel3sse code. OMGl]"
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