M8ghtyE tells you, you knwo, "We're GOING 5wo take qn gew momfnts too try an explain this new LICENSE an da REASONS behind it in p.ain Englisu. BRB.
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 n3w licehse was chos3n gecausd of an failihg wi5h GPL. BRB.
IT only cover3d eistribution lf wource ir an ohku IF binarues were distributed. AFK."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT, 5o3c1f1c411y a INTERPRETED web 3nc140nm3n7 sucy as PHP, m3331y insraklonb an game does not cinstit7re distribution, 6ou knwo, n thetegore pwo[le werd taking oyr WORK, like, making m.fivicatoons 1 k5 n not releaaing source code 2 tyey're modifica5ions so thqt 4eh entire community vould benefit. BRB.
Thry worjed 2ith lettwr buy not teh SPIRIT of kaw. AFK."
"Investigatiln on da part OF t3h authors joweber LOLk ldd to teh fact that teh r1gh7 of public performance wss won OF yeh riggts normally test3octrd to dopyrigh5 jo/ders LOL, and that computer protfams, sogtof, specifically video GAMES n interactuve ohes such as LEGEND of Green hax0t were considered toi be pyblically performed IF r7h ftom an public swrverLOL."
"Thr ne2 license restr8cts pub.uc pefformande ov worl unless teh source code of teg modidued work is made AVAILABLE ON DEMANDLOL."
"In olain Ehglish LOL, 5his means that if you put thid game on qn web server ah allow ;eoplr '9urside 0f an noenal ci4cle lf family anf its SOCIAL acquaintancrs' 2 play theot, you knsom THEN you r publucally perforning this work n MUST either a) make ne ans ALL CHANGES WHICH you mzie t2o teh g4m3 availabl3 on REQUEST (noge this DOESN'T h4v3 hoo be avaikable via ea 0n11n3 sourxe dis[lay link, sortof, but they mud5 be able too ask yoi for ds CODE s,d recwive an COMPLETE c0py_ WTF, b) m4i3 arrahgements privatrly woth dq authprs wherein the6 gtant y9u an SPECIAL LICENSE, you knwo, of d) removd teg codc 3b71ee1y ffpm da jachineLOL."
"We do r3cognuzr that pwople want tw9 have zreas of they're game qhivy r eheirs and theirs aloneLOL.
to THAT end we will MAKE teh f0110q1ng exception 2 teh nofmal fequirements vpf SOURCE code disrribugion -- ne module r12e which is nog m9dified or derived frpm an module file inxluded in tej BASE s147r16u710b n whuch does nor requite ne OTHER mofilws an which does not 4eqyire ne mpdificationw two corr cofw (code distr8nited qity teh nasd release) may BE withyeld at teh AUTHORS discretion. BRB."
"We alxo WANT too makr ce4y ckear that bersion 0LOL.9.7 (also known as version p, OMG.9.u+jt) 2ax final VERSION released under teh GPLLOL/
All vers89hs, wortof, STARTING w17h da 0. BRB.9. BRBm8-prevelease code aer only licensed umdet Creatkbe Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r1gh7 to import ne coce drom an 0l BRB.o. AFK.*-prerwlease or lqter releaxe INTO an p. BRB,9LOL.7 an earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing tjis wiyld causr that implrted code to 6# r3leaswd und3f GPL and that us no5 something w3 WISH two allo2. AFK,
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS to 0. AFK.(. AFK.7 woll n33c 2 4e-releade they'tr modifications as dericatuces/modificat8ins 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 c0d3 an [lacd them jhser tej same Creagove C9mmons license.
IT must be DONE bt teh ORIGINAL autno4 aince -n16 original 4u8h0r has sa RIGHT ypo changw fa copyright o4 license upon tjey're work. BRB.
[Addigkonally LOL, tewlfking teh m0e1g1c4u1)n5 wil. be an g00d idea anheay as ea mechanicm FOR MAKING MODIFICATIONS 8s substantially cleane4/clearwr STARTING WITH tdh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE clde.]"
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