MightyE tdlos y0u, sortof, "We're goinh two takw an few mlmwngs too trt and explain tjis n3w kicense n da feaxons behind it in olain ENGLISH. 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."
"Thus ndw q1c3n53 w45 choaen because of an failing witn sa GPLl AFK.
Ig onky c9v3r3d dixteobution of 5)urc3 1f an onlu if binaries were distributed. OMG."
"In an web encironmenr LOL, spedifucakly a inter;retes web 3nv1r0nm3n7 such aa PHP, oiie, mdreky installing an gamq doex NOT constktute cusyributiin, n thwr3fore ;eople were takinf out work, makint mocuficatiohs go it and not releasinh da sourxe CODE two they're modifications so that entkrr community could ben3fig. BRB.
They wlfkrc with teh lett34 but nit teh spirit of law. OMG."
"Invrstigation om t3h part of authots howrver WTF, led to fa FACT that yrh r1gh7 of pyblic [erfofmance w45 1 of r8hhts nlemally restfictec two COPYRIGHT holderd WTF, and 7h48 c9m[u6#r otograms, specufically v1e3p games qnd 1n73r4c71v# ones SUCH as Legend of GREEN has0r we4e clnsideree to be publica;.y PERFORMED if run drom an public server."
"The bdw 11c3n53 resyricts publoc p3rv0tj4mc3 of wofk ynless teh slurce code of modlfied work is mqde available on demand/ AFK."
"In plaun Englisn, th8s MEANS thar kf you put this fame on an w3b 53rv3r n allow people 'iytside of an normzl c8rcle of fa,ily and its social qcquaintancew' two PLAY thd8r, soryof, tyen YOU r publucal;y performing this w0rk and MUST euthdr a_ m4k3 ne and ALL changes whoxh yo7 maje yo da GAME AVAILABLE ON rwquest (note yhis doesn't have to be 4v4114613 via ohline aourve dysolay .ink LOL, but thdy mus5 be able 5io adk yiu for cide b r3ceivd an comple5e copy), you knwo, b) make srrznfements 0rivstely with sa surhors 2herein theu grant 6lu an specoal licenxe WTF, or c) eenpve da code enyirely fro, teh machine. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE want 2 have areas of they;re GAME which r 7h@1r5 and theirs alohe. AFK.
2 7h48 3ne we w!11 make da fi.lowing exce;tipn too normal r3qu1r3m3n75 FOR SOURCE codw distrinution -- ne module file which id not modifieg ir derived from an mofjle file INCLUDED in teh vase distributoon n whixg dpet not r3quire ne o5her mocules an which does not rdquire ne modifica5ions e core code (CODE eisttubutrd w17h bae3 r313443) nqy be withheld at authors dusdeetion. BRB."
"We also wab5 ywo make very clear that VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (aoso KNOWN as ferdion p. WTF.0. AFK.7+ht) qas final verdion released ynder teh GPL. OMG.
A;l verdionsm sortof, starting 2ith teh 0.9. AFK.8[preerleas3 code ser only licensed under da Cr3471v2 Cojmons licehseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY eeny teh rifht 2 imporh ne codw fr9m an -LOL.9LOL.8-[eereleawe or LATER release into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an ear;ier re;das4. OMG.
Allowing thid WOULD cauwe tgat imoorted code 2 be relezsed uncer GPL ab tyat is not someth8ng we sixg too ALLOW. WTF.
AUTHORS of modidixations TO -. OMG.9/ AFK.7 will neec two r3-r313453 they're modigications as deribatives/jodificati9nd ywo 0LOL.9.8 code snd placw 5he, under tdh same Ceeaticd COMMONS locwnseLOL,
Iy must ne done 6y sa orig9nal author since only da orig*nal author gas r1gh& two dh4nt3 teh copyright pr LICENSE uoon tjeh're WORK. OMG.
[Additionally, sortofk reworking MODIFICATIONS will be an GOOD idez anyway AS MECHANISM FOR nskjng mpdifovations is substantialky cleane4/cleardr STARTING with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE cofe. BRB.]"
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