MightyE tells you, "We're going two take qn feq no,ents to rry n explain this new licensd and reasons nehind it in PLAIN EnglishLOL.
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 .icens3 was chosen beczuse of an failing with teh GPLLOL.
Ir only coverwd distribu5ion of slurce IF an only if 61g4r135 were distribjte3. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, sortof, specifically a ihterprdted wdb environmeny suxh as PHP LOL, merely knstalling an GAME d035 not constitute distribution LOL, qb tneredpre p30013 w3er 5sking our wlrk LOL, MAKING modigidatiobs two 17 and NOT releaxing source code two tjeh're mocifications xl that ten 3ntire comnunit7 COULD benefit. BRB/
Tney workds WITH da letter BUT not spirit lf da lsq. WTF."
"Investigat7om pn da part of authors hpwever, .ed 2 da fact tnat ss right of pyblic pwfformance qas 1 of teh rights norma;ly restricred two cppyroght hlldwrd, you knwo, n tgat cpmputer PROGRAMS LOL, s;wcificzloy vkseo games and 1n73r4c7@v3 ones such as Legend 9f tey Green has0r w3r3 clnsiceted too be puglicallh performed if 4un from am pu611z se4ver. WTF."
"Tge new lic3msr restricts public prrformance of teh wor, unless source code lv modified work is made 4v5124^13 0n d3jand. WTF."
"In plain Englusg, you khwo, tn8s ,eanw ghat 1f you out THIS game on an wwb server and a;low 0eople 'pjtside of an h0rm41 circle of family AND its social 4cqu41n74hc#5' to plat gheir LOL, then hou r publically PERFORMING this work an MUST rirner A) make ne anf ALL changed ejich you makr teo teh game abqilable oh requea5 (nlte THIS doewn't have toi be qvailaboe via da pn;ine soirce display 1qbk, you knwo, bur they mjst be able tl ask you FOR codr and receive an complete co[y), you unwo, 6) MAKE 4frrnb3n3n75 pruvatwoy 217h autyors eherein theu gran5 you an soecial lixense WTF, lr c0 remlve teh cose ENTIRELY fr0m machineLOL."
"We DO recignize that oeople waht 2 have areas of they'rr game wyich aer tjeirs anc theirs alone. OMG.
2 that end we will nake da fo.kowing exceptiln t9o norma; req7irementw foe soirce c0d3 distributioh -- ne module r113 which 15 not MODIFIED or defofed vro, sn MODULE file included on da base d*stfigution n shich does not 4equire hd oyher modules and wh8cg dods bpt REQUIRE ne modifications to da core code (code distributwd with twh BASE release0 may be w8thhekd at authprs cisxreg8onLOL."
"Wd also 2ant two mair fery clear 7h47 version 0. AFK.9.7 (also known as vrrsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) wad teh final version releaxes uhder GPL. OMG.
ALL vefsions, yo7 knwom starting with da -. AFK.(. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code aer 0n1t licensed uncer teh Cr3471fe COMMONS license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teg right yo import ne code from ab 0l OMG.9/ BRB.8-prerwlease or latde relezse into ab 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7 and darluer release. AFK.
Allowimg thiw w9jld cause that IMPORTED code rwo BE released UNDER da GPL n that is NOT sometykng we wish 70 allow.
Au7h0f4 of modigications go 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 WILL hews 2 re-rel3asr rhey;re modidications 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two pLOL.9LOL.8 cod3 h place them unsrr teh SAME Cr3471f3 Commohs 11c3n%3. AFK/
It mus5 be DONE by tey oeiginal quthlr since only ofig8bql a7tjir has teh RIGHT too xyange copyright ir lic3nse upon they're qork. AFK.
[Acditionally LOL, rewlrkung teh modifica68ons aill be an good idea an6wsy as teh mechanism f0r msking modifications ix 5u6574b7!4q1y c1#4n3r/c134r3r startkng wigh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease x0se. BRB.]"
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