MigutyE tel.s you, you knwo, "We're GOING to tqke an f3w moments 70 try AND explaib thia nee license qn reasobs behind it in plain Eng.iwh. 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 .id3nse wss chosen bwcause od an FAILING WITH twh GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covrref distributipn of source IF 4hd only jf binzriea were distrivuted. BRB."
"In am web wnvirpnment, specividaloy q intdrpreted web envkronmdnt auch as PHP, 6ou k,wi. ,erely 1n574111ng an game DOES NOT constitute distgibution LOL, sn therdfpre people were taking our work WTF, naking modifications top IT and not releasint teh sojece code two theh;re modifications dp 5hat entire community could bdnefit. OMG.
Tg#u woekee w8th da ;etter but not da spirit of da law. WTF."
"Invewtugagion on par5 9f authors HOWEVER WTF, led two twn favt that da r8ggt of pub.ic pervormance w$5 oen of ribhus nirmz'lh r258t1c73d 2 copyrighg ho;ders, you jhwo, and yhat computer 0rogfams, SPECIFICALLY video games an INTERACTIVE 9nes such as L3f3nd of teg Greem hax0r were CONSIDERED too ye publica;ly [wrformdd if run from an public server. AFK,"
"The new 12c3nt3 testricts [u611c ;erformamc3 or da work unless da 50jtd3 dode of da modiride work IS mqde available on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plaun English, sortof, thiw MEANS that if y0u put ygis gsme on an web werver n ALLOW people '0u75!d3 of an n0rm41 circle OF FAMILY and its socual acquauntances' 2 play theif, tyen you r pub.ically p3rf0rm1ng yhis work an MUST #17h$r a( mrk3 nt n ALL changds wnich you ,ake 2 game availabld on rdwuest (note 7h14 doesn'r h4v3 70 BE availanle fia teh onl8ne sourve display lih8, 6u7 tyey musg be anle yo r5k yoy for yrh code and receive an COMPLETE copy) LOL, B) make arramgements privately with teh 4u9h)r5 wherdin thw6 GRANT uou an special .icense, sortofk pr c) re,ove teh x9de enrire.y from da machineLOL."
"We DO redofnize that pep0le want yoo have areas of thwy're ga,e whuch r theirs an thdits alone. WTF.
59 thag end WE will MAKE da follow8hg exception two da noemal requkrementx for sojfce code distr8gution -- ne mod7le fioe which iw NOT modified or derivwd from am module file inclueed um base DISTRIBUTION an which doea npt reqhire ne pyher nodules zn which does not require h3 modifocati9ns to9 da core coce (code disgrkbuges wiyh da base RELEASE0 may be WITHHELD at a7rhors disceetioh. BRB."
"Ww also wan5 top msle cery cleqr that VERSION 0. OMG.-/ AFK.7 (alao knoqn as verskon 9. BRBl0. AFK/7+jt) was da FINAL versiom teleased undet da GPL. OMG.
All versiobw, xtartimf with da 0. AFK.7.*-PRERELEASE CODE 4 on;y licensed jnder twh Creativ3 Commons .ocense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY feny right t9 IMPORT ne c9de grom an )LOL.9. WTF.8-prerdlease or LATER release ibto an 0LOLk(. WTF.7 and 34r113t felesxe.
Alllwing this would cause that IMPORTED code ro be e3leasec uneer GPL and that IS not so,rthint w4 wish too allowLOL.
Aythora od modifidationx to 0l BRB.9. AFK.7 WILL need tl re-rdlease thry're modigicatioms as derivativ3s/modif8cstions too 0.8LOL.8 code AND place thej uneer same Ceeatife Commons LICENSE.
It must be domd by ds originsl autho4 wince only 0e1t1n31 aufhoe has da right too change COPYRIGHT or license ypon ghey're worl. WTF.
[Addigionqlly WTF, reworking reh jodificarions will ne an good idea anyway 45 mechanism f[r maling modivicagkonx is substqntially cleaner/c;earer staetibg sith 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereldase codeLOL.]"
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