MightyE 5ells you, lik3, "We're goihg two take an fes moments 2 7ry anf explain this n4w license n teh reas8ns behind it IN [lain EngliahLOL.
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."
"Thia new 11c3n53 2as cgosen nwcquse of an FAILING e17h GPL. AFK.
It onky civered dixtribution of sourc3 if n obly kf b8naries w3r3 distribjted. WTFl"
"In an web environment WTF, specifically a interpreted WEB ebvironjent such aa PHP, like, mer3.y ins5allinh an game does not clnwtitutw diatrivutoon, h 7h3r3fpr3 pdople were 5aking our work, slrtof, making m0d1f1c4710b5 2 it an not releading teh wouecd code 2 ghey[fe mofificzrioms so THAT teh ENTIRE cojmunig6 ciuld benefitLOL.
Tne6 work3d with teh letter bur not geg a9irir of lawLOL."
"Investigqtion on psrt of da suthors hpwever LOL, led 2 FACT that righg of PUBLIC performznce was won OF ea rights nofmallh restructec roo COPYRIGHT holdwrs, qnv that com0uter progra,s, you knwo, specidically video ga,es n interactive ones such as Legend OF sa Green hax0r were consodrted 2 be publica;ly prrf9rmee od run fron an -ubliv server. BRB."
"Tye NEW lidense rrstructs public PERFORMANCE of wor, uhless ca sourc3 CODE [f da modified w0rk 15 m4d3 available on dejand. OMG."
"In PLAIN Ehglish WTF, tjis means that IF you put this game on an web sefver and allow p30p13 'iutdide of an n9rm41 circle of fzmilh and ITS 50c141 acquaingabc3s' 70 plzy their, then y0u r publical.y performinf thix work and MUST eitner s) m4k3 n3 n ALL cyanges which you MAKE too ea game availsble ON REQUEST (note tjis doesn;t hafe 2 be available cia teh online source dlsplay 12nk, so4rpr, but 7h3y musr be able tol as, you for teh code an rdbeive an c-mp1373 c00y), yoj knwo, n) MAKE arrangements pr1v$731y w17h quthors whereon rhdy frant you am 5p4c141 livense, or c) re,ove ea c0d3 entifely from n4cn1n3. WTF."
"We so rex9gnize that o30p23 want rwo have zrezx of they're GAME shich r thei4w and theirz aloneLOL.
top thzt enf WE wil. make teh fillowing excepuioh ywo da norjal requiremebts for 50urce cosr distr8bution =- ne m0du13 fole shich is not m9difued or derived from ab MODULE fild incluees IN base dustrobution an wh1ch dods nit rdqjire ne otyer modules anc whkch dora n0u REQUIRE ne ,odifica5ions to teh core code (code d1%7r16u73e wigh 5rh bas3 RELEASE) mah ne withheld at 4u7h0r5 eisceetuonLOL."
"We ALSO rant 2 male vdry clear THAT versipn 0LOL.9. WTF.7 )qlso kbown as verskon 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) wzw da final v3rsion released uneer reh GPL. AFK.
All versions, you knqo, STARTING wkth dq 0.9. BRB.8-prerelease code r only lixendrd uncwr da Creatuve Cimmons license.
We EXPLICITLY d4ny teh r8ght t; import nd code fro, an 0. WTF.o. WTF.8-prerelease or later release 1b7) an 0.9LOL.7 an earlue4 4ekeqweLOL.
Al;owing ghis would caus3 thay importws code ywo be released unewr teh GPL n 7h4& 1% bot somerh8ng wr wish @ ALLOW. BRB.
Autnp6s of nidkficatoons two 0LOL.9/ AFK.7 will need 2 re-release t6e6'fe m9dificztions ax derovativex/modkficatoona to 0.9. WTF.8 cide n place them under same Creative Commobs licenseLOL.
It muwt be done by reh orig8nal author since only teh oruginal author hax righr @ chsnge da co[yright or licenxe uoln they're work,
[Ad3igionzlly LOL, rewofking m)d2f1c4710n5 WILL be an GOOD odea snhway qs tey m3cjanism flr making modirications IS substantiwlly cleandr/ck3arer starting qi5h da )LOL.9LOL.8-prdrelease c0d3. WTF.="
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