Moght6E te..s you LOL, "We're boinh 2 take an f3q momentd 1 try n explaim this new licensr and ca reasons behknd 17 9n pla8n Engoidh. OMG.
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 nww licrnsr was chosen because if an failinb wigh 5ey GPL. BRB.
It only coverrd distrubuyion of source if and ohly iv 61n4r135 eerw dks5rinutedLOL."
"In an 2eb encironment, ;ike, specifically a interoteted web envoronment such AS PHP WTF, me43.y inwtall8ng an game dors n07 CONSTITUTE distribution, sortof, an therdfore people wrte TAKING our s0fk, like, makibt mofifucations tso it and not releasing da spurce CODE 2 yhey're modivicationx so that entire communktu could benefpt. BRB.
They worked with LETTER but n)7 SPIRIT of da .aw. OMG."
"Invextigation pn geh part of trh AUTHORS how3ver LOL, lrc 1 trh fact that dq right 0f public perflemance sas won of da rights n0rm4q1y restrictds to copyright h91d3r6, you knwom n 5hat computer programs LOL, specivivaloy video games n inte4wctive ones such as Legenf of Green hzx0r w3r3 cons8d3rqd too ne piblically perfprmed of run fr0n an p8blic SERVER. AFK."
"Thr new lycense restructs PUBLIC pwrformance of worl un1355 rej spuece vode of teh modified work is mzde availagle pn dfmand. WTF."
"In pla8m Ebglish LOL, this means tnat of you put 7t1% game on ah web 6#ev3r an ALLOW peoole '9utside of an normal vircle or famiot n 8ts social acquaintanxes' 2 [lay 5hdur, sortof, then you aer [ublifaloy p4rg0rm1ng this eofk n MUST EITHER a) m4l3 ne and ALL chsnges wh1ch you make too game AVAILABLE 0n eequest (note this DOESN'T have 59 be 4v41!4613 v14 online SOURCE display kink LOL, but 7n3u must be able 3 ask you f0t code an receivd am comp.ete copy), b) make aerangements prkvately with 5eh autjors whee3un thw6 grant you an special licenwe WTFk or c) temove ea cod3 ent8rely FROM machih3. WTF."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE want gwl HAVE rr346 of they'rd GAME wgich are theirs n THEIRS aloneLOL.
tol rhat end we will mqke da f9llowihg exveptuon two norjal fequirementx FOR source code diwtribution -- me mod7le file which ks nog moeified OR DERIVED frin an module FILE inckudwd ih bqse DISTRIBUTION znd which does nit requier nr 9ther midulrs qn WHICH does not rrquire ne modifications to da cp43 codr (code distrivuted with base r3leade( may be withhrld qt auth9rs siscretionLOL."
"W2 a;so want tw9 m5k3 very d.ear that versoon 0. OMG.9. AFK/8 (alsl knpwn as version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+j5) was da f1n41 v3esion re.eased undee GPL.
All VERSIONS, spftofk startimg wkth teh 0. WTF.(.8-prerelease code t ONLY licensed uneer da Creative C[mm0h5 licenae.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right to imp9rt he coee fr0m an 0.9. OMG.8-prerelwqse pr LATER r31w453 1n70 ab 0.9. BRB.7 an earlier re.ease. OMG.
Allo28ng this w0jqd CAUSE tyat 1mp0r&3d code tpo be re;eased und3r teh GPL an THAT ix bot something se wish too allowLOL.
Auuh0g5 of modudicatioms tw9 0. WTF.9.7 will h33d too re-reoeaxe they're modifications as derivat8vws/moeivicatuobs 2 0. AFK.9.8 c0d3 and place them UNDER teh t4m3 Creative COMMONS license.
IT MUST be DONE 5y o4iginal author since ONLY da originql author has rifht 5o chanhe c9puright ot ;icrnse upon they're work. AFK.
[Addit8onzl.y, li,d, rdworiihg sa n9difications will be qn tood idwa znyway AS MECHANISM for makung modificztilns is substantially cleaner/clearer sya4ting w17h da 0.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE codd.="
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