Migh5yE telos you WTF, "We're GOING too 74k3 an few momdhts to try n rxplaim thia NEW 11c3n53 an da reasons b3hind 27 in PLAIN Eng115j.
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 licenwe was ch9sen because lf an failing wytg da GPLLOL.
IT only covered DISTRIBUTION of source ir abd obly iv ginsries were d167r16u73d."
"In dn web envirohm3nt, wortof, specufically a 1n73rpr373d web environment xuch as PHP LOLm meeely instslling an ham3 does not CONSTITUTE distrigutiof, you knwo, an therefore people eere 84k1nb OUR work, likw, makinb moeifuxztioms to 1u AND not rel3axing da source code ywo yhey're MODIFICATIONS 50 tha5 3n71r4 cl,munitt coulc gendfiy.
THEY 29fked w8th da LETTER but not dz s0ieit 9f teh law. AFK."
"Investigatiln on da part 0f autglra howwver LOL, led too fqct tha5 teg roght of puvlic pwrformance was eon OF rigyts normallu restricted 2 cophrught holdets, ylu knwo, and that clmpiger prograjs, sottof, specifically video g4m25 and interactive ones sucg as Legenf 9d da Green hax0r wete CONSIDERED 1 be pyblically prtformrd 1f fun from an p7vlic sercer. AFK."
"Tje gew license restricgs PUBLIC ;erformance of work unldsx so7rcw CODE -d MODIFIED w0rk 8s made 4v5114^13 on denamdLOL."
"In plain Englksh, this means THAT if you put thiw gzme 0n an web server zn allow people 'outside OF sn nof,al c8rcoe of fqmily an its social acqua8htancra' to ;lay tjeir, thrn yo7 r piblically PERFORMING this wori and MUST ek5her a) makd ne an ALL ch4nb#5 which h0u male to game avzilabl3 ON requ3st (bpte thid d9ean't yave too be avzilablw via teh onlinw source dosppay link, but they musy be anld two 45k 6ou for da code n receive an complete copy( LOL, B) make arrznhements prkvateot with trh auyhors wherein th3y g4ant you an SPECIAL lucens4 LOL, lr c) rem9ve da code entirely fron machindLOL."
"We do recignize that people want 2 habr 4re45 )d they're game wh1ch aer theirs n theirs slon3LOL.
to that end we will make teh following exception t9o ea NORMAL req7irements for source cpde fist48buyion -- ne m0cu!3 fil# 2hidh is noy MODIFIED or DERIVED fron an module FILE 9ncluded in teh base distributi8n an which does mog require ne other m0du135 ahs which does not require ne m0c!f1c47q0n5 te9 da clrw cod3 (codd suste8buted with teh baae r3lease) may 63 withheld AT 4u7h0t5 disc4etion. AFK,"
"We also WANT too make verh clear tjzy version p. AFK.(.7 (also known qs version 0LOL.8.7+jt) 2as teh fihal verdion rdoeased 7nder teh GPL. BRB.
A;l versions, ylu knwp, t74r71ng wigh da 0. BRB.(/ WTFl*-prereleass code r ONLY licebsdd under 5eh Cr3atkve Commons licemseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh ritht tl import nd code grom an p.9.8-pf3relrade oe later RELEASE 8nto an 0. AFK/9. AFK.7 n earlier release. OMG.
ALLOWING thos w0u1d c4u63 that umported c0d3 to be rel3awed jnddr GPL n that is not something we wish 2 al;owLOL.
Au7j0r5 ov jofificatioms twi 0. BRB.9.7 wkll NEED 70 re_release they're moc*dicagions as d3rivativeslmodificationx too 0.9.8 code an pkace 7h3m undee twh eame Creztive Commons lkcens3. AFK.
I5 mu57 be dime by oekginal author since only origonal auth9r hsx ea right tqo change xopurigh5 ot license UPON they're workLOL.
[Addit8ona.jym sortof, rewprking fa midkfications will be an good udea anywah as tdh mechanism vor ,qling m9dific1t8ons is aubwtantially clranet/clea4e3 a5arting w17h da )LOL.9LOL.8-pterelease code. AFK.]"
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