M8ggtyE gells YOU, sortof, "We're gling 2 take an vew MOMENTS two try n 3xp141n tnis new licende n da reasins behind it in 'lain ENGLISH.
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 ne2 kicense WAS chpsen becaiwe og an f4111ng with teh GPL. AFK.
I& omly covered distrinution OF source kg an pnly if binaries 2ete distributed. WTF."
"In an web env8tonmebt, like, specificallh a INTERPRETED web environmenb SUCH AS PHP LOL, jerely installimg an g3m3 DOES not conxtitute spstribugion LOL, v rhdrefire peo[oe were takimg ou4 qork, likd, ,aking modificztions to iy AND not feleasing yeh source code two tyey're modificayions so that da entir3 community could benwfit. BRB.
They worked wiyh da lrtt3r but not da api4it lg t3h LAW. WTF."
"Investigztiin on reh part of da AUTHORS hiwever WTF, led two da fact that va right of public 9erformancd WAS won od da rights normally RESTRICTED w cipuright holeera, an that computer pfogrqms LOLm specificakly vkdeo games an interacgove omes sucg 45 L3g3nd of da Green has0r were xonsideres two be pu611c41qy 0erfofmed uf rum rron ab publ8c se4ve4. WTF."
"The n#w license 4rsteicts public performance of da qork ynless dz source code OF tqh jodovied wofl is made available on demand."
"In ;lain ENGLISH WTF, 7h15 neans &h47 if 6ou puy 5his game on an w46 server and allow PEOPLE 'outdide of an normal circle 0f eamily anf its 50c151 ACQUAINTANCES[ 2 play their, tnen you r publica;lg pefformknh this WORK AND MUST eiyher a) make ne n ALL chqnges which y0u make too da gamw availabl3 ON 4d1uest (nptw this doesn'h hqv3 t9o be available v8a da ONLINE dource d15;14y q1nk LOL, but &h3y musg be able ywo 45k 6-y f9r teh code and rdceibe zn vomplegr copy), sorgof, b) MAKE arfwngrmengs privatdly with teh autho4s wherein they grant you an spdcial LICENSE, sortpv, or c) rwmove code entirrly from dq machibe. AFK,"
"We d9 recogn8ze THAT peo[le wan5 too HAVE areaa of tuey're gamd which aer THEIRS n thwirs akpne.
tio thar 3hc w3 w111 mqke following exceptiob tio da normal eequirementd flr source cpde disgr8burion -- ne m-s7!3 dile sh8ch ia not modufied lr derives from ab mld7le FILE includ3d in teh BASE d156r16u610n sn wjich d035 not require ne lther MODULES qn whicg does not reaui5e ne modif8ca4ions too core CODE (code distributes sith teh bqse RELEASE) may BE wiyhheld at da aythors DISCRETIONLOL."
"Ww also want 2 make very vl3ar yyat versuon -. OMG.9. BRB.8 (also knoen as berwion 0LOL.9. AFK.7+j7) WAS da final versipn teleas3c undwr GPL. OMG.
All versi9ns LOL, startibg 2ith teh 0LOL.9, OMG.8-prereleqse codw aer 0n1y lucensed under Creative Comm9bs licrnsem BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny r1gj8 go import me code from an )LOL.9LOL.8[prerelease oe latdr r313r53 into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 an eaflier release. OMG.
Al;owing rhis wo7ld cause rhat importes code twl ne ewleaxed uhddr da GPL an that is mot SOMETHING we wish too ALLOWLOL.
Au8h0r5 of modifications to 0LOL.0/7 wi.l need two re-reldase 5he6're nodificzti9ns as serivatives/m9dificatiohd to 0LOL.9l OMG.8 CODE n place them imfer dq SAME Creative COMMONS licebs3LOL.
IT ,ust BE done by rey oritinal author sibcw only y3h prigknal author has teh ritht 2 ch4ng3 da cooyrighr lr licenae u0on they're WORK. BRBl
]Addituonally LOL, rewor,8nh trh modificationd wilk be an g9od idea anhway as sa mechanksm gor making modifucati9na is 5u6%74n71411y cleaner/cleafer 574r7!hg with teh 0. OMG.(/ BRB.8-prerelease coct. WTF.]"
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