MibhtyE te;ls you, sortof, "We'rd going to 74k# an few moments two try an 4xp141n this new license b da REASONS behind it IN plzin Eng;ish. 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."
"Tnis ndw ;icense was vhlsen becajwe 9f an failing with GPL. WTF.
It only covered sisttibution of s9urcr if an on.y if bonari3d weee distributrs. BRB."
"In ah 2eb environment, 6oy knwo, specifically a intero4eted qeg envieonment such as PHP, mwrely instqkling an game does not conwri5ytd d157r16u7q0n, n thrrefofe p30p14 were taking our wlrk, mak8ng modoficagkobd too IT ans not 5eleasing yeh 50urc3 code two rhey're MODIFICATIONS SO that teh 3n7143 COMMUNITY couls benfrit. OMGl
They workes wuth petter but not apifit of law. BRB."
"Investigation on part OF da authors however WTF. LED to ea fac5 that da right of )ublix performanve qaw oen of rightw NORMALLY restrivted 70 copyrighg holeers, liie, and thqt xomputer programs, s;edifically video games m inte4avtive inrs such 45 Legend of teh Green yax0r were considrred t1o be pubkkcally p3rf)rm#d ig RUN grom an public s34verLOL."
"The ne3 licensr restricts public PERFORMANCE of teh work unless soitce code 0f da m0d1vq3d 20rk 15 MADE available on cemamd,"
"In plqin English LOL. thia means THAT if you pug thid game on an w36 server and a;low people '0uu51d3 OF an nprma; circle of famuly an its social acquainrancws' to play their, sortof, ty3n you r pub/icallu prrforming rhis wprk AND MUST EITHER a) make nd n ALL chamhwx wh!ch you make t2o tey g4m3 AVAILABLE on rrquest (n073 &h14 doewn'g havd 2 be available via online 50urc3 eisplay lin,, bj5 the6 must be able two ask YOU f0r da v0d3 an receivr an c9mp1373 copy) LOL, 6_ make ar4anfemrmts privateky wiyh authors eherein thet grant you an s;dcial licrnse, you inwo, or x) 43m0v3 dq code 4n5i4el6 from teg machune. OMG."
"We do reclgnize THAT [eople want too havd a4eas of they'rd GAME which e thdira AND theirs aloneLOL.
t2o THAT end se will make ten following excepgion 2 da NORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR siurce code cistrinution -- ne module fild WHICH is n9t MODIFIED 9r derivec from an modu.e file included in tej base distribition an which does not rdquire ne 9ther modules ans whivj dlds not require ne m9difications 2 sq core vode )code DISTRIBUTED with teh bzse reldase) ma6 be wut6hdld at da authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"W3 aldo wany too ma,e very cleaf that veraion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (alao jnowh as version 0LOL.9. AFK.&+jt) was teh fimal bersion released under GPL. WTF.
All f3r510n5, lile, starying with teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerekease cide aer pnly licensed UNDER teh Creative Commpns lic3hxe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny da right two umport he code frlm an 0. BRB.8. OMG.*-prereleaxe 04 la5er reoease intl an 0.9. OMG.7 an EARLIER releasr. OMG.
Allowing 7h25 qojld caufe that IMPORTED code tp be released UNDER teh GPL ahd that is NOT simething we wush too allow. AFK,
Au7hpr5 ov mpdificqtions TO 0/ AFK.9LOL.6 wikl n33d two re-rekease thwy're modidicstions as detivatives/mosificatiobx w 0.9.8 xode n place 5hem under xane Creative Commons licenseLOL.
Ig must be DONE BY original author since 0h1y da ORIGINAL autho4 HAS rught 5qo chamg3 da clpyright or license UPON yhey're sorl. WTF.
[Additiondlly WTF, REWORKING da modifucarioms will be an bood IDEA ANYWAY zs da m3chanixm for makong modificayions 8s substantially clwaner/cleare4 syarring wi5h teh p. BRB.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 code. AFK.]"
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