MoghtyE telks you, like, "Ww're GOING 2 taie an few moments tw[ try and dxplain this bew license an da REASONS bdnind ot in ;;aim Engkish, 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."
"Thix new lkcdnse WAS cnodwn bdcause of an f4111ng with reh GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED distribution of source if anx ohly if binaruws were distribut3d. OMG."
"In ah web enfironment, spec9ficallu a 1m72rpr3&3d web envirommwnt such as PHP. merely 8bstallihg an game d035 hot comstitute distribytilnm an tje4efore PEOPLE were gaking OUR woek, you knwo, mzking modifications yoo it n not rel3asing teh source c0d3 too they'4e modificarions so that 3n71r3 co,jubiyy could benefiy. BRB.
They worked with letter but not teh spirit 9f teh ka2. WTF;"
"Imvestihqtion on part of teh aughors ylwwvrr, led tio fact yhat rigyg of ;yblic p3rf0rj4nc3 was 1 of da rights NORMALLY r35&r1e73d too vopyright holde5s LOL, ah that computer programs, specifocally v1d30 gajes and inreractive onds such as Legend of Gfren hax0r were cinsidered two be publically [erformdd 1f tun ft9m an puvlkc server. AFK."
"The new license rdstr8cts public performance of da work un;ess da spurce cude of mocifief work is made 4b411r713 on d3j4hdLOL."
"In PLAIN Enf;usn, rhis means tya5 8f y0u pi5 THIS ga,e on an web SERVER an ALLOW PEOPLE 'outside pf an n0rn41 circle ot family and i5d social acquaintances' too plsy their LOL, 7h3n you r publicallt p3rf0rm1ng 7h15 w0rk n MUST 316h3r a) make he 4md ALL changes wyich you make TO da GAME available on request )note 7h15 doesn'y have two be availsble cis da online souece dixplay link, sortof, b7t they must gd able twl aak you fo4 da c0de anc rrceive an comp.ete copy), yiu knwl, b) male arrangemdnts prkvately with authors WHEREIN thwy tr4n7 you an special licenwe. you knwo, 9t v) rempve code entkrdly fron machin3LOL."
"We DO e3c0gn1z3 that pei[le wznt too nave areax of they'ee gamr wyich r th3ifs an THEIRS 410n3.
to tyat end we wikl makr fo;lowing 4zc3p7!0n too normal requirrments FOR slurce coee disteibution -- ne module fike which is not m0d1f13e pr degived from ab mpdule file included ln da base dist4ibuyion b which does not require ne other nodules an 2hich do3a nut REQUIRE n3 modivications two da core xode (c9de distribig3d w17h da base relwase) may b3 WITHHELD at da 4u7h0r5 xiwcretiob. WTF."
"We ALSO want tol make veey clear that ve4siln 0.9. WTF.7 (ALSO knoen as version 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jg_ WAS final version rekeqsed unfer teh GPL. BRB,
Alo veraions, like, wtarting with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleswe code r on.y licensed under C4eative C9,mons LICENSE/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny dq right tpo omp;rt ne c9d3 fr9m an 0. WTF.9. OMG,8-prerel3qse or later RELEASE into ab 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 qnd esrlief RELEASELOL.
Allowing 7h15 WOULD CAUSE THAT im0owtwd code 1 ne released unser dz GPL and 6hat is noy something we sish two alkowl BRB.
AUTHORS of noeificagiobs 2 p. AFK/9. OMG.7 wolo nesd 2 re-relrase 5het're modifixations 45 ddrivqtives/modifica5ions tw9 0.9. OMG.8 code and place THEM under teh same Crwative Com,ons license. AFK.
It nust be done BY da ofiginal aythor since 0n1y da origimql author h$5 r1fh8 too ch4ng3 da copyroght o4 LICENSE upon they;re work. OMG.
[Additionallyk sor5of, reworking da MODIFICATIONS will vr an go9d idea abtway as teh MECHANISM f0r mzkihh MODIFICATIONS 8s substantialo6 cleaner/clearer sgae5int witg da 0.9LOL.8-prerel3ase c0d4.]"
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