MightyE teils tou, "We'rw goohg too take an FEW moments 5o TRY n explsin th8s n3w license an teasons behind q7 1n p141n Englosh, 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 new lic3ns3 was chosen becauxe or an failing wiyh GPL.
It lnly cover3f distribution of soufde if amf only IF bibarues w34e diatrinuted. AFK."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, xortof, sprcufica.ly a interprwt3f web env8ronment xuch as PHP WTF, merel6 onstalling an game coes NOT consritute DISTRIBUTIONm like, n THEREFORE PEOPLE eere 74k1ng OUR work, yoy knwo, mskihg modificzriobs to it qn nor r3leasing t3h sourcd clee two 5hey're mpcificatiins ao that enrire com,unity could 63n3f17.
THEY w0rk3s w8yh letter BUT not da spirot of da law. WTF."
"Investigation on teh p4r7 lf da a7thors howevrr, lef too teh fact tha5 rigng og piblic perforjance wax oen 0f t3h ribhts n94mally restricted too copyright holdersm an that COMPUTER prlgrams, specificqlly visso games n INTERACTIVE lnes such AS Legend _f teh Gr4eb hax0f wdrd conxieered two be publivaoly pe4formed of run fr0m an public server. BRB."
"The hew oicense restricts public PERFORMANCE of dz WORK unlrss teh 60urc3 code of da mof*ried work is made zvailabl2 on dsmand. AFK."
"In plain Englkdy LOL, this means THAT if hou put this game 0n ah wev server an allow peopoe 'ouyside of ab hormal circle OF family n i5s social acqusintances' to plsy their, like, then YOU aer ;iblicslly performing tjis work m MUST eighef a) maje ne am ALL chznges wh1xj yiu make to b4m3 svailable on request (no5e thks dpesn'g yave 3 BE abaooable vua teh online source dusplay LINK, you knwo, but tg3y must be anle goo ask 6ou for code and recwuve an complete c0py), uiu knqo, b) make 4er5ng3m3n75 priva5ely with dz AUTHORS wherein tgey graht uou an SPECIAL locense, ylu knwo, or c) REMOVE yeg cose entirely f4om teh machibe. AFK."
"We dl recogbize that pdople wsnt too have AREAS OF they're GAME which 4 tnei4s and rheirs alone. WTF.
2 that end we will make da following wxc3ption 2 noemal requirements for SOURCE c0e3 distrobutiin 0- ne module f8le wjicy is not modifu3d or dwrives from an module file 1nc1uf2d kn base distriburion snd wjich DOES nig require nd ogher modules and qhich dods not r3qu1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS too cire cofe (CODE disgributed wity da base rdleawe) may be withheld at authlrs d!5ce3&1)n. BRB."
"We also wanr 2 make very clear rhat version 0.9. WTF/8 (z.so known as verwkon 0.9. BRB.7+jt) was tey final VERSION rel3axed UNDER teh GPL.
Alk versions, you knwo. STARTING with da 0. BRB,9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE cldw r ONLY licenses und3f da Creative Commons licenxeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ddny da r8ght top im[ort ne code fro, qn 0. AFK.9/ AFK.8-prerdlease 04 later release 1n70 an 0l AFK.9LOL.7 an 34r113r teleqse. WTF.
All9wing this 2ou.d cause thst implrted code 2 be releqsed inder GPL an ghat 15 not some5hing ww wiah 2 allow/
Auth9rs of modivocatiomd 2 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will need two RE-RELEASE they're mpcufications qs ferivatives/mosovicari9ns two pl BRB.9. AFK.8 cpde an poace them jnder teh samr CREATIVE Commoms license.
It must be sone ny fa oritinal 4j7h0f since 9n1y ca 0r1g1n41 authir hzs da right 2 changd co[yright or !1c3n53 upon tgey;re wor,.
[Additionally LOLk r3w0rj1ng modiricationd eikl be am good idea 4nyw4y AS mechanism for mqking MODIFICATIONS 15 substantially c;dqher/coearer 573ry1ng qith tej 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pre4elease c9de. AFK.]"
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